I Fell For The Boy His Daddy Was A Bonus

Chapter 16: Finally Taken Advantage 

Cindy: Scarlett, we need to talk to you about an urgent matter. Come to the mansion on Tuesday.)

(Cindy: Why are you not answering? Don‘t forget Tuesday. 10 AM.) 

(Analisa: Scarlett, I have been calling you for two days. How come I cannot reach you? Your parents have called me to speak to you. You are needed at the Barnes mansion on Tuesday morning. Philip is deciding on his last will. He has not been well lately.) 

Scarlett sighed, seeing the text messages of her biological mother, Cindy Barnes, and her so-called mother, who had raised her for sixteen years, Analisa, Courtney’s real mother. She grumbled, “So that’s why they wanted me to go to the mansion.” 

“Should I go?” She asked herself. “Are they even going to leave something for me?” 

For minutes, Scarlett just sat on the edge of her bed, considering. ‘Courtney will be there and what are the chances that Luca will be there too? Do I have the courage to face them?‘ 

Then again, the thought of her father being unwell made her heart ache. She wondered what was wrong with him. Her father was an athletic man and took care of his body well. ‘What had changed over the year? 

Despite the friction between Scarlett and her parents, deep down, there was still a big part of her that wished they accepted her. She was their real daughter, after all. 

She belatedly replied to both her mothers. (I will be there.) 

Just as she hit send, Liam came in the door, saying, “Let‘s go my Beauty. We need to have breakfast and pick the biggest sandwich at the restaurant to show to Troy.” 

Scarlett earlier had a heavy heart, but hearing Liam and his plans, she laughed. He easily erased all the miseries around her head. “Let‘s go.” 

“You slept well?” Kaleb asked, while bitterly chewing on his bagel. He had dark circles around his eyes. One can only guess he was up all night. 

The woman before him never took advantage of him last night. Nope. His door was wide open, and he was half–naked in bed. Any woman would jump at him, but Scarlett never sleepwalked her way to his room.

A basic cuddle would have been nice, to simply savor her scent as they lay in the same bed. Sadly, that never happened.

Scarlett was chewing down her food when he spoke. Her eyes widened as she swallowed it down. She answered, “I slept pretty fine.” 

The truth was, like Kaleb, she also had dark circles around her eyes. Only that she had make–up to cover them. She barely slept, thanks to how he practically offered his body last night. 

breath and asked, “So you did

my bed. I think maybe, the other night, I was just so worried about Liam that I ended up sleepwalking

his brow raising. “So that’s how it

she lied. “And thinking so much. As I said, I

worried for Liam.”

me?” Liam caught up, his eyes shifting from

up sleepwalking into your room, because I was worried about you.” Scarlett smiled and caressed the boy’s

get this straight. You were tired, and you were concerned for my son. Because of your care for him, you wound

“Yes!” Scarlett insisted.

to the sandwich station and chose the best one in the house. Only Scarlett was left alone with Kaleb. He said to her, “You know, Scarlett. I am often tired

bemused at his

you. I care enough to

having an inkling where this was

up the skill of sleepwalking too,” he warned. His

Scarlett,“...” 

drove to The Wright Diamond Corporation. Upon

their exchange, all while sitting next to Kaleb, when suddenly, he leaned closer and a peck landed on

shock, but she saw no hint of mischievousness on Kaleb‘s face. In fact, he

sorry. It‘s just that.

I see,” she replied, realizing it was

sailing across his chest, his lips

a finger up in the air. “You forgot.”

here!” Liam

and son were shooting laser beams at each other with their eyes. Scarlett easily felt the tension over a mere peck on the cheek. Thus, she said, “Hey, hey. Guys. It‘s okay.

okay?” Kaleb asked, leaning

“Sometimes, people greet each other or say goodbye with a

“It’s okay?” Kaleb clarified.

it’s okay,”