"Lettie! You're mean to me!"
Looking at Scarlett, Alexis looked like a heroine who had been wronged. There was wetness in her almond-shaped eyes. It seemed that if Scarlett continued to say, Alexis would be able to cry out in the next second.
This trick may work for Justin, but not for Scarlett. Scarlett looked at Alexis with a smile on her face. "Hmm?"
"I don't know anything about Jalen! What are you talking about? Please believe me, Lettie! I was simply telling you about it!"
Alexis said carelessly, "Okay, I swear. I swear if I lie to you, I'll be poor forever."
Scarlett snorted, "What kind of attitude is that?"
Alexis said guiltily, "I’m serious!"
Scarlett closed the menu and looked at Alexis. "Are you strongly opposed to me being with Raymond?"
Scarlett's gaze made Alexis feel guilty. She averted her eyes and said, "I'm not!"
It wasn’t her who was against Scarlett being together with Raymond. It was Rowan!
"Then why did you mention Jalen to me? You also know that my grandfather introduced Jalen to me, right?"
When Alexis heard Scarlett's words, she knew she couldn't hide anything from her. Alexis covered her face and said, "I’m sorry, Lettie. I shouldn't have been
convinced!”
She hugged Scarlett in a hurry and told her that she had been on the phone with Rowan for half an hour.
"I really didn't receive any benefits! Your grandpa said that the Shaw family is in a mess lately. Because of Raymond, you are targeted by Raymond's relatives. What's more, Raymond is having trouble with Jalen. When I think of your failed marriage, I admit I was impulsive. But I just can't help it!"
Alexis was actually not completely against Scarlett and Raymond being together. She didn't know much about business. Rowan told her that Raymond was currently in a very bad situation. Even if he was broke, that was not a big deal because the Tank family was rich and could support him. But the key point was that Raymond's cousin was an asshole. Mrs. Barnes' affair was one of the examples. If this continued, Scarlett's safety couldn't be guaranteed.
Alexis carefully thought about what Rowan said and felt that he had a point. Now that Scarlett had opened up her relationship with the Tank family, the outsiders would definitely think that the Tank family would help Raymond to compete for Teuton. The reason why the Tank family would help was Scarlett. Raymond's cousin may do whatever it took to get at Scarlett.
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