Love’s Harsh Reality Novel

Chapter 3

“Are you okay, Derick? Drink slowly, it you’ll choke “Elba enxiously took a plece nt tissue and wiped the comer of Derick’s mouth.

He instinctly dodged her hand but quickly sittened his body for Eliza when he saw Scarlett’s smiling gaze

She smiled as she thought about how Derick dosened it. He could even drink without the risk of choking

After wiping Derick’s mouth, Eliza gave Scarlett a gratifying smile “Thank you for your wishes I believe we’ll have a kid as soon as we get mart

das soon as we get married. I know that Mrs. Jones is

as a nanny.

Her words were directed at Scarlett to highTght Harper’s fondness for her, contrasting with the fact that Scarlett had been treated as a

Scarlett smoothly took over the conversation. “Then, you must give birth at least a few babies. After all, it’s what the Jorses lack the most. Since you’re so per toget pregnant, Mas, jones would be delighted to have you

iling expression. All of s

All of a sudden, it felt like her effort had been in won. Also, it sounded like sile

Eliza couldn’t believe how collected Scarlett wws, japing from her words and smiling www reducing her to a mere breeding machine!!

Despite her bury, she had no chose but to suppress it. The more important thing was to extract the secret from Scarlett

“Alright, let’s continue our meal” Owen looked at Scarlet with interest. She accepted all the curveballs with grace, showing nu words.

totanger, and inherently y left him at a loss for

The dinner was cather unappeting to Scarlett. After the meal, everyone chatted in the living room. She was confident that the purpose of her invite tonight was more than just a simple meal; thepe had to be another reason.

As expected, Owen retrieved a photo of her and Alox together Scarlett immer lost her composure as tears brimmed in her eyes. Sitting opposite her, Derick couldn’t contain his murder intent when he saw how vulnerabile she was at the sight of the photo.

anoticed her leary paze and quickly spoke. “You two looked close, Scarlet, I wonder who he is that got you smiling so brightly in his armu

Scarlett extended her hand to grab the photo and lightly stroked Alex’s face in the photo. A sweet smile had just graced her face when she suckdenly tuned potty at the thought of

Derick’s accuration the nihernicht.

She swept her gaze across Deck’s furious face and softly said, “That’s my lover!”

Her words instantly shartered his world a hum more to hear her admitting it

“May I know how you get this photo, Mr. Mille? she was surprised by such an outcome,

“Oh! We found this when tidying our place in the countryside; it was in a side. We were surprised to find that photo because you semiclose to that boy”

Owen was telling the truth because they had indeed found it while cleaning up Alex’s belongings. The surprise was real too

“He disappeared four years ago. Haw you hit him before. Mr. Miller? Scarlett sendinized him.

So, Derick’s photos com Owen: Did that mean they were bold with Alex’s death? If that were the case, Scarlett would never let them off the hook. Even if it meant sacrificing her life, she wouldnhesitantly avenge Alex

Owen shook his head. “I don’t know him; kept the plinta because i thought you’d know him?

Although it was his order to mate Alex, was due to another group’s intervention that led to his death along with his passing the map had also disappeared, runing ten’s plan of three years

More importantly, no one had

the map. Now that he located Alex’s girltrend, Seaclett, he believed she was the one who could help h

ther

Scarlett carefully picked up the photo in which Alex was smiling, looking is charming as ever. “Thank you, Mr. Miler! Would you mind ghing this to me?”