Dangerous Desire The CEO’s Hidden Woman

As soon as the exchange program was over, Francis booked Scarlett’s flight back to America.

Being six months pregnant, the intercontinental flight was no easy feat for Scarlett. She felt uncomfortable on the plane because she felt a searing pain in her back and waist no matter what posture she found. She had to keep getting up to go pee too. Overall, she suffered a lot on the plane.

The stewardess came to ask her several times whether she was doing okay, and although Scarlett was chronically uncomfortable, she did not tell the stewardess anything about her discomfort. Instead, with a bright smile on her face, she said she was doing just fine. Scarlett took a deep breath and covered herself with the blanket. She turned her head to look out the window at ten thousand meters above the air.

When the plane landed, it was a lively Friday night in Irving City. As she was walking out of the exit, Scarlett received a phone call.

“Hello…”

“Are you okay? You sound like you are very weak!” Francis asked with concern.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“Well, I’m fine, I just wanna throw up!” she said sarcastically.

Francis was able to find Scarlett easily.

“Why do you look so pale?” he asked as he walked towards her. Francis had his hand around her waist and stared at her pale face worriedly.

The bodyguard behind him instantly took her luggage and followed them quietly.

Scarlett said, “It’s probably that I sat too long on the plane, so I feel sick to my stomach.”

“Why do you look so thin now, babe?” he worried as he touched her face.

Francis had his hand move from her waist to her neck and lowered his head to kiss her on the forehead, and said, “Well, whatever you become, I’m still crazy in love with you and dying to marry you.”

Scarlett kissed him on the cheek. After she got in the car, she started to ask about Carlos. “Where’s my dear boy? Is he asleep right now?”

“Skyler was playing with him all afternoon, so he became exhausted and fell asleep before he had even finished his dinner.”

Scarlett felt very eager to see Carlos. The car drove fast on the road, and the buildings and trees along the road whipped past.

However, Scarlett frowned because of the pain in her stomach and pressed her belly instantly.

“What’s wrong? Are you okay?” Francis asked.

“Francis, I think we need to go to the hospital first. I have a terrible stomachache!” she said and started sweating because of the pain.

Upon hearing that, Francis became very nervous and instantly asked the driver to turn around and head to the hospital. He decided to call the hospital immediately. Scarlett looked at him and felt kind of dizzy.

“Scarlett, you can lean on me and breathe slowly. Everything will be fine…” he said after he hung up and held her shoulder to give her some courage.

Scarlett grabbed his arm and did exactly as he said; after she calmed down, she felt a damp spot on her skirt. She touched it and found that it was blood.

When she saw that, she was overwhelmed and trembled slightly.

Under the light of the car, the blood on her hand was extremely dazzling to look at. Francis almost blacked out, but he tried to stabilize himself.

“Don’t be afraid, babe! You will be fine!” he said as he held her and kept her in his arms.

As the car stopped, Francis picked her up and rushed towards the hospital entrance. The stretcher was ready at the door, and doctors and nurses were on standby. Lying on the patient’s bed, she was very panicked and grabbed his sleeve tremblingly.

“Will our babies be okay?” she cried sadly.

“Mr. Sandler, please get out of here, we need to give her a comprehensive physical check.” the doctor said seriously.

“Okay!” he said hoarsely.

When Scarlett saw him leaving, she nervously grabbed the sheet under her.

“Mrs. Sandler, please follow my orders and relax.”

Francis sat outside on the long bench and had his head down; he was very frustrated because he felt he couldn’t do anything to help his dear wife.

Coincidentally, Edward happened to be in a meeting over coffee with Adrian Well, the owner of the hospital; after he heard the news that Scarlett was in the hospital, he instantly went downstairs with Adrian to look at her.

When Edward came here, he was shocked to see Francis like that because he never expected to see him so broken. For a moment, he even doubted the man in front of him was his confident and calm brother.

“Why are you here?” Francis asked in a low voice as he scratched his hair.

“Well, I’m having coffee with Adrian at the hospital. How is Scarlett?” Edward asked.

“She is inside getting a comprehensive checkup.”

“Well, I know the doctor, and I will ask him to pay more attention to her. So you don’t need to worry about her.”

“Thank you!” Francis nodded.

Edward patted Francis on the shoulder and said, “Don’t be depressed. Scarlett is always the lucky one, so she will be fine, and you know that, right?”

When he heard that, he forced a smile on his face.

They had waited outside for half an hour, and then the doctor came out of the room with Adrian.

***

“Mr. Sandler, don’t worry, your wife is fine, and so are the babies. As to why she bled, it’s probably because she has been too tired recently, which resulted in uterine contractions. Fortunately, the bleeding is minimal, and she is getting better now. But I suggest that she’d better stay in bed for the next three days or so. Certainly, you can take her back home to rest if you have a private doctor.” the doctor explained patiently.

“How is she now?” Francis asked.

“Well, she is feeling a little bit low at the moment, but she’s doing fine overall. You should go in and comfort her.” The doctor said with a smile.

After he thanked the doctor, he rushed to walk into the room.

Edward smiled and shook hands with the doctor and said, “Well, my brother loves his wife very much, so please just do me a favor and pay more attention to her. Thank you!”