Dangerous Desire The CEO’s Hidden Woman

Unexpectedly, Carlos just burst into tears. He cried very loudly and looked up at Scarlett.

Scarlett patted his back to comfort him. She also wanted to cry, but she held back and said, “I’m so sorry, my sweetheart, it’s all my fault that I haven’t been able to come and see you in such a long time.”

Chuck was usually annoyed in the presence of crying children, but right then, Carlos’s crying made him more sad than irritated. Chuck sat down on the little sofa and remained silent.

Carlos was a strong boy, and he wouldn’t cry even when he took a fall. But he was crying so hard that blue veins appeared on his forehead.

He put his arms around Scarlett’s neck and was almost out of breath from crying.

No matter how hard she tried to comfort him, Carlos just kept crying endlessly. It made Scarlett cry too, and now there was no stopping her tears.

She held her precious baby and realized, again, that Carlos would always be the one she loved most in the world. He was her flesh and blood, the most important person to her; when she saw him crying, she just felt heartbroken.

“Oh, my sweetheart, don’t cry. If you continue like this, how can I leave?” Scarlett said as she held her son and couldn’t help crying.

Carlos was one year old now. Though he couldn’t talk a lot, he still could understand what Scarlett said. After that, he put his arms around her neck, acting like a wounded animal hiding in his mother’s arms.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

They cried for ten minutes straight, their eyes and noses turning very red.

Chuck couldn’t stand it anymore. He walked to Carlos’s crib and said, “If your mommy isn’t here, you still have me to protect you.”

Carlos took a look at him and then turned to Scarlett.

Scarlett buried her face in his neck and said, “My sweet boy, it’s all my fault and your father’s fault. We are so sorry.”

Carlos seemed to understand what she meant and then gave her a smile, staring at her with his big and bright eyes.

Scarlett played with him all morning. By noon, Carlos was finally defeated by tiredness and fell asleep. Even though he was asleep, he still kept murmuring, “mommy.”

***

Once Carlos was utterly asleep, Chuck and Scarlett finally had the chance to talk.

Scarlett sat beside the bed and said, “Do you think there is a chance for me to get custody?”

Chuck shook his head and said, “My uncle had Carlos at such a ripe old age, do you think he will let you take away his only blood so easily?”

Scarlett looked down at her son’s cute and chubby face and said, “But he will have many kids in the future…”

“You are right about that, but Carlos is the only child that he has with his beloved woman. Do you think it’s possible he’ll let Carlos go?” Chuck said.

Scarlett closed her lips and said, “I’m not the best.”

“Of course, you are not the best one!” Chuck admitted frankly and went on, “But you are the only one my uncle loves.”

“Really? The only one he loves? If that’s the case, then why did he ask for a divorce?” Scarlett looked up.

Chuck said, “Scarlett, go and apologize to him. Oh, maybe all you need to do is to tell him that you love him; he will definitely forgive you and fly back to you.”

Scarlett just smiled and shook her head, “It’s not simple like that. We have major disagreements. We don’t agree on the same values. Problems like that can’t be solved with any number of apologies, no matter how sincere they may be.”

“It’s normal for a couple to have fought during their marriage, isn’t it? Couples still manage to spend their lives together. So why can’t you do it?”

“Chuck, what do you know about marriage anyway? If you were me, what do you think you would do?”

Chuck hesitated a while; he didn’t know how to answer her.

Scarlett turned her back to her sleeping son and said, “See, you don’t know what to do, right? You are not me, so you have no idea about what I’m thinking.”

Chuck was a man who liked solving problems with his force, so he had no viable advice for Scarlett. He went downstairs.

Meanwhile, Scarlett threw herself on her son’s bed and took a nap with Carlos. Smelling the soft fragrance of camellia oil and lavender– from the laundry detergent they used– on Carlos, she took a deep breath. She wanted to save the smell of him in her memory; in that way, she recalls it anytime she felt herself missing him.

Since she had just gotten discharged from the hospital and was quite tired, she fell asleep easily. She had a long dream. In the dream, she was trying to find her way out of a complicated maze. She tried to escape the labyrinth, but she failed over and over, no matter how hard she tried. While still asleep, she started sweating, and her heart began beating very fast.

“Mommy…”

Carlos was awake, and then he reached out his fat hand to touch his mother’s face. His gesture was tender.

After that, he buried his head in her chest and sniffed. Then he laid down on top of Scarlett and fell asleep.

Because of his weight, Scarlett couldn’t breathe and felt very uncomfortable, so she was awakened.

“Oh, my sweet boy, you are killing me…” Scarlett opened her eyes and got him off her and continued, “You should lose some weight, you fat little bug.”

Carlos just chuckled and then raised his fat butt and let out a loud fart.

Because of that, Scarlett covered her nose and tried to run away from him, but he just followed her behind her, all giggly and full of energy.

“Hey, you gotta be careful!”

Grace probably carried him on her back, so Carlos wanted Scarlett to carry him on her back, too.

“Mommy, hold me!” Carlos instantly said.

“My good boy!” Scarlett took him into her arms with a gleeful expression on her face.