Dangerous Desire The CEO’s Hidden Woman

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 choice but to get up and end her lovely slumber. As Brittany rolled around on the bed, she accidentally punched Scarlett right in her stomach.

“Brittany, you hurt mommy!” Scarlett instantly yelled.

Because of that, Brittany looked up and held her mother’s face. She left sopping wet kisses all over Scarlett’s cheeks– a gesture to ask for forgiveness.

Scarlett laughed and said, “Francis, I’m going to need a couple of tissues here….”

Unlike Brittany, Shannon just held on to her mother’s neck quietly. She stayed in her mother’s arms silently.

Soon after, Francis drew the kids away and told them to head downstairs for breakfast. Once Scarlett had managed to down a cup of coffee, she was ready to face the world.

As Francis and Scarlett went downstairs, the three kids greeted them in unison.

“Good morning, Mommy! Good morning, Daddy!”

“Look who’s being all sweet after you rudely woke Mommy up this morning!” Francis said, pretending to be angry.

Scarlett pulled a chair for herself and sat down smilingly. Brittany and Shannon were singing some song while Carlos was wolfing down chocolate pancakes like there was no tomorrow.

Francis just read his newspaper calmly and handed Carlos a napkin to wipe his chocolaty mouth with. Scarlett turned to look at Francis and said, “I can’t believe I missed a whole week of this.”

Francis just smiled and looked at Brittany, who was still singing and humming some song.

The morning sunshine was streaming in through the window. Carlos, having finished his pancakes, was in the study rifling through picture books. Shannon and Brittany were playing with their favorite dolls, orchestrating a tiny tea. Francis kissed his wife’s cheek, and Francis just looked at him with a satisfied smile. Bathed in the golden sunshine, she looked very beautiful.

What a lovely and happy family!

***

In a matter of seven years, Scarlett had managed to become the very best interpreter at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She was high in demand and was the interpreter of choice for all kinds of international conferences and addresses. Although she didn’t really think she would land up on TV, she often appeared alongside notable dignitaries and attracted much attention from viewers across the globe.

On that particular day, she was wearing black dress pants with a light blue shirt. Her hair was tied up in a ponytail, revealing her slender neck and pronounced cheekbones. She impressed many people with her fluent interpretations and charming body language.

Meanwhile, Carlos sat on the sofa with his eyes fixed on the TV. He was completely motionless. Francis, too, leaned against the sofa and paid full attention to the TV. They wore exactly the same expression on their faces.

Once the press conference was over, Carlos took a deep breath and said, “Wow, mommy is so amazing!”

A smile appeared on Francis’s face, and he said, “When she comes back, you can compliment her. I’m sure she’ll be delighted to hear that you saw her on TV!”

“I will.” Carlos nodded his head.

“Sir, lunch is ready. Do you want to eat it right now?” Shirley asked with a polite smile on her face.

Francis looked at the clock on the wall. It was already one in the afternoon.

“Yes, please get the dining table ready.” Francis stood up and touched his son’s head, and asked, “Are you hungry?”

“No, I’m not really that hungry right now. Where are Brittany and Shannon?”

“They went to play at your godmother’s house. They will come back in the evening.,” he answered.

“Okay!” Carlos said.

They had their lunch quietly, and after that, they planned to take an afternoon nap. When Carlos came to his bedroom door, he suddenly turned around and shouted out, “Daddy!”

“What’s wrong?” Francis looked back.

Carlos just blinked and smiled, “I’m so happy that you found Mommy.”

“What do you mean?” Francis was slightly confused by Carlos’s words.

“Well, I was born from Mommy’s tummy, right? You met Mommy, and then I was born! Now Mommy takes care of me and loves me.” Carlos said with a bright smile.

“Good sleep, Dad!” he waved at Francis and went into the bedroom.

Francis smiled and wondered how it was possible for Carlos to be so similar to Scarlett– even in terms of personality.

Meanwhile, after an intense session of rapid interpreting, Scarlett felt her head begin to throb. The pain didn’t subside all afternoon.

“Scarlett, you really did a wonderful job today!” Junior, an interpreter who had been working with the Ministry for over twenty years, said to Scarlett in praise.

“Thank you. I was actually very nervous during the conference.” Scarlett responded.

“Oh, that’s normal! For your age, you’re doing supremely well.” Everyone was praising her to no end.

All of a sudden, one of Scarlett’s colleagues shouted out, “Scarlett! You’re trending on Twitter!”

Scarlett breathed in sharply. This was the second time she had unwittingly found herself trending on Twitter. On her way back home, she received dozens of calls from classmates, friends, and even professors who had seen her on TV. She smiled and answered every call, but she was getting tired of holding the phone to her ear. Finally, she threw her phone on the passenger seat and sighed. She was exhausted.

Scarlett looked up and appraised the chockablock traffic in front of her. It was a bad jam, and cars were barely moving. She sighed helplessly.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

Right then, Scarlett’s phone rang again. She picked it up. It was Chuck.

“What’s up?” She said.

“Well, you’re all over the Internet today! Look at you: you’re a celebrity interpreter now! Who would’ve thought, huh?” Chuck said sarcastically.

“Oh? Since when did you actually start behaving like an adult and following world news? I’m impressed, Chuck.” Scarlett said, returning his sarcasm.