Cloudfort City.
After 2 hours of flying, the jet finally landed at the private airport in the capital, Cloudfort City.
Logan, who had only seen Scarlett's forged appearance, was utterly stunned. Before him, he saw a beautiful girl with long, slightly reddish wavy hair walking beside Xander. They stepped side by side off the plane.
Who is she? Where's Miss Scarlett?
He then looked at the back, which had been closed off by the connecting door — now the door opened, but he saw no one there.
Miss Scarlett still in the toilet!?
Impossible.
He remembers when they took off, there were only two women on this plane; Miss Scarlett and a female flight attendant.
Then who is that long-haired woman?
Logan wanted to look closer at her face, but the woman was already walking ahead. Feeling curious, he turned his gaze to Ben.
"Brother Ben, where is Miss Scarlett? And, who is the woman beside the master?" He whispered to Ben, who was standing beside him.
The two of them waited for their turn to get off the plane after Xander and the long-haired woman.
Ben didn't reply to Logan. Instead, he urged him to get off the plane. "Hurry!! We have a lot of work to do." He said and rushed to the stairs. Logan took a deep breath as he followed Ben off the plane, even though he was still curious about the woman.
Logan looked closer at the long-haired woman's face—he was in the same car as Xander. He sits next to Jones, Xander's driver. Logan stole glances at the woman a few times. It made his brain feel burned because the more he saw her face, the more familiar it became despite her foreign look.
He wanted to ask them, but seeing them looking intensely at their gadgets, he abandoned his intention. But he couldn't help but let his imagination run wild—thinking of many possibilities.
Did Master Xander keep this beauty on the plane and throw Miss Scarlett out of the plane? And now he decided to marry this beauty?
Suddenly Logan's head started to feel numb; He shifted his gaze forward, staring at the bustling streets. He will ask his master later when they arrive at the registry office.
But his curiosity was immediately answered when he heard the conversation from behind.
He was shocked beyond words.
It turns out that the long-haired woman is Miss Scarlet!!
How could it be?
Once again, Logan glanced at the woman from the rearview mirror; The woman looked beautiful. She looked foreign but also familiar. He still doubted the woman was Miss Scarlet. But when he hears her voice, his body turns stiff.
So, the woman is, indeed, Miss. Scarlett!?
Fuck!! What's going on here?
After texting Cruz Reeves and informing him that she had arrived in Cloudfort City, Scarlett glanced at Xander. There was something she wanted to ask him. But seeing how serious he was right now, she hesitated.
After a few moments passed, she dared to ask, "Mr. Xander, can I ask you something?"
Xander slowly put down his iPad and looked at her, "Call me Xander!! Just call me like that. We'll be officially husband and wife in a few minutes. You should start calling my first name only. Otherwise, people would get suspicious."
Scarlett rolled her eyes, amused. This man is so inconsistent. A few days ago, he had asked like that, but he was still calling her name formally. And now he's asking her to do the same thing again?
Let's see if he will do it too.
"Same with you. Just call me by my name, Scarlett!"
"Sure, Scarlett Riley!" He said while looking at her beautiful eyes.
Scarlett "..."
It sounds strange, but it can create waves on the calm lake in her heart. She looked away, out the window, hiding her flushed face — she completely forgot what she wanted to ask Xander about.
As they passed the streets, Scarlett remembered her last visit to Cloudfort. Not much to remember. She didn't have much memory of this city, as she rarely came here.
In the past, she came to this city for a holiday when her mother was still around. And the last time she came here was last month before she went to Island B for a vacation, but it turned out to be her nightmare.
Cloudfort City is the largest city in the country and a center for the business, fashion, and entertainment industries. Geographically, it is located in the southern part of the country. The temperature is much warmer than in the cities in the north.
Many beautiful beaches and also beautiful mountains can be found in Cloudfort. The beautiful nature could attract local and foreign tourists to come to the city.
A year ago, she bought an old building on Palm Avenue before returning to this country. She renovated the building to become her house and office.
She deliberately bought a building far from the city center. She wanted to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and traffic jams, and Palm Avenue was the right choice for her. Because the area is close to the sea.
The building she bought was located in front of the quiet sea. She could take a walk to the sea whenever she wanted.
But who would have thought that her decision to marry Xander Riley would make her live in the middle of the city!?
"What do you want to ask?" Xander's charming voice made her remember what she wanted to ask.
She turned to look at him. "I wonder, where will we live?"
"At my house, of course!" Why did she ask?
"I know. Which area is it?"
"Why do you want to know?" He felt strange.
Gosh!! Scarlett wants to strangle this Xander. Can he answer without asking again?
Scarlett was starting to feel stressed talking to him. "I wonder if your house is far from my office..." She explained with annoyed-looking eyes.
"What area is your office?" Xander was surprised to learn that this girl had an office in the capital. Didn't she just come back from abroad? Does she already have a job?
"Okay, forget it!" Scarlett felt tired of talking to this stupid Xander.
Logan adjusted his glasses, which nearly slipped off his nose — too shocked to hear the interaction between Xander and Scarlett in the backseat.
This was the first time Logan heard Xander and Scarlett talk to each other, which shocked him.
Why are they fighting?
Don't they like each other?
Without making a sound, Logan adjusted his seat so he could clearly see what was going on in the backseat.
He saw his Master's face turn somber, looking at the girl beside him who was now ignoring him.
'Holy moly, Master, that's not how to win a woman's heart. You need to be gentler when dealing with them.' Logan couldn't help but take a deep breath. He was still in shock at his master who had been acting strangely.
His Master has a new hobby, which has been tormenting their precious hearts non-stop since yesterday. Still clear in Logan's mind, yesterday morning his master threw an explosion at him, instructing him to look after his future wife, Scarlett Piers.
How did he suddenly find a wife on island B? Obviously, he didn't believe it. He thought his master was joking.
But after meeting Miss Scarlett, he slowly changed his mind. His master is serious.
He thought his Master and Miss Scarlett would get married in the distant future, but who knew that his Master would get married today?
This was something he had never predicted.
When Logan discovered they were getting married so fast, he guessed that Scarlett was Xander's first love when they were young. And when they met again on the island, they decided to get married, but just now, he doubted it.
They spoke like enemies, not old lovers reuniting after years. There is no love involved between them.
Then why did they decide to get married? This fast?
Logan racked his brain, trying to find an answer. After a few seconds, his body froze as a strange thought crossed his mind.
'Miss Scarlett is pregnant??' Logan was shocked beyond words by his thoughts.
'Is she really pregnant?'
He slowly stole a glance to see Miss Scarlett in the rearview mirror.
'Impossible!! Impossible! Master had never met this woman before!?'
Logan shook his head, trying to shake off the absurd thoughts from his brain.
It wasn't long before the car stopped right in front of the main entrance, the civil registration office.
Scarlett saw Xander getting out of the car after fixing his suit.
Just before she wanted to follow him, she paused when she saw Logan open the door for her.
"Thanks, Logan!" She said softly.
Scarlett could feel her heart beating fast as she got out of the car. She was really nervous, for the first time since she had agreed to enter into a contract marriage with Xander Riley. She followed Xander's wide steps to enter the building while trying to calm her mind.
Ben is already waiting for them near the entrance. He immediately led them to a private meeting room. The room is not very big, but it looks clean and bright. A meeting table with 10 chairs lay in the middle of the room. On the corner, there is a photo booth with a red background.
Two officials stood up from their seats as soon as Xander and Scarlett entered the room.
"Good morning Mr. Riley, Mrs. Riley…." The two officers greeted them politely and asked them to sit down.
Scarlett was surprised to hear how they called her by Xander's last name. Is she officially Xander's legal wife now? Wow! It felt unreal to her.
She maintained a calm face, trying not to show any expression.
As for Xander, he was satisfied to hear this officer call Scarlet by his last name. He smiled secretly.
"Mr. Riley, you don't need to come here. We can come to your place to do the paperwork." Said one of the officers who wore glasses with gold frames.
"It's fine. I just happened to be passing by here." Xander casually said and sat down on the chair Ben had prepared.
"Sir, this is a document that you need to check..." The officer handed the document to Xander. Then, he looked at the beautiful woman sitting next to Xander, "Mrs. Riley, you can check these documents too."
"Thank you..." Scarlett took the paper and checked it. She was stunned when she saw all the data was filled in the form. "Do you need my ID card?" She looked at the official.
"No need, Mrs. Riley," he smiled. "You just need to take a photo with Mr. Riley and sign the papers."
Scarlett silently chuckled. She never gave her ID to Xander.
This man clearly had powerful hackers behind him, so he was able to get his hands on her real personal information. She was certain that her real information would not be easily discovered. Because what is circulating is fake information that has been altered.
Before long…
One of the officers directed them to a photo booth.
After they were photographed separately. The photographer asked them to take pictures side by side.
As Xander stood so close to her, she could feel her heart starting to beat faster. And when their arms touched each other, her body stiffened. They were so close that she could feel his body heat and smell his familiar, masculine mint scent.
Before she could overcome the strange feeling that swept over her, she could feel her face slowly turn stiff. She secretly exhaled, sincerely trying to relax.
"Mrs. Riley, your face looks stiff. Please smile a bit…." The photographer smiled politely at her.
Scarlett wanted to gag the photographer after he exposed her.
But she can't do it now, right!? She could only follow his orders while trying hard to get rid of her fantasies about the hot guy beside her. She smiles.
"And, please, stand closer to Mr. Riley…."
'Damn it!! Mr. Photographer, this is already closed. How close should it be? You mean, until our hands embrace each other!?' Scarlett couldn't help scolding the photograph until she felt satisfied, having vented her frustration—even though it was only in her mind.
But in just one breath, she felt her body tense when Xander's arm landed on her shoulder.
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