"Go get her!" the woman called after him encouragingly. This man seemed like he'd finally figured things out, so she was wholeheartedly rooting for the young couple.Jonathan arrived at Crayton quickly. He hadn't expected Scarlett to choose such a close city to clear her mind. She'd probably chosen this city because she knew that he would never expect her to choose it. However, it had been a month since that woman had seen Scarlett, so he didn't even know if she was still here. This was what worried him the most. If she'd left Crayton, he would have to start his search again from scratch. Though he knew people in different places and had connections in almost every city, Scarlett had learned how to avoid being tracked, so he wouldn't be able to find her. Besides, Lucas, that crafty boy, was also with her, so that just made it even harder for him to find her. However, he believed that since Scarlett had chosen this small and cozy city, she was probably planning to stay here for a whi
They'd been apart so long that they probably had a lot to say to each other. It didn't matter if they were going to exchange loving words or yell at each other; they probably would like some privacy when it all went down. Besides, Scarlett seemed like a stubborn woman, so they weren't worried that Jonathan would coerce Scarlett to go with him against her will. If she really didn't want to, Jonathan wouldn't be able to make her move an inch."Thank you so much," Jonathan said gratefully."What's your name? Also, could you please leave us your number so we can contact you in the future in case anything happens to Scarlett?" Rowan asked."My name is Jonathan Leonard and my number is …""Don't tell me you're Jonathan Leonard, the president of Leonard Corporations!" Rowan exclaimed in disbelief. He could tell that Jonathan was no ordinary man, but he hadn't expected him to be the president of Leonard Corporations. If he was the president of Leonard Corporations … then wouldn't that make
"I think the flower really suits you too!" The little girl complimented Scarlett sincerely. The woman before her looked exactly like those beauty pageant queens that she saw on TV. The only difference was that she was neither in extravagant clothes nor in heavy makeup. She was dressed casually, but something about her drew the attention of others."Thank you! Here's your bouquet," Scarlett had finished arranging the bouquet while they were talking and passed it to the girl. The girl paid for the flowers but didn't leave immediately. Instead, she passed the bouquet back to Scarlett with a cheeky smile on her face. "Miss, this is actually for you!""For me?" Scarlett asked in disbelief. She studied the girl in front of her but didn't seem to recognize her at all. Perhaps the little girl had mistaken her for someone else."Yeah! It's for you! But I'm not the one who bought it for you. Someone asked me to buy it for you, and he said that he would be seeing you very soon," the girl respo
"Whatever, I don't want to argue with you anymore. Regardless, you have to compensate me for the past month that I've spent looking for you," Jonathan said shamelessly."What do you want as compensation?" Scarlett asked cautiously as she took a few steps back and wrapped her arms around her body. She had a feeling that she knew what he wanted.Scarlett looked like a cornered animal, which prompted Jonathan to say in exasperation, "What are you doing? Relax. I won't do anything to you until you accept me. Are you really that scared of me?"Hearing that made her feel much calmer, so she said, "You have to stay true to your world, alright? You can't force me to do—"Right as she let down her defenses, that bastard immediately pinned her to the wall and forcefully kissed her.Scarlett tried to break free from his grip, but he was much too strong, and she couldn't even find an opportunity to fight back. He'd missed her so much, and he kissed her like a man dying from thirst, as if she
For the sake of his own safety, Lucas decided that he was going to keep his guard up around Jonathan. After all, Jonathan wasn't beneath kidnapping Lucas and using him as a hostage to force Scarlett to return to Atville."What are you talking about? It's not like I'm with you from dusk until dawn. I just didn't want your mom to be worried about you. That's why I've been picking you up and dropping you off at school every day. Also, Lucas, I'm your father. So, you can't keep calling me 'Uncle Jonathan', okay? You have to call me 'dad'!" Jonathan said seriously. He'd decided that he was going to officially marry Scarlett once they got back to Atville and announce to the world that Lucas was his son. Then no one would ever be able to bully Scarlett and Lucas anymore."I still don't know if you're my actual dad, so I won't call you that. If you marry my mommy, then I'll call you 'Dad'. However, if she doesn't agree to marry you, I won't consider you my dad." Lucas wasn't about to fall fo
But Jonathan didn't think it worked that way. In his mind, Lucas was his woman's son, so he thought Lucas should use whatever Jonathan had as well."Alright, alright, go play then. Didn't you say you liked coming to the amusement park? Next time, we'll bring your mommy here too. The three of us can play together as a family." Jonathan took Lucas' hands and headed toward the amusement park.There were many parents with their kids in the amusement park. Various couples were there as well, all of them looking happy and fulfilled. Jonathan suddenly realized how much familial affection could be found in amusement parks, of all places. Perhaps his plan to purchase a whole amusement park hadn't been as far-fetched as he'd initially thought.Lucas, on the other hand, thought that Jonathan's idea had been nothing but a spur-of-the moment thought and that he would give it up soon enough. Little did he know Jonathan planned on taking action as soon as he had the time to. Despite the crowd, the ap
"Alright, go wash your hands and come eat," Scarlett finally said as Jonathan led Lucas in to wash his hands.As the three of them sat around the table, Jonathan felt, deep in his heart, the warmth of what it meant to be a family. He'd never realized how wholesome and content it would make him to sit down together—just the three of them—even if it was for nothing but a simple meal. Above all, since Scarlett had cooked everything herself, it made him feel even warmer. Jonathan thought he had to be the luckiest man alive at that moment."When did you learn to cook, Scar?" Jonathan couldn't help but ask. One taste of her cooking stirred his interest at once. They weren't half bad—in fact, they were actually really good, and Jonathan was curious about how her culinary skills had improved so dramatically in such a short period of time."Why? Do you have any complaints about it?" Scarlett huffed. After practicing diligently for the past month, she'd expected something more than the appreciat
Scarlett looked at the man who'd emerged from the fitting room, a surge of unfamiliarity filling her. In the past, her recollections of Jonathan had always been of him in a suit, as opposed to the casual outfit he was now dressed in. Scarlett couldn't seem to wrap her head around this new version of him. Still, not even that could stop her from staring at his handsome profile as she contemplated the way those clothes made him look like he was still in his early 20s."Wow, you look so handsome, Uncle Jonathan!" Lucas surveyed Jonathan's outfit, his eyes lighting up with excitement. He didn't know Jonathan could ever look like this—perhaps it was all thanks to his skincare routine, or perhaps the clothes he had on simply complimented his looks perfectly. Regardless, at that moment, Jonathan didn't look like the president of a large company. Quite the contrary, he looked like a dazzling star on stage, basking in the attention of the adoring crowd."What do you think, Scar?" Jonathan could