Francis kept kissing her, and Scarlett eventually gave in. She had been craving Francis’s body for a while, and here he was now. She decided it was futile to resist him. She wanted him, and there was nothing she could do in the face of her desire.
With that, it was a long night of passion. It was as if they had never gotten a divorce. The two were hungry for each other, having been away from one another for many months.
It was only in the wee hours of the morning that they concluded their lusty tryst. Scarlett was exhausted, and her hair was all messy. She stayed in bed without moving, staring at Francis intently.
Francis brushed her hair back and gave her a kiss on the forehead, and said, “I have a gift for you, do you want it?”
“No, I don&
Scarlett felt kind of assured and suddenly realized something and asked, “When did you see our business plan?”Francis just smiled, “Your partner sent it to me and asked me to take a look at it because it’s your first time writing a business plan.”“Traitor!” Scarlett gritted her teeth. She wanted to tear Eve apart.“It is great! You have done a good job! Especially for a couple of beginners.” Francis said as he placed his hand on her shoulder.Scarlett felt very ashamed in front of him; after all, her humble plan was hardly worth Francis’s time.***Once Scarlett and Eve prepared dinner, all four of t
Fortunately, the light was dim, and under cover of night, she became a little braver, so she leaned forward and had her hands against his chair and asked, “Well, speaking of that, I gotta find that out. If you dare to lie...”However, before she finished what she tried to say, Francis just pulled her into his arms and began kissing her deeply. Scarlett stayed in his arms. She sat on his thighs and kissed him back passionately, holding his face in her hands.Realizing that Carlos was right there looking at them, Scarlett blushed with shyness.Carlos was very calm, he just rubbed his sleepy eyes and said, “Mommy, sleep.”It was already dark outside, and it was eight o’clock, the time of his bedtime.
Elijah laughed and said, “You don’t think that you can do a business out of what you put in the plan, do you? There is no harm in cooperating with me. In fact, I’ll make your business plan sing.”“I need you to keep me safe because….”“I know you have a kid and a husband. Except for your driving skills, I’m not interested in you.” Elijah laughed scornfully.Scarlett felt speechless and became flushed. After they left, Eve was finally released by Elijah’s henchmen. She bounded Scarlett in a hurry.“What happened? What did he say? Tell me everything!” Eve said.“I agreed. I agreed to race for him.” Scarlett replied.
It was now 7:50 pm, and it was getting quite dark outside. Eve was becoming frantic because she still had not received any word at all from Scarlett. She grew increasingly worried and began sweating profusely. After a second thought, she decided to call Francis because she feared that something bad had really happened to Scarlett. What if she lost the race? The earlier she called Francis, the better Scarlett’s chances of surviving this dangerous deal. She cursed herself for having let Scarlett cut this stupid deal to begin with.It’s Eve, Francis. I’m calling you because Scarlett is in trouble. Or at least I think she might be....”Upon hearing that, Francis instantly sat up and asked worriedly, “What happened? Is she okay? Tell me what’s going on. I need to know all the details. Don’t leave anything out.&rd
Amanda was waiting right outside the arrivals exit for Scarlett. Scarlett saw her as soon as she got out and waved at her enthusiastically.“Madam!” Amanda said respectfully, nodding her head a little bit.Once Scarlett and Francis had separated, Amanda had had a hard time figuring out how she should refer to Scarlett. She had no time right then to consider the various possibilities, so she just went with “madam” at the moment. She hoped nobody would notice how awkward she was about the whole ordeal.Scarlett jumped into the car and asked carefully, “So…what exactly is going on? Was it just an accident? Or was it, like, a hit and run? Please tell me! I have to know the details as soon as possible.”Sitting in the car, Amanda pee
Francis reached his hand out to tenderly wipe away Scarlett’s tears. Her cheeks were streaked. “Scarlett, you know what, since I married you, I promised myself that I would never do anything that might endanger my life. Do you know why? It’s because I’m a family man. I’ve always been like that. I don’t want my loved ones ever to be worried about me….”When she heard that, Scarlett knew she was wrong again, so she just stayed quiet.Francis continued, “I never doubted that you’re basically a pro racecar driver… but I couldn’t help but worry about you. How did you feel when you heard that I had a car accident? How do you feel? Does your heart hurt?”“I feel like I’m in hell!” she answered
With a big smile on her face, Scarlett felt, if only for a moment, that the world was indeed a wonderful place.Scarlett gave a big kiss on his face and felt refreshed and full of energy. After that, she jumped out of bed and went to the kitchen to make some soup for Francis.Once she got the soup ready, she sat at the table and read a magazine. She intended to call Francis first before she went to the hospital, but after a second thought, she changed her mind. She would surprise him instead.Right then, Scarlett heard crying from upstairs. She saw Grace walking with Carlos in his arms. Apparently, Carlos had become very upset when he didn’t see his mother as he got up. He lost his temper and had started to cry profusely.“Oh, my little sweetheart, don’
Old Mrs. Sandler reached her hand out, with her well-manicured nails, and gently patted Carlos’s back. Her eyes were filled with pure affection.After he finished his meeting, Francis started to have the time to entertain his parents.“I’m very fine. Don’t worry about me! You didn’t even have to come all the way down here just to see me.” he said concisely.“When did she come back?” His father asked, referring to Scarlett.“The day before yesterday!” Francis said as he looked up. He knew that Scarlett was trying to avoid her parents, and that’s why she was busying herself with mundane, menial tasks.And then Old Mrs. Sandler sat up and said, “I’ve n
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.”