S.O.S Received, Save the Captain!

It has been four days since that incident and neither Jasper nor Alex has seen Scarlet. Nobody knew anything about her whereabouts. According to Venessa, she overheard some teachers talking about how her parents have called the school, informing them about Scarlet's extended leave with no certainty of her return.

Nobody was allowed to contact the Liu's and even the teachers were tight-lipped about giving any more information about Scarlet. Alex tried asking for Scarlet's address to deliver her share of homework but was turned down. Jasper found it incredibly odd but decided to remain silent on the side. Mrs Wilde and Jenna were also trying to find out more about what happened to little Scarlet but they couldn't move too openly. No matter how powerful the Wilde Family was, it wouldn't reflect well for their general image if they were found sniffing around without concrete evidence about Mr and Mrs Liu's private affairs.

The duo didn't bother to attend classes. Alex brought Mr Wilde's spare laptop to school so that they could continue working on Scarlet's plan. That didn't prove very effective with the unofficial leader of their team missing and uncontactable. Fortunately, nobody would think about looking for them in the science lab's storeroom. The kind lab assistant who chose to provide them refuge was an old lady who helped maintain and wash the apparatus every day. There wasn't really anything much to do in between classes so she didn't mind taking in two very intelligent students who had bigger ambitions in life. Her only condition was that they had to help her feed the lab pets which was something the class skippers readily agreed to. It was a good deal.

Jasper was browsing through some of the materials Scarlet mentioned before when Alex tapped him urgently on the arm. "Look! She updated the Journal!"

Almost at once, the boy dropped his reading materials and hovered over the laptop. True enough, there was a post updated yesterday afternoon. Jasper and Alex read the post twice to make sure they didn't miss anything out.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Alex finally broke the silence, her expression deeply troubled.

Jasper shrugged. "Your mother wouldn't appreciate being compared to an octopus, but I can see where she is coming from. Also, I feel like we should let the adults know. Being trapped in a cell doesn't sound good. I don't know what kind of cell has a computer but if Scarlet is trapped in it, then it is enough reason for us to rescue her."

Alex agreed. "Let me call Jenna. You're better at finding clues so I will let you see if you can pick out more clues from her post. I'll be right back!"

Jasper glanced back at the post and read it again, paying more attention to every detail. His lips twitched when he came across the word Scarlet chose to describe her new friends with. "Scrubs, huh? We must be the two most capable scrubs in the world if we get her out of prison..."

>>Xxx Destiny Aitsuji xxX<<

After Jenna received Alex's call, she reported the matter directly to Mrs Wilde. The two ladies have been keeping tabs on the Liu's ever since the bullying incident. Mrs Wilde never thought that such an opportunity would present itself. If played right, she could snatch the young genius from the Liu's and take her under the Wilde's wing. Alex would require all the help she can get when she finally succeeds her.

"Call the lawyer and tell them to make the Liu's an offer they cannot resist. I want Scarlet no matter what. She doesn't have to take the Wilde name, but I want her to become one of Alex's pillars."

The loyal butler bowed and excused herself to carry out her lady's orders.

>>Xxx Destiny Aitsuji xxX<<

Alex was surprised to receive a text from Jenna telling them to follow the driver home today as she has urgent matters to attend to. Jasper took a look at the text and quickly put two and two together. Jenna must be acting on Mrs Wilde's orders to investigate Scarlet's situation.

"Do you think we can pay Scarlet a secret visit?" Alex asked.

"Jenna is already on it..."

Alex grinned. "No, Jenna's going to see the Liu's. We are going to see Scarlet. I bet Princess Rapunzel is locked up in a tower waiting for her Prince Charming to rescue her. Isn't it great that I'm the school's Prince?"

Jasper rolled his eyes behind his thick bangs. "Well, the Prince can go rescue the Doll Princess. This Freak is not interested. I'm more interested in this thing called stock market Scarlet briefly mentioned the other day. It's like gaming but better because it gives you real money. If I can understand the trend, I'll be making millions."

Alex rolled her eyes. Jasper was beginning to sound a little like her father, always talking about the money. The girl didn't quite understand people and their strange obsession with it. True, she was taught that she was special and that money would never be something she had to worry about. It was something that was important for people and she was taught to respect it. However, Alex can't help but wonder what kind of world would exist for those who didn't need to worry about it at all. Scarlet's Grand Plan included being financially independent and she'd never seen Jasper been more enthusiastic about anything. Usually, he had to be dragged along before things can start to move.

"Fine. You'll head home and I'll just visit Scarlet."

Jasper raised a brow. "You know where she lives?"

Alex grinned. "We had a girls' night, remember? Of course! We had a girl's night, remember? I just need to hop on the bus and alight at the fourth stop."

Jasper paled. Knowing the spoiled young mistress who'd never travelled anywhere by herself before, taking public transport can spell trouble. He weighed the pros and cons. It wasn't very difficult for him to sacrifice his short-lived happiness. The gardener's son would rather forgo his short-lived joy and spare the Wilde's special force guards the country-wide search operation for their missing young lady than face the wrath of his parents for failing his mission to take care of the naive girl. For a cook and a gardener working in the Wilde Family, they were scarier than the real master and madam of the mansion.

"Wait! I'll come with you. We can tell the driver to pick us up later when we know the address..."

Alex wasn't quite expecting Jasper's offer to help and grinned when he did. "I knew you would come to see it my way!"

Jasper wanted to pull his hair out in frustration at how dense Alex was. "Of course, anything for you..." He replied dryly.

On the other hand, those words made Alex react in a very different manner. The girl quickly looked away, trying to hide the blush and calm her heart.