But Francis said nothing. Instead, he just smiled at her. Scarlett walked over and took a close look at him.
“Are you drunk?”
“No, of course not!” He responded and touched her hair gently.
There was a strong smell of wine emanating from his breath that made Scarlett frown. When she took a look at the time on the clock, she realized that it was eight o’clock, but she still had not eaten dinner. Under his hot eyes, she felt goosebumps all over her body. She was afraid that Francis would scold her for not having eaten dinner and playing games, instead, but when she looked at drunk Francis, she breathed a sigh of relief.
“You stink. You’d better take a shower now!” She frowned and took him towards the bathroom by the corner of
While Chuck looked around the house with his hands in his pockets, Victory pointed at a small basket that had been set aside and said, “My pickled sour radishes are ready, and I remember that you love that kind of sour and spicy food, so I brought something for you to have a taste.”“You are so nice to me, thank you so much!” Scarlett smiled. “In fact, I have not eaten these in a long time, and I missed them so much!”Chuck rested on the couch and said, “Yup, we know you’re a foodie. That’s why we decided to bring them over for ya.”Scarlett pushed the tea to him and smiled at him, “Thanks, buddy.”“How will you thank me?” Chuck asked.“
When she went to bed, she couldn’t fall asleep anymore, so she just stared at the ceiling and started wondering where he had been. No calls and explanations and he didn’t come back all night.Scarlett turned over, the quilt under her, and closed her eyes. Had he gone off with another woman? Had he been drunk again?No matter what had really happened to him the previous night, Scarlett just felt disappointed and became aware that she was not as important as she thought to him. It turned out that there was a huge gap between them, and it was so hurtful to leave without a word. Gradually she loosened her grip on the phone in her hand and fell into a deep sleep.Scarlett dreamed of her mother. Her mother came to pick up Skyler and her after school, waiting on the corner of the street at sunset. On the way ba
“It’s not a big deal, just a little spice. If you really don’t want me, you wouldn’t sleep with me.” Vivian eased back on the bed with one hand and went on, “Admit it! Your little girlfriend can’t be enough for you, and I’m your best option.”Upon seeing the torn clothes on the floor, he felt very regretful. The thought that Scarlett knew about this was killing him.“She is carrying a baby now. If you dare to mention what happened here to her, don’t blame me for not having mercy on you.”Vivian just smirked, “Relax, darling! I’ll tell her the truth. I’ll tell her I drugged you, and you treated me like her. Isn’t that what happened? It’s up to her to decide what she wants to do with that information.”
There was only one thing on his mind: he couldn’t let her leave him. He had to make sure she didn’t leave him, no matter what it took. Scarlett was his happiness.“Oh, really? What if I insist?” Scarlett looked around and said, “We are on the third floor right now. It will not kill me if I jump out from here, but what will happen if I do that? I really want to find out. Do you want me to try?”Upon hearing her words, Francis looked pale and began to tremble. He started begging, “Come on, babe, you’re the mother of my child. My one and only love. My joy. Please forgive me!”“Well, if you don’t want that to happen, you’d better let me go. I’m begging you to spare my baby and me.” Scarlett said sincerely.
“That might happen!” She responded, indignant at the thought that Francis would betray her.“But I can’t allow that to happen. So I think he should be cautious before he makes a choice!“ She said.“So you know what they are planning?” Eve inquired.“I mean, look, it’s not that complicated. His mother thinks that I’m not a good match for him. He’s rich and handsome, and I’m poor, and lack manners… according to her. And getting pregnant before we even got married… well, let’s just say that didn’t bode too well either.” Scarlett paused for a moment and then went on. “She did a background check on me and all that… she really doesn’t want me to marry her son. It doesn’t take a genius to figure
“Could you stop talking about him already? I’m tired of hearing about him.”“Fine, whatever. Do you have a different man we can gossip about?” Eve joked.“No, I don’t,” Scarlett admitted.“See? You are pathetic! Can you believe that you’ve only slept with one man your whole life? What a shame! Such wasted potential.” Eve gasped.Having stared at her for a while, Scarlett just said, “I think I’d better go to sleep now, it’s not like we have anything to talk about anyway….”“Girl, be honest with me. Have you ever fantasized about other men?” Eve grabbed Scarlett’s hand and asked her, a sense of urgency suddenly fil
On the other end of town, Scarlett finished eating a bunch of oranges and wiped her mouth. She bounded over to Eve’s bedroom in order to wake her up. Eve wasn’t in a good mood.“What the hell are you doing? I fell asleep at, like, three in the morning! Is this an emergency or something? Why the fuck are you waking me up this early? Man, I’m gonna punch you!”Since Scarlett knew Eve very well, she didn’t take what she said seriously. Touching her belly, she said, “Eve, I don’t know… I think I’ve eaten too many fruits. My stomach kinda hurts.”“Does it hurt a lot? How bad is it?” Eve asked. She was still barely awake.“Not much, it’s just this vague kinda pain. It’s sort of on
“Hey, when did you find such a good place like this? Who’s gonna find us here?” She gasped after they came to the end of a long winding road.“It’s very safe here. They’ll never even think to look for you here.” Chuck explained.“But it’s still your family’s estate,” Scarlett murmured.“Scarlett, just relax. Everything you need is ready, and the environment is very good for you and your baby.”“You are right, the air here is very fresh. I’m kind of hungry now!” She took a deep breath.“We’ll be there soon, and be careful under your feet.”“Okay, Okay! Don't be a