Dangerous Desire The CEO’s Hidden Woman

As Scarlett was walking out of Mr. Smith’s office, he suddenly piped up again,

“You are free to have a relationship and get married to whoever you choose. And I hope that you won’t be tarnished further for your personal decisions in life. I wish you a happy marriage.”

At the moment, Scarlett was almost about to cry.

She turned around, thanked Mr. Smith profusely, and then walked out.

As soon as she got into the corridor, the levees broke, and Scarlett began sobbing uncontrollably.

“Hey, don’t cry! You are calm inside. Don’t cry now, okay?” Sarah tried to comfort her. In truth, Sarah didn’t know how to comfort her.

“I’m so lucky to have supportive figures around me!” Scarlett cried.

While all of this had been happening, Francis had been in a meeting. He hadn’t gotten the chance to even look at his phone, so he had no idea what kind of storm had hit social media. Later, he understood why Amanda had been shooting him warning glances during the meeting.

“Don’t worry about that! Let me handle this. How about you go home now?” Francis talked in a low voice on the phone.

“Oh, okay!” She said as she hung up the phone, though she still felt kind of worried.

Sarah walked Scarlett out of the school and called a cab for her, but before Scarlett got in the cab, she suddenly stopped and said, “Sarah, do you think there is something I can do? I feel very guilty about leaving him alone to face all these rumors…”

“Just listen to Francis and don’t do anything! If you don’t come forward, others will think that he is trying to defend his wife, but if you do, they will think you’re guilty.” Sarah said.

“Really?” she said.

“Of course! If you don’t want Francis to be in hot water, you’d better stay at home and do nothing for the next few days! Just lay low.” Sarah said as she pushed her into the cab.

Before Scarlett was able to say anything more, Sarah had already closed the car door, and the driver had started down the road.

Standing there, Sarah remembered something important. She took her cellphone out to call Scarlett.

Meanwhile, Scarlett took out her cellphone in the cab and saw it was from Sarah, so she picked it up instantly and said, “Sarah, what’s up?”

“Do you know that your husband’s ex-girlfriend is the famous actress, Mary Patel?” Sarah asked.

“Yes, I know that!” she replied.

Gawking at the bare campus street scene, Sarah said, “Oh my god, you are done! Those netizens won’t give you a break!”

“What are you talking about? What do you mean?”

“Do you know how many fans she has? And how many posts are talking about her relationship? And Francis was the only boyfriend she had ever announced publicly. Even now, there are still many fans wanting them to get back together. So you are very dangerous now! You’re a target, Scarlett.” Sarah said.

After she hung up the phone, Scarlett saw many sensationalist headlines appear on her phone.

Now, Scarlett’s peaceful life had once again become restless. It was as if a stone had been thrown into a quiet lake. The ripples seemed to go on forever.

***

Skyler pushed open the door of the master bedroom and saw Scarlett and Carlos still asleep on the bed. They were unmoving, almost like a sculpture of Madonna and child.

“Sis, I made some lemon tea. Would you like a cup?” he asked in a low voice, careful not to startle the two.

Upon hearing that, Scarlett brought herself into a sitting posture and asked, “Wait, you are back already? Aren’t you busy at school?”

“Nah, I don’t have any assignments pending right now. Carlos looks really tired, is he still fast asleep?” he said.

Scarlett stretched herself and peered at her son.

“Yes, it looks like he is. He won’t wake up for a while. A cup of tea sounds great right now!” she said.

Skyler put the tray of tea on the table next to the bed; Scarlett got up and crawled over to it. “Wow, it smells so good.”

“I tasted it and didn’t toot my horn, but it’s pretty good.” Skyler smiled, satisfied with his tea-making skills.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Scarlett picked up the tea and sipped it. “This is just what I needed. Thank you.”

Skyler sat himself down next to her and said, “Sis, I hope you’re not troubled by what people are saying on the Internet about you. They are outsiders, they know nothing about what is really going on, and that’s why malicious media can easily manipulate them. They are just gossiping! Don’t let it bother you, okay?”

“Are they still saying that I have played games to manage to marry him?” she frowned.

“Yes, they are. It’s just straight-up mean!” he said seriously and continued, “Francis and Mary had broken up peacefully, so I just don’t get it. Why are they insisting that he’s still the man of the so-called movie queen? It’s just somewhat ridiculous. I’m so sorry you have to suffer through this. It’s not fair.”

“Yeah, I mean, what can I say? She did make him the man that he is today.”

“She started her acting career a long time ago, didn’t she?” Skyler doubted, “From what I can tell, she’s a self-made woman. She parted ways with Francis, and that’s that. There’s just no need for them to go on and on about it….”

“Oh, are you talking about that film…. What was it called? Attack and Defense, or something like that? Anyway, I know Francis produced that movie. I mean, he was willing to do a lot for a pretty woman like her…” She said as she took another sip of the lemon tea. Skyler was astonished. He never saw Francis as the type of man who would want only to spend money like that.

“Hmm, okay, well… I don’t really know what to say about that. I just want to remind you, though, that what these people are saying on the Internet isn’t worth your time or concern. So don’t take any of it to heart, okay?”

“Of course I won’t. Don’t worry about me, okay? Let me worry about you instead! I’m the big sister, remember?”