Chapter 434

Scarlett met the young woman's gaze. Her eyes were a deep blue, as clear and luminous as sapphires. There was something magical about them. Still, Scarlett gently pulled her hand away. "I'm sorry. I can't take strangers up the mountain." Tears immediately welled up in the woman's eyes. She murmured something in a language Scarlett didn't understand. She appeared upset and began to complain, eventually crouching down and hugging herself. For a moment, she looked utterly lost, as if the whole world had turned its back on her. Scarlett felt a strange pang of sympathy stir within her. She knelt down and asked, "Miss, are you an adult?" The woman tilted her head in confusion. "What does that mean?" "Are you over 18?" Scarlett clarified. The woman shook her head. Scarlett frowned, silently cursing Xavier. What the hell was wrong with him? No matter how pretty the woman was, did he really have to mess with a minor? … At that very moment, in a large conference room somewhere acro