Dangerous Desire The CEO’s Hidden Woman

Elijah laughed and said, “You don’t think that you can do a business out of what you put in the plan, do you? There is no harm in cooperating with me. In fact, I’ll make your business plan sing.”

“I need you to keep me safe because….”

“I know you have a kid and a husband. Except for your driving skills, I’m not interested in you.” Elijah laughed scornfully.

Scarlett felt speechless and became flushed. After they left, Eve was finally released by Elijah’s henchmen. She bounded Scarlett in a hurry.

“What happened? What did he say? Tell me everything!” Eve said.

“I agreed. I agreed to race for him.” Scarlett replied.

“Are you out of your mind? They are gangsters, how can you trust him? Even if he promised you that he’s gonna keep you safe, what if something goes wrong? You have a kid, and you gotta think of your son! ” Eve said as she held her shoulder.

Scarlett certainly understood her worries and said, “As for figuring out how to protect me, I’ve been doing that since I was a kid. I can agree to help him, which means that I’ll get out of it safely, so you don’t need to worry about me. If I don’t turn up at the appointed time, you gotta remember to call Francis for me.”

Eve got so angry with her and said, “What do you expect me to tell him? Shall I tell him that you are risking your own life by racing cars for a local drug lord? This is so fucked up, Scarlett.”

“I want you to inform him to get the ransom money ready for me. And the gangsters only want money, not me. As long as I give them money, they won’t hurt me!”

Eve breathed a sigh of relief.

***

The restaurant that Scarlett and Eve opened together had the very artistic name “Twilight.” Edith had chosen the name because Scarlett and Eve had struggled for weeks to come up with a decent name that captured their concept even a little bit.

The opening day was a fairly low-key affair. Since a major crowdfunding campaign had covered the startup costs, many customers stopped by because they had heard about the restaurant online. As a result, Scarlett was absolutely slammed in the kitchen.

Fortunately, Eve had hired a cook, Damian Baker, to help her, and they worked together very well… Even though it was his first time catering to so many guests, he wasn’t nervous at all; in fact, he was even calmer than Scarlett.

“Where did you find such a good cook?” Scarlett asked Eve.

“He is a good friend, so I ask him to help me out here!”

Scarlett turned back to her surprise and said, “Aren’t you afraid that Damon will be jealous?”

“What? I have broken up with him, okay? I have nothing to do with him now.” She said as she clapped her hands.

After Scarlett was done with her major tasks, she sneaked out the back for a quick smoke.

“Hey, busted!” Glen suddenly showed up.

Scarlett was frightened by him because he suddenly jumped out from nowhere, so Scarlett gave him a kick and said, “If you are idle, why don’t you go help out?”

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Scarlett squatted down and said, “I’m not going. I’m too tired now.”

When Glen saw her tiredness, he couldn’t help reminding her, “If you were busy every day like today, would you have time to do any studying?”

Scarlett shook her head and said, “Well, the cook Eve hired is pretty great, so I’m gonna let him take my place.”

“Probably a good idea.” Glen sighed.

They closed the restaurant at ten o’clock in the evening. Scarlett was exhausted and fell asleep on the sofa. Eve started counting the money they had earned that day.

Scarlett heard her murmuring about the revenue and expenses in her sleep and dreamed that the money was flying in front of her. She wondered if they were actually going to turn a profit on their first night in business.

When Eve finally got it done, she took the account bill and prepared to show it to Scarlett, but she found out that Scarlett had fallen asleep on the sofa.

“Let her sleep, she must be exhausted,” Edith said in a low voice.

Eve nodded her head and took money to her room. She would make it a point to deposit the following morning.

Scarlett had underestimated Eve. After only a few nights in business, Eve was out inviting local politicians, including the major, to the restaurant.

“Holy shit, Eve! How did you even manage to get in touch with these people?”

“Piece of cake. Haven’t you promised Elijah to help him today? You can just get all the prep work done and let Damian cook today.”

Scarlett said, “Okay, he has the talent. I believe he can do it all much better than me.”

“Don’t be humble. I owe you this time.” Eve smiled.

“You are welcome,” Scarlett said as she put on her apron.

As Scarlett had to leave early, she missed the chance to see the mayor in person; fortunately, Edith had promised her that she would take some pictures for her to see.

While Eve was entertaining the mayor, she was very worried because she was afraid that something bad had happened to Scarlett.

“I’m not going to be around to pick up my call, so you’d better keep an eye on my phone all the time,” Eve whispered to Edith, who was behind the counter.

“I got it.” Edith nodded her head.

The time Scarlett and Eve had decided to meet up was eight o’clock at night. By then, if she heard no word from Scarlett, she would call Francis and tell him to rescue her.

After Eve saw the mayor out respectfully and sneaked a selfie with him, she still had no word from Scarlett.

“Shall we give a call to Scarlett?” Edith whispered.

“No, we can’t. Otherwise, we are gonna distract her!” Eve disagreed firmly.