Charles's POV:
Instead of getting angry, I laughed and held Scarlett tighter.
"I want to do something fun with you," I whispered in her ear.
Embarrassed and annoyed, Scarlett twisted her petite body in protest.
"But you promised you wouldn't touch me!"
"Think it over.Did I promise you that before I entered the house yesterday?"
"You're so shameless!" Scarlett was too mad to refute my words.
I could not help but chuckle at her reaction.Well, I never said I would not touch her.I had kept my word.
Besides, I was just following my heart.It was not a secret that I wanted Scarlett for myself all the time.
But, of course, I also had to take her feelings into consideration.
I would only do what I wanted if I had her consent.
At this moment, I put on a straight face and looked into her eyes.
"Scarlett, I'm sorry for what happened last night."
I recalled her hurt expression last night when she brought up the topic of her father.I felt that I really
owed her an apology.
"You know I can never be cruel to you.This I promise you."
"I don't need your promise.In fact, I don't care about any of it, '' Scarlett replied indifferently.
"You don't care?"
I laughed as if she had just said a funny joke.
"Then why are you resisting me again and again? Tell me.What's on your mind?" Scarlett was lying.
I could see in her eyes that she cared about me.
However, I could not understand why she was always insecure.
Every time a rumor arose, the first thing she would do was get away from me.
Scarlett did not answer my question.
She just lowered her head, lost in thought.
After a moment of deafening silence, she sighed heavily and replied, "Charles, you're a good man.I
don't deserve you."
I noticed that her hands were clasped too tightly that her fingertips had become pale.
It seemed that it took her a lot of courage to say that.
Scarlett raised her head and looked at me with eyes brimming with tears.
"I don't deserve you," she repeated.
My heart ached upon hearing that.
There was no woman in the world more worthy for me than Scarlett.
I needed her in my life.
And yet, she could not see how important she was to me.
She was a fool for thinking that she did not deserve me.
But what was ridiculous was that I kept pushing myself to her.
"Stop it."
I lowered my head, kissed her forehead, and wiped her tears away.
"You're the only one for me."
Scarlett was stunned.
It seemed that she never expected that I would still want to be with her after what she just said.
The look on her face made me want to prove to her more that we were perfect for each other.
But before I could do so, she prised my arms and got out of my tight embrace.
"I have to go to work," Scarlett mumbled.
"Okay."
I let her go.But just as she thought that she would finally get away from me, I pulled her back and
pinned her to the bed.
"Then let's finish it as soon as possible," I added.
I kissed Scarlett passionately.Then, I licked her earlobes, which sent shivers down her spine.
My lips then trailed to her neck and then down to her breasts.I played with her nipple and sucked on
the other.
Scarlett gasped and trembled in anticipation.Her moans added fuel to the fire on my body.
Before I knew it, I had inserted my manhood into her beaver.
The lust that I had suppressed for a long time finally burst out.
God knew how hard it was last night to resist the desire to touch Scarlett.Because she was responding
to me warmly, I thrust my hips harder.
When we were done, Scarlett curled up under me, panting.I tucked her hair behind her ears lovingly.
Then, I checked the time on the bedside table and figured that I should get moving.
"I'll make you breakfast," I said as I got up the bed.
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Once Scarlett's breakfast was ready, I asked her to come downstairs to eat.Then, I returned to the
kitchen to make mine.
When I went to the dining room with my food, I saw Scarlett, eating fried eggs and sandwiches.
As she ate, her cheeks bulged like a cute squirrel.For a second, I was stunned.
"Your appetite is good today.Are you perhaps pregnant again?" I jokingly asked.
Scarlett choked upon hearing what I said.
I quickly handed her a glass of water and continued, "Well, it looks like my cooking is just that good."
Scarlett and I went out after breakfast.
Janet and Tracy brought James over.
My mood improved the moment I saw my son's cute smile.
With a smile, I reached out to hold him.
I lowered my head and teased James in a low voice, "Do you want to go to work with Dad today?"
James grinned and said, "Papa."
"Take good care of James, okay?"
Scarlett did not object to me bringing our son to work.
With a smile, she leaned over and kissed James's head.
"Be a good boy when you go to the company with Dad, okay?"
After bidding goodbye to Scarlett, I finally went to the company with my son.
At about noon, James, who had been quiet and behaved, suddenly burst into tears.
I immediately put all my work aside and walked up to him to coax him.
James looked at me with eyes brimming with tears and lips trembling.
For some reason, he looked sad and pitiful.
And even when I was by his side, he did not stop crying.
I tried every means to make him happy but to no avail.
"Mama… ma…" he cried out.
It did not take a genius to know that he missed his mother.
Without further ado, I picked up my phone to call Scarlett.
But before I could dial her number, Amy came in with a stack of documents.
"You're a good father," she remarked with a sigh.
Scarlett's POV:
I had spent my entire morning doing work.
Thankfully, it was all done.I did a little stretching to ease my fatigued limbs and then got up to go to the
bathroom.
There I saw Lucia standing in front of the sink and staring at herself in the mirror.Her makeup was
ruined.Her smudged mascara told me that she had been crying.
At this moment, she looked like she had aged ten years older.
"Are you happy now? I'm here to complete the resignation procedure.I'm going to be kicked out of the
TV station today!" Lucia scoffed.
"Happy resignation then.I hope you find a great job somewhere else," I retorted.
Truth be told, I felt sorry for what happened to Lucia.
However, this was not my fault.She brought this upon herself.I turned around to leave.
But, Lucia strode over and backed me into the corner.
"Charles could've saved me!" she said through gritted teeth.
Her voice was sharp, and her eyes were bloodshot.
"You're the reason why he didn't."
I leaned against the cold wall, helpless as Lucia had forced me into the corner.
She looked terrible, almost like a ghost crawling back from hell.
She looked like she would pounce on me and kill me the next second.
All of a sudden, something dawned on me.
She did not 'look' like she would kill me.
She probably would.
With that in mind, I furtively put my hand into my pocket and dialed my emergency contact.
When James was almost kidnapped last time, I listed Charles as my contact in case of emergency.
I did not expect that I would soon use this for myself.
Lucia's madness state continued.
"Scarlett, you bitch! What's happening to me is all because of you! If it weren't for you, Charles
would've accepted me.He was kind to me! But as soon as you appeared, he changed…"
She roared in between sobs.I knew very well what was about to happen.She was about to lose control.
"Lucia, calm down.We're in the company's washroom, remember? Besides, there are cameras
outside.Don't do anything that you'll later regret."
Unfortunately for me, there was nothing else I could do but try to calm her down and hope that Charles
would answer my call before it was too late."
"I lost my job and got raped.But you… you ended up with Charles and are having the time of your
life.It's unfair! It's so fucking unfair!"
Lucia paused for a moment and looked into my eyes.
"Scarlett.I have lost everything.And now, I have nothing to lose," she added with a devilish smile
tugging at her lips.
"What? You were raped? What happened?" I changed the subject to try and buy some time.
But the next second, a light flashed in front of my eyes.
It turned out that Lucia had been holding a sharp knife the whole time.
She raised it, and my life flashed before my eyes.
I could only watch as the knife pierced into my abdomen.
Suddenly, a sharp and excruciating pain swept over my body.
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