Chapter 299 Seeing Her Again After A Long...
Charles''s POV:
I could see Scarlett from where I was standing.
"Honey!" she called.
I knew that tone so well that I almost blurted my usual response out loud. But the call wasn''t for me
anymore. It was now for the man whose arm she grabbed with one hand while holding a beautiful
gift box in the other.
She was not calling me. She was calling William.
In the blink of an eye, I felt empty inside. For a moment, I considered rushing up to Scarlett and
asking her if she had really forgotten me.
I hadn''t seen her in a long time. She had lost a lot of weight. Her hair was tied up in a ponytail with a
white silk ribbon. The ribbon was intertwined with her dark hair in a loose braid that sat atop her
shoulders. Under her curly eyshes, her beautiful eyes shone as brightly as stars against a
midnight sky. My heart skipped a beat.
"What are you going to buy? Let mee with you," Scarlett said. She seemed to be very happy as
shown by the tender smile on her face and the sweet timbre of her voice.
William took her hand, returned her smile, and said, "I''m going to buy some essentials for couples if
you know what I mean."
The intimacy between them was like vinegar to my tongue.
Scarlett burst intoughter, suddenly realizing what William meant. She yfully smacked him in
the chest and muttered, "You are so naughty." If she hadn''t said that, I would''ve forgotten one thing.
A long time ago, I hugged her and said something simr, and she said the same words in the same
flirtatious tone. Hearing her speak that way to another man, I felt like a huge invisible hand just
mped around my throat.
William giggled with her and then towed her to the store he wanted to visit. Scarlett was still limping
a little. It was obvious that she hadn''t fully recovered from her injury.
Their bodies were so close that it made me ball my hands into fists and look away. I couldn''t watch
another second of their romantic bliss. I didn''t expect that a myriad of feelings would attack me this
way upon seeing Scarlett again a year after our separation. I couldn''t decide how I truly feel at the
moment. Everything was just welling up inside me all at once.
It took all my physical strength to fight my urge to grab her and take her home. I knew I didn''t
deserve her. Her gentle smile and kind heart no longer belonged to me.
Did she really lose her memory? I thought it was possible. Otherwise, how could she take William
as her husband? But when I saw her in that news segment, she behaved normally.
Also, when I talked to Tracy the other day, I could tell that she was hiding something from me. I
allowed myself to get lost in my reverie.
"Hi, sir. How may I help you today?" a sales clerk approached me and asked.
"No, thanks. I''m fine," I said quickly and took another look in Scarlett and William''s direction. I took a
deep breath and decided to follow them.
Scarlett''s POV:
William took me to a lingerie store that had an ambiance that resembled a cozy coffee shop. Pretty
mini crystal chandeliers lined the ceiling and scattered warm yellow light all over the ce, making
the products look enticing. I looked around and saw all kinds of beautiful, sexy, and daring
underwear.
"Pick the ones you like, honey. I''ll buy them, and then you can show them to me at home," William
whispered in my ear.
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"What?"
"You heard me. Go shop."
I grabbed a shopping trolley from nearby and started checking out the store''s stuff. For some certain
reason, I couldn''t help looking outside.
"Are you ready?" William asked, walking up to me.
"I think so," I answered, whipping my head back to him. He was smiling mischievously at me.
"What''s wrong?"
"Are you sure you want to show me these?"
I quickly looked down and found that the items in my trolley were several extremely sexy bras and
nightgowns.
I swallowed, and my face instantly flushed like a cooked shrimp. I felt like my parents just caught
me watching porn in my room. I was so embarrassed that I prayed for the floor to split and swallow
me.
Looking at the sales clerk who was watching me with an ambiguous grin, I said in a trembling voice,
"I''ll take these, please."
"You have excellent taste, miss. These are our best-selling lingerie," the sales clerk beamed, took
over the shopping trolley, and led me to the checkout counter.
After paying the bill, I felt someone hold me from behind. I turned my head and caught a glimpse of
William''s smiling face. We were so close together, and it made me feel a lot of confusing emotions.
"Are your new lingerie paid for?"
"Yes," I nodded.
"Good. Then let''s go home. I want to see you in them," William whispered.
"Stop it. We''re in a public ce," I murmured, ncing at the sales clerk who was watching us but
pretending she wasn''t.
"So what? Am I not allowed to be sweet to my wife in a public ce?" William challenged and didn''t
let go of me. I could feel his hot breath on my neck, but my heartbeat kept its steady pace.
"Okay. I hope you''re ready to perform when we get home," I said, turned around, and shed
William a crooked smile.
"Ready to perform?" William backfired, paused for a moment, and added, "You know damn well that
I''m always ready."
All of a sudden, scenes that should''ve been blurry images in my brain shed through my mind in
high definition. I shook my head, and they disappeared in an instant.
The next moment, I wasn''t in the mood anymore to act all lovey-dovey with William. "I just gave birth
to twins. You''re going to have to hold your horses, Mr. Always Ready."
"But I''ve already held my horses for months," William whined, still enjoying the acting.
The sales clerk packed my purchases in a glossy paper bag, handed it to me, andmented with
admiration, "You two are so sweet. Actually, you only need to wait forty days after delivery to
resume your sex life."
"But I had a Cesarean section."
"Oh? Well, in that case, you should take at least three months to fully recover." Looking at the
concerned and gossipy expression on the sales clerk''s face, I could only think about leaving the
store as soon as I could.
Unfortunately, that wasn''t the end of the conversation. William whipped his head at me and
comined, "Three months? I still have a month left to suffer?"
"Don''t talk nonsense. We''re done here. Let''s go," I snapped and nudged William to leave.
"My wife is a shy person," William smiled at the sales clerk, put his hand on the small of my back,
and walked me out of the lingerie shop.
"What are we having for dinner tonight?" I changed the subject on purpose.
"Do I have the final say?" William looked down at me with a smile on his face.
"Fine. I''ll allow it."
"Really? I can decide?" "Sure."
"Will you be my woman?"
"Okay."
As soon as I finished speaking, I suddenly realized what just happened. "William!"
He tricked me! I tried to break away from his arms, but he just held on more tightly.
Williamughed. "You already said yes. No backing out now. You have to keep your word."
I snapped at him, "Stop messing around!"
"I''m not messing around. Why? Don''t you want to be my woman?"
As he spoke, he lowered his head and attempted to kiss me.
I suppressed the impulse to push him away. Instead, I just turned away. "I already told you. This is a
public ce. Let''s just go home first."
William''s face turned a little gloomy, but he quickly pulled himself together. "Very well. I''m really
looking forward to tonight."
Not long after we walked out of the shop, William suddenly swept me off my feet and carried me in
his arms. I was so startled that I almost full-on screamed. Good thing I was able to cover my mouth.
"What are you doing? Put me down."
"You''re not yet fully healed. You can''t be on your feet for too long," William said, refusing to set me
down.
Feeling helpless, I wrapped my arms around his neck and whispered, "That''s enough. You can stop
acting now."
William didn''t say a word. He just smiled and continued to walk out of the mall with me in his arms.