Scarlet immediately called her friend Amber that night when she saw that Stephen had returned to their grandparents’ house. Stephen looked at her without emotion before finally going to their family in the living room. Scarlet decided to go to the veranda to call Amber.
“Where are you now?” Scarlet asked.
“I just returned to my apartment; I brought the food I ordered earlier. That man didn’t even help me; who do I give it to now? This is too much,” Amber said quickly as she carried the many paper bags containing the food she took from the restaurant.
“Just give it to the street people in your area. So, what’s the catch? How’s the date going?” Scarlet asked with a smile.
And because of what Scarlet asked, Amber sighed when she remembered Stephen again and what she found out. Just then, she ultimately entered her apartment. She lives alone in her apartment. Scarlet even offered to give her a condominium, but Amber doesn’t want to because she doesn’t have a monthly payment for the apartment; the small space is enough for her because she is alone. There is only one room, a small living room connected to a small kitchen, and a veranda in her room.
“I will talk to you tomorrow; I also have much to ask. I need to rest today because I have work tomorrow,” said Amber.
Scarlet was about to speak, but Amber immediately said goodbye to her. Amber was tired that day because before she met her blind date, she came from her two jobs. She is a breadwinner; she doesn’t just have two jobs every day; she has to work hard because she is the only one her family expects who is in a faraway place in their province.
“Scarlet…”
Scarlet immediately turned to the person who called her, frowning when she heard the voice and saw the person who called her. “What do you want?” she asked; she turned and left.
“I need to talk to her...”
And because of what the person said, Scarlet turned to him and smiled. “Why Carson? Are you going to trouble my friend again? You ruined her life because you cheated on her, right? Now, I’m having a hard time helping her to force her to go on blind dates with the ones I give her—”
“What? Why did you give her a blind date?” Carson immediately asked, causing Scarlet’s explanation to stop.
“Why not, Carson? I trusted my friend to you; you know Amber’s story, but I didn’t expect you to cheat on her and change her to your ex-girlfriend. Carson? I wish you had said you would make Amber rebound for almost three years. I wish I didn’t trust you anymore...” Scarlet said long and turned her back on Carson.
Carson’s jaw tightened because of Scarlet’s words. He is close to Scarlet as his cousin, but because of what he did to Amber, Scarlet gets very angry with Carson. Scarlet doesn’t care if Carson is her cousin because Carson’s cheating on Amber, who is Scarlet’s only best friend, is painful.
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The next day, Amber woke up early to go to work, and she was about to enter her car when someone called her. “Amber, hi!” Scarlet greeted her friend happily.Amber frowned when she saw Scarlet next to her car. “Scarlet? What are you doing here this early?” Amber asked. Scarlet approached Amber and hugged Amber.
“I’ll take you to your work; I’ll go there too...” Scarlet said with a smile.
“Hmmm, are you sure? Maybe you need something from me?” Amber asked Scarlet doubtfully.
Scarlet shrugged and just pulled Amber to her car. “Well, let’s talk in the car, and yes, you are right, I need something from you.”
Amber didn’t do anything; she went with Scarlet, and as they were on their way, Scarlet talked a lot until she mentioned to Stephen that she wanted to avoid.
“I don’t want to talk about him, Scarlet, or whatever blind date it is—”
“No, no. I won’t give you a new blind date, okay? I want you to know him more…” Scarlet stopped speaking as if thinking about what to say next.
“Is that why you didn’t tell me he is your uncle and Carson’s because you wanted me to find out on my own?” Amber asked, seeming to sulk at Scarlet because Scarlet hadn’t mentioned Stephen. “I don’t want to have a connection with any of your cousins or your Uncle, Scarlet. We are happy that we are just friends without them,” added Amber.
But Scarlet still doesn’t want to give up because she believes that Amber will have a good love life and thinks that Stephen, her Uncle, can do that.
“Just this time, one last time. Suppose it won’t work, then, no. But help Uncle Stephen to at least have a girlfriend...”
Amber winced at Scarlet’s words, “Why do you want him to have a girlfriend? He doesn’t seem to want that either—”
“Exactly!” Scarlet shouted. “He doesn’t like that, and no woman has made him be his girlfriend, but I feel that the two of you will get along even if he had no affection for a woman,” explained Scarlet, which made Amber even more confused; she couldn’t understand what Scarlet was saying.
“How did you say so?” Amber asked.
Scarlet smiled at her as if she was thinking something that made Amber feel nervous. “He never asked me to stop between you and him. He always told me that every time I introduced someone to him, he didn’t want to continue it. Still, when it was with you, he didn’t tell me he didn’t want to see you anymore...” explained Scarlet. Amber still couldn’t understand.
“There’s no sense at all. If your Uncle didn’t say that, well, I, I told you that I don’t want to see him anymore, and that’s right—”
“Amber…I want you to forget about Carson,” Scarlet said sadly.
Amber sighed and looked thoughtfully at Scarlet. “How can I forget Carson if what you want me to replace him with is his bloodline,” Amber replied until they got to where Amber was working, and that’s what Scarlet was still saying.
“Scarlet, I don’t want men anymore. I have hurt several times; I have to focus so that I can give money to my family. You know I’m not rich and an heir like you. So, please...I don’t like all of them...” Amber said at length, begging her friend to stop talking about the man she wanted to introduce to him.
“Amber, I am sure you will have a good life with my Uncle—”
“Why are you forcing him on me?” Amber asked Scarlet seriously.
Scarlet’s face also becomes severe, as if she is determined to have a connection between Amber and her Uncle Stephen.
“Because I want you to tame him, Amber. I want you to tame my Uncle and be his girlfriend.”
Amber still couldn’t understand what Scarlet was saying, and she couldn’t understand why Scarlet wanted her to tame her Uncle Stephen. “I won’t do that, Scarlet. I don’t want to get into that kind of game,” said Amber, turning away from her friend. Amber went to the staff dressing room to get dressed in her uniform for her first job today as a sales lady at a famous store owned by Scarlet. She thought Scarlet was following her, so she turned around, but she saw Scarlet talking to someone. She sighed with relief, thinking that Scarlet finally stopped teasing her about Stephen, but that was what she felt because when lunch break came, Amber pulled by Scarlet to bring her to her office. “Let’s have lunch. I made a reservation for us, and we have someone to be with us,” Scarlet said with a smile. At first, Amber let it go because she thought she and Scarlet might eat lunch together, but she didn’t expect Scarlet to be referring to Stephen. “What is he doing here?” Amber whispered to S
They finished eating lunch, and what Amber couldn’t understand was when Scarlet suddenly announced that she was leaving. “I’m sorry, guys. Amber, I’m sorry. This is an emergency meeting, you know this, Uncle, right? It’s my mother’s company that I have to take care of. Promise, Amber. I’ll be back after your shift today.” Scarlet said worriedly. Amber understood her friend’s reason. “It’s fine, the other staff are already there even if I leave for my next job. I’m fine, don’t worry. Be careful, Scarlet.” Amber said with a smile. Stephen just listened to the two of them, and they took Scarlet to the parking lot of Scarlet’s shop to get in her car. Amber and Stephen were left outside the shop when Scarlet had already gone. Amber gulped twice; she didn’t know what to say to Stephen. “Uh... I’ll go in first; thanks for the lunch and ride,” Amber said softly. She was about to leave, but she stopped when Stephen spoke. “You have a next job after this?” Stephen asked seriously. Amber’s e
The next day, Amber woke up with a headache. After her last job at night, she suddenly felt dizzy while riding the bus. She slowly got up and suddenly felt hungry when she heard the sound of her stomach. “Didn’t I eat last night?” she asked herself. She immediately left the room and looked for food in her kitchen. She was disappointed when she saw that she couldn’t cook anything; she ran out of rice and some dishes. She just remembered that she hadn’t done grocery shopping yet. “Great!” she shouted in annoyance when she saw that he only had a little money left in her wallet. She was about to buy food. She took a deep breath and allowed herself not to eat. She started taking a shower to leave that day for her first job at Scarlet’s shop. And while she was on the bus, she was still enduring the hunger she felt until her phone rang, and she immediately answered it. It’s her mother calling. “Hey, Mom?” she began. “Amber, where are you? Are you going to your work? When are you comin
Amber woke up early the next day and immediately left for the address given by Stephen. She is still nervous because this is the first time she will have a job as a stay-in at her boss’s house. When she got to Stephen’s house, she saw a woman standing before the big gate. The woman just looked up at the house, so Amber approached and talked to the woman. “Hey, are you his helper?” Amber asked directly, causing the girl to turn to her. The woman smiled at her and introduced herself, “Yes. My name is Melinda. I didn’t wait for her call; I went straight there because I thought that his secretary, who he said was with me today, would be waiting. Are you the one he is talking about?” Melinda asked Amber. Amber reached for Melinda’s hand and introduced herself. “Yes, I am his secretary. My name is Amber; it is nice meeting you, Melinda.” Amber said to Melinda with a smile. Two guards opened the gate for them, and they entered together. They were both amazed by how big and beautiful Steph
While Amber and Stephen are in the car, Amber is uneasy about her feelings. Before they could leave the house, Stephen gave his card to Amber right in front of Melinda. Amber wondered why Stephen was doing that, even though she was surprised and puzzled."He gave you his card, do you two have a relationship?" that's what Melinda asked her before Stephen called her to leave.Amber couldn't tell Melinda that there wasn't and she didn't know why Stephen did that either. Amber just thinks that no matter how much she earns using Stephen's card, it will be deducted from her salary.“Um…Sir?” she asked.“Hmmm?” Stephen's voice was soft."I just wanted to say that you don't need to lend me your card to buy clothes. I will buy when I have a salary from my job," explained Amber, she dared Stephen to take the card, she took it out and handed it to Stephen.But, Stephen shook his head. "I don't mind, anyway. Use that, that's part of your benefits as my employee," Stephen said seriously.Amber fro
While the three of them were at the mall, Melinda and Amber were walking ahead while Stephen was behind them, just following them. Melinda approached Amber and put her hand between one of Amber's arms."So, what's with you and him?" Melinda whispered.Amber looked at her. "What do you mean?" Amber also whispered, she secretly looked behind her and saw that Stephen was walking seriously even though other people inside the mall were looking at him."I knew it. You are his girlfriend," Melinda suddenly said, causing Amber to be shocked."No, I am not his girlfriend, Melinda. He's just my boss, I'm his secretary. Why did you think that?”"Because, first, he gave you his card so you could buy your stuff, second, he came here with us to accompany you? Really? Don't hide from me, it's obvious that you two have a relationship. Do you want me to ask him?" Melinda still didn't stop talking.Amber closed her eyes tightly and stopped walking so that Stephen also stopped behind them and Melinda. "
Two weeks after...Amber woke up early and went straight to the kitchen. She saw that Melinda was also there. Since Amber already knows that Melinda is Stephen's cousin, Melinda sleeps in one of the guest rooms, and so does Amber. Stephen also hired two helpers for the three of them."Hey, good morning..." Melinda greeted Amber with a smile. Amber is also dressed for work. "It looks like you woke up early today. Stephen was still asleep, but I cooked for our breakfast," added Melinda."Yeah, I also have a lot to do, so I decided to wake up early even though he said he wouldn't leave early today," said Amber.Melinda smiled at her. "How about Carson? Did he, you know? Did you two talk?” Melinda asked, still embarrassed to ask Amber that.Amber smiled sparingly, "I'm sorry, Melinda. If you really want me to talk to him, I can't. Right now, I can't even talk to him nor face him," said Amber."I know. I heard from Scarlet that he cheated on you. I'm sorry; I didn't know that Carson could
Amber has been in their province for three days with her family, while Stephen, Melinda, and Scarlet also returned to the City without Amber. They told Amber they would revisit Amber and Amber's family, but that will not happen because Amber will return to the City and work today. Because Andrew woke up yesterday, but he still didn't speak. Amber didn't want to leave but had to work for Andrew's medicine and other things her family needed.Stephen paid all the hospital bills, but Amber was still uncomfortable; she didn't want to be indebted to anyone, so she thought she would deliver what Stephen paid to the hospital for her brother Andrew.“This, Amber. Bring it for Stephen, Melinda, and Scarlet, okay?” Her mother, Annie, hurried to her and handed over the Tupperware with only food for Stephen, Melinda, and Scarlet."Mon, what is this?" Amber asked."That's our specialty, give it to them. As for this, eat it on the road,” Annie said, giving Amber another paper bag containing the same