Dangerous Desire The CEO’s Hidden Woman

As Carlos grew up, he learned the fact that his father was very powerful. But he couldn’t tell his mother what to do.

“I gotta fly to Portugal for business… I’ll be gone for a month,” Scarlett said one evening.

“Why do you have to be gone for such a long time? Can’t you just get one of your associates to go instead? What’s going to happen to us while you’re gone? At least try to see if you can come back sooner….” Francis moaned unhappily. He hated being away from his wife.

“Carlos will take care of his sisters, and besides, Brittany and Shannon are very good kids.” Scarlett comforted gently. “You don’t have to worry about anything.”

“I’m not talking about them. I’m not worried about the kids. I’m worried about myself! I’m talking about me right now, Scarlett, not the kids.” Francis said seriously.

Carlos overheard their conversation at the door, and he couldn’t bear to listen to his parents debating anymore. They sounded childish.

“Carlos, there’s some pasta that Alfredo had prepared for you. Do you want to eat some right now?” Shirley asked kindly.

Carlos nodded his head and said, “Yeah, I’ll call my sisters and get them to come down to eat.”

Though Carlos was only ten years old, one could already tell that he would grow into a very handsome man. He resembled Scarlett in terms of looks, but his temperament was just like that of Francis. He was, in a single word, stoic.

Standing in front of his sisters’ bedroom, Carlos knocked on the door lightly. As expected, there were sounds of things falling down and running.

About five minutes later, the bedroom door opened. Brittany was leaning against the frame of the door and smiling. “Hi, brother!”

Meanwhile, Shannon was sitting on the bed reading a book. She looked up and said, “Hey!”

“What are you doing?” Carlos asked as he walked in.

Brittany was wearing dark blue suspenders with a pair of white stockings, while Shannon was wearing a bright green maxi skirt with a beige spaghetti-strap top. They were both full of vigor and made a lovely pair.

“He won’t give it away. You can show him!” Shannon said out of nowhere.

Carlos frowned and stroked her hair and said, “What are you talking about, Shannon? You’re a good kid, aren’t you?”

Shannon looked up at him with gleaming eyes. She pointed at a large gift-wrapped item sitting in the corner of the room.

Brittany thought about it and said, “Well, then you can’t tell anyone else because it’s a secret.”

“Is it a present for Mommy and Daddy’s wedding anniversary?” Carlos asked.

Brittany was surprised. She gave Carlos a thumbs-up and winked at him mischievously, “If you can guess what it is, I will be really impressed by you!”

Carlos walked around the present and said, “Is it a sculpture? Paper mache?”

Brittany’s mouth widened. She was shocked. She grabbed Shannon’s arm in disbelief and yelled, “Did you tell him about our project? How does he know?”

Shannon slapped Brittany’s hand away and said, “I didn’t tell him anything. He’s just a good guesser, okay?”

Carlos chuckled lightly and said, “Hey, so, can you show me now? I really want to see it!”

Brittany held him back and said, “No, it’s not done yet! I have to put a tag on it and make a card for Mommy and Daddy first.”

Carlos smiled and stroked her hair and said, “Alright, how do you guys want to eat dinner? Come downstairs with me, we have dinner waiting for us on the dining table.”

As planned, Scarlett flew to Portugal with the diplomatic corps and left the three kids for Francis to look after in her absence.

“Daddy, when will mommy come back?” Brittany asked as she sipped on her soup.

Francis looked at his son dining in silence and his younger daughter, who picked up her ears and said helplessly, “The day after tomorrow.”

Brittany threw her spoon away and sat in the chair with her hands across the chest, and said angrily, “I think mommy doesn’t love us at all.”

“Nonsense!” Carlos frowned.

Shannon looked up and pursed her lips and said, “Mommy needs to work, and we gotta support that. We have to be here for her even when she’s away. Do you understand?”

“But she flies around all year round for work, she’s much busier than Daddy!” Brittany stared with her round eyes and felt sad and added, “She loves working more than she loves us.”

Shannon stayed quiet as well and played around with the food in her bowl; she said nothing.

Carlos put down his fork and said seriously, “Well, mommy is independent. She can’t be hanging around us all the time because she has her own life and interests. She has a very important job.”

Brittany pouted and jumped out of the chair, and came to Francis. She felt aggrieved and buried her head in his arms; a while later, she started sobbing.

Francis stroked her hair and said, “Brittany, you are missing mommy. It’s okay, mommy will be back very soon.”

Brittany held his arm and didn’t want her brother and sister to see her crying, but she couldn’t help herself; as a result, she could only sob softly in his father’s arms.

Shannon took a look at Carlos, and then he waved his hand at her. Shannon got off her chair and placed her head on his shoulder. Although she didn’t say anything, she missed her mommy as well.

But this was not the first time the children had an emotional outburst like this. Early on, when Scarlett had just taken on the job, she was frequently traveling, and the kids weren’t used to it. They seemed to be especially sentimental and vulnerable when Scarlett wasn’t around. Carlos was usually the one to handle the situation quite well. He would comfort his sisters and play the role of the mature older brother. When the girls cried, he soothed them quietly.

At night, Francis Skyped with Scarlett. She noticed that all three of her kids were bundled up in the quilt. She asked in surprise, “They all sleep in our bedroom? Really? I had no idea!”

Francis looked a little tired and nodded his head and said, “So, what time will you get back the day after tomorrow? They all miss you very much. We just want you back home, Scarlett.”Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.