“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
Scarlett stomped on his feet and said angrily, “Well, it looks like my biggest distraction is you. Hey, if not for you, I wouldn’t have been dozing off in class every day, okay?”Francis grew dark and snarled, “Is that how you talk to your own husband? As if he’s an annoyance and a chore?”“Stop that. I have to study now!” She said as her ears reddened.Francis lowered his head to get close to Scarlett and gave a little kiss on her cold cheek, “Why should I stop? It looks like I need to prove myself to you again now, and then you will know how to talk to me the right way.”“Stop it! I need to study now, and I have an exam tomorrow.” She stared at him very shyly. Scarlett knew what Francis had i
“What a bad-tempered kid!” Scarlett exclaimed as she lowered her head to kiss him on the tip of his nose.The doctor was a kind, old man. He had a colorful lollipop in front, which made Carlos smile and begin drooling. Carlos seemed to want the doctor to hold on to him.Scarlett did her best to hold him steady and took off his pants and diapers, getting him ready for the injection. However, Carlos turned around to look at her in doubt, as if he was wondering what his mother was trying to do.Scarlett noticed that the look he had on his face was the same look that Francis often wore. She was stunned for a while. She couldn’t help thinking that genetics had made her son in the shape of her husband– genes were such a powerful thing, she thought to herself.
When Scarlett got in the car, she held the grumpy baby and said helplessly, “How dare you to be so grumpy at such a young age?”“Mrs. Sandler, would you like me to drive you home now?” The driver asked.“Let’s go to the office and ask his father to coax him!” She said as she pinched the chubby face of the baby.As the baby was nine months old now, Scarlett’s hands had been sore from holding him, so she wanted to rest him on her thighs, but he refused and struggled to stand up on her knees.“Stop it!” She warned him seriously.The baby glanced at her and began to jump up and down on her thighs. When they arrived at the office, Scarlett was told that Francis was in a m
She woke up and said in anger, “Leave me alone. I want more sleep. Why are you bothering me? It’s not like I’m getting a lot of sleep these days anyway.”“Come on, babe, it’s almost nine o’clock now. It’s time to get up!” He said as he set himself down next to her and attempted to tickle her.“Are you not going to see your parents? Just go! And let me sleep.” She grumbled and said angrily as she wriggled around under the quilt.“You heard that?” He didn’t know how she could’ve heard all that.“Of course I did!” She said.“So, aren’t you glad to hear that?” He said as he pulled away from the quilt and hugged
Francis put down his cup of tea and tried to explain, “Oh, don’t think anything of it, mother. She is not angry with you. She was feeling under the weather this morning, and that’s why she’s not here with me right now. You’re overthinking it. Please, mother, just relax. You will see your grandson in due course.”“So, Scarlett couldn’t come, and Carlos wouldn’t either?” Francis’s father was doubtful.“He wasn’t feeling the best either.”“Have you taken him to see the doctor?” His father asked, concerned. Francis’s father cared for Carlos deeply– after all, he was Francis’s first child. In addition, he didn’t think that Scarlett and Francis’s match was scandalous like the rest of the family did
The summer brought soaring temperatures to Irving City. As Carlos crawled around the house at ever faster speeds, Scarlett found herself finding profusely just trying to catch up with him. Nonetheless, it was finally time for them to go on vacation and escape the heat.“You naughty boy, behave yourself, otherwise, I’ll have to teach you a little lesson!”The baby turned around to take a glance at Scarlett. Then, he reached his small, fat hand up in rebellion. As Scarlett rushed to him to make sure he didn’t fall over, Carlos burst into a fit of the sweetest sounding giggles.“So, have you packed up all of your things?” Francis said as he walked into the room.“Yes, everything has been readied for your trip, sir!” Grace said
“I did a few searches here and there. I know the two of you loved each other dearly. If not for your mother, wouldn’t you have gotten married to her? Don’t lie to me, Francis.”Scarlett knew this information because of the warning she had received from Leah. After that, Scarlett had begun to pay close attention to stories in the media about Francis’s past lovers. As she dug deeper, Scarlett was surprised to find that Francis and Mary had been in a serious relationship for a while.After all, Mary Patel was a well-known film star at home and abroad. While Scarlett had been struggling to make a living and support herself as well as her brother, Mary had been winning film awards all over the world. If not for Chuck, Scarlett would never have had the chance to meet Francis. They belonged to completely different worlds.
“Except the threat, which part of what you said is useful to him?” He said.After a second thought, Scarlett said, “You are straying from the point. Anyway, you should not contradict me in front of him like that! That’s all I’m saying, okay? End of discussion.” She huffed.“Alright, fine. It’s my fault. I’m sorry. It won’t happen again.” Francis relented easily because he knew that he wouldn’t win this argument with her.Scarlett nodded her head happily and waved at him, “Well, I’d better leave you to work now and take our son outside for a little stroll. I can tell he’s feeling restless. He wants to go outside.”Although it was nine o’clock, there were still many people
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.”