Chapter 368

But to Edmund's surprise, Scarlett said, "There's no need to trouble Mr. Stroud. I can wait after you get a bit of a rest. There's no rush. I'll just keep practicing on the punching bag for now." With that, she turned and walked back to the punching bag. Edmund was momentarily taken aback. Still, he didn't think much of it. In fact, he looked at her with a pleased expression, thinking she was simply being considerate of how tired Xavier must be from working so hard. Scarlett kept training all the way until the evening before finally returning to her room. It wasn't until she picked up her still-charging phone that she noticed the numerous missed calls and messages from Stacy. She immediately called back. "Sorry, I was busy just now and didn't check my phone. Where are you? I'll come over to pick it up." Stacy had told her that she had picked out a few novels to give to Xavier, but she didn't know their home address. After hanging up, Scarlett headed straight to the upscale reside