Chapter 145 - Diversion

Three days. Raven and his team had been trying for three days to lure the stalker into appearing but no such thing happened. Just like what Claire mentioned, the stalker had disappeared when they tried to pursue, similar to what happened to Alex's stalker cases. Scarlet's life went on as per usual.

Raven was angry at himself for being slow. The invitation that he went to investigate led him on a wild goose chase. Other than sleazy teenagers in the club for rich kids and some perverted sugar daddies looking for a new sugar baby, there was nothing of significance worth investigating. The mastermind had them completely played like a fool.

"Don't worry about it too much, stay vigilant. They must have done it to ascertain the amount of guards and level of security we have. It's a good thing you only activated three teams," Claire said over the video call.

Raven nodded. He wasn't satisfied with the outcome but Claire was right. They had to remain vigilant for the mastermind's next move. On the bright side, Alex and Scarlet don't seem to suspect anything out of the ordinary.

At least, that was what the bodyguards believed.

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Money Face: Wait what? What commercial? And don't get used to it! Brb, gonna search it up.

Secret Pen: Do you think he's going to be very shocked?

Rich and Rotten: It's not the first time I've twerked, he'll be fine

Rich and Rotten: Back on topic, so you do find it strange after all… I thought it was merely my imagination. Also, I've been getting a lot of strange job offers. Claire declined them all on my behalf but I was curious so I stole a peek.

Secret Pen: Who was it from?

Rich and Rotten: Eh, some big hotel chain… if I remember it right it's called Tipton?

After reading that, Scarlet froze. Tipton was a large hotel chain in the world. It was also one of the hotels that the Wilde's frequently booked with. On the surface, there shouldn't be anything to worry about. However, the singer-actress had a nagging feeling at the back of her mind.

Secret Pen: Are you sure? What are the job offers like?

Rich and Rotten: They want to invite me to film an extravagant commercial with them to introduce their new branch in Hollywood. The pay was really good as well and it's only going to take three days at most to film that commercial. Of course, they wanted me to use my fame to promote it better so they offered me a free three days two night stay with VVIP treatment on the condition that I posted pictures of my stay to my social media.

Secret Pen: Sounds like a legit job. Did Claire turn it down?

Rich and Rotten: Not yet. They've been very persistent and the manager has visited a few times. I expressed my interest but Claire said that she had to consider it a little more.

Money Face: OMG ALEX!

Money Face: You're not allowed to take on such jobs again!

Secret Pen: Called it. I know he would be shocked.

Rich and Rotten: But why? It paid very well.

Money Face: I forbid! You're not short on money anyway, why are you taking on jobs like that? You should take jobs that will increase your value and image.

Rich and Rotten: Then do you think I should take the Tipton job?

Money Face: Wait, let me back read.

Money Face: Strange, why is Claire so against it? I think it's a good job too.

Scarlet paused and read as Alex and Jasper chatted about other things. The Tipton hotel had recently gotten a new major shareholder and stakeholder. The opening of the Hollywood branch is no coincidence. The young writer knew that the new shareholder was a very famous entertainment company known for running casinos and theme parks. She couldn't recall the name of that company but she had a feeling this was the reason for Claire's reluctance to let Alex take on the job. Firstly, Alex was underage to be promoting such things but the number of jobs requiring her to flaunt her s.e.x.u.a.l appeal over the years had increased dramatically. Scarlet wasn't too surprised about it seeing how Alex had Orita's genes. The girl looked very mature and was indeed a great beauty.

Secret Pen: Alex, maybe you should take on that job. I have some rather strange job requests too and it sounds rather similar to what's happening to you. Some rich Chinese tycoon is starting a new business venture and they want me to shoot a commercial or doc.u.mentary film about it to promote their new private resort. Claire's main concern should be the casino portion of the new Tipton hotel in Hollywood. As a representative, you're underage.

Money Face: I see. Well, I suppose a commercial for a casino is still better than P3psi if you don't have to twerk.

Rich and Rotten: You don't love me! I had to take several shots of that to get it right and they only used two seconds of my marvelous twerking in the video!

Money Face: … I'm going to sleep. Good night and have fun.

Secret Pen: Night, sweet dreams.

Rich and Rotten: I hope you fall out of bed tomorrow.

Money Face: Heh… you wish

Once Jasper had gone to bed, Alex decided to message Scarlet directly.

Alex: Are you sure it's alright to take the job? Claire's instincts are usually not wrong. Besides, she allowed me to do a twerking commercial, why won't she let me do a casino one?

Scarlet: Your guess is as good as mine. However, I have a feeling it's related to the stalking case.

Alex: Stalking huh… I managed to get a few weeks of peace. How's your stalker doing?

Scarlet: Max didn't catch them. They also disappeared without a trace. However there's no mistaking it, they'll be back. I didn't tell anyone yet but I have a feeling my stalker is not a fan.

Alex: Me too. It's really odd because my fans usually know what I like and dislike. I feel like this might be an anti-fan.

Scarlet: What kind of gifts have you been receiving?

Alex: Paintbrushes, oil pastels, colouring pencils… just art supplies in general. Oh, the most annoying one has to be a glitter powder collection.

Scarlet: But those are things that you like…

Alex: Yes but only a few people know about it. It's been years since I last touched my art supplies. Only those who know me since I was a child would know that and even so, these people are few. I was homeschooled for a long time and I didn't pick up art before I met you. My love for art was never brought up during my interviews and it isn't made known publicly. How would my stalker know what I'm like behind the camera? It feels like a threat or blackmail of some kind. Also, the colours are always very vibrant. If it's not red, it's orange or yellow. It's creepy, don't you think?

Scarlet froze. As she composed a reply to reassure her sister who was freaking out without a doubt, she wondered who it possibly could be. While it didn't seem like a fan, it didn't seem like an anti-fan either. Those were the very colours Alex used to love when they were younger. Whoever planned this job for Alex and her was definitely trying to meet them in person. They were also very careful not to alert the Wilde's security.

Scarlet didn't know about this person's intentions but for some reason, she didn't think they were Anastasia's men. Just who could this possibly be?