Lenny and Scarlett novel Chapter 35
In the daytime, he was dressed in a suit, looking serious, indifferent, and unapproachable. But now, he looked much more relaxed, and he seemed easier to get along with.
He was born with such a noble aura. Scarlet thought that everything he touched, even an ordinary bowl of noodles, turned into gold.
In all aspects, Lenny was a perfect man but not a good husband.
She was a young woman who once fell for him because of his good looks. After all, girls were always infatuated with handsome men.
Unfortunately, even though Scarlet took a fancy to Lenny's fine physique, it was useless. He didn't love her at all. No matter how much she drooled over him, it only made him disgusted with her.
Therefore, no matter how handsome he was, she wouldn't really fall in love with him. If she couldn't get closure and move on, she would definitely suffer.
Staying away from Lenny was absolutely the right course of action.
Staying with him was a dangerous thing.
While Scarlet was lost in her own thoughts, Lenny suddenly commented jokingly, "Am I that handsome? Why are you staring at me like that?"
"Ahem..." Realizing that she indeed had been staring at her ex-husband, Scarlet began choking on her noodles.
She hurried to get some water to drink, but there was no water in front of her. But there was a glass of water in front of Lenny.
Lenny immediately handed his glass of water to her.
Scarlet gulped the water down and felt her throat ease up. Lenny heaved a sigh of relief when she stopped coughing.
Scarlet was relieved herself. She almost died because she couldn't swallow her noodles properly. She felt silly.
But...
Holding Lenny's glass, Scarlet was lost in thought. His mother told her once that Lenny was a neat freak. He didn't like it when people touched his personal belongings.
He had his own tableware, teacups, and toiletries in the house.
But she... drank from his glass just now.
Suddenly, she felt nervous. Seeing that he didn't mention it, she guessed that maybe he wasn't going to make a big deal out of it. She quietly pushed the glass back in front of him, pretending that nothing had happened.
Lenny was a little thirsty, so he picked up his glass and drank the remaining water from it. His lips and Scarlet's touched the same spot in the glass's rim.
Seeing this, Scarlet gasped, averted her eyes, and then continued to eat.
If Lenny didn't really want other people using his stuff, then why did he drink the rest of the water from the glass?
Lenny was also a little stunned. He suddenly realized this was the first time he had taken the initiative to give his glass to someone.
He found comfort in the explanation that Scarlet was choking. It was an emergency, and he had to act fast and help her.
But why did he drink the rest of the water from the glass that Scarlet already used?
Because he was thirsty, he told himself. He found reasonable excuses for himself and continued to drink the water.
"This is the first time that we sat close together and shared a meal." Scarlet couldn't help sighing after eating in silence for a few moments.
The last time that they had a meal together was when they talked about getting a divorce.
Each of them occupied one end of the table. But this time, they were sitting next to each other.
Hearing Scarlet's words, Lenny frowned and thought about them carefully.
In their one year of marriage, they only sat and ate together once. It was when they decided to part ways for good.
Scarlet lowered her head and pinched her fingers. She was a little anxious and short of breath.
"Well... Mr. Foster, I have never bothered you with or for anything during our marriage, have I?" Scarlet asked softly.
Lenny didn't like it when she called him Mr. Foster, but he didn't say anything.
"No, you haven't."
In the past year, she had never called him or asked him for anything.
His mother and grandmother had been at odds with each other for many years. When Scarlet joined the family, the tension between them had eased a lot.
Scarlet was like a peacemaker in the Foster family. She would invite Lenny's mother and grandmother, Nita and Marlene Foster respectively, to dinner, tell them jokes, and have a great time with them.
Lenny's father, Jamal Foster, often went on overseas business trips. He was busy running the company's branches abroad and only came home once in a while. Lenny's grandfather passed away a long time ago, so Marlene had been a bit lonely and so had Nita.
Scarlet's presence had been a great comfort to the two forlorn women.
Sometimes, when she had nothing to do, Scarlet would even take them to watch a movie and go out for a walk. Because of Scarlet, Nita and Marlene's relationship had evolved for the better. They had become much more open-minded toward each other, and they learned how to spend quality time together.
Every time Nita called Lenny, she would mention Scarlet and how she was such a sweet and delightful girl who always tried her best to make her in-laws happy.
His mother liked her daughter-in-law very much.
Because Scarlet was instrumental to the mending and strengthening of his mother and grandmother's bond, Lenny owed her a favor.
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