Scarlett's POV:
My body stiffened when Charles came closer and was about to kiss me. I quickly pushed him away and said, "Let me go! I have to leave."
However, he ignored my struggle and continued to caress my neck, making me go weak to his touch. Holding my cheeks, he leaned in and kissed me gently.
"You're the one that took the initiative this time, Scarlett." He smiled as he whispered those words in my ear, his warm breath brushing against my skin.
When I looked into his glistening deep eyes, it made me want to just give up.
Charles bit my lips gently and said, "Stay focused."
I was embarrassed and became instantly annoyed with him. "You're in the wrong. How can you say such a thing when you're the one taking advantage of me?"
Without answering me, he continued to kiss a trail from my lips to my neck until I felt a slight sting.
Feeling that, my heart began to race at once. "Charles! Don't leave any marks!"
Charles chuckled in a low, seductive voice, "Are you saying that I can do anything as long as it doesn't leave marks?"
Upon hearing that, my face flushed a deep red from the embarrassment. "No... Ah!"
Before I could say another word, Charles interrupted me by carrying me in his arms.
When I turned around, I was stunned to see that he was taking me to the bed.
I couldn't help but feel flustered.
Charles put me down on the bed and leaned over.
I placed my hands on his chest and reminded him in a loud voice, "Calm down. We're divorced!"
"So what?" He completely ignored my words and stared at me with obvious lust in his eyes.
Trying to calm down, I glared at him and retorted, "Do you always try to have sex with any woman who is single?"
"I don't. And you are not single," he replied in an ambiguous tone.
While I was wondering what he meant by that, he grabbed my hands and pressed them against the head of the bed.
All of a sudden, a soft ring was heard.
I looked up and noticed that I had accidentally pressed the call bell that was beside the bed.
Charles clicked his tongue and immediately turned it off.
"Let go of me!" I struggled, my face red with embarrassment.
I immediately realized that the nurse must be on her way. I was worried of what she might think of us if she saw us in bed in the hospital ward. "Did you do that on purpose?" Instead of giving up, he lowered his head to bite my lips gently as he muttered with dissatisfaction, "You're so evil!" Furious, I tried to bite him back, but he dodged my attack with a smile.
All of a sudden, the nurse pushed open the door and asked, "Mr. Moore, what can I do for you... Oh! I am sorry for disturbing you."
Charles looked at her irritably and said, "Get out."
I took the opportunity to push him away, jumped off the bed, opened the door, and ran out.
Seeing that, the nurse was in a daze.
I could not help but cover my neck in embarrassment.
"I will get discharged on my own tomorrow and go home!" Charles shouted from behind me.
I walked fast until I arrived at the parking lot. My heart was racing, and I could not feel it slowing down at all.
'Charles... He's such a bastard!'
That night, I could not sleep well. I even dreamed of being intimate with him.
The next morning, I walked into the office, yawning tiredly.
"Scarlett, didn't you get enough rest?" Nina asked as she brought me a cup of coffee.
"Thank you." Saying that, I took it from her with a grateful smile before I subconsciously covered my neck.
But Nina suddenly came closer and began to examine my neck. "Wow, look at this!"
"It's nothing!" I retorted subconsciously. I had applied a thick layer of concealer over the hickey, so how could she still see it?
Nina's eyes narrowed at me as she asked with an ambiguous smile, "Who was it? Was it William? Or... Charles, perhaps?"
"It's time to work! How can you have time to chat when there is a pile of documents right before you?" In order to avoid answering her question, I pretended to be busy.
During lunch break, Nina held my arm tightly as she took me to have lunch with her, leaving no room for me to escape.
As soon as she placed our food order, she winked at me and asked, "It's lunch break. Can we chat now?"
I didn't expect her to be so persistent. In the end, I couldn't put up with her constant rain of questions, and I had to tell her about everything that happened the previous day.
"It is obvious that you two love each other deeply, but because of what happened between you guys in the past, you find it difficult to let go and be with him now." Nina's words felt like a nail that was hammered into my head.
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