Charles’ POV:
Scarlett’s phone rang the moment she stepped inside the bathroom to take a shower.
I looked at the caller ID. To my surprise, it was Nate. I picked up her phone and answered it without a second thought.
“Scarlett, I knew you’d answer my call. Can we meet right now? I want to apologize for what happened last time.”
I wanted to laugh. What he had said was funny.
“Scarlett?” Nate called Scarlett’s name tentatively when he did not hear anything from the other end of the line for a while.
“It’s Charles.”
Nate fell silent.
“To show your sincerity properly, I want you to deal with the media outlets by tomorrow morning.” I hung up the call as soon as I finished speaking, and a sneer tugged at the corners of my mouth.
Sure enough, Nate did as told.
The next morning, I handed my phone to Scarlett to let her see the latest trending topic with her own eyes.
As I saw the confused look on her face while she read the news, I patiently explained, “It’s an apology letter from Nate.”
“What happened?” Scarlett asked with a frown.
“I think it’s his wedding gift for us,” I said in an unusually cheery tone.
Scarlett eyed me with suspicion. “Really?”
I said nothing in response. I then put my arms around her waist and stroked her belly from time to time.
“Why do you keep doing that?”
I paused for a moment and asked, “Can’t I?”
Without waiting for her answer, I stroked it yet again.
“It’s just that you used to caress the upper part,” Scarlett teased.
I could not help but chuckle at her words. Just as she said, I put my hands on her breasts and fondled them like I always did. “Did your breasts grow bigger?”
Scarlett shook off my hands and grumbled coyly, “No…”
“Maybe it’s because I’m good at massage.” I fondled them harder, and a feeling of satisfaction arose in my heart.
Scarlett’s face turned red, and she hid in my arms in embarrassment. “You’re so cheeky.”
Scarlett’s POV:
took out a set of jewelry. Then, with
“Scarlett, come here.”
hand at once. It was the heirloom of
at me and
over to Alice, and she helped me put on the
at me and gasped in astonishment. “You’re so beautiful,” she remarked with
on
the necklace around my neck and thanked them for their gift
were at odds back then. But it doesn’t matter. What matters is that
help but feel a little guilty. They must have been troubled because
There
did you take it off?” Charles
is your family’s heirloom. What if I break it or, worse, lose it? We should keep it somewhere safe.” I put the jewelry into the jewelry box as I
you talking about? It’s our heirloom,” Charles corrected with a
handed the jewelry box
you giving it to me
him again. “Please keep
“It’s women’s business.”
the head of
Charles’s face as soon as I said those words.
gave it to you.”
not budge. Unable to do anything, I nodded
a sudden, he hugged me
need to take good care of
don’t want to be your housekeeper,”
wrapped his
slowly, he leaned in to kiss me. But then, I put my arms in front of me to keep his body away
in a low voice, afraid he would act recklessly. “It’ll be fine. I
After our kiss, he drove me to the
arrived at the TV station
you up after work,” he said
Without a word, I walked into the building.I saw Rita the moment I stepped inside. I did not want to talk
a ghost,
attention. “Do you think you’ll be happy once you marry Charles?
looked at her with a sardonic
kind of response from me.
not? Do you think you’re the one he loves? Wake
confused and overwhelmed. Once he calms down, he’ll leave you for me,” Rita fired
can’t wait for him to calm down and
indignantly. “Scarlett, don’t be so full
smiled at Rita in amusement. Her face, however, darkened in
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