She's long been used to living under someone else's roof, so she doesn't want to move in with him and have to watch his moods.
The one thing she's learned best over the years with the Monroe Family is to know her place.
It's just that finding a place isn't something that can be done immediately; it takes some time, so she'll have to make do at the store for now.
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard Julian Rhodes say, "You can stay at my place."
His dark eyes locked onto her, as if studying what kind of creature she was.
She was actually thinking about renting a place?
As her husband, Julian felt insulted.
"Um, no need," Scarlett Xavier said. "I'm not used to living with others."
Even though he's willing, she's not!
Scarlett thought it through very clearly. As things are with the Monroe Family now, she has no choice but to accept that she has a husband.
Once the three-year period is up, she'll divorce him, so for now, she wants as much separation as possible.
Julian looked at her and said coldly, "You refused it yourself, don't regret it."
He was kind enough to offer her his home, and she still wasn't willing!
Scarlett said, "Thank you for your offer, Mr. Rhodes."
No matter how bad the store is, it's still her own place, and there's nothing wrong with it.
She really wasn't eager to live at his place.
...
As soon as she finished speaking, the phone rang.
Scarlett glanced at the phone; it was an unknown number, but she answered it anyway.
As soon as she connected, she heard Grandfather's voice, "Scarlett! It's Grandfather."
"Grandfather?" Scarlett was a little surprised. Why was Grandfather calling her at this time?
Grandfather said on the phone, "Are you home? I happen to be passing by and thought I'd stop by."
...
Because they had called last night, now Grandfather thought that Scarlett was staying at Julian's place.
So the 'home' he referred to was naturally Julian's place.
Scarlett glanced at Julian and found he was also looking at her. She had just promised to help him keep it from Grandfather, so Scarlett said, "I'm not home; I'm out now. I may be back very late. You don't need to come by, Grandfather. I'm doing well."
"No problem, I'll wait for you whenever you come back," Grandfather said kindly.
Scarlett felt her head was about to explode!
She could feel that Grandfather really liked her as a granddaughter-in-law.
He had just asked her to move in yesterday, and today he was already coming to check.
He was really making things difficult for her!
She came up with several reasons, but Grandfather wasn't willing to give up. Frustrated, Scarlett hung up the phone and said to Julian, "Grandfather says he's coming to your house to see me."
Especially when he called just now and heard that her voice was a bit hoarse, like she was sick, he was even more determined to come and check on Scarlett.
...
After the two of them finished eating and paid the bill, Scarlett got into Julian's car and went home with him.
Considering Grandfather's age, Scarlett really couldn't bear the thought of him waiting alone for her so late at night.
So she decided to go along with Julian to manage the situation.
Julian's place wasn't far from his hospital, just over two kilometers away.
He usually lived alone.
When the two entered the hall, the butler saw him coming back and said, "Welcome home."
The management staff of this complex were very warm to the residents.
Julian acknowledged with a nod and led Scarlett through the door. The butler was quite surprised to see Julian bringing a woman home for the first time.
This was like the sun rising in the west!
...
The elevator led directly to the door. When they entered the house, they saw Grandfather sitting on the sofa, accompanied by Old Du who was having tea with him.
"Grandfather," Scarlett greeted proactively.