Dangerous Desire The CEO’s Hidden Woman

Scarlett was not expecting any of this. She waved her hand and said, “Oh no, no, you don’t have to pay me. I’m just… helping a friend!”

Stella raised her eyebrows and looked at Scarlett. This girl was definitely a lot more interesting than she had initially thought she would be.

“Oh, that’s really kind of you. But no, I must pay you for your services. Business is business! It wouldn’t be fair not to pay you.”

“Oh… well, okay. Alright, call me at any time!”

Stella shook her cell phone and said, “I have already got your number from Chuck. Alright, I have to go now, but we’ll connect soon, yeah? See you soon, Scarlett!”

“See you then!” Scarlett nodded and watched her sashay away, looking as elegant as ever.

Meanwhile, the party was in full swing. More and more people were streaming in as every second passed.

“Did you come here just to drink? Listen, I know you like your open bars, but it’s also my birthday!” Chuck took away her wine glass and said, teasing Scarlett like he always did.

She hadn’t Chuck in a while and felt kind of excited and happy to see him.

“Happy birthday!” Scarlett beamed at Chuck.

“What? That’s it? Where’s my birthday gift?”

Scarlett rolled her eyes and said, “I give you the gift of my friends every day, don’t I?”

Chuck looked at her scornfully. Scarlett was happy to tease Chuck again. She knew she couldn’t afford to buy anything that Chuck would want anyway, so why bother trying?

“Come with me, I want to introduce you to someone!” Chuck chimed, tugging Scarlett by the arm. Scarlett followed him as he walked towards a group of women. Chuck walked directly to one of the women in a watery blue silk dress and introduced her to Scarlett,

“Tiffany Crawford, my fiancee.”

Scarlett held out her hand at once. “Nice to meet you! I’m Scarlett Morris.”

Tiffany Crawford was the rich girl archetype: she had that too perfect smile, long, softly combed long hair, and a slim figure. She was beautiful, no doubt– but she was also kind of boring. She reached out her hand and smiled. “Nice to meet you, Miss Morris.”

“You’re so beautiful, Miss Crawford. You two are perfect together! What a great match!” Scarlett looked at her and then turned to Chuck with a witty smile.

Chuck frowned and said, “This is my birthday party, not a wedding, stop your stupid flattery!” He then gave her a full glass of red wine, “I really hope this alcohol will shut you up for a while!”

Scarlett took the wine glass; she had no reason to complain.

Someone in the distance waved at Chuck. Chuck bounded towards the figure, leaving Scarlett there to be interrogated by the crowd of women.

“Miss Morris, you seem to be quite familiar with Chuck,” said one of Tiffany’s girlfriends. “You two don’t seem like you’re just friends.”

Scarlett said calmly, “We’re really just ordinary friends. Don’t you worry, Miss Crawford? He talks about you often. We all know he’s got a fiancée!”

Another woman continued the interrogation, “So what do you do, Miss Morris?”Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

Scarlett was losing her patience. Why did she have to suffer through this interrogation at a birthday party for her friend? “I’m a university student.” She retorted.

Tiffany sensed her impatience and explained immediately, “Miss Morris, I hope you don’t get me wrong. I rarely go out with Chuck, so I don’t know his friends very well. It’s a rare chance to meet one of his good friends here, so I couldn’t help but ask so many questions! I hope you don’t mind!”

Scarlett felt that the rich princess was indeed much politer and more well-educated than those two girls. She shook her head and said, “Not at all. You should come and hang out with us next time! Hmm…would you excuse me for a moment?”

Tiffany was a little embarrassed and said, “Oh, please…Take your time, Miss Morris.”

Scarlett felt quite relieved after she had managed to escape the cohort of inquisitive women. She walked to the washroom, and when she came out to wash her hands, she saw a blonde girl in a black skirt puffing on a cigarette, leaning against the wall. With one hand on her chest and one foot against the wall, she looked like a total badass– like a heroine right out of a movie.

She caught a glimpse of Scarlett from the mirror and asked with her eyebrows raised, “What’s wrong? What are you looking at?”

Scarlett pointed at the cigarette between the girls’ fingers and said, “Could I bum one?”

The beautiful girl smiled. She fished a pack of cigarettes out of her bag and threw it to Scarlett. Scarlett took a cigarette out and approached that girl. “Can I borrow a light?”

The girl took a lighter out and handed it to Scarlett. Scarlett took a puff of her cigarette and felt a lot better. The girl played with the lighter in her hand and looked at Scarlett. “So, what’s your name?”

“Shouldn’t you introduce yourself before you ask for someone else’s name?” Scarlett puffed out a smoke ring.

The girl laughed, “Oh, okay. She’s a feisty one, huh? Hmm, maybe you’re more interesting than you seemed to me at first… We should get to know each other.”

Scarlett smirked.

“I’m Eve Crawford, you?”

“Crawford…Are you related to Tiffany Crawford?”

“Ha! She’s my half-sister.” Eve Crawford said with a cheeky grin.

Scarlett flicked some ash and said, “You two don’t seem like siblings at all. Not at all. You’re a lot more attractive!”

Eve stretched her arms and held Scarlett’s shoulder. “You’ve got quite an eye, girl!”

Frankly speaking, Tiffany was above, but she was just the good-looking daughter of a wealthy man. Her beauty was too dull for Scarlett.

In contrast, Eve Crawford was uniquely ravishing. She had a pair of eyes with unruly caprice. She seemed wild and reckless, full of stories and a desire for adventure. She had an amazing figure that couldn’t be hidden in that black dress she was wearing right then.

“My mom is Spanish, by the way.”

Scarlett’s eyes lit up, and she looked at Eve more carefully, “No wonder you’re so uniquely ravishing!”