Chapter 345 Unreasonable Alex
Scarlett was momentarily stunned but quickly let go of Charles.
She stayed calm, using her clothes to cover the red marks where she had pinched him. Then, like a caring mom, she pulled Charles close and soothed him, "Don't cry, don't cry, Mommy's here! It's okay now!"
Charles, confused by his mom's sudden change, stopped crying a bit but still looked puzzled.
Bernard walked over, eyes full of doubt. "Scarlett, what's going on? Why is he crying like this?"
Scarlett looked up innocently. "Bernard, you're back! It's nothing. Charles just fell and hurt himself. I'm comforting him."
Bernard's confusion faded. He gently patted Charles' head. "A man has to be strong. You can't cry over a little bump!"
Charles, tears streaming, looked up at Bernard. He couldn't explain what happened and just felt wronged, pouting.
Suddenly, his mom pinched him again, not hard but enough to scare him. Charles looked at Scarlett with terrified eyes.
Seeing her warning look, he didn't dare cry or react.
He was scared of his mom but also loved her.
He remembered when she came to the orphanage to pick him up. She was beautiful, brought him delicious food, dressed him in clean clothes, and played with him gently.
In the orphanage, he was roughly raised with other kids, never getting such gentle care.
But after she adopted him, she became unpredictable. Sometimes, he didn't know what he had done wrong to make her unhappy, and she would pinch, hit, and scold him.
He didn't mean to make her unhappy. He liked seeing her smile warmly at him!
Charles snapped back to reality, pouting and trying to please her. "Mommy... don't be mad... Charles was wrong... Charles... was wrong."
Scarlett finally smiled gently. "Good boy, Charles! Mommy's not mad. Silly child, how could Mommy be mad at Charles!"
Hearing this, Charles felt a bit relieved.
Scarlett continued, "Good boy, Charles. Go find the nanny and stay with her for a while. Mommy has something to talk about with Uncle. I'll come find you later."
Charles nodded obediently and walked clumsily out to find the nanny.
After watching Charles leave, Scarlett stood up and looked at Bernard with some sadness.
"Bernard, I'm sorry. Today, you asked me to go to the hospital with Katherine for her surgery, but I didn't keep an eye on her."
Bernard's face was somber. "Billy already told me what happened. It's not your fault; Katherine is too cunning."
Scarlett sighed helplessly. "Bernard, Alex's sister Fiona called me and said Katherine has already gone back to Melville Manor with Alex. Alex doesn't want me anymore."
Her voice choked up, making her seem pitiful and aggrieved.
Bernard furrowed his brow, gently placed his hand on her shoulder, and comforted her warmly. "Scarlett, don't worry. Whatever you want, I'll make sure you have it. No one can take it away."
"Bernard!" Scarlett threw herself into Bernard's arms, acting spoiled and dependent.
Bernard held his sister, feeling truly sorry for her. He thought it was unfair and tragic that Scarlett, at such a young age, had been hurt by a man to the point where she could no longer have children and was then heartlessly abandoned.
How could he just stand by and watch his sister suffer like this?
Meanwhile, Fiona was eavesdropping outside the bedroom door.
What were Bernard and that witch Katherine doing in there Why couldn't she hear anything?
In broad daylight, could they be sleeping?
Inside, Katherine stood in the middle of the room, looking around aimlessly.
This was Alex's bedroom, their new room from their sham marriage.
Everything looked the same as when she left, but her mindset had changed.
Alex's face showed no emotion. He looked at her coldly and commanded, "You smell like hospital. Go take a shower and change your clothes!"
Katherine snapped back to reality, looked down at her outfit, and sniffed her sleeve. She did smell like a hospital.
She had already been in the operating room, wearing the surgical gown given by the nurse.
Although Alex quickly carried her out, she hadn't had time to change back, and the smell of disinfectant was strong.
But asking her to shower right away could be easily misunderstood, right?
Katherine frowned, feeling suffocated in the same room with him. They had nothing to say to each other.
Hiding in the bathroom for a while seemed like a good idea.
She didn't respond to him; she just went straight into the bathroom, locked the door, and filled the tub with water.
She planned to spend a good amount of time in there, hoping Alex would be gone by the time she came out.
As she soaked in the bath, she fell asleep.
She didn't know how long had passed when she vaguely heard the sound of running water.
Katherine groggily opened her eyes and woke up.
In front of her was a tall, imposing figure, fully dressed, sitting lazily on the edge of the tub, looking down at her.
It took her a moment to realize she was naked in the bath. She suddenly woke up, curled up her legs, covered her chest with her hands, and glared at him in shame and anger. "Alex, I'm taking a bath. What are you doing here? You pervert!"
Alex's eyes showed a hint of indifferent mockery. His long fingers dipped into the water and stirred it a few times. "You've been in the bath for over an hour. Even if you were using hot water, it would have cooled down by now. I had to check if you had drowned."
Katherine, annoyed and blushing, snapped, "Well, thank you for your concern! Now that you've seen I'm fine, please leave!"
He remained unmoved, sitting by the tub, watching her.
With him refusing to leave, Katherine couldn't even get up to put on her clothes! She couldn't move, fearing he would see everything!
Wait, he had already seen everything before she woke up!
Ugh! Damn it, she had locked the door!
Katherine gritted her teeth. "Alex, can't I just take a bath in peace? It's very rude and shameless of you to barge in like this!"
He seemed completely unfazed, sitting there calmly. "I knocked."
Katherine, frustrated, twitched her mouth. "Just because you knocked doesn't mean you can enter a bathroom where someone of the opposite sex is bathing! Alex, if you were the one bathing and I knocked and entered without your permission, would that be okay?"
Alex answered, "Yes."
Katherine was speechless.
Alex narrowed his eyes subtly and added, "You don't even need to knock."
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