Heartbroken

Scarlett was shocked to hear that.

'Carter proposed to Zara?' 

After a few moments had passed, Scarlett regained her senses. She grabs Zara's hands.

"Zara, you said Carter proposed to you?" she asked, her voice still a bit shaky. Upon seeing Zara's nod, she silently swallowed before continuing, "When did he propose to you?" she asked again, trying to hide her surprise.

"A week ago," Zara replied, her tone carrying a mix of sadness and worry as she looked at Scarlett. "...I wanted to meet him, but he seems to be avoiding me," she said with a tinge of anxiety. "Maybe he's angry with me because I didn't accept his proposal."

Scarlett pondered for a moment, trying to put together the timeline and recent events. She could speculate that Carter must have proposed to Zara before he was kidnapped, which might explain why they didn't communicate after that.

"Why do you want to meet him if you already rejected him?" Scarlett asked.