Pampered by the Demon

Someone once said that it’s not a good thing for one to meet the person that could captivate his heart and soul in his youth.

If they could not be together in the end, it would become an obstacle that prevented that person from pursuing his love.

That was the situation that Scarlett had to face now. The person she loved was right in front of her, but she didn’t have the nerve to walk over and greet him.

The wind brought the music from the banquet hall downstairs. The melodious waltz indicated that the banquet had begun.

She had forgotten what Mike told her before she came here. She just stood there and looked at the man whom she loved when she was still a teenage girl.

Time seemed to freeze, and she was a little dazed.

She felt as if she had gone back to the summer four years ago when her mother had not fallen ill and she was still a girl who could choose her own fate.

At that time, she waited for Richard at the gate of the school every day. Richard biked home himself. He picked her up every day and then sent her home. She sat on the back of the bicycle and ate the potato chips he bought for her. On their way back, there was a street that was lined with white orchid trees on both sides.

As the bike passed the road that was full of orchid petals, they could smell the perfume of the orchid. To Scarlett, it was the most beautiful time in her youth.

Now, the orchids were in full bloom, just like they always be. But Scarlett couldn’t be able to return to the most simple and beautiful years of her life, even though Richard was only miles away from her now.

Richard also thought of the day when he parted with Scarlett. At that time, the white orchids were in full bloom, just the same as those orchids in the garden now.

He heard the voice that he was familiar with.

He immediately stood up and walked towards the orchid tree.

Behind the tree, the swing was swinging in the air, but Scarlett was not there. There were only two maintenance workers.

Richard turned around with disappointment.

At the corner not far away, Scarlett supported herself with one hand on the wall, gulping nervously.

She did not know why she became so cowardly in an instant.

When she saw him coming over, she run away like a coward.

“Scarlett! What are you dawdling for?” Mike’s voice sounded all of a sudden.

Scarlett raised her head and saw Mike’s figure at the entrance of the garden.

Mike could see Scarlett from the entrance of the garden. But Richard who was in the center of the garden couldn’t see Scarlett.

However, even though he couldn’t see her, he still heard her name.

Richard turned around with a surprised look on his face.

Scarlett knew that she could not avoid him anymore, so she walked out from the corner. She stiffened her back and did not dare to look back.

Mike looked a little angry.

Scarlett missed the opening dance. He personally came to find her.

Dissatisfied with Scarlett’s slow pace, he strode forward and grabbed her hand.

“Heck! Do you remember what I told you before?” he asked with a hint of impatience.

He told her to come back before the opening dance, but she didn’t take his words seriously and stayed in the garden all the time!

Scarlett was so nervous that she didn’t hear what Mike said.

She was flustered as she thought that she would have to face an awkward situation next.

The person in front of her now was her ex-husband who was about to lose control of his anger.

While the one standing behind her was the boy she secretly liked when she was young.

Even though she did not turn back, she could feel Richard’s gaze.

Mike did not see Richard.

“What’s wrong with you?” Mike asked.

He noticed that Scarlett had been silent since he came here. In addition, she looked listless, with fear on her face.

“Did someone bully you again?” Mike asked in angry. He didn’t allow anyone to bully her when he was not around.

“No.” Scarlett shook her head and took the initiative to hold his hand.

“Let’s go,” she continued.

She really wanted to leave now.

Mike thought that she was tired, so he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms with a little force, letting her lean against him.

And this scene was seen by Richard. Like a thorn, it broke his heart.

He missed Scarlett and loved her, but now he saw her being held by another man in an incomparably intimate manner.

“Scarlett,” he called.

Upon hearing that, Scarlett closed her eyes.

Mike’s arm that was holding onto her froze as he heard it. He turned around.

The two men finally met face to face.

Scarlett did not dare to look at Mike. She didn’t know what expression he had now.

She turned around, trying to make herself look calm and her voice as steady as possible.

“Richard, long time no see,” she greeted.

Finally, they met.

They were a few steps away from each other. Scarlett was tightly embraced by Mike. She saw Richard’s face clearly.

With just a glance, all the memories that belonged to Richard and her hit her mind. Richard walked towards her step by step.

Looking at Richard who walked closer in a way the same as he used to do, Scarlett’s body stiffened. Her reaction did not escape Mike’s eyes.

He gazed at Scarlett and then at Richard. Soon, his eyes turned cold.

‘Very good, it seemed that something had happened when I was not there,’ he concluded inwardly.

Scarlett’s gaze met Richard’s, but neither of them spoke.

Neither of them wanted to break the silence first.

Mike was extremely unhappy when they ignored him.

But when he noticed that Richard was a little shorter than him, he felt relieved a little.

He then began to observe Richard. In his opinion, he was more handsome than Richard. As for the family background, he was sure that Richard was no match for him. He didn’t understand why Scarlett looked at Richard in a daze, as if she had missed him for so long.

Even though he thought he was better than Richard, he felt jealous as he saw Scarlett become absent-minded.

He felt dejected.

He didn’t want to be ignored anymore.

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Richard had no choice but to shift his gaze from Scarlett to Mike.

The two men looked at each other.

With just a glance, the atmosphere tensed up. Mike stared at Richard coldly. The seemingly gentle Richard did not show any signs of weakness and stared at him without backing down.

Scarlett felt embarrassed.

Her two exes met awkwardly.

“Scarlett, aren’t you going to introduce him to me?” Mike said arrogantly.

His male instinct made him hug Scarlett with possessiveness. They looked intimate.

“Mike, this is Richard Cowan, my senior in high school,” Scarlett said lightly.

A hint of disappointment flashed through Richard’s eyes as he heard that he was just a senior in high school.

‘Yes, senior, what else could it be?’ he thought dejectedly.

Back then, they liked each other, but neither of them confessed first. They were not even lovers.

After Scarlett introduced Richard, she was at a loss of how to introduce Mike to Richard.

The situation now was complicated.

They were divorced, but Mike had told her in advance that for the sake of the Abraham Group’s stock, they had to temporarily block the news of the divorce.

Scarlett hesitated.

Mike looked at Richard and waited for Scarlett to introduce him to Richard. But after waiting for a few seconds, he didn’t hear the introduction he had looked forward to. He was impatient and dissatisfied. He pinched Scarlett’s shoulder hard to remind her. She frowned from the pain.

Before she could say something, she saw Mike extend his hand towards Richard like a king.

“Hello, I am Scarlett’s husband, Mike Abraham,” he said with a faint smile.