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.
“Well… she sent me an invitation!” Sophie took out a delicate invitation card from her bag and handed it to Scarlett.“What the fuck? She's getting married?!” She looked at it in surprise.“Yes, and the dude is apparently super-rich and hot, too!” Sophie sat beside Scarlett and said.“Oh, so she broke up with that other guy, then. The last time I saw her was at a model casting, and she was with a middle-aged man at that time, I think. I mean, he was practically geriatric, but like, I’m not judging...”“Oh wow, look at you getting catty.” Sophie laughed out loud.“Anyway, I'm gonna go and find out who she managed to coerce into actually marrying her
“Incredible. He doesn’t look like the man I saw last time. So Fan is really into old men, huh?” Scarlett whispered.“What about you?” Sophie looked at Scarlett and snickered.“Oh, fuck off. Francis’s not even that old. He’s charming as hell. You don’t know what you’re talking about anyway,” Scarlett rolled her eyes and said.“Oh? You think you’re better, Fannie then? Are you getting a sense of superiority now?”“It’s just… I’m just wondering, like, what these guests must be thinking of Fannie right now… they would probably think of me in exactly the same way at my wedding.”“Come on, save your sappy
He knew. He just didn’t care because he needed some way to vent.“The present result shows that Mrs. Sandler is healthy according to all the criteria listed here. But she is thinner than she is supposed to be, so maybe you should pay more attention to her diet. In general, according to Mrs. Sandler’s current physical condition and unforeseen complications aside, she will give birth to a healthy baby.” The doctor said with a bright smile.Francis breathed a sigh of relief and shook the doctor’s hands again, “Thanks a lot!”The doctor smiled. “Mrs. Sandler seemed a little anxious today. Remember, it’s important for a pregnant woman to be looked after with utmost care.”“Yes, of course. Thank you, doctor.&rdq
Scarlett opened an illustrated book titled A Letter To Daddy and Mommy. On the first page, there was a small, lovely baby with a note that read, “Daddy, Mommy, I am coming to your side. Please be sure to love me.”She kept turning the pages and found many carefully written notes and marks with strokes. She put her hand on the book and touched the marks. She recognized the familiar font, and her eyes turned red.These notes and marks were certainly left by Francis. She was not expecting this. She could not have imagined that the ever domineering Francis had been working so hard to prepare to be a qualified father.Scarlett was holding the picture book and tears kept falling from her eyes, wetting the pages. Maybe it was
“You know getting a marriage license is much easier and less important than holding a wedding ceremony. So I’ll leave it to you to decide everything for the wedding, okay?”Scarlett suddenly clapped her hands and said, “Cool! Babe, I think a wedding ceremony would be such a waste. We don’t need it!”Francis ground his teeth. He was speechless.***Francis’s car pulled into the parking lot of the Office of the City Clerk. Before getting out, Francis held Scarlett’s hand and asked, “Honey, what’s wrong? Are you… trembling?”“No, not really.” Scarlett put her hands on her thighs and smiled awkwardly. “I…
“Thanks, Scarlett. I’m sorry, but it’s really getting hard to make a living.” Jim sighed. Scarlett looked into the distance and ground her teeth. She wanted to help Jim and his brothers very much. Scarlett had great gratitude towards them because they had done so much for her and Skyler.“But you’re so good at what you do, Jim. Have you considered opening a car repairing and maintenance center?”“Easier said than done. We have skills, but we don’t have the capital. I have rainy day savings… and that’s it.” Jim shook his head.Scarlett was lost in thought during the dinner.After dinner, Scarlett asked Jim to drive her home. “Take me to Wellington Hill. My stomach hurts a lot.” She
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.”