Scarlett's POV:
Mr.Walker's driver took me to a high-end bar not far from the cafe.
He ushered me inside and led the way to a long corridor of lush private rooms.
Before long, he stopped in front of one and knocked on the door.
"Come in."
A deep, attractive male voice called from the inside.
The driver opened the door and gestured to me to go in.
I nodded at him and walked into the private room.
The room was dimly lit, but it exuded a cozy ambiance.
It was also fair in size.
Most of the space was taken up by large, nicely upholstered seats and a small table.
Mr.Walker was sitting on the sofa and swirling the contents of his glass.
The rust-colored liquid, which I assumed was whiskey, glinted in the light.
"Have a seat, please."
I saw a flash of amazement in his eyes the moment he looked at me.
He gestured me to take the sofa opposite him.
"Thank you."
I sat down.
Then, he said bluntly, "One million dollars a year plus birthday and holiday gifts."
He spoke as if he was pitching a business proposal.
My go-to reaction was a tentative chuckle.
"You'll have to explain what's happening here, Mr.Walker.I'm not sure I understand,"I said directly.
"I watch your show.You look pure."
He looked at me up and down.
"But I don't believe anything I see on a screen.Not right away at least.I had to see it in person first.Many stars look pure through a TV set but not all of them really are."
I was starting to get a sense of what he wanted to happen, and I immediately thought of stopping it before it turned into something that could not be undone.
After a few moments, Mr.Walker began to hesitate.
He looked at me with scrutinizing eyes as if he was trying to read my every move.
When he was about to speak again, we heard a big commotion outside.
Someone was trying to enter our private room.
The driver outside tried to stop that person.
But obviously, he did not succeed.
The door swung open violently, and Spencer, who was a little out of breath, rushed over to me.
"Scarlett, you've got to come with me.You've got to stop Charles.He's drinking himself to death right now.”
"What? Where?" I jumped up from the sofa.
have been trying to stop him, but he won't listen.You know how he is.He's as stubborn as a
"Take me to him."
to the door when I
be the one
listened to Rita,
to take some medications for
"But Scarlett..."
but I was already walking back to my
until he gave up and
Charles's POV:
phoned me and told me that she was
to power
my relief, Spencer and
as I started slurring my
tried to stop me from drowning my sorrows, but
they decided to
not well.You can't
walked over to me, sat down
back on the sofa, shut my eyes, and pinched
step outside for a bit.Don't
Spencer's words implied something.
that I would have sex with Rita in such a dirty private
that he grabbed David's arm and
I started yelling.
here,
to give you and Rita some
grinned cheekily
to punch him in the
him
his throat bobbed, and he let go
back on his
"Fine."
it with
"Slow down."
as I downed
their
my glass again, but this time, I was able to
"Please, Charles.Enough already."
reached out for
it over and over even if she failed
was starting to get extremely
in
empty glass to the floor, and it rolled on
you done?" Spencer
I glared at him.
to go home.Come
of relief and held my arm to help me
I shook
my feet and went straight for
walked out of our private room and staggered through the
laughing with a man outside another private
recognized the man
who had asked
Scarlett looked gorgeous today.
was wearing a blue dress, and per usual, she
seemed to be enjoying her
fact, she was laughing at something
cracked
up for another man made me want to
Scarlett's POV:
"Scarlett!"
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