The Billionaire's Genius Wife

He walked to the back garden connected to his grandfather's study. After he stood by the lake, he called her.

"Oh my God, you called me?" Scarlett was surprised to receive his call. She didn't expect Xander would contact her right away.

Now, she was busy stroking her chest to calm her heartbeat while her mind tried composing the words she wanted to say to him.

Xander frowned while checking his phone.

Did he call the wrong number? After making sure he contacted Scarlett, he said, "Aren't you the one who wanted to talk to me? What's it!?"

Scarlett stammered in surprise, hearing his cold voice. "X-Xander, t-this is about... You know our story." She paused, confused about whether to say it or not.

"What story?" Xander massaged his temples.

'This woman, why is she always saying something but failing to finish her sentence? Does she think I can read her mind?' Xander scolded her in his mind. Even though he was impatient, he still tried to wait for her to speak.

"Earlier, my assistant asked about how we met and got married... I need to ask your opinion on what I told him. I was afraid you would disagree with what I said to him..."

She needs to match the story so that if one day someone asks them, whatever they say will be the same, or at least similar. She shouldn't be afraid to tell romantic stories she's made up herself.

There was a long silence from Xander's side. It made Scarlett a little worried that what she was saying now made this Ice Prince annoyed.

"What did you say to your friend?"

Scarlett blushed. How could she tell him what she said to Cruz? Gosh! Suddenly she felt her tongue go numb.

She slapped her cheeks to return to her usual self, brave and not easily faltering on someone, especially a handsome man like Xander.

"I told him you're the guy I had a crush on when I was a teenager." Scarlett gulped before continuing her shameless story, "When you visited island B, we met again. And, that night, you proposed to me. Of course, I immediately accepted, and then we decided to get married..."

Scarlett suddenly felt her throat dry like she had swallowed hot coals. This is so embarrassing. How could she make up a story like this? And now she is repeating her story to him.

Obviously, this man would disagree with the story she made. Or is he?

Scarlett was utterly nervous. Xander, on the other end, smiled broadly and seemed relaxed. He felt something flare up inside him, but it was relaxing because he was pleased with what he heard.

But, at the same time, Xander didn't notice that two pairs of eyes were staring at him with shocked expressions framing their faces.

"O-Old Master!!" The butler standing beside Old Riley said in his trembling voice. "Young Master Xander smiled. Oh my God!! This is the first time I've seen him smile since his mother died…."

"I can still see for myself, Alvin!!" Old Riley said with a happy face seeing his cold grandson finally smile.

Meanwhile, Scarlett feels pressured because Xander doesn't say a word.

"X-Xander, I hope you don't mind…." Without his prior approval, she felt ashamed to make up such a story.

"I do not mind," Xander said calmly.

A sigh of relief could be heard from Scarlett, making Xander smile again. But then his smile disappeared when he saw his grandfather and butler staring at him.

Xander immediately turned his body and looked at the lake, making Old Riley and Alvin only see his broad back.

"Ah, well… Sorry if I disturbed you. You can continue your business now." She didn't want to take up Xander's time anymore. She knew a CEO like him must be very busy.

"It's okay. I'm not busy." Xander cleared his throat as he gripped his phone tightly. He felt strange speaking to her this softly. "Is there anything else you want to ask?"

"Yes, there is. Looks like we need to talk a little more about ourselves..." Scarlett suddenly stopped. She was worried that Xander would misunderstand her.

"Ah, Xander, please don't misunderstand. Well, I just want to avoid other people's suspicions if we get married because..."

Before Scarlett could finish her words, she heard Xander say, "Yeah. I think so too. You can ask anything you want to know, and I'll answer."

Scarlett smiles upon hearing his words.

"Oh great, I'll text you when I have something to ask." Instantly a bunch of random questions popped up in her mind. She wanted to know more about him. But now, she refrained from asking, "Alright, I will end now and talk to you later at home…."

"Hmm..." Xander hung up the phone.

pαndα`noνɐ1--сoМ Scarlett dazedly looked at her cell phone. Her heart skipped a beat after hearing how sweetly Xander spoke to her.

'Why does that guy sound cute on the phone? Different when he talks directly to me!?' Scarlett shook her head and started to focus on her work again.

While at Riley Mansion.

Xander enters his grandfather's study again. Expressionless, he sat across from his grandfather, who was looking at him with a question mark flashing from his eyes.

He said nothing. He waited, wondering why his grandfather had summoned him to meet him early in the morning.

Arriving at this house, instead of talking about the reason for his summons, this old man only asked to accompany him for breakfast and for a morning walk.

But Xander could guess what this old man wanted. Still, he didn't want to start the conversation. He wanted to know if this old man still had spies in his house to tell him about Scarlett.

After glaring at each other, Walter Riley finally broke the silence. After he clears his throat, he asks his grandson, "Why did you get married without telling me?" His voice sounded calm. Still, Xander could hear the annoyance from there.

"I would be single forever if I told you," Xander replied curtly.