Back at the villa, Scarlett immediately rushed to the bathroom without telling the housekeeper that she was back.
“Oh, god, my period is ahead of schedule again!” Scarlett checked her underwear and murmured.
“Hello?” Scarlett got a call from Francis.
“Come over now for dinner, I'll ask Will to pick you up.”
Francis’s words reminded Scarlett of the reason he was not home that day. He had told her in the morning that he had a family dinner at his parents’ home.
“I'm not coming. I’m not feeling too good.”
“Why? What’s wrong?”
“Nothing. I just don&rsq
Scarlett rolled over and buried herself in the pillow. “I'm gonna give you the cold shoulder,” she said. “You always affect my judgment.”But deep inside, Scarlett was really thinking about becoming Mrs. Sandler.Scarlett thought to herself. “Mrs. Sandler, what a fascinating title... But am I asking for too much?”***After class was over, Scarlett walked through campus. She passed by the mailroom and stopped to check if there was any mail for her. The old mailman handed her a thick envelope.“Scarlett Morris, correct? It looks like this document needs your urgent attention.”Scarlett nodded in surprise. “Oh
“I hope this is the last time I hear such words from you. You’ll know the consequences if you dare threaten to leave me so I can date a different woman a second time.”Scarlett pushed him away. “What the fuck? Who do you think you are anyway? What makes you think you get to decide the rules all the damn time?”“Scarlett!” Francis tried to pull her back, and she struggled against him.“I don't like this kind of unequal treatment. Yes, you are older and much, much more experienced than me, but you don’t have the right to change me!” Scarlett struggled harder to get away from Francis.“I have the freedom to make mistakes, and I should also get the opportunity to do my best to correct them. I didn’t know
Scarlett took a deep breath and said, “I’m calling to ask you if you know…if you know Jeff is about to get married?”“Yes, of course. He sent me a wedding invitation.” Sophie sounded calm.“Sophie, are you okay?” Scarlett felt sorry for her. She had always been there for Sophie for the past three years, and she had witnessed the ups and downs of their relationship; she knew how crazily Sophie had been in love with Jeff.“Come on, I broke up with him peacefully. He didn't cheat on me.” Sophie took a deep breath and put on a smile, “Scarlett, I am alright. Gotta hang up, I’ve still got a bunch of work to do.”Scarlett stared at the phone screen, lost in thought. She knew Sophie was not really as
Scarlett handed her a tissue, but Sophie waved it away. “Three years. Do you regret anything? You two spent so much time together…”“There’s nothing to regret. I had fun with him throughout the years, I honestly only got space in my mind for good memories. I don’t know, like, he sucks, you know? He really sucks. But in the end, all said and done, I don’t hate him. I’m gonna be honest, I don’t hate him. I can’t hate him.”“Um, Sophie… I know it’s bad timing to tell you this… but I’m actually…”“Dating Francis.” Sophie interrupted her and smiled.“Wait, what the fuck? How did you know what I was gonna say?” Scarlett was stunned.
The beautiful cellist who broke her arm lent her cello to Scarlett. She accompanied Scarlett to practice hoping that Scarlett would be able to play well, so she wouldn’t have to feel so guilty for letting the whole orchestra down.“Scarlett, we are practicing solo now, but you should try to keep up with the overall rehearsal tomorrow, okay?” Young also joined their practice, giving timely guidance when necessary.“I…I’ll do my best.” Scarlett was not too confident in her abilities because she hadn’t practiced in a while.The melody of “The Virgin Mary” was somewhat familiar to her, but she hadn’t touched the strings for a long time. The task before her was challenging. Still, she persevered and managed to get the hang of the melody.
But today, he found it sharply painful to hear her closing words.“It’s so finely sliced, and it’s still super fresh. Why don’t you have a little bit now, eh?” Vivian asked.“No, thank you. Leave it here, and you can go.”“Oh, did I interrupt your sweet weekend with your beautiful girlfriend? But where’s she?” Vivian looked around the room.“She's not here right now. You can go.”“Are you having trouble?” Vivian couldn’t even hide her smile. “Messing around with a college girl like her really hasn’t been your brightest idea, Francis. She’s young and attractive… you’re old and set in your ways. Of course, yo
Sophie was under careful monitoring in the ICU. Even though she was saved from danger, she was still unconscious because of excessive loss of blood. Bell and Niki got the news, and they rushed to the hospital immediately. When they saw Scarlett in the corridor, they were stunned and doubted if Scarlett was the one who just got rid of the hand of death.“Oh, babe…You look so terrible. You must have been so scared.” Bell immediately came to her side and took her into her arms.“It was the first time I’ve seen so much blood. It was so horrible. I thought I would lose her.” Scarlett couldn’t keep herself from sobbing.“I heard that Jeff is gonna get married tomorrow. When did they break up? I didn’t know anything about it!”
Scarlett, not even hearing Sophie’s question, reached for a piece of watermelon. Immediately, Sophie hit her hand, trying to get her attention.“Ouch! What the fuck? Why did you do that? What’s wrong?” Scarlett shook her hand and cried out in pain.“Watermelon? For a pregnant woman? No way.” She handed her an apple and said, “Here. Eat an apple. Take it.”Scarlett frowned. “Can I have a peach instead?”“Peaches will make you feel really warm inside. Like, uncomfortably hot. You don’t wanna eat that.” Sophie put the apple in her hand.“Wait, what? I don’t know what you mean.” Scarlett looked confused.