“I haven’t been in a relationship before…” Scarlett murmured. “I know it may sound ridiculous, but I’m afraid of commitment. But you’re just different. You’re so special to me, so I convinced myself to take a step further."
“But you know what, I don’t know how to deal with a relationship. For the past twenty years, I’ve always been in a tug-of-war with my damn life, and I got no experience of truly falling in love with anyone. So I don’t really know what I’m doing when it comes to romance. You have to teach me, Francis. I need a coach.”
Francis’s chest was warm, and Scarlett felt a great sense of security leaning on his body. This is what she had wanted to do most for the past ten days.
Scarlett looked up at him, “I&rsqu
After lunch, Scarlett laid on the sofa, and Francis was about to leave for the company. Suddenly, she received a call from Eve, inviting her for a girl’s date.“Eve? Eve Crawford? Since when do you know her?” Francis frowned and repeated that name with a displeased tone. Because of Chuck’s engagement with Eve’s sister, Tiffany, he knew a bit of that girl and knew she was notorious for her extravagant and wanton lifestyle.Scarlett looked at his face and knew exactly what he was thinking about. She rushed to his back and said, "Hey, I can be friends with whoever I want. Don’t interfere in my personal life like that.”Francis was checking his schedule on the tablet, so he was scared by Scarlett’s sudden appearance behind him.
With her red lips and her sexy figure, Eve was wrapped in a form-fitting black dress that made her look like a dangerous rose. Scarlett, wearing the white dress with the low back, looked so stunning that all eyes were on her.“A small gift to our beautiful superstar.“ Scarlett was immersed in looking in the mirror and didn’t notice that Eve had left for the counter to pay for the two dresses.“Oh, sweetie, it’s too much. I will give you back the money.”“Come on, it’s my great honor to pay for such a gorgeous lady.” Eve gave a gentle pat and said.“Oh wow, are you, my new sugar daddy!” Scarlett jokes.“Oh yes! It’s my pleasure, my dear.”
(Warning: This chapter contains a sexual scene. If you're not comfortable reading it kindly skip it and move to another chapter) Eve was right; dancing really helped. She forgot, at least for that moment, those bad memories about love and hatred. She took off her coat, moved her body, and swung her hair without any restrictions. Her dance enlivened the bar all of a sudden, with more and more people joining in to sway to the music. A man was pushed forward by the crowd to dance with Scarlett. He and Scarlett danced intimately, touching each other’s shoulders and back and holding each other by the waist. Both Scarlett and the man knew this wasn’t flirting, though– he was gay, and Scarlett was just enjoying herself. There was nothing sexual or romantic about the situation.
Scarlett couldn’t resist that hot and heavy kiss and responded to it with her tongue. Her white dress was now split open till her waist, and Francis was gently massaging her breasts. That beautiful dress now hung from her body like a rag.“I don’t want to have sex in the study. I don’t know, but it’s kinda like…sacrilege? I don’t know what the right word is… I just feel kinda weird about it, you know?” Scarlett suddenly stopped the kiss and made an announcement that sounded awkward to Francis.Francis didn’t mind her words and quickly pulled the zipper. Scarlett shook her head, but it was just in vain. Because as she said, Francis’s always the one who calls the tune! All of a sudden, Scarlett felt her body was split open by fiery heat. Francis groaned and then peeled off the remaining white clo
While they were busy in the kitchen, Bell kept whining about how long it had been since she had gotten to spend time with Scarlett. She complained incessantly about how Scarlett had not been back at school in over a month. Without her, Bell had felt lonely. It had been no fun at all.“Damn, girl, I thought you had forgotten about me completely!” Bell pouted, making sad eyes at Scarlett.Scarlett hugged her tightly and said, “Hey, don’t be silly! How could I forget about my bestie just like that?”“Guys, stop! You all are so damn corny…” Niki pretended to throw up at Scarlett’s words and said.“Oops, somebody’s getting jealous. I’m sorry I’ve been ignoring you, babe.” Scarlett turned to N
On Christmas night, Francis paid a visit to his parents, and Scarlett invited Skyler to have dinner with her. They had not made a reservation in advance, so it was really hard to find a good restaurant that was not yet fully reserved. They wandered in the streets for a long time, and they finally walked into a small and poorly furnished Brazilian restaurant. It wasn’t a fancy restaurant or anything, but the food tasted surprisingly good. They were already happy and satisfied, for they didn’t expect much of Christmas. After their mom had passed away, Christmas did not have any real meaning to them.There were very few people on the street since everyone was at home. Everybody was with their families sharing food, unwrapping gifts, and enjoying the warmth of their homes. Scarlett and Skyler were simply poor exceptions, walking around in the blustery, cold weather. They walked and talked about wha
Scarlett got up and was about to leave.“Believe me or not, things will happen, and you will come to me again. See you then.” The woman said slowly, with a mysterious smile on her face.Scarlett walked out of the hall without listening to the woman. She just wanted to leave that place as soon as possible.“Child,” A voice that haunted the room stopped Scarlett from walking out of the shop.“A kind warning to your marriage. To start when there should be a start; to end when there should be an end. What brings you here is what leads you there.” Scarlett was completely puzzled, and the weird fragrance made her dizzy. She rushed out of the shop and took a deep breath.“Where are you?&rdqu
“Fuck! Don’t get me involved in this shit! I’m not going to your house. Let me go! I don’t wanna be a part of your plan!” Scarlett couldn’t be more regretful. She wished she hadn’t helped him out at all. All she wanted to do now was get out of the car and leave.But it was all too late. Chuck’s Adlington supercar was already well on its way to Sandler’s villa.Before Chuck and Scarlett arrived, Francis and the other family members had already finished eating dinner. Francis was in the hall talking to his father and elder brother, George.“I heard that your company recently nailed down a government project in Riverside City.” The old Sandler took a sip of tea and talked to Francis.Francis was clearly not p
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.”