A few days later.
While Scarlet was engrossed in a video call with Xander on her laptop, her cell phone unexpectedly chimed. She glanced at the incoming message, and a wave of tension swept through her entire body.
[Investigation report completed]
"Max!" Scarlet whispered, the name on the screen unmistakably linked to only one person.
"Max?" On the other end of the call, Xander's face knitted with confusion as he overheard Scarlet mentioning a man's name, her expression suddenly tensing.
"Babe, what's wrong?" he asks with genuine concern.
Scarlet turns her gaze to her laptop screen. "Xander, I've finally received the complete report from Max, and there's something I need to attend to, so it looks like we should end this call..." She feels sorry because they just talked for a few minutes.
"Who's Max?" Xander asked curiously.
