Chapter 316

Chapter 316: Chapter 316: Don’t Rush Me = Don’t Talk to Me Scarlett Jennings turned her head and saw Sophie Harper holding a slightly oversized little spirit baby, quickly floating towards her, wearing an expression of heartbroken grief and resentment, as if she had been abandoned by a scoundrel.

Hearing her call, Scarlett felt her temples throb several times.

Where did this mother and child duo come from?

*Were they even born in the same era?*

"Scarlett, you made a contract with me, so how can you leave us alone?"

Due to Scarlett’s request, Sophie had to address her by name. It was only when she returned to the Jennings Family yesterday that she found out Scarlett had a little spirit baby besides her family and that she had been pushing it away all this while.

*Taking care of one is no different from taking care of two.*

But fortunately, she and the little spirit baby hit it off immediately, and last night, she even fed it a bit of shadow energy to help it grow.

Sophie Harper never had the chance to be a mother in her previous life, let alone a woman, so feeding a little spirit baby fulfilled a bit of regret.

Scarlett didn’t know what Sophie was thinking and just explained, "The academy I’m attending is the Taoism Academy, and it prohibits shadow entities from entering, including ghost servants."

Besides, Sophie didn’t seem like someone who could quietly stay inside a magic artifact. If she sneaked out in the middle of the night and got seen by a teacher or a student, she might accidentally get eliminated.

Scarlett certainly couldn’t take her along.

Seeing Sophie with the little spirit baby looking at her eagerly, Scarlett thought for a moment, and said, "I could take you there, too, since Samuel Chalmers lives right next door to the Jennings Family. I don’t feel comfortable leaving you at home..."

As Scarlett said this, the ghostly figure in front of her suddenly moved two meters away.

Sophie Harper, holding the little spirit baby, hovered gracefully in mid-air, waved goodbye with a smile, and said, "Scarlett, go to school without worry, I will take good care of the house for you."

Scarlett: ...

Too lazy to pay attention to these two any longer, Scarlett waved them back into the room, telling them to stay put and not wander around, leaving shadow energy that could affect the Jennings Family.

As for leaving these two who might go and bother the bigwigs, Scarlett wasn’t worried. When she made the contract with Sophie, she had also placed a prohibition.

Keeping Sophie at the Jennings Family not only helped the little spirit baby quickly gain weight but also allowed her to keep an eye on Azura Loomis.

If she was already a bit suspicious before, then after Azura destroyed all the dolls, her suspicion deepened.

After all, under normal circumstances, if she suspected there was something wrong with her dolls, she would let Scarlett check them instead of destroying them all at once.

Scarlett suspected there was a connection between Azura Loomis and those soul-snatching dolls.

And even more, she suspected Azura might be connected to that so-called system.

It’s just that the existence of that system couldn’t be sensed at all—the odd energy she trapped in the Jade Token before had been sent to Ivan, but there was no result yet.

For now, all she could do was keep an eye on her and wait for Azura to make her move again; then everything would be clear.

Scarlett also instructed Sophie Harper and the little spirit baby to take care of the beautiful little jade piece.

After all, it wasn’t favored by Grandma Jennings. If it weren’t against the academy rules, Scarlett would love to take it with her...

While they were talking, Samuel Chalmers had already gotten into the back seat of the car.

Scarlett was about to quickly walk over when she suddenly saw Adam Jennings peeking his head out from the other side of the garden.

Her almond-shaped eyes met his for just a moment before she withdrew her gaze.

Scarlett pretended not to see him and stepped forward to leave.

But Adam quickly ran over and blocked her, saying, "I’ve chosen the jade material for the Benedict Jade Carving you wanted. When will you start making it for me?"

Scarlett just gave him a glance, "Didn’t I say not to rush me for three months?"

Afraid he wouldn’t understand, Scarlett kindly elaborated, " ’Don’t rush me’ means don’t talk to me for three months."

Adam Jennings’s lips twitched hard.

*Why didn’t she want to hear him speak at all?!*

Feeling dissatisfied, Adam emphasized, "I paid money, you know."

Five million!

"Can’t I even ask a question?!"

Scarlett simply said, "You can also find someone else."

Adam: ...

*Fine! If she wouldn’t talk, then she wouldn’t! It wasn’t like he enjoyed talking to her anyway!*

Adam turned and left.

When he looked back, Scarlett was already sitting in the back seat of the Chalmers’ car. Before long, the car pulled out of the Jennings mansion’s gates.

Adam just felt frustrated, remembering that he was actually planning to ask for her contact information.

But... judging by Scarlett’s attitude, she probably wouldn’t add him.

*Why is she so unforgiving?*

*She patched things up with Lucas Jennings, why not him?*

While thinking about it and walking back, Adam saw Azura Loomis approaching him, looking at him with full curiosity, "Adam, what were you talking to Scarlett about? She didn’t seem too happy."

Azura was somewhat worried that Adam seemed to be getting closer to Scarlett.

Adam didn’t know Azura was trying to probe and almost choked when she mentioned that Scarlett wasn’t happy.

*Clearly, he was the unhappy one!*

*She wasn’t happy?!*

*She wouldn’t even let him speak!*

Though feeling depressed, he didn’t take it out on Azura and casually explained, "I thought her carving skills were okay, so I asked her to customize a piece for me."

Adam ultimately didn’t reveal Scarlett’s pseudonym.

Azura hadn’t expected Adam to approach Scarlett for a jade carving.

She knew Adam had always been interested in jade carving, but how come he ended up going to Scarlett?

With his status as a young master of the Jennings Family, what kind of master couldn’t he find?

While thinking that, she put on a smile, "Speaking of jade carving, Scarlett seems to have given Lucas a new Jade Token. She really cares for him now."

The implication was that Scarlett’s care for Lucas far exceeded her care for Adam.

*You’re not even as good as Lucas.*

Adam couldn’t help but twitch his facial muscles when Azura brought this up.

Of course, he knew Scarlett had given Lucas a new Jade Token—Lucas had just been bragging about it to him, even emphasizing that the token was a ’gift’ from Scarlett!

For free!

Before, he was in the same boat, both paying, but now Lucas was getting freebies!

He spent five million!

Despite feeling sour, he feigned indifference and said, "What’s one Jade Token? The custom piece I ordered requires much more thought! And she gladly agreed to it."

He was adamant about not bringing up the five million.

Azura found his reaction different from what she had imagined and couldn’t help but wonder what this special custom piece was for?

Moreover, it needed such careful crafting...

Something seemed to flash through her mind, and Azura’s eyes suddenly brightened—

Her birthday was coming up.

Every year, Adam gave her gifts in advance. Could the custom piece be her birthday gift?

Thinking of this possibility, her initial dissatisfaction about Samuel Chalmers being with Scarlett eased a bit.

Even though Samuel might not be interested in her, among the Jennings’ grandchildren, she was still the favorite.

She was still better than Scarlett.

With this in mind, Azura’s eyes beamed with joy as she gently said to Adam, "The jade piece you’ve personally commissioned must be very special, and anyone receiving such a thoughtful gift from you would be thrilled."

By acknowledging him in advance, she sought an emotional response.

Scarlett’s goodwill had dropped significantly before, and now she had a chance to work hard and boost it up again.

Seeing that he was still thinking of her, she was confident she could quickly replenish the goodwill she’d lost before.

Then she saw Adam looking at her with an odd expression as he clarified, "That’s not a gift for someone else; it’s a piece I commissioned for myself."

Given the value involved and that it concerned the Benedict Beast, there was no way he’d give it away casually.

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