Scarlett Knowles, a single mother, finds herself entangled in a web of love, betrayal, and family drama when she crosses paths with the enigmatic billionaire, Cameron Grayson. Will she be able to navigate the complexities of their relationship and find true love amidst the chaos?
View MoreCameron stood on the porch, a bunch of red roses in his hand. It felt like he was sixteen all over again, waiting for his high school girlfriend so they could attend prom. He knocked on the door and checked his wristwatch. He was right on time.Clarissa opened the door, her eyes widened in surprise when she saw the flowers. “Oh, you brought flowers? Scarlett is going to be so pissed.”“Nice to see you again, ma'am,” he replied, grinning from ear to ear.“Just call me Clarissa. If I’m going to be seeing you a lot, we might as well get familiar. I’m still going to keep calling you Mr. Arrogant but handsome boss, though,” she added with a mischievous smile.He nodded. “I happen to like it.”“Scarlett, Mr. Arrogant but handsome boss is here!” she yelled out.He chuckled.“It looks like it’s high school prom all over again, but your date Luke didn’t come in a Range Rover and didn’t have an escort or a driver.”“Mom!”Her grin widened. “As a matter of fact, he had a run-down beaten jeep that
Cameron took a piece after offering his thanks and bit into the cookie. His face contorted into a frown. He looked up at Scarlett, but nothing seemed amiss. When he turned to Clarissa, she had a hint of a smirk on her lips. "Thank you so much, Ma’am, the cookie is perfectly salted."Scarlett’s eyes widened in panic. “Mum!” She took a piece out of his bowl and bit into it. “Mum, why would you?” She spat it out and pushed the bowl away from him.“I don’t know,” Clarissa responded. “I hated to see you hurting every day you came home from work, and I thought of a clever way to get back at him.”“Did Scarlett tell you everything? If I remember correctly, she was the one who hurt me,” he replied.Scarlett lowered her gaze.Clarissa nodded. “I know, and I’m sorry for the cookies.”“I thought it was funny.”She handed him a new bowl. “You’re not innocent in all of this. You took hair from my grandson's head without my permission.”“No harm was done to him. I took it from his comb,” he said in
“Scarlett, I promise you the house is squeaky clean, and by the way, he has already been here before...”“Unannounced, I need to make an impression,” she cut in.“But why?”She thought hard about it. “He needs to see Levi is well taken care of…”Clarissa chuckled. “Just that?”“What else would there be?”“I don’t know, it looks like you’re trying to impress him for… well, other reasons…”She groaned. “Just go away, Mom!”“You’re the one who asked me to be here…” She giggled and went into the kitchen.Scarlett resumed fussing over the tablecloth; she was anxious. She had no assurance that Cameron would show up; he didn’t call or text, nothing. Also, she was worried about how it would go if he did show up.Admittedly, it was more than simply impressing him; it was the talk. It was important; it could change their lives forever. She stared at Levi, who was dozing in his baby chair. He was the sweetest little boy, and the thought of their lives changing caused her to feel a pang in her ch
“Scarr, any luck today?” Clarissa asked as soon as the doors opened. She stared at her in surprise, “Okay, this is the first time this week you’ve come back home with a smile on your face. Other days, you either had a frown or you were just crying, so I’m going to assume you guys had the talk, how did it go?”Scarlett plopped down on the sofa, “No, he wouldn’t speak to me at all...”“So what has you grinning from ear to ear?” Clarissa asked with a frown.“I spent the day at a children’s hospital.”Her frown deepened, “I don’t see how that’s a source of excitement, normal hospitals are depressing, I’m assuming a children’s hospital is even worse...”“Yes, yes, it was, but it was amazing to watch Cameron, to see him in a different light.” Scarlett explained, “He is wonderful with children.” She added and leaned on the sofa. “And if the look on Lucious’s face was anything to go by when they walked out of the doctor’s office, it is safe to assume that he made a hefty donation, all of this
“It’s a pleasure to have you here, Mr. Grayson. I’m Dr. Tucker,” a short middle-aged man extended a hand to him.Cameron took it and shook firmly. “The pleasure is all mine. I just need a quick tour of the hospital.”“Of course, I and my team are here to help.”Lucious leaned closer and whispered in his ear, “We need to get you camera-ready.”“There’ll be no need for any of that, Lucious. I’m here for the children,” he answered simply.Scarlett was standing behind them and was able to catch that part of their conversation, which made her look up at him in awe.They handed each of them a scrub, a hair net, and a glove. They first walked through the administrative block of the hospital. Scarlett gawked at him as he listened attentively to the doctor’s explanations. She realized he took it seriously. This wasn’t one of those mandatory performative kindness acts he had to show as a celebrity in the media eye; he was genuinely invested in this. She had a newfound admiration for him as she
Scarlett almost jumped up in excitement when Cameron walked past her and asked her to meet him at the parking lot. She squealed in excitement just as the doors closed shut and began to pack all her things.A week had gone by, and yet she had still not gotten the chance to speak with Cameron. The few times she tried to go to him, he shut her down immediately. There was a time he did it in front of a small group; she had almost died from embarrassment that day. It didn’t deter her, however. It was important that they had the talk; every day that went by with him not speaking to her was agonizing. At some point, he stopped showing up at work until today.She rushed down the parking lot, and thankfully he was alone with his security detail. She closed the distance between them and exhaled; this was her chance to talk with him alone. Surely whatever anger he felt would have been long gone by now, wouldn’t it...“Mr. Grayson...”He didn’t acknowledge her.“Cameron...” Her voice was barely a
Despite all the emotions she was feeling inside, she couldn’t help but gawk at him as the photographers clicked pictures of him in different poses. She forced herself to look away, and that was when she saw Lucious staring at him with a look that could be better described as adoration and worship. She turned to the photographer, who was smiling too hard. She couldn’t tell if it was normal excitement or the kind that Lucious was feeling.She turned to the assistant, who seemed to be the only one in clear headspace among them. He simply moved about with a blank expression on his face. Scarlett rubbed her neck. If she didn’t find a way to put this damned attraction to him behind her, it would be hard for her to make smart decisions concerning Levi.“I think we’ve got it!” the photographer announced.Lucious frowned. “Are you sure?”“Come, check the photos...”“Mr. Grayson, are you...”“I’m fine, Lucious,” he answered curtly.Lucious rushed towards the photographer, the assistant hovering
“I think you should try on the cotton blue shirt!” Lucious suggested, failing to hide the excitement in his voice. He turned to one of the assistants who was helping set up the lighting. “What do you think, Blake?”Blake merely shrugged.Lucious dismissed him with a wave of the hand. “Trust me, Mr. Grayson...”“You know how much I hate colors,” Cameron protested.“I do, but there’s something about you in a casual cotton blue shirt that speaks to the average person. It gives off a normal boss, hard worker, someone’s daddy vibe...” Lucious trailed off as Cameron almost choked.Cameron shot up from his chair. “Are you okay? Can I help you?”“I’m fine,” Cameron replied in a barely audible voice, grabbing a glass of water and sipping.“Trust me, while the silk black shirts ooze pure class, there’s something about this one...” Lucious trailed off. “I can’t quite place my finger on it.”“If you say so then...” Cameron conceded and began to unbutton his shirt. “Remind me, Lucious, what’s the
Scarlett lost track of time and any sensible thought the moment she lost sight of the taillights of Cameron’s car as he drove away. Nothing made sense, just like that lonely morning in Paris. Tears were flowing freely down her cheeks, fresh ones brimming in her eyes, her thoughts were all over the place. Cameron knew, somehow he knew. For how long, she didn’t know, but he had a test, he had done a DNA test.She raked through her head trying to figure it all out, and it made sense that he knew the very first time he saw Levi. Yes, Levi had all of his features, but how could he have been so sure, how... Yet, somehow, the weeks that followed after that, he had pretended like nothing happened, like he didn’t just find out something as huge as that, why...What did it mean? She thought to herself, what was he going to get out of all this? What was he planning? The more she thought about it, the pang in her chest heightened.She didn’t know how she got to her house, but she was standing at t
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