Chapter 206 I Can Promise You Anything


    Scarlett''s POV:


    After seeing Armelle and Henri leave, I cast a cold nce at Charles and withdrew my hand. "I


    won''t y tennis with you. Since you''re the one that promised him, you should fix it yourself!"


    But the next second, Charles grabbed my wrist with a helpless smile.


    Although I tried to struggle, my efforts were in vain.


    He moved his face closer to mine and gently cupped my face in his hands as he said to me in a


    sweet whisper, "Scarlett, help me just one more time. I will owe you a favor once this project is


    sealed."


    His words made me excited.


    ''Well, it is priceless to be owed a favor by him, but I am not good at sports...''


    While I was lost in thought, he seemed to have read my mind. He put his arm around my shoulder


    andforted me gently, "We are not participating in apetition. We just need to have fun and


    be happy. We can even just talk."


    However, I could not help feeling a little reluctant as I knew that if I made a fool of myself in the


    court, it would only embarrass him. "I will give you anything you want as long as you agree to go


    with me, okay?" His affectionate gaze, his faint smile, and his gentle words made my heart skip a


    beat.


    Suppressing the inexplicable excitement in my heart, I stared at him and said, "Really? You can''t go


    back on your wordster."


    "Of course, I am being serious. You can ask me for anything, except for not letting me see you."


    Hearing that, I threw a contemptuous nce at him. "Forget it, then. I have a program to work on,


    so I''m busy."


    "What if I help you promote your program?" His soft and seductive voice made me go limp in my


    knees. "I can promote it for an entire month."


    I looked away from him and covered my ears to make my smile less noticeable.


    "Scarlett." I continued to grin until I heard him pleading me again.


    Pretending to be still hesitant, I said, "Fine. I''ll y tennis with you."


    Charles'' POV:


    Holding Scarlett''s hand, I walked out of the private room with a satisfied smile.


    That moment, J also walked out of the adjacent room, pushing James'' stroller. Upon seeing us,


    James reached out his arms and smiled.


    Scarlett immediately let go of my hand and held him in her arms, making him giggle.


    ''Damn it! This brat ispeting with me again!


    But it''s fine as long as I can still be around Scarlett.''


    Thinking that, I smiled again, and suggested,


    "How about we take James to the amusement park?"


    Scarlett shook her head in response. "No. He is too young for that. Amusement park is for kids, not


    infants!"


    I clicked my tongue. Even though I adored my son, I felt like he was taking away all her attention


    from me.


    All of a sudden, I saw our son yawning, and I quickly said to J, "Take him home, J. He’s


    tired."


    "Okay." J took James from Scarlett.


    I grabbed Scarlett''s hand and walked to the parking lot.


    "Aren''t we going home?" she asked in confusion.


    "Let''s go to the amusement park."


    "What?"


    I quickly walked to my car, and opened the door for her, but she seemed to be a little reluctant.


    "Charles, I want to..."


    Before Scarlett could say another word, I trapped her between my body and the car. Stroking her


    soft rosy cheeks, I asked with a smile, "Do you still want me to help promote your program for the


    next thirty days?"


    Scarlett blinked her eyes and corrected me with a pout, "Thirty days? There are thirty-one days next


    month."


    I couldn''t help smiling when I saw how cute she was, and said in a soft voice, "Yeah, you are right."


    I then lowered my head and got closer to her face.


    Lily''s POV:


    Life had been really peacefultely. I had a lot of money to squander, and I did not have to serve


    that old geezer, Nate.


    I had dinner with my friend Emma at a restaurant, and was about to leave when I suddenly saw a


    familiar car in the parking lot.


    It was a glistening dark luxury car.


    I immediately remembered that it was Charles '' car.


    I walked closer to the car and saw Charles holding Scarlett in his arms, kissing her.


    Blushing, she pushed him away. She then got in the car and mmed the door shut. But Charles


    did not seem to be unhappy. In fact, he walked to the driver''s seat with a smile.


    Even if he was being indifferent to me the entire time, I still could not forget him.


    I finally understood that he was not incapable of tenderness, he had just given all of his love to


    Scarlett.


    "Oh my God! Is that Charles?" Emma eximed.


    I gave her a nod, but I did not want to talk about it, so I pulled her to my car.


    However, she continued to gossip about Scarlett and Charles.


    But as soon as she noticed my sullen mood, she immediately changed the topic. "I heard that


    Charles was the one that helped Rita be the new CEO of the Lively Group. It looks like he


    likes her. I think he might not really be getting along with his wife."


    "Don''t just make such assumptions. Think about the Lively Group''s current situation. If Charles


    really likes Rita, then why would he watch the Lively Group fall?" I frowned as I did not agree with


    her opinion.


    "You''re right."


    "On the surface, it does seem like Charles helped Rita, but he did it just to help her fight Nate. His


    ultimate goal was probably to take down the Lively Group." I turned my car keys, and drove out of


    there slowly.


    With aplicated look in her eyes, Emma remarked, "That''s messed up. But for someone like


    Charles, there are countless ways of destroying the Lively Group, right? Why did he choose to work


    with Rita? His wife must be jealous."


    "Do I look like a psychic to you? How could I know the reason?" I gave Emma a helpless nce,


    but deep down, I had a hunch. "I heard that Nate is living miserably in prison. He is beat up all the


    time and he''s be mentally unstable. I am guessing that Rita and Charles made some kind of a


    deal to get what they each wanted. Anyway, Nate deserves it."


    I forced a smile as I clenched the steering wheel unconsciously.


    Scenes of Nate kicking and punching me kept shing through my mind, and whenever I thought of


    my unborn child, anger rose within my heart like a tide.


    I wished that I was able to kill Nate by my own hands.


    But then, why would I let him die an easy death?


    I hoped that he suffered a miserable life in prison. Only then, my baby''s soul would rest in peace.


    "Lily! Stop!" Emma screamed.


    While I was in a trance, I saw a huge shadow in front of me and mmed the brakes.


    The screeching of the tires pierced my eardrums, instantly awakening me.


    "Are you okay?" Emma asked, shaking my arm.


    Looking at the enormous oil-transporting truck in front of me, I was shaking in fear. I quickly held


    Emma''s hand. "Sorry, I was distracted."


    Emma gave me a hug and patted me on the back to help me calm down. "It''s my fault. I shouldn''t


    have talked about the Lively family in front of you. Don''t think too much of the past, okay? The


    reincarnation of causality will not lead to good results for that family!"


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    "Yes, I know." Tears welled up in my eyes as I buried my head on Emma''s shoulder. "Nate has


    already been punished. And in order to save the Lively Group, Rita is hooking up with a rich married


    man. Certainly no good is going toe out of it. These people deserve it! And I... I will live a good


    life..."