Chapter 172 The Strange Second Miss
The next day, Scarlett opened her eyes and found herself sleeping in Holst's arms.
Holst's scent was very clear, clean and refreshing, like grass covered with dew. She particularly liked the smell and couldn't help but snuggle into his arms and sniff hard.
Holts is a light sleeper.
As soon as Scarlett moved, he woke up. His consciousness was still a little hazy, but he hugged her honestly. His voice was a little hoarse, but just right and pleasant, and he asked, "What's wrong?"
Scarlett buried her face in Holst's neck and said lazily, "It smells so good. I love the smell of you."
Her breath lingered on Holst's Adam's apple.
The protruding Adam's apple rolled unbearably.
A tingling sensation ran down my spine, and my body tensed up uncontrollably.
Morning is a special time period for males.
Easy to lose control.
Holst's hand followed his own wishes and touched Scarlett's pajamas. His fingertips brushed her lower back and he said in an ambiguous tone: "Scarlett,..."
"Scarlett! Get up! Someone is looking for you!" Brian shouted outside the door.
Holst: “…”
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Minnie sat in the living room.
Looking at the room full of males, she was stunned for three seconds before picking up the teacup in front of her and taking a sip of water as if to calm her nerves. "S-Scarlett, are these all your beastly husbands?"
Scarlett nodded and pushed a plate of cut fruit in front of Minnie.
Mei Ni picked up a piece of apple with a toothpick. Before she even ate it, her mouth was already watering. "Really, really a lot."
Scarlett smiled and changed the subject, "Sister Minnie, what's the matter with you coming to see me today?"
Mei Ni was stunned for a moment, and finally turned her gaze to Scarlett, "Didn't you ask me to come to the wedding?"
Scarlett was stunned for a few seconds, as if that was the case.
Two days.
Minnie is really on time.
only……
She just said it casually at the time without any preparation.
Minnie's eyebrows arched slightly, and she glanced at Scarlett. Seeing that she looked pale, with dark circles under her eyes, and looked like she hadn't woken up yet, her face full of worry, she couldn't help but ask, "Did you spend too much money on them and have no money for the banquet?"
Hearing this.
Scarlett's eyes lit up, and she uttered a sad "hmm". She looked at Minnie with her watery peach blossom eyes, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.
"Oh, what a big deal!"
Mei Ni twisted her chubby body, stood up and walked to the kitchen, rolled up her sleeves and said, "Sister can cook. I will prepare your banquet."
Scarlett's eyes widened, and she shouted sincerely, "Sister!"
Minnie looked around the kitchen.
Nothing was found except a white radish.
She picked up the carrot, looked at it, her eyes were a little dull, and then she looked up at Scarlett.
Nine people.
The eight males were tall and strong.
Scarlett looked a little thin.
It seems not a good idea to eat white radish at a banquet.
She gritted her teeth, put down the radish, and said, "Come on, Scarlett, I'll take you to buy groceries."
Minnie picked up the vegetable basket beside her and walked towards the vegetable market with Scarlett's hand in hers.
She knew Scarlett had no money, so she didn't let Scarlett spend a penny the whole time.
I bought chicken, fish and duck. I can’t say they were the best, but they weren’t bad either.
The two of them spent an hour at the vegetable market and returned with a full load. As soon as they entered the house, they saw another male in the living room.
It was Harrison.
Minnie looked at Harrison and thought he looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before. So she asked Scarlett, "Who is he?"
Scarlett's mouth twitched, "Friend."
Harrison saw Minnie holding Scarlett's arm and behaving somewhat intimately. He stepped forward, extended his hand, and took the initiative to introduce himself, "Hello, my name is Harrison."
"Harrison?"
Minnie's thoughts paused for a moment, and she suddenly shouted, "Master Harrison!"
Harrison smiled shyly, "You know me?"
Minnie hurriedly put down her basket, wiped her hands on her apron, and shook hands. "I'm Minnie, Miss Isabel's maid. Did you forget? We met at the beginning of the year."
Harrison's brows twitched, his gaze fell on Minnie's face, and he came back to his senses belatedly, "It seems to be the case."
Mei Ni smiled innocently and said, "Master Harrison, our second daughter has been talking about you a lot lately, and she often asks you when you will visit her again."
"Why do you want to see her?" Brian asked at the right time.
Harrison's brows furrowed, and he glanced at Minnie, intending to remind her to be careful with her words and actions. However, Minnie didn't even look at him. She was attracted by Brian's charming almond-shaped eyes and answered truthfully, "Master Harrison is our young lady's fiancé."
Ashley let out a long "oh".
Chi Ye smiled, "Fiancé."
Brian bumped into Scarlett and said, "Fiancé."
Harrison quickly explained, "No, that's not the case."
He looked at Scarlett and said anxiously, "Isabel and I are indeed engaged, but my mother passed away three months ago, and I have to observe a three-year mourning period. Isabel's father was worried about delaying Isabel, so he unilaterally cancelled our engagement. No, don't take it to heart."
Harrison spoke seriously, but Scarlett didn't care. She nodded and said nonchalantly, "Oh, you are so filial."
Harrison: “…”
Mei Ni asked in confusion, "Has the engagement been cancelled? How come I didn't know about it?"
Harrison didn't want to bring up the issue again. He glanced at Minnie with a warning look in his eyes, "Of course you don't know about our affairs."
Minnie was frightened by this look and immediately shut up, not daring to say anything else. She pulled Scarlett to the kitchen and concentrated on cooking.
Ashley knew Scarlett couldn't cook, so she took the initiative to go into the kitchen and replace her.
Minnie was absent-minded at first, wondering if she had said something wrong. But when she saw Ashley coming over, her eyes lit up again and again.
I haven't seen him for two days, and this guy looks even more handsome.
My thoughts also fell on Ashley.
But she knew that Ashley was Scarlett's husband and that he only cared about her and nothing else.
Minnie cooked ten dishes in one go.
Every dish has its own color, aroma and taste.
Put it on the dining table and everyone who sees it will drool.
Eleven people finished all ten dishes, and they were still looking at the plates with satisfaction while wiping their mouths.
Mei Ni glanced at the time and said, "Scarlett, it's getting late. I have to go back. Remember to go to work tomorrow and don't be late."
Scarlett walked Minnie to the street corner and secretly stuffed a thousand yuan into her apron pocket. She smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work today, sister. This is a little gift from me. You must accept it."
Minnie likes money.
But she was unwilling to accept the money. She took it out and stuffed it back into Scarlett's hand. "Don't worry, I have money. Besides, you will have to support so many beastly husbands in the future. You will have to spend money a lot. Keep it for yourself."
Finally, Mei Ni said, "Scarlett, be careful when you go to work tomorrow. The second lady wants to see you."
Scarlett blinked and asked, "Did you say anything?"
Minnie sighed, "It's all because of Ashley."
"I told her that you redeemed Ashley a long time ago. When she heard that, she started crying and making a fuss, insisting on seeing you."
"I've stopped her these past few days. Tomorrow, when she knows you're at work, she'll definitely look for you. Be careful."
Scarlett nodded, "Thank you, sister."
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Scarlett returned home and Harrison was still there, sitting on the sofa, rubbing his hands nervously, as if he had something to say.
Scarlett closed the door, walked over to Harrison and sat down, and said straight to the point: "Harrison, I want to do business, can you help?"
Harris was stunned. "Ah? Why? Didn't you agree to be my great-grandfather's employee?"
Scarlett sat up straight and said seriously, "Well, I observed the celestial phenomena last night and discovered that a huge change will happen on Lanxi Street, next to Lanton Street. All the wealth will increase exponentially. It's the perfect time to make a fortune. I want to start a small business and seize this wave of wealth. You know, being an employee is not as good as being the boss."
"That's true."
Harrison came back to his senses. "What do you want to do? I'll introduce you."
Scarlett rattled off a long list: "Theaters, pubs, clubs, cafes, jewelry stores."
Harrison pointed at Scarlett in disbelief. "You, you, you, you, you already have all these Langton Streets, how are you going to do it?"
"Take their jobs." Scarlett said as a matter of course.
Harrison was even more stunned.
Scarlett chuckled, her expression somewhat sinister, and said darkly, "Harrison, business is all about grabbing. When one gains, the other loses. When they are weak, we will become stronger."
"us?"
"Yes, we!"
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