The Billionaire's Genius Wife

Scarlett sat beside Rex. "Brother, how's the progress of your investigation?" Scarlett was curious about Rex's team's progress in locating her mother. She had heard from Seven but wanted to hear directly from Rex.

"I just received the news before coming here. They found something unusual. The clue happened about a year and a half ago. However, I'm still waiting for the detailed report. I'll let you know later if I meet them in person..."

Suddenly, Scarlett's heart raced upon hearing Rex's explanation.

"Why can't you ask them over the phone or have them email you the report details?" Scarlett asked, her impatience seen in her eyes. Rex didn't rush to answer her but conveyed a warning through his sharp gaze.

"Three! Please focus!" He said in a low tone. "Remember who we are dealing with—your mother, the best hacker. Besides that, we also don't know the powerful force that keeps your mother in hiding."

Scarlett gasped and nodded at what Rex said.

When he saw her slowly nodding, he continued, "That's why I've forbidden them from revealing anything online or via telephone. It's better to talk about it directly, just in case they notice our movements..."

"Mmm, I understand, bro," Scarlett awkwardly smiled. "So when are you going to see them?"

"After dinner, I will meet them at the base camp."

"I will go with you," she said, glancing at Seven. "Seven, you stay here because you need to wait in the control room. I'm concerned we might miss a signal from those God Eyes..."

Seven nodded in agreement with Scarlett's idea. "No worries. I will stay."

Scarlett stood immediately before saying, "I will ask the chef to prepare dinner faster so we can head to the base camp earlier..." She left and headed to the dining room. There, she met her father's butler and Logan, who appeared busy monitoring the servants preparing dinner.

"Logan, can we eat now? I'm hungry..." Scarlett said casually, and Logan responded with a panicked expression, unwilling to let his young Madam go hungry.

"Yes... Yes, young Madam. It's ready..." Logan said while gesturing to several servants to speed up the food preparation.

"Okay, I'll call everyone..." Scarlett said and returned to the living room.

****

After dinner, Grandpa Morrison and Rex finally excused themselves to return to their hotel. Meanwhile, Scarlett waited until her father returned to his room before leaving with Logan for the Fox base camp. It was almost eleven o'clock at night when Scarlett arrived at the base camp. She asked Logan to wait for her in the outer area. Then, she immediately entered the inner area to meet Rex there.

What surprised Scarlett the most was when she entered the living room area for Core Members, she saw several familiar faces there. They appeared relaxed, talking to each other while playing billiards. However, they all stopped what they were doing when they saw her and warmly greeted her.

"Little sister, you finally appear!" Nine smiled at Scarlett while raising his wine glass. She smiles at him.

"Three, why do you look even prettier since our last meeting at X?" Twelve said as he walked toward Scarlett. "Come here, give big bro your warm hug. I miss you..."

"Brother Daniel," Scarlett was about to accept his warm embrace, but she felt someone pulling her away from Daniel Kang before they could hug.

"Take a seat, Three!" Rex said as he led her to sit on the sofa.

"Damn it! Two, how dare you stop us!?" Daniel glared at Rex.

Rex only cleared his throat, paying no heed to Daniel's glare.

Scarlett felt amused looking at these two. Not wanting to provoke either of them emotionally, she tried to divert the conversation as she looked at Nine, who seemed chill, enjoying his wine.

"Brother Nine, why are you guys here? Did you have an assignment near this city?" Scarlett asked. She was curious to know because Brother Nine rarely appears on this continent. Likewise, Twelve mainly operates on the American continent rather than in Europe.

"They both handle field investigations," Rex answered before Nine could open his mouth. "—to trace your mother," he added.

"WHAT!?" Scarlett was utterly speechless upon hearing that. How could a core member of Fox be assigned a task usually handled by an outer member?

"Are we short of people? Why are they the ones taking the field?" She asks again. It's hard for her to understand.

"We have many people, but..." Rex glanced at Nine and Twelve before continuing. "You asked them!"

She looked at Nine and then at Daniel.

"Scarlett, I'm bored with my life there. When I heard Rex say you needed someone to investigate your mother, I volunteered..." Daniel said with a grin.

"Why? This task is simple. Ordinary members can do it. Your talent is too valuable to be used for this kind of thing..."

Daniel didn't answer immediately. He sipped his beer before saying, "Little sister, this is not simple. This is a special case; it's your mother we want to find." He said while locking eyes with Scarlett.

Scarlett was at a loss for words. Before she could respond, she heard Daniel continue his explanation. "Besides, Rex said he would pay for my holiday on this continent. So I came..."

Rex, "..."

Scarlett, "..."

She could only chuckle and then turned her gaze to Nine, eager to hear his reason for accepting this seemingly minor assignment. "What about you, Brother Nine?"

"Same reason as Twelve," Nine answered nonchalantly.

Scarlett was left speechless.

"Scarlett, it's past midnight," Rex suddenly chimed in. "If you want to stay here until morning, please continue this unimportant chat!"

"Ugh, yeah... you're right." Scarlett grinned at Rex and then returned her attention to Daniel. "Brother, you mentioned you have a new clue?"

"Yes. But actually, not about your mother, just someone you know..." Daniel's expression turned serious once more. "This person has been seen too often at Oslo airport in the past year and a half."

"Someone I know?" Scarlett asked, bewildered.

Daniel nodded.

"I'm not saying this person is related to your mother, but I'm suspicious because of his frequent presence here. As far as I know, this person has no business in this country, nor did he have family either..."

"Who?"