Jonathan, who was focusing on driving, seemed to feel Scarlett's eyes on him. Without looking away from the road, he teased with a light smile, "Take a picture; it lasts longer."His arrogance made her frown. Why couldn't he just focus on driving? "Don't be ridiculous. I wasn't even looking at you. Besides, it's not like you're anyone important to me, so just focus on driving," Scarlett frantically retorted."You seem to have trouble remembering things, considering how you need me to constantly repeat myself. I've already made it quite clear that you are my woman now. So, you can stop denying that there is anything between us. In fact, I'm warning you against trying to deny being mine. You won't be able to handle the consequences." Jonathan threatened nonchalantly.Jonathan's threat brought back bad memories for Scarlett. She knew how heartless and cruel he could be, and sometimes she wondered if he was actually a robot in disguise. Just like a robot, he was completely devoid of fee
Sometimes, Scarlett really couldn't understand how such a heartless man like him could exist. Did he really want to torture her to death? Why did he have to keep forcing her into such situations?"I hope you keep my words in mind and never forget them. From now on, if you make a mistake like this again, don't blame me for being heartless for what I would do to you. I trust that, from the past few days that you've been by my side, you know exactly what I can do. But it's alright if you feel like you still don't know what I'm really capable of. After all, we have all the time in the world for you to get to know me." After his threat, Jonathan returned to his car and sped off without even looking back. Scarlett glared daggers at his car as he left, hoping that she could tear him apart limb from limb to satisfy her anger. How could there be such a shameless man? How could he blatantly bully a weak woman like her just because he had money? Did he really think there was any point in forci
Once Scarlett was settled in her seat, Justin slowly drove them to an area that resembled a military base. Was Justin's family part of the army, or were his family members high-ranking officials in the army?The dread in Scarlett's heart steadily rose as she saw a large mansion, which not only had an incredibly beautiful garden but also a massive swimming pool. Scarlett was completely stunned by the sheer size of the mansion. It was comparable to the castles that she'd seen in the past. She couldn't wrap her mind around just how rich Justin's family was. Though he'd said that his family was well off, she hadn't thought that they would be this ridiculously rich.Scarlett was suddenly filled with annoyance at Justin for not explaining his family background to her before. Now that she was here, she suddenly felt as if she was incredibly underdressed and that her clothes didn't fit in with the lavish mansion at all. After all, she knew how judgmental people from wealthy families co
Just then, she heard a young woman's melodious voice ring out from just outside the living room. "Aunty! It's been too long! You have no idea how much I've missed all of you. I didn't enjoy my time overseas at all, and I feel like I had more fun here with all of you. Your house is always so lively, and there's always so much good food to eat, and … Who's this?"The woman had trailed off when she'd entered the living room and seen Scarlett standing awkwardly beside Justin. Her sudden question made everyone except for Jonathan, who was still expressionless, chuckle. Justin flashed a good-natured grin at her before saying, "This is my girlfriend, Scarlett. I brought her home to meet everyone today!"He then turned to Scarlett. "Scar, this is my aunt … no wait," he corrected jokingly, "This is my future aunt, Celeste Sloan."Scarlett stared at Justin in shock. If she was going to be his aunt, then that meant that she was going to be Jonathan's wife. Scarlett studied the kind-looking wom
It was just then that she suddenly heard Justin's voice ring out to address everyone in the room. "I have something to announce to everyone. I've already decided that Scarlett is the one for me, and I won't marry anyone other than her. Since Grandfather is so pleased with Scarlett, why don't you grant us your blessing so we can set a date for our marriage?"Scarlett could only stare at Justin in disbelief after his sudden announcement. Why didn't he discuss it with her before dropping such a bombshell on his family? Wasn't he worried that they would misunderstand and think that Scarlett was the one coercing him into marrying her? Scarlett had absolutely no idea that Justin wanted to marry her, so she was as shocked as everyone else in the room. Just then, she felt a prickling sensation on her neck and saw, from the corner of her eye, that Jonathan was glaring at her with murderous intent in his eyes, making her shudder in fear.Scarlett hadn't expected Justin to suddenly do somethi
Nancy flashed a gentle smile at Scarlett before casting a glance at Celeste, who'd been sitting quietly in a corner. Then she said, "I think this arrangement sounds great. Whatever the case, it's true that Scarlett is still studying, so let's just let them get engaged first, and we can discuss wedding plans in the future. In fact, why don't we take this opportunity to set a date for Celeste and Jonathan to get married as well? Then, there would be two weddings, which would mean double the celebrations! Wouldn't that be nice?"Celeste had been silently watching the entire situation between Justin and Scarlett unfold and hadn't expected to be dragged into the mix as well. She bashfully lowered her head to mumble, "I have nothing to say about this arrangement."Jonathan was also suspiciously silent throughout the entire exchange, even though he was the one who was about to get married. He simply lit up a cigarette with an unreadable expression on his face while the entire family watched
Julian immediately rushed to comfort Scarlett. "Silly girl. Don't worry, we're just going to get a few drinks. Although my uncle's words sound crass, he's actually a nice guy. Besides, you're his future niece-in-law, so he wouldn't actually do anything to you. He's just joking around. It'll only be us and a few close friends. There's nothing to worry about!"Hearing Justin say that, Scarlett knew that there was no going back now. If she continued to insist that she didn't want to go, it would definitely make things awkward. As such, she could only stay silent and watch helplessly as the entire situation slowly started to spiral out of her control.After Scarlett and Justin had left, only Jonathan and Celeste were left standing outside the house. Jonathan watched silently as their car sped off, whereas Celeste was looking at him. Jonathan didn't know it, but Celeste had noticed the odd way he'd looked at Scarlett.Celeste had practically grown up with him, so she could tell that it h
As expected, Daphne, who'd arrived in good spirits, was almost immediately crestfallen at his words. She hadn't expected him to say anything like that at all and was understandably embarrassed. Regardless, she still plastered a smile on her face and whined, "Do you really have to say something like that, Mr. Leonard?"Jonathan's expression seemed to warm minutely afterward, so Daphne mustered up the courage to get closer to him again. Seeing as he didn't object to their close proximity, she boldly clung onto his arm as well.Jonathan looked at Scarlett knowingly before reaching out to pull Daphne into his embrace and letting his hands roam all over her thighs, painting a lewd sight.Scarlett turned her head away from them, unwilling to watch such a lewd scene.On second thought, she realized that she had no right to be disgusted by Daphne and Jonathan. After all, she'd also been in Daphne's position before and had also been felt up by Jonathan in front of a crowd. That explained wh