It has been weeks since Scarlett and Adrian had an outburst, and Scarlett still hasn't gotten over it. She could still hear his voice, telling her that she was exactly like her mother. That statement hurt her more than she expected it to. Was she really like her mother? She had always thought that they were worlds apart, but maybe she's more similar to her mom than she had thought. She sighed and stared at the book in her hands, trying to read, but she couldn't concentrate. She kept thinking, with Adrian's harsh words ringing in her head and distracting her. “There's no way I'm like my mother.” She said, trying to convince herself that Adrian was wrong about her. She suddenly remembered when her father was alive and how he would always get into an argument with her mother. The arguments were usually because of her mother's attitude, despite being a married woman. Scarlett recalled that her mother was b
Scarlett and Ethan were in her living room, she still hadn't uttered a word after what he told her outside. She poured herself a drink and offered him some but he rejected it, claiming that he didn't want any alcohol at that moment.“So what were you talking about?” She asked, hoping that it wasn't what she heard or maybe he had misspoken.“Look, I know this sounds odd but I can't help it, quite literally. I like you a lot Scarlett and I want you to be my girlfriend. I think you have a good heart and you're not who I presumed you were at first.” He paused and stared worriedly at her. Scarlett took a sip of her drink and stared back at him, only, her expression was blank and had no emotions, she wasn't sure how to react to what she was hearing.“You may be a little sassy but I like it that way. I don't mind at all.” He added and she let out a low groan. “Where's all this coming from, Ethan? I thought we both agreed to be just friends?” She questioned, wondering why he was suddenly ac
It's been three weeks now, and coincidentally, today was the day that Scarlett had her last paper. They had just finished their exam, and students were trooping out in large numbers, meeting in small groups, and chatting excitedly. With smiles on their faces, Scarlett and Nelly walked out of the class hand in hand.“I'm so happy; I can't wait to finally get home! I miss my parents so much.” Nelly giggled, digging around in her purse for her phone, which she successfully pulled out.“Lucky you, I only have one person waiting for me.” Scarlett smiled. Nelly smiled back and then gave her a big hug.“I'm gonna miss you so much! I hope it's okay if I come by your mansion.” “Of course, I'll be happy if you can come over, and even happier if you meet Lily. You both are crazy and will make a perfect match.” Scarlett giggled, disengaging from the hug.They both turned at the same time, only to see Ethan and his crew at the other end of the hallway. Ethan lifted his eyes, and as soon as his ey
“Come on! Let's go get drinks!” Lily grabbed Scarlett's hand, dragging her over to the bar, where they took their seats.“I can't drink too much; remember, tomorrow is my foundation's fundraising day." Scarlett rejected the offer, but Lily rolled her eyes and pushed the cocktail toward her.“A glass won't kill you.” She urged, and Scarlett picked up the drink. As she sipped from it, she looked around, trying to find Adrian, but it was as if he had vanished.Was he really avoiding her to that extent? How long was he going to pretend that nothing happened at his house? Scarlett was uncomfortable about the whole thing.“You know the guy I told you about?” Lily asked, and she turned to look at her, nodding.“His name is Josh, and he's coming here tonight. I told him to bring a friend, so feel free to do whatever you want to the friend.” Lily winked. Scarlett rolled her eyes heavily. She was sure that she wouldn't want anything to do with Josh's so-called friend. It was Adrian that she wa
The harsh rays of the sun hit Scarlett's eyelids, forcing her to squint. She turned over, hugging her pillow and enjoying her sleep when the sudden realization of what day it was made her spring up from the bed.It was the day of her fundraising and she hadn't even rehearsed her speech. She had no idea how she was going to get ready in such a short space of time. She ran into the bathroom to freshen up and then came back into the room and opened her laptop.Scarlett started to go over her speech several times until she became familiar with it. As she was rehearsing, her phone rang and she picked it up only to discover that it was Ethan. She answered the call and placed the phone on her ear.“Hey.” She sighed.“Hi Scarlett, how are you?” He asked.“I'm very well. What about you? You seemed pretty drunk last night and you bailed on me.” She pointed out and he winced.“About that… I'm really sorry for leaving you. It wasn't intentional, I was dragged outside by some crackheads because th
Vivian let out a groan of frustration after calling Adrian for the umpteenth time that night. She was lying on her stomach in her hotel room, horny and needing a dick inside her. She called him again after deciding to give up, and luckily, he answered the call.“Baby. I've been calling you all night. Why haven't you been taking my calls?” She spoke into the phone.“I'm sorry, I've just been so busy at the club. I didn't even hear my phone ringing.” Adrian answered.“Are you done now? I want you to meet me at a hotel. I'll send you the address.” She rushed her words, but he let out a grunt.“I'm afraid I can't make it. I'm still very busy. I'll call you back later.” He quickly hung up, getting Vivian even more upset. She wanted to toss her phone but withheld herself from doing so.She was still horny so she decided to call one of her toys, but his number was equally unreachable. Vivian had made up her mind to be more careful with the men she slept with ever since the incident with Rod
Vivian's eyes widened, she stared at the detective as he had suddenly grown two heads. The shock on her face soon turned into anger as her eyebrows furrowed and her lips curved downwards. She peered at the detective through the roof of her eyes and let out a huff.“Look detective, I didn't kill my husband. I have no hand in his death and I don't know how many times I'm going to have to tell you this!”“Oh really?” Detective Roberts let out a short chuckle and brought out some documents, presenting them before Vivian who seemed uninterested.“Do you know what these are?” He questioned but she rolled her eyes.“How on earth am I supposed to know?” She asked with a smirk dancing on her lips.“This is your card history, showing that you bought those drugs. These were submitted to us recently and we checked them all. What do you have to say about that? Isn't it obvious that you've been caught?” Detective Roberts fired, feeling excited that he had something against her after such a long tim
Scarlett admired her reflection in the mirror after she was done getting ready. She only applied light make-up but she looked stunning. She lifted her black purse off the bed and started heading downstairs. On her way to her car, she gave Lily a ring, asking her if she wanted to come along to Heartfelt Artistic Gallery. “I'm kinda occupied right now but we can hang out later when you're back.” That was Lily's response. Scarlett said it was okay, she hung up and got into her car. She put on her seatbelt and then drove off.Soon, she arrived at the gallery, she was approached by a female docent who welcomed her and offered to take her around the gallery. The docent was smiling, beaming ear to ear as she walked Scarlett into the gallery, she was quite popular and her tireless efforts to help humanity through her foundation won the hearts of many.They were walking around the art gallery and looking at several pieces when a particular one caught her eye. She walked over to where it was