The Fake Heiress Turns Out to Be a True Tycoon! novel Chapter 316

Chapter 316: Chapter 316: Don’t Rush Me = Don’t Talk to Me

Scarlett Jennings turned her head and saw Sophie Harper holding a slightly oversized little spirit baby, quickly floating towards her, wearing an expression of heartbroken grief and resentment, as if she had been abandoned by a scoundrel.

Hearing her call, Scarlett felt her temples throb several times.

Where did this mother and child duo come from?

*Were they even born in the same era?*

"Scarlett, you made a contract with me, so how can you leave us alone?"

Due to Scarlett’s request, Sophie had to address her by name. It was only when she returned to the Jennings Family yesterday that she found out Scarlett had a little spirit baby besides her family and that she had been pushing it away all this while.

*Taking care of one is no different from taking care of two.*

But fortunately, she and the little spirit baby hit it off immediately, and last night, she even fed it a bit of shadow energy to help it grow.

Sophie Harper never had the chance to be a mother in her previous life, let alone a woman, so feeding a little spirit baby fulfilled a bit of regret.

Scarlett didn’t know what Sophie was thinking and just explained,

"The academy I’m attending is the Taoism Academy, and it prohibits shadow entities from entering, including ghost servants."

Besides, Sophie didn’t seem like someone who could quietly stay inside a magic artifact. If she sneaked out in the middle of the night and got seen by a teacher or a student, she might accidentally get eliminated.

Scarlett certainly couldn’t take her along.

Seeing Sophie with the little spirit baby looking at her eagerly, Scarlett thought for a moment, and said,

"I could take you there, too, since Samuel Chalmers lives right next door to the Jennings Family. I don’t feel comfortable leaving you at home..."

As Scarlett said this, the ghostly figure in front of her suddenly moved two meters away.

Sophie Harper, holding the little spirit baby, hovered gracefully in mid-air, waved goodbye with a smile, and said,

"Scarlett, go to school without worry, I will take good care of the house for you."

Scarlett: ...

Too lazy to pay attention to these two any longer, Scarlett waved them back into the room, telling them to stay put and not wander around, leaving shadow energy that could affect the Jennings Family.

As for leaving these two who might go and bother the bigwigs, Scarlett wasn’t worried. When she made the contract with Sophie, she had also placed a prohibition.

Keeping Sophie at the Jennings Family not only helped the little spirit baby quickly gain weight but also allowed her to keep an eye on Azura Loomis.

If she was already a bit suspicious before, then after Azura destroyed all the dolls, her suspicion deepened.

After all, under normal circumstances, if she suspected there was something wrong with her dolls, she would let Scarlett check them instead of destroying them all at once.

Scarlett suspected there was a connection between Azura Loomis and those soul-snatching dolls.

And even more, she suspected Azura might be connected to that so-called system.

It’s just that the existence of that system couldn’t be sensed at all—the odd energy she trapped in the Jade Token before had been sent to Ivan, but there was no result yet.

For now, all she could do was keep an eye on her and wait for Azura to make her move again; then everything would be clear.

Scarlett also instructed Sophie Harper and the little spirit baby to take care of the beautiful little jade piece.

After all, it wasn’t favored by Grandma Jennings. If it weren’t against the academy rules, Scarlett would love to take it with her...

While they were talking, Samuel Chalmers had already gotten into the back seat of the car.

Scarlett was about to quickly walk over when she suddenly saw Adam Jennings peeking his head out from the other side of the garden.

Her almond-shaped eyes met his for just a moment before she withdrew her gaze.

Scarlett pretended not to see him and stepped forward to leave.

But Adam quickly ran over and blocked her, saying,

"I’ve chosen the jade material for the Benedict Jade Carving you wanted. When will you start making it for me?"

Scarlett just gave him a glance, "Didn’t I say not to rush me for three months?"

Afraid he wouldn’t understand, Scarlett kindly elaborated,

" ’Don’t rush me’ means don’t talk to me for three months."

Adam Jennings’s lips twitched hard.

*Why didn’t she want to hear him speak at all?!*

Feeling dissatisfied, Adam emphasized,

"I paid money, you know."

Five million!

"Can’t I even ask a question?!"

Scarlett simply said, "You can also find someone else."

Adam: ...