Scarlett giggled and said, “Well, I wonder who he inherited his stubborn nature from….” She held Francis’s neck and took a deep breath. “What are you doing?” Francis asked.
Scarlett just chuckled and said, “You just smell so good.”
Francis just smiled, “Oh really? Do you like this scent? I got a new cologne just the other day.”
Scarlett rubbed his cheek lightly and said, “I love it. It suits you well. It’s… mature.”
It seemed that Scarlett had an endless charm to attract Francis. Even though they had been living together for many years now, he hadn’t grown tired of her just yet. The same went for Scarlett, who had, as time went on, come to appreciate Francis’s quirks a
While Carlos stood there still, Brittany and Shannon just rushed towards the bed to look for their mother.Carlos took a look at them and then looked up at his father and said, “Good morning, Daddy...”Francis just stroked Carlos’s hair and asked, “Have you had breakfast yet?”“Not yet. I want to eat breakfast with mommy!” he smiled. His smile was just like Scarlett’s.When Francis saw that smile, his heart would always soften. He didn’t have it in him to be cruel to Carlos. He tousled Carlos’s hair and let him into the room.Brittany and Shannon were on top of Scarlett at this point. Like noisy birds, they kept chattering into Scarlett’s ears. Scarlett had no
“I’ll be honest: I have no interest in current affairs,” Chuck scoffed, “But a couple of friends of mine called me up asking about you. That’s how I know you were even on TV.” Chuck said.“Ask you what?”“Oh, you know… the usual… they wanted to know if you’re seeing someone at the moment.”Scarlett laughed.“How dare they try to steal my uncle’s woman? They must be blind.” Chuck laughed out.“Fortunately, I’m married; otherwise, you would be very busy.” Scarlett laughed as well.“You are right. But I don’t want to be a matchmaker in life,” he said.
Eve grew up abroad. On account of her mother, she didn’t like her father’s family. Although her mother had never truly uttered a bad word about them, she had been accumulating deep resentment and contempt towards her so-called father as she grew up.When Eve was sixteen years old, a sophomore in high school, she had her first experiencing of sex in the back of a teal sedan. It had all been with some boy she had met only a week ago at a party, and Eve hadn’t cared much for him. She had just wanted to lose her virginity. He was cute and completely inexperienced.She was always passionate, bold, and unrestrained. But she was terrible at school– she just didn’t test well. As a result, she tanked her SATs and ended up at a community college studying botany. It wasn’t the most popular major, but Eve managed to get by.
To get to King Hall, Eve had to walk through a long corridor lined with soft, champagne-toned carpet. There were impressionist paintings on the walls, including big names like Monet and Manet. Eve wondered if the casino had somehow managed to loan them from The Louvre in Paris. She looked around in awe, another shiny pink drink in hand.As expected, there was a sensor on the door. Eve took her phone out from her handbag and leaned against a column, watching people coming in or going out.About half an hour later, a man came out to pick up his phone. At the sight of that, Eve instantly put her phone to her ear and pretended to be having a conversation, “Honey, I’m at the door. I will come back now!”As the man opened the door, Eve immediately grabbed the doorknob and smiled at the man while holding
Meanwhile, Eve wondered if Damon was giving her dirty looks for having managed to win a lot of money at the table. She was worried that he was infuriated and might get violent with her. Because of that, Eve was lost in thought, and when the elevator suddenly stopped, she fell down on her knees.“Ouch, my knees!” she cried out in pain.Eve was angry because she expected that any gentleman would have given her a hand in such a situation. Her knees were hurt, and the elevator was still going up, after all.She frowned angrily and looked up at him and frowned, “Sir, do you know how impolite you are? A girl just fell down right in front of you, and you did not even bother to give her a hand.”Within the next second, Damon reached his hand out to
Around midnight, Eve woke up to drink some water; she was parched as if she had been running a marathon in her sleep. She jumped up in fear when she noticed that Damon was right next to her in bed.“What’s wrong?” Damon asked drowsily.Eve rolled her eyes at him in the darkness and grabbed the bottle of water that sat on the bedside table.Eve was wearing a satin nightgown in a light golden color, like champagne. She looked elegant and mysterious, like some mischievous waif who seduced men to their deaths. As she tipped the bottle to drink from it, she revealed her long and slender neck.All of a sudden, there was a pair of big hands around her waist, which really freaked her out.“What the
When she left Damon’s house the following day, no one stopped her. She strode out of the house and stopped a taxi from going home.When she arrived home, she found that her mother was out on a date and had not returned home. She went into her bedroom and changed into something more comfortable. After that, she put on her earphones and headed for the kitchen while swaying her head to the music.In the following months, nothing much happened, and Damon didn’t show up at her house or try to get in touch with her. She didn’t go on any dates either. She mostly kept to herself those days.After a pause, one morning, Eve caught up with her mother for breakfast. With a magnificent spread of imported meats, cheeses, and bread in front of the table, Eve’s mother talked excitedly about her new boyfriend
Eve was pissed off and almost fainted from how angry and frustrated she was feeling right then.Damon immediately held her around her waist and said smilingly, “It’s our wedding day, Eve! I know you’re stressed out and panicking about this whole pregnancy thing, but this is actually good. You’re not pregnant! We’re in the clear! So let’s just try to enjoy this day now, why don’t we? What do you think?”As the guests left, Eve and Damon checked into the presidential suite at the hotel. When they got in the room, Damon suddenly realized that Eve was on the first night of her period. She may not be interested in having sex with him.“You know I don’t mind that you’re bleeding down there at all, right? A real man braves the red tide.”