Dangerous Desire The CEO’s Hidden Woman

With her red lips and her sexy figure, Eve was wrapped in a form-fitting black dress that made her look like a dangerous rose. Scarlett, wearing the white dress with the low back, looked so stunning that all eyes were on her.

“A small gift to our beautiful superstar.” Scarlett was immersed in looking in the mirror and didn’t notice that Eve had left for the counter to pay for the two dresses.

“Oh, sweetie, it’s too much. I will give you back the money.”

“Come on, it’s my great honor to pay for such a gorgeous lady.” Eve gave a gentle pat and said.

“Oh wow, are you, my new sugar daddy!” Scarlett jokes.

“Oh yes! It’s my pleasure, my dear.”

As the pair walked around and enjoyed themselves, they happened to encounter just the two people that Scarlett was least interested in running into.

“Scarlett?” Claire spotted Scarlett from a distance and waved at her happily. A woman stood beside her– it was her mother. She was wearing a large fur coat. “Mom! Look. It’s Scarlett.”

At first, Scarlett intended to take a detour, but a second thought nailed her to where she stood. Jennifer Baldwin took her daughter’s hand and walked towards Scarlett. “Scarlett, nice to see you again. How are you doing, dear?”

Her voice was soft and melodic. No superiority complex or unkindness was shining through in her voice. It was also completely unlike Claire’s manner of speaking, which was overly friendly and fake-sounding.

“I’m fine, thank you.” Scarlett had no interest in plastering a smile on her face and greeting them back. Claire noticed that Scarlett was wearing a newly-bought dress– the tag on the dress was still on. Claire looked at Scarlett’s dress from neck to hem and said in an exaggerated way, “Oh, Scarlett, you look gorgeous in this dress! As always! I wish I could pull off all these daring styles as you do!”

Jennifer looked at her daughter and said, “If only you were as beautiful as Scarlett, Claire.” Scarlett felt like she was watching a drama, and she was obviously losing heat because of the awkward plot.

“Thank you, Jennifer. Actually, we’ve still got some things to do. Now, if you’ll excuse me…”

“Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to get in your way. But Scarlett, do come by our place and have dinner with us one of these days. Your father misses you and Skyler so dearly.” Now she spoke with an air of superiority and unkindness.

Scarlett stepped forward and said, “Not necessary; I don’t really miss him.” With that, she took her coat and walked away with Eve.

“So, I don’t know what just went down there… but could you chill? It’s no big deal, yeah?” Eve tried to comfort Scarlett. “I’m fine. Yeah, it’s no big deal. But it’s somewhat hard for me to accept the fact that they’re now a happy family and having a really good life. And that just made me feel so bad for Mom.”

“Now I think I got it. You know what, when my mom fell in love with Phil Crawford, she was totally innocent of the fact that he had been married. They had a great time in Spain, and then mom gave birth to me. But one day, she found out the truth, and she left that bastard right away.”

“Clever move.”

Eve handed Scarlett a cigarette and said, “Yeah, and not long after that, she found a handsome and caring boyfriend, and the rest is history. They’ve been happily together ever since.”

“Oh, I’m happy for you and your mom.” She took a drag of the cigarette and blew a cloud of smoke.

“Lucky for your mom to find her love and happiness again. But maybe I shouldn’t feel bad for my mom, and she had probably met her Mr. Right in paradise.”

“Oh, Scarlett, I’m so sorry.” Eve didn’t know Scarlett’s mom had passed away and felt a mixture of shock and regret hearing the news. Scarlett leaned against a glass wall in the smoky mist. “It’s okay. I’ve got through it. By the way, why did you come to America?”

“To check how miserable he is after my mom left him,” Eve smirked and said.

“Disappointed, huh?” Scarlett said so because she had heard from Chuck how big and powerful Crawford’s business was.

“Yeah, very disappointed. Well, just joking. My dad’s actually been very nice to me. Since it’s all about my mom’s choice and she’s living perfectly well now, I don’t have much to hate about him. But it looks like it’s much harder for you to move on.”

“I… Mom was a very good woman. She used to be a Russian professor and an interpreter. She had attended many international conferences and even helped translate for Vladimir Putin at a global summit about human rights issues. She was really smart and beautiful. She could also cook, bake, and fix things around the house. She was the best woman I’ve ever known. How I wish I could still have her around…” Thinking of her mom and the early days, Scarlett couldn’t help but burst into tears.

Eve gave Scarlett a tight embrace and soothed her by gently patting her back, “Good girl, I’m here for you. I understand how you feel, and I know it’s hard. But we can’t always live in the past. We have to move on and embrace the present. Mom wants you to be happy, Scarlett.”

The crying had a deeply cathartic effect on Scarlett. After she had some tears, her anger and sadness had dissipated. Eve and she headed out to a well-known gay bar out in the city.

“To forget the past, you need to enjoy the present,” Eve said to Scarlett before they entered that lushly decorated and crowded bar located on the corner of Kinston Street.

Eve pushed Scarlett to the stage, encouraging her to forget about everything and just enjoy the music. Eve herself found a corner with the best view of the stage and sipped on her drink. Since Scarlett was practically a professional model and performer, she didn’t have any stage fright to speak of. She enjoyed herself and let her body move to the rhythm of the music.NôvelDrama.Org holds © this.