2 - Tame His Uncle

Scarlet immediately called her friend Amber that night when she saw that Stephen had returned to their grandparents’ house. Stephen looked at her without emotion before finally going to their family in the living room. Scarlet decided to go to the veranda to call Amber.

“Where are you now?” Scarlet asked.

“I just returned to my apartment; I brought the food I ordered earlier. That man didn’t even help me; who do I give it to now? This is too much,” Amber said quickly as she carried the many paper bags containing the food she took from the restaurant.

“Just give it to the street people in your area. So, what’s the catch? How’s the date going?” Scarlet asked with a smile.

And because of what Scarlet asked, Amber sighed when she remembered Stephen again and what she found out. Just then, she ultimately entered her apartment. She lives alone in her apartment. Scarlet even offered to give her a condominium, but Amber doesn’t want to because she doesn’t have a monthly payment for the apartment; the small space is enough for her because she is alone. There is only one room, a small living room connected to a small kitchen, and a veranda in her room.

“I will talk to you tomorrow; I also have much to ask. I need to rest today because I have work tomorrow,” said Amber.

Scarlet was about to speak, but Amber immediately said goodbye to her. Amber was tired that day because before she met her blind date, she came from her two jobs. She is a breadwinner; she doesn’t just have two jobs every day; she has to work hard because she is the only one her family expects who is in a faraway place in their province.

“Scarlet…”

Scarlet immediately turned to the person who called her, frowning when she heard the voice and saw the person who called her. “What do you want?” she asked; she turned and left.

“I need to talk to her...”

And because of what the person said, Scarlet turned to him and smiled. “Why Carson? Are you going to trouble my friend again? You ruined her life because you cheated on her, right? Now, I’m having a hard time helping her to force her to go on blind dates with the ones I give her—”

“What? Why did you give her a blind date?” Carson immediately asked, causing Scarlet’s explanation to stop.

“Why not, Carson? I trusted my friend to you; you know Amber’s story, but I didn’t expect you to cheat on her and change her to your ex-girlfriend. Carson? I wish you had said you would make Amber rebound for almost three years. I wish I didn’t trust  you anymore...” Scarlet said long and turned her back on Carson.

Carson’s jaw tightened because of Scarlet’s words. He is close to Scarlet as his cousin, but because of what he did to Amber, Scarlet gets very angry with Carson. Scarlet doesn’t care if Carson is her cousin because Carson’s cheating on Amber, who is Scarlet’s only best friend, is painful.

***

The next day, Amber woke up early to go to work, and she was about to enter her car when someone called her. “Amber, hi!” Scarlet greeted her friend happily.

Amber frowned when she saw Scarlet next to her car. “Scarlet? What are you doing here this early?” Amber asked. Scarlet approached Amber and hugged Amber.

“I’ll take you to your work; I’ll go there too...” Scarlet said with a smile.

“Hmmm, are you sure? Maybe you need something from me?” Amber asked Scarlet doubtfully.

Scarlet shrugged and just pulled Amber to her car. “Well, let’s talk in the car, and yes, you are right, I need something from you.”

Amber didn’t do anything; she went with Scarlet, and as they were on their way, Scarlet talked a lot until she mentioned to Stephen that she wanted to avoid.

“I don’t want to talk about him, Scarlet, or whatever blind date it is—”

“No, no. I won’t give you a new blind date, okay? I want you to know him more…” Scarlet stopped speaking as if thinking about what to say next.

“Is that why you didn’t tell me he is your uncle and Carson’s because you wanted me to find out on my own?” Amber asked, seeming to sulk at Scarlet because Scarlet hadn’t mentioned Stephen. “I don’t want to have a connection with any of your cousins ​​or your Uncle, Scarlet. We are happy that we are just friends without them,” added Amber.

But Scarlet still doesn’t want to give up because she believes that Amber will have a good love life and thinks that Stephen, her Uncle, can do that.

“Just this time, one last time. Suppose it won’t work, then, no. But help Uncle Stephen to at least have a girlfriend...”

Amber winced at Scarlet’s words, “Why do you want him to have a girlfriend? He doesn’t seem to want that either—”

“Exactly!” Scarlet shouted. “He doesn’t like that, and no woman has made him be his girlfriend, but I feel that the two of you will get along even if he had no affection for a woman,” explained Scarlet, which made Amber even more confused; she couldn’t understand what Scarlet was saying.

“How did you say so?” Amber asked.

Scarlet smiled at her as if she was thinking something that made Amber feel nervous. “He never asked me to stop between you and him. He always told me that every time I introduced someone to him, he didn’t want to continue it. Still, when it was with you, he didn’t tell me he didn’t want to see you anymore...” explained Scarlet. Amber still couldn’t understand.

“There’s no sense at all. If your Uncle didn’t say that, well, I, I told you that I don’t want to see him anymore, and that’s right—”

“Amber…I want you to forget about Carson,” Scarlet said sadly.

Amber sighed and looked thoughtfully at Scarlet. “How can I forget Carson if what you want me to replace him with is his bloodline,” Amber replied until they got to where Amber was working, and that’s what Scarlet was still saying.

“Scarlet, I don’t want men anymore. I have hurt several times; I have to focus so that I can give money to my family. You know I’m not rich and an heir like you. So, please...I don’t like all of them...” Amber said at length, begging her friend to stop talking about the man she wanted to introduce to him.

“Amber, I am sure you will have a good life with my Uncle—”

“Why are you forcing him on me?” Amber asked Scarlet seriously.

Scarlet’s face also becomes severe, as if she is determined to have a connection between Amber and her Uncle Stephen.

“Because I want you to tame him, Amber. I want you to tame my Uncle and be his girlfriend.”