“You know what? It’s a tug of war. I have to make sure I get back into school now. Otherwise, I will end up being a housewife forever. I’m not gonna compromise this time!” Scarlett said.
Fortunately, Francis didn’t bother putting up more of a fight.
Scarlett made a call to Bell to ask her about what had happened recently at school, but before she was able to do that, Bell just shouted out excitedly,
“Scarlett! Where the hell have you been these days? Have you been kidnapped? Why haven’t you given me a call recently?”
“It’s a long story. I’m fine though, don’t worry. I have something to ask you. I haven’t registered for classes yet… do you know if that might be a problem for me?”
Downstairs came the sound of the engine start, and soon the housekeeper came to tell Francis that she had driven herself out.“Shall we chase after her?” The bodyguard asked.“Let her go!” He said after he took a glance at the baby in his arms. He knew her and her driving skills very well. No one could catch up with her.Meanwhile, Scarlett kept driving and crying; she had no idea where she was going. Once she got far enough away from the village, she pulled over.“Damn you, Francis, how can you think that I would just abandon my baby and our relationship?” She angrily punched the steering wheel. The sound of the horn scared the birds resting in the trees lining the road.She was facing a d
Bell gestured to Scarlett to respond, but Scarlett insistently didn’t say a word. Bell pinched Scarlett’s thigh until Scarlett screamed in pain.“Scarlett? Aren’t you at school? What happened? Are you alright? Is everything okay?” Francis asked hurriedly.“Don’t put your weight on me! And get your leg off on me! It’s killing me!” Scarlett begged as Bell let her leg fall on top of Scarlett’s.As Bell lifted her leg up to let Scarlett breathe, Scarlett came to the window to answer the phone.“Who are you with right now?” Francis was overwhelmed by what he heard over the phone, although he was trying to make sure his tone was still calm. He felt certain that she had gone back to school to see some lover
Scarlett looked in the direction he was pointing and saw a black limousine parked in the shadow of trees. Here was a luxury car with a low profile.Scarlett walked over and pulled the car door open. She had prepared to see the poker face of Francis, but, unexpectedly, there was a big surprise waiting for her in the car. The baby was there.“Oh, my precious baby!” She exclaimed excitedly and took him from Francis, keeping looking at her cute baby in his blue jumpsuit. And then Scarlett couldn’t help kissing him again and again because she had missed him so much after two days of not seeing him.“He hasn’t had a good meal in these two days. You should do something!” Francis said, sitting next to her in the car.“Haven’t you f
Because her coat was stained, Scarlett handed the baby back to Francis and retrieved some napkins to try and get the stains out.“Just throw it away. Even if you wipe it clean, it will still have a smell.” Francis said after seeing what she was doing.“It’s Bell’s coat. I can’t just throw it away!” Scarlett yelled.“Don’t you have clothes with you? You mean you didn’t pack anything at all?” Francis frowned. Francis was a neat freak and a germaphobe, and he would never wear someone else’s clothes. He felt sick to his stomach, thinking that Scarlett was clothed in Bell’s clothing right that moment.What Francis said made Scarlett so embarrassed that she put her head down. She had left a couple of
Meanwhile, Scarlett was in a deep sleep, and then she was awakened by someone.“What are you doing? Please leave me alone! I want to sleep! I’m so tired… just let me sleep, why won’t you?” Scarlett said in anger.But Francis didn’t say anything. Without a word, he lifted the baby and placed him in Scarlett’s arms.Scarlett was so tired and frustrated that she felt like she would burst into tears any moment. Despite that, she knew she had to put the baby first and feed him if that’s what he wanted. Scarlett felt very wronged.“I’m not a nurse, okay? How can you treat me like this?” She cried.Although she knew what the baby’s needs came first, Scarlett st
At the moment, Scarlett was half awake and saw her baby struggling to have his meal. She had no choice but to sit up and hold him up, starting to feed him while she kept yawning sleepily.Francis went back to bed and rested his head on his hands to look at the mother and the baby. They were the two most important people to him in the entire world.He felt very happy and satisfied, and this feeling was so much greater than the sense of satisfaction he felt when he would cut a billion-dollar business deal.As the sun climbed up gradually, a busy morning started the new day.Scarlett had woken up so early that she was dozing off at breakfast. Her hair almost landed in the porridge.“Are you that tired, babe?” Francis
After that, Scarlett sent Francis a message immediately.“Technically speaking, our son is still an illegitimate child now. What are you gonna do about that?”Meanwhile, Francis was in a meeting when he got the message. And he knew it was from Scarlett because no one dared to text him except for her.Francis took his cellphone out to check his messages, which really surprised everyone else at the meeting. The Director of Sales & Marketing of Sandler Family, William Matthew, suddenly stopped his presentation and asked carefully, “Mr. Sandler, is there something wrong? Is everything all right?”He was nervous and careful when he asked him because he was terrified of this cold-hearted boss.“Eve
“Why is that?”“Because it’s you. Because the father of the baby is you, and so I’m willing to give everything up for you and our child!”She didn’t know if Francis understood what she was saying to him, but this was how she tried to show him love and affection. She was so strong and proud that she didn’t want to be humble because of this love, but she would be like that for him.As for Francis, he believed she was the only one for him, and he had tried his best to keep her around. Together, they had come to new, individual meanings of love, united by a shared vision of their baby’s future. After everything that had transpired– all the fighting, arguments, and deceptions– Scarlett and Francis had finally come to see each other as soulmates
When Scarlett woke up, it was eight o’clock in the morning. She rolled around in bed for a few moments before sitting up. Her head felt heavy.“You’re awake!” Francis said as he walked into the bedroom from the balcony. He smiled at her. “I thought you’d be out for hours. Aren’t you jetlagged? How long was the flight from Lisbon to Irving anyway? And didn’t you have a stopover in Dallas?”Scarlett rested her head on Francis’s shoulder and said, “Well, I wanted to go to bed early last night. No thanks to you, we ended up staying up so late! I barely got enough sleep. You’re exhausting me, Francis!”“Oh? Am I? I’m so sorry, Scarlett.” Francis teased. He kissed her neck and tousled her hair.
“Don’t you miss me?” Scarlett laughed on the other side. Her hair was wet, and she was wearing a champagne-colored nightgown. She looked as pretty as ever.“Of course I miss you, but I can’t do anything about it, right? I can’t cry on daddy’s shoulder as Brittany did.” Francis said. He came to the balcony and lit up a cigarette and felt a little relaxed.“Brittany cried?” Scarlett asked in surprise.“Yep, she cried for over an hour,” he said as he breathed out a plume of thick smoke.Upon hearing that, Scarlett felt kind of guilty. Was she selfish? Was she a bad mother, a bad wife?“Francis, do you resent me?” Scarlett asked as she Skyped with
As Carlos grew up, he learned the fact that his father was very powerful. But he couldn’t tell his mother what to do.“I gotta fly to Portugal for business... I’ll be gone for a month,” Scarlett said one evening.“Why do you have to be gone for such a long time? Can’t you just get one of your associates to go instead? What’s going to happen to us while you’re gone? At least try to see if you can come back sooner….” Francis moaned unhappily. He hated being away from his wife.“Carlos will take care of his sisters, and besides, Brittany and Shannon are very good kids.” Scarlett comforted gently. “You don’t have to worry about anything.”“I’m not talking about them. I&rsqu
Francis suddenly grabbed Scarlett in the crowd, who walked next to Eve and then tightened his grip around her waist. He pinned her against the pillar and gazed at her without looking away.“What are you doing?” she blushed as she noticed that he was staring at her.Francis moved his hand from her hip to her waist. He was turned on by her sexy figure– as always.After that, he kissed her fiercely– just like he was kissing her for the very first time in his life.Scarlett was taken by surprise and kissed him back passionately as the fireworks blazed on.They parted breathlessly and stared at each other with lust in their eyes.“I hope you’re glad
Scarlett looked up at Skyler. He smiled at her and said, “I’m very relieved that you’re gonna get married to Francis. So now you don’t need to worry about anything in the world.”“You’d better be quick. I will open the door now!” Eve said with her hand on the handrail.Scarlett and Skyler smiled at each other and felt that there was indeed nothing to be scared of anymore. They had, after all, suffered deeply for two decades. Now that was all over. They couldn’t dwell on the past; it was time to step into the future and embrace happiness.“Go ahead, I’m ready!” she smiled, readying herself for the walk down the aisle.As the door opened, Scarlett walked out with Skyler gripping her arm. He was smiling
There was a minute of silence over the phone– Francis and Scarlett said nothing to one another. Scarlett pouted and asked, “Wait a minute… are you laughing at me? You’re making fun of me, aren’t you?”“No, I’m the same as you. I feel nervous,” he said in a low voice.“What?” Scarlett asked curiously.Francis was standing in front of the window of his study room with his hands in his pocket, looking out at the vast, blue sea outside.He took a deep breath and smiled, “I said, I’m much more nervous than you are. I’m sure of it. You have no idea how nervous I’m feeling right now.”Scarlett laughed gleefully. Hearing that Francis was
Scarlett was about to drink up from her can of beer, but on the command of Eve, she was made to down an entire bottle of whiskey instead.“For our lovely and beautiful bride!” Eve said.With that, they blasted some tunes and began dancing wildly. Eve approached Scarlett and said something in her ear.“Say it again! I can’t hear you!” Scarlett shouted loudly.“I’m saying, don’t be a housewife! Live for yourself now and forever.” Eve shouted loudly.Scarlett just laughed and had a drink with her.“Cheers!” she said.The party didn’t come to a close until 4 am the fol
At this moment, Carlos took Shannon by the hand and walked in slowly, and said, “Brittany, mommy is tired. Please go play by yourself.”But Brittany just ignored him and took Scarlett to jump on the balcony. She was excited about the big blue swimming pool in front of them and said, “Mommy, I want to swim. Mommy, please go swimming with me.”The setting sun shone on the swimming pool; it was very quiet.“My sweetheart, could you ask daddy to go swimming with you a while later?” Scarlett said as she touched her head.Though Brittany was unhappy about this, she was not a stubborn kid; after that, she turned around to go look for Francis. Carlos was a little worried about her, so he instantly followed her.
Eve was pissed off and almost fainted from how angry and frustrated she was feeling right then.Damon immediately held her around her waist and said smilingly, “It’s our wedding day, Eve! I know you’re stressed out and panicking about this whole pregnancy thing, but this is actually good. You’re not pregnant! We’re in the clear! So let’s just try to enjoy this day now, why don’t we? What do you think?”As the guests left, Eve and Damon checked into the presidential suite at the hotel. When they got in the room, Damon suddenly realized that Eve was on the first night of her period. She may not be interested in having sex with him.“You know I don’t mind that you’re bleeding down there at all, right? A real man braves the red tide.”