Dangerous Desire The CEO’s Hidden Woman

“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 that much out.”

Scarlett remembered how frustrated she had felt when she first heard the news that Francis had entered a hotel room with his ex-wife. To go and check exactly what had happened in there, she had asked Old Jim to slip into the room and do a quick inspection. She had been relieved to hear that Francis had not cheated her. She had finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although she had no idea how Francis had controlled himself at that moment, she felt deeply relieved that he didn’t go that far. That meant they still had a chance to be together.

***

As for Francis, he knew where Scarlett was living and came by to see her. He had wandered downstairs for a long time and smoked his last cigarette. When the driver asked him if he was allowed leave, Francis hollered,

“Wait a minute! Why are you in such a hurry? Got more important clients to tend to, eh? Yeah, I didn’t think so.”

Staring at the tall building in which Scarlett lived, he became aware, for the first time, that waiting is a painful thing.

Meanwhile, Scarlett and Eve just walked out of the building, talking and laughing. But all of a sudden, a car just bumped in so that it almost hit Scarlett. Upon seeing that, Francis was so scared that he had already pushed open the car door and was getting off. Fortunately, Eve grabbed Scarlett and made her take a few steps back.

“Watch out, okay?” Eve got startled and started sweating.

Having been scared as well, Scarlett took a breath to calm herself. The next moment, she looked up and saw a Maserati parked on the road.

“Hey, look over there, that car is so amazing!” She cheered up as he grabbed Eve’s arm.

“Could you stop looking around and focus on what we are going to do? There are a lot of luxury cars on the road. Are you really going to take a look at all of them, like, right now?” Eve said, who had been frightened, and took her towards the market across the street.

“Let me have a look. Perhaps there’s no one in it!” Scarlett responded.

“So? It’s not like you can drive off in it anyway, girl. Didn’t you say you wanted a soup with pickled radish and duck? We gotta go to the store to get stuff.” Eve tried her best to pull her away, and Scarlett blew a kiss towards the car before the two of them walked off.

At that moment, Francis thought she had recognized him. He really wanted to push open the car door and run towards her– he wanted to have her in his arms. But he knew that he couldn’t do that. Instead, he just barked at the driver.

“Let’s go now.”

“What about Ms. Morris, sir?” The driver asked.

“Don’t question my instructions. Besides, the girl is safer away from me. I have a lot of other things to consider and deal with at the moment. Let’s get going now.” He was calm and cold, repressing his desires to hold and caress dear Scarlett.

Looking at the pregnant girl with a graceful figure, he really wanted to rush to her and tell her that he would never ever cheat on her. He wanted her not to feel upset anymore. He also suspected that she would choose to believe him.

In his heart, he felt very sorry for the trouble he had put Scarlett through. “Scarlett, I will come to pick you up once I’ve sorted through all my troubles. You won’t doubt my sincerity ever again…” He kept thinking to himself.

It looked like they had some kind of telepathy between them. All at once, Scarlett looked back.

“What are you looking for?” Eve asked.

“I don’t know… I just feel like I’m being watched. I got a chill down my back…” Scarlett responded.

“Girl, you just need a jacket. You’re never properly dressed for the cold! The cold air is just coming straight into your clothes. Of course, you felt a chill.” Eve explained.

Three hours later, the delicious soup was finally ready with the cooperation of Eve and Scarlett. After finishing up, Scarlett said, “Hey, Eve? Um… do you think you could peel an apple for me?”

“Girl… I know you’re pregnant and all… but you’re acting hella spoiled right now. Can’t you do it yourself? Come on now. Don’t be goofy.” Eve said, focused on her cellphone.

Scarlett gave up. She fetched a banana for herself and pouted,Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

“I’m your guest carrying a baby right now, how can you treat me like that? Girl, you’ll lose me if you treat me like this.”

“Losing you? Come on, I’m not afraid to lose you. Because of you, I can’t even go out! I gotta stay in, cooped up here, taking care of you while my other friends go out partying.” She said, flashing the screen of her phone to Scarlett. “Do you know how much I’m sacrificing for you right now? I turned down all these dates, just for you.”

“So, is it a booty call? How do people make booty calls anyway? Show me! Maybe I’ll need to make one someday, too.” She moved towards Eve cautiously.

“Wow, any man who decides to booty call you is gonna have to face the wrath of none other than Francis. He’d have to be reckless.” Eve smirked.