The Billionaire's Genius Wife

Chapter 535 The Reason (1)

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No matter how hard Scarlett tried to sleep, she couldn't manage it, even though she knew her body felt tired; somehow, her brain wouldn't stop thinking. 

There was a commotion in her mind — all the events of the last few years played on a mental movie screen, accompanied by the sounds of each scene.

Scarlett gave up resisting, simply savoring the scenes unfolding in her mind with closed eyes. She made an effort not to make even the slightest movement, afraid that Xander would realize she wasn't asleep.

It was around five in the morning, the sun was not yet shining, and Xander was still fast asleep. Scarlett abandoned the pretense of sleep. Slowly getting out of bed, she tiptoed towards the door, deciding to check on her mother's condition.

Encountering no one else as she walked towards Nine's laboratory, where her mother now rested, she slowly opened the door. When the door was wide open, what she saw surprised her.

Scarlett hurried towards the window, where Rosalie stood with her back facing Scarlett. 

"Mom, you're awake," Scarlett's voice distracted Rosalie. She turned back, surprised to see her daughter now crying like a baby, as she ran toward her.

Rosalie smiled amusingly, opening her arms wide to embrace her no-longer-little daughter. She hugged Scarlett tightly while gently stroking her hair.

...

Rosalie had woken up a few hours ago, feeling incredibly fit. When she left the room to check on her daughter, she encountered Rex. He informed her that Scarlett was now sleeping and would visit her later. 

After cleaning herself and changing into the clothes Scarlett had prepared, Rosalie attempted to go back to sleep, but she couldn't. Her mind was too busy imagining what would happen to her after her life path drastically changed.

In the past few years, she had been too scared to imagine that she would be able to meet Scarlett again, alive and well. 

However, the scary thought that had haunted her for the past year had slowly faded. She now found herself face-to-face with her daughter again. And her mortal enemy, Allaistar Parker, is now in prison.

Scarlett was no longer a child, as Rosalie remembered in her mind. She was slightly taller than her and exuded a similar vibe. In one glance, Rosalie could see that her daughter was not an ordinary woman.

Of the many things that happened between her and Scarlett, one thing shocked her — Scarlett is now a married woman.

Rosalie couldn't believe someone had stolen her little daughter. She wanted to meet her husband and ensure he cared for her daughter and never hurt her. 

Now, Rosalie felt like she was in heaven, reunited with Scarlett again.

"Why are you waking up so early? It's still dark outside..." Rosalie let go of their hug and tilted her head to see Scarlett's face, which was wet with tears. "Stop crying. Your mom will never go anywhere again and will accompany you until you feel tired with me."

"Mom, I will never grow tired of you," Scarlett replied between sobs while wiping away the traces of tears from her eyes. 

"Let's sit first, Mom. There are so many things I wanted to ask," she said. They settled on the sofa by the window at the end of the room.

After they sat side by side, Scarlett couldn't stop her eyes from looking at her mother's face. It was as if she wanted to imprint every inch of her mother's face in her mind so she would never forget that face. 

Rosalie couldn't help but chuckle at her daughter's act. She also slowly raised her hand and gently held Scarlett's face, which looked pale but radiant; then, her hand stroked her long red hair that hung down to her back. She looked gorgeous and had a similar face to Roland Gilwynn. This amused her.

After a few moments, Rosalie was the first to break the silence. "What do you want to ask?" she asked calmly and gently. 

"Mom, I can guess why you ran away, hiding, faking your death... and many more. But I want to hear from you. I want to know the reason for all of that," Scarlett asked. Even though she knew the answer, she still felt nervous about hearing it directly from her mother.

Rosalie smiled at Scarlett. But before she answered her, she asked, "How much do you know about the Withers family?" 

"I know everything. I know you are the talented assassin in Withers underground business, and Greatgrandpa has an eye on you as his successor," Scarlett said. 

Rosalie was surprised to hear Scarlett's answer.

"So you already know I was sent to Royal City for my final test, right!?" When Rosalie saw Scarlett nod, she continued. "Well, that time, my last target was Roland Gilwynn..." she paused again, but this time, she did that to fill her suffocating chest with as much air as possible. 

"The problem started from there. When I saw Roland Gilwynn in person, I foolishly fell in love with him. And so did he. I decided not to continue my mission because I love him. But when I realized that the person who asked Withers to kill Roland was Allaistar Parker, I decided to leave..."

Scarlett clenched her fist tightly but didn't utter a single word. She silently heard her mother continue. 

"I immediately returned to X, but unfortunately, my grandfather flared up. Also, Allaistar knew about my failed mission; he started hunting me down, and my grandfather couldn't stop Allaistar because his life was also in danger." The glow in Rosalie's eyes flared as she remembered those past. 

"At that time, I no longer knew what happened to my grandpa, but the last I heard, he died. I believe his death was because Allaistar was involved." Rosalie's face slowly turned gloomy.

"Allaistar is desperate to kill my grandpa and me because only the two of us know he is the one who sent an assassin to kill the king of M Kingdom." Rosalie shook her head while gazing outside the window. 

Rosalie never imagined the assignment her grandpa chose for her was her graveyard. But she can't blame her grandpa. This all happened because she was so stupid to fall in love with her target. This is all her fault.

A few moments later, Rosalie continued her sentence.

"When I ran away from Allaistar, I realized I was pregnant. At that moment, my life changed direction. Before I knew that I was pregnant, my goal was only one: find a safe place and strike back to kill that evil man, Allaistar Parker. But apparently, I can't do it because of you." 

If only sending curses to others could kill them. By now, maybe that evil Allaistar Parker has already died in prison. Scarlett cursed the evil man many times in her mind.

"During my run, I ended up in W Country and met your father, Jonathan, there..." Rosalie smiled, remembering her meeting with Jonathan Piers. "I hope your dad is still as healthy as ever on the island, Scarlett. We have to visit him. That man is my savior..." she said while looking Scarlett in the eyes. 

Scarlett's face suddenly became gloomy when she heard her mother's words. "Mom, it seems you don't have internet access lately?"

"Yes. I haven't been able to access any gadgets since I surrendered myself to Allaistar," Rosalie took a deep breath, remembering when she had no choice but to surrender herself so that Allaistar wouldn't chase and harm Scarlett again.

Hearing her mother's answer, Scarlett's eyebrows knitted together, puzzled. 

'Surrendered? Allaistar didn't capture her, but she surrendered!' Scarlett wanted to ask her mother, but she pushed aside her curiosity. 

She needed to tell her mother about what happened to Jonathan Piers and all the workers in their house — thinking about them again, enough to make her eyes blurry.