Chapter 88

What really is her goal? It seemed that he had to get Matt to look into this. He won't be kept in the dark and used as a cannon fodder And as for his mother.... besides being disappointed in her, he really did not know what else he was supposed to feel. "Scarlett....come here...I have something to tell you..." Ryder said. Scarlett, who was still cursing over and over again in her head was stunned. "What?" She asked. Even though she said, she was already walking to him. Scarlett did not know when she stated to listen to this person. She had been so persistent to go against him before. Why did she change so much? "What is it?" Scarlett asked him. Ryder passed his phone to her. Scarlett took it and saw the news. "Ryder meets mistress with an older woman at night" Scarlett read the article and she found out that Ryder was seen having dinner with some woman and an older woman yesterday. It was the same woman in the scandal of the previous day. Scarlett did not know why he was showing her this. So yesterday he still went to meet this woman? He said that she was his ex girlfriend, and he is still meeting her.... What does this mean? What about the words that he said to her? Were all of those things lies? Scarlett really did not know what she was supposed to believe right now. "Why are you showing me that?" Scarlett asked. It was clear that she was angry right now but she was still pretending not to care. Ryder smiled when he saw that. Will it kill Scarlett for her to admit what she was feeling? He pulled Scarlett by the waist and brought her even closer to him. Scarlett tried to struggle but she gave it up when she saw how useless it was. "Why won't I show it to you? You are my wife. You aren't angry about what these people are saying?" Ryder asked. Scarlett let out a snort. "why should I be angry with them? It's not as if they are lying. You did have diner with this woman. It's not a lie" Scarlett said. What she wanted to say, he is the person that she should be angry with. But Scarlett was never going to admit that. Ryder smiled because he had already gotten her meaning. "Can't you just admit that you are jealous?" Ryder asked. Scarlett looked away. She is Jealous? What part of her looks like she is Jealous? "I'm Jealous? What part of me looks like I'm jealous?" Scarlett really what she was thinking. Ryder "......" Fine! You are not Jealous. You are right. "The older woman is my mother" Ryder said. "So you met your mother with your mistress? I have to say, you do know how to enjoy your life. You have the both of best worlds. Your mother even knows your mistress. She probably favours her more. So tell me, is this about to become the clichë mother and daughter in law fight?" Scarlett asked. All of her words were dripping with sarcasm. Ryder almost slapped a hand to his forehead. But thinking about how much progress he and Scarlett had made, he held himself back. Besides, her acting like this just means that she cares about him right? She cares about him.... that's why she's being this way. This is a happy development.. "Scarlett, I've already decided that I want to live a good life with you. Don't worry, none of thier existence will become something that you need to worry about. Whether it's my mother or Mira, you don't need to worry about them. I'm going to take care of this. I just need to find out what thier motive is first" Ryder said. This what what he wanted to tell Scarlett. He wanted to tell Scarlett his suspicions and how he was going to deal with this so that she won't misunderstand him. He knew that Scarlett was never going to ask him anything. If she did not ask, the situation was going to get worse and thier relationship was going to suffer. "What do you need to find out? Just look at this! It's so easy to tell what is going on here! This woman wants to get back with you and she enlisted your mother's help. I bet that your mother said so many terrible things about me yesterday and your Mira pretended to mediate and speak up for me right?" Scarlett asked. Ryder ".....!!!" How can she be so clear about what happened yesterday when she wasn't even there? It was true that a woman's intuition was the strongest thing ever. No one knew a woman better than another woman. She was even able to spot a rival from a picture. But what does she mean by his Mira? She isn't his at all! Ryder felt really wronged! "She isn't my Mira! I only have you" Ryder said. Scarlett "....." She decided to ignore the antics of this person. She knew very well that she couldn't beat him when he wants to be shameless. She isn't a match for him at all. "You are right. Mira did come back because of me but I can promise you that I don't have anything to do with her!" Ryder said. He was suddenly serious. Scarlett did not say anything but it was clear that she wasn't as angry as she was from the start. In fact, she wasn't angry since a long time ago. He took the initiative to show her the news and explain to her, it was clear that he did not want her to misunderstand. She had to be grateful for that. Scarlett wasn't stupid. She could see that he was thinking for her here. In fact, Scarlett was actually thinking.... "It won't be such a bad idea to live with this person forever right?" She could see for herself how he treated her.. Sometimes, she really admired to her. No matter what the outcome was, she was someone who dared to love and hate. Even though her family was against it, she went with the man that she loved. And five years ago, even though she was hurting, she did not try to hold on the marriage. She decisively put an end to it! Her mother may seem weak but she was someone who dared to love and hate. "What are you thinking about?" Ryder asked Scarlett when he saw that her mind was wondering away. Scarlett instantly snapped out of her reverie. "nothing" she mouthed. There was no way that she was about to tell this person that she was thinking about living with him for the rest of her life! "Mira's motive is quite clear but as long as I stay away from her, she won't be able to do anything. As for my mother, she's the real problem here. I don't know know what she's planning. I have find out what her goal is first" Ryder said. Scarlett looked up at his face. What does he mean by that? It's clear what his mother's motive is! "It's clear what your mother's motive is. She wants to help Mira get you. She is probably the daughter in law that she wants. Mira is obviously using her to get you" Scarlett said. She thought that it was quite simple. How could he not get it? "No Scarlett. It's not that simple. You see, it's not a case of Mira using my mother, it's the other way round. It's my mother using Mira" Ryder said. Anyway, he knew that Mira wasn't smart enough to use the media to cause so much problem between him and Scarlett. If she was that smart, she would not have caused such a scene at the bar that day. Scarlett was alarmed now. "what do you mean?" "Actually, my mother....she left my dad and I ten years ago. I was just a teenager then. My mother...she may be my mom but there isn't much to say about her. I'm past the stage of being disappointed. She is someone who won't hold back from using the people closet to her for her own gain. She hasn't shown up in ten years and now she suddenly shows up and tells me that she misses me? I don't believe it at Scarlett. I think that there's something wrong somewhere. My mom...she probably wants something from Mira and she is pushing Mira to me right now. In fact, Mira and I, including you, we may be chess pieces on her board game...." Ryder said. His mood was obviously down having to talk about his mother like this but it was the truth. His mother was just this type of person. Scarlett was stunned when she heard this. She found it hard to believe that his mother was actually this type of person. She did not even hold back from using her own son. Even wanting to make use of his marriage. Scarlett could not help thinking about her father. Even though he left her for twenty years, at least, he did not try to do anything to hurt her. But for Ryder, his mother showed up after so long and she could only think about how to use him.... It really was sad... She could not help but feel sad for him. "Are you okay?" Scarlett asked. She did not know why she asked that. She just felt that he must be going through a hard time right now. It's never easy for anyone to be abandoned by a parent. And now that parent was trying to use him... No one would be okay at all! Ryder looked up at Scarlett. Is she worrying about him now? Ryder could not help but smile brightly. See?! He knew that as long as he persisted, she would be able to reciprocate the feelings that he has for her! It finally did happen. He knew that she wasn't completely indifferent to him. She does care about him. She even feels sorry for him. Scarlett was alarmed. She asked him if he was okay and he is smiling? What is wrong with this person? "Hey, what is wrong with you? I asked you if you are okay and you are smiling? Is it funny?" Scarlett asked. "No...it's not funny at all.... sorry....I'm just really happy right now. You do care about me. You even feel sorry for me....I'm so happy right now...." Ryder said. It was taking all his self control to not jump up and down right now. "Who says that I'm worried about you? I'm not worried at all!" Scarlett said. As expected, she wasn't going to admit it. But Ryder wasn't bothered. He already saw it for himself. He did not care if she admits it verbally or not. She was already giving herself away with her actions Right now! "Actually, I can tell how you are feeling right now. It isn't a good feeling to be abandoned by a parent" Scarlett said. "What do you mean?" Ryder asked. Immediately he asked the question, the answer followed. He knew about Scarlett's mother but he had never heard anything about her father. He never really thought to ask before. "Your father....." Ryder said in a probing tone. "My dad....he left me and my mom since I was five. I don't even remember much about him. Anyway, I don't care. Five years ago, he came back and demanded a divorce from my mom. He did not even want to see me. Yesterday, I met him, he said a lot of things, like how he did not want to do the things that he did but that be was forced to do but what is the use of such cheap talk? It doesn't change the fact they me made me and my mom suffer for so many years. It's all cheap talk" Scarlett said. Ryder kept quiet. He could see that even though she said that she did not care, she did actually care a lot. Scarlett was always trying to put on a tough front in front of others but she was actually quite fragile.