Out of Control: Into Your Everything-Chapter 80: Eyesore

Scarlett Shaw didn’t say yes or no.

She directly brought up a painful lesson from the past, "Last time when I returned from overseas, you forcibly upgraded my seat and then made me pay the difference, Julian Ford, that’s your track record."

Julian Ford glanced at her, "You really paid?"

Scarlett Shaw: "What else could I do, the finance department directly deducted nearly ten thousand from my salary."

Hearing this, Julian Ford paused for a moment, fished out his phone from his coat, tapped twice, and Scarlett Shaw’s phone buzzed at the same time with a message. Upon checking, Julian Ford had made her a very satisfying transfer.

Far more than the nearly ten thousand that was deducted, it was much more enviable.

Of course, despite her inner delight, Scarlett Shaw remained calm on the surface and said, "What does this money mean, you don’t have any other intentions, right?"

Julian Ford: "I’m engaged, what intentions could I have towards you?"

Scarlett Shaw: "You remember your engagement, yet you couldn’t keep your mouth off me just now, Julian Ford, I know your moral sense is low, but don’t drag me down with you."

That kiss, it was better not to mention it, but once mentioned, Julian Ford felt a slight agitation, staring at her lips, he said nonchalantly:

"You seem to have a strong moral sense now, but when you sat on my lap that night, you didn’t appear to be righteous."

Scarlett Shaw: "..."

On that matter, she was truly at fault.

Being at fault, people usually play dead, Scarlett Shaw was no exception, she said stiffly: "If there’s nothing else, I’ll rest now."

Julian Ford gave a soft hum and before leaving, he glanced at the hand warmer still clutched in her hand, found it quite an eyesore, directly grabbed it and left.

"..."

Scarlett Shaw left the next day, and outside the villa in the big garbage bin, she once again saw the cat-themed hand warmer.

A pale pink little thing, pitifully thrown away in a pile of trash, Scarlett Shaw sighed with helplessness.

What did the hand warmer do wrong?

Just served its purpose, yet treated so poorly.

Scarlett Shaw was out with Yana Yarrow and Jasper Spencer at this time, Jasper Spencer naturally saw the hand warmer too, his deep-set eyes slightly somber.

Though Scarlett Shaw didn’t have a good impression of Jasper Spencer, but seeing something given by him thrown into the garbage in front of him made her feel quite bad, she said:

"Jasper Spencer, really sorry, I’ll buy another one for you."

"No need."

When Jasper Spencer sent the item, he had other thoughts, whether Scarlett Shaw used it or not did not really matter to him.

He tilted his head and glanced at her twice, ponderingly asked:

"Was it Julian Ford who threw this hand warmer?"

Scarlett Shaw didn’t respond.

Honestly, although she was ninety percent sure, she didn’t witness it firsthand, so she couldn’t outright judge, if she wronged Julian Ford, she’d be causing trouble for herself.

Seeing she didn’t answer, Jasper Spencer didn’t press further.

When they reached the parking lot at the bottom of the mountain, Jasper Spencer took out his phone and said to Scarlett Shaw, "Add me as a friend."

Scarlett Shaw refused quite straightforwardly, "I’d rather not."

Jasper Spencer lifted his eyelids and looked at her, seemingly casually said, "I sent you a hand warmer and it was discarded like an old shoe, now I can’t even get a friend request?"

Scarlett Shaw: "..."

Great, any bit of apology she felt toward Jasper Spencer had now evaporated completely.

Out of sympathy for the hand warmer, Scarlett Shaw ended up adding Jasper Spencer as a friend.

And along with it, transferred the money for the hand warmer.

Jasper Spencer didn’t accept, "I said, this thing isn’t worth much, you don’t need to feel bad."

Scarlett Shaw: "Who’s feeling bad with you, consider this hand warmer bought from you, it’s now my thing, has nothing to do with you."

Jasper Spencer’s mouth twitched and accepted, "Your logic is quite something."

Scarlett Shaw didn’t bother to respond, turned around and left with Yana Yarrow.

On the way back, Yana Yarrow held back while driving, but still said, "Julian Ford already broke up with you, yet last night he was still pulling and kissing you, he is too outrageous, if this gets seen by someone with ulterior motives, it shouldn’t be spread to the Ford family or the Walsh Family."

Scarlett Shaw: "Someone with ulterior motives Jasper Spencer saw it."

Yana Yarrow: "Though Jasper Spencer doesn’t like Julian Ford, he likely won’t stab him in the back. When he competed with Zoe Sutton before, he did it openly against Julian Ford, and involving family, Jasper Spencer would disdain to do."

Scarlett Shaw raised an eyebrow, "You’ve investigated Jasper Spencer quite thoroughly haven’t you."

Yana Yarrow’s eyes flickered, laughed dryly twice.

...

After returning from skiing, Scarlett Shaw spent a week at work, and on Friday, remembered she promised Aaron Carson to meet his parents again. While pondering what fruits and gifts to buy, Skyler Miller called her to the manager’s office and said:

"Pack up tonight, tomorrow you’re going abroad with me, to follow up on President Lawson’s cooperation."

Scarlett Shaw paused slightly in surprise, then nodded in agreement.

Skyler Miller noticed her brief unease and asked, "What’s wrong?"

Scarlett Shaw pressed her lips slightly, said: "I don’t know if it’s just me, but during the few dinners with President Lawson, he occasionally gets handsy."

Roman Lawson’s movements weren’t obvious, almost always circumvented with casual touches like occasionally brushing past Scarlett Shaw’s arms, back, or hair, even if confronted, a simple claim of accidental touch would suffice, yet offending a client would be a futile loss.

Skyler Miller frowned, reminded her, "This time going abroad we are independently accompanying President Lawson, unavoidable for banquets and engagements, be extra cautious and contact me any time if anything seems off."

Scarlett Shaw: "Okay."

The business trip matter came suddenly, after returning to her workstation, Scarlett Shaw sent Aaron Carson a message saying she couldn’t visit his family over the weekend.

Aaron Carson replied: All good.

Scarlett Shaw: ?

Aaron Carson: You can’t come because of your own issues, I won’t take the blame, everyone is happy.

Scarlett Shaw: Why are you talking like your boss lately, not a bit pleasant, really harsh.

Aaron Carson glanced at Scarlett Shaw’s message, opened his phone’s keyboard and was about to reply, you’re not much better either, when suddenly he felt a cold stare overhead. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Looking up, his boss was standing right before him.

Julian Ford looked at him plainly, "Was it Scarlett Shaw who said I’m harsh?"

Aaron Carson observed Julian Ford’s expression, confirmed the boss only saw that sentence, exhaled, nodded vigorously: "It was her, just her!"

Julian Ford’s expression showed no change, "Did you find what I asked you to investigate?"

Aaron Carson: "President Ford, there really wasn’t anything, Scarlett Shaw is either in the office or at her part-time job, otherwise, she’s at your place, no other man involved."

Julian Ford trusted Aaron Carson’s competency, upon hearing this, gave a soft hum, didn’t seem to doubt further.

Aaron Carson felt somewhat guilty, always felt he was doing disloyalty to the boss, all Scarlett Shaw’s fault, he helped her thinking she had potential to be the boss’s lady, turned out she was out of the game, he had to continue playing the ’traitor’.

"President Ford, your flight tickets are booked for tomorrow afternoon."

Julian Ford: "Alright."

Aaron Carson, after reporting the schedule, was about to return to the assistant office when Julian Ford called him back, "Hold on."

Aaron Carson: "President Ford, any other instructions?"

Julian Ford led Aaron Carson into the CEO’s office, took out a gift bag from under the desk, handed it to Aaron Carson, and calmly said, "For Scarlett Shaw."