Pampered by the Demon

After that, Scarlett turned off her phone and pulled out the landline.

Then she went to cook for Mike. The cooking method of today’s dish was a little complicated, so the cooking process was time-consuming. Standing in the open kitchen with an apron tied around her, she pondered over the scenery outside the window.

Allen’s voice sounded anxious as if he was desperate and had nothing to fear.

No matter what the result was, she didn’t want to fulfill what Allen asked her to do as he pleased.

‘Well, forget it. If I don’t turn on the phone, he would not be able to find me,’ she thought to herself. Thinking of Allen’s anxious look, she felt happy.

Suddenly, the door was kicked open. Scarlett was so scared that the spoon in her hand fell into the soup pot. The hot soup splashed on her arm.

“Ah!” She retracted her hand in pain. Mike strode over, grabbed her hand, and quickly rinsed it with the water from the tap.

“Why are you absent-minded again? Silly girl!” Mike complained with concern.

“It was you who suddenly barged in!” Scarlett answered, feeling wronged.

“Why did you turn off your phone?” he asked with displeasure.

“What? I didn’t notice it. Maybe the battery is flat,” Scarlett said, pretending to be innocent.

“I called the number of the telephone at home but no one answered. Why?” Mike asked again.

“Well… Maybe the wire of the telephone was accidentally pulled out when I cleaned the room.” Scarlett lied to him.

“Alas, you silly girl. I’ll deduct half of your salary of this month!” Only when he saw that she was fine did he feel relieved.

“Why did you suddenly come back? Did you forget to take something with you?” Scarlett asked curiously.

Mike just glared at her disappointedly.

Although Scarlett didn’t understand what he was angry about, she could tell that he was unhappy.

Fortunately, the awkward silence didn’t last long.

“Accompany me to a banquet tonight,” Mike said lightly.

“No, I don’t want to go,” Scarlett refused without hesitation.

“It’s not up to you.” Mike was as arbitrary as he used to be. He then walked to the soup pot, scooped up a spoonful, and blew on it with his mouth.

As the warm, fragrant soup slid into his stomach, he beamed. He had been starving for half a day. Now, as soon as he got home, he had soup to eat. He felt happy. Meanwhile, a thought occurred to him. ‘If she is obedient to me, it would be better,’ he thought with a sigh.

“But my identity now doesn’t allow me to accompany you to attend the banquet, does it? Even though I haven’t seen any statement about our divorce so far, it is very easy for others to misunderstand our relationship if I go to the banquet with you,” Scarlett said with worry.

It had been a while since they reached an agreement of divorce, but Scarlett hadn’t seen the news of their divorce in the media.

Even the news about the crisis of the Lauren Group seemed to be blocked, and she did not know if it was Mike who did it.

“Do you regret divorcing me and signing the agreement?” Mike asked mischievously.

“No, I’m very satisfied with my current life. I just want to avoid some unnecessary trouble,” Scarlett explained thinly.

After the divorce, she felt at ease. She didn’t need to disguise herself and consider whether her words and behaviors were in line with Mike’s preferences.

“Do you think it will bring trouble to us if we attend a banquet together?” Mike asked coldly. Danger flashed through his eyes.

She did not understand why he got angry again.

“I am only your servant now. How can a servant accompany the employer to participate in this kind of activity? Moreover, with your identity, there will be a lot of women who can’t wait to show their attention to you as long as you are willing to. Why do you have to ask me to go with you?” Scarlett asked.

In fact, Scarlett didn’t care about the title as his wife. Even though she was just his servant, she felt happy, because she could be herself. She didn’t need to be overcautious in front of him. She liked this feeling and did not want to break this balance.

But it seemed that Mike didn’t want to fulfill her little wish.

“You can refuse, but your salary of the next month, as well as that of the later month, will be gone.” Mike threatened.

“The same trick again!” Scarlett said with disdain.

“Well, in fact, I think it’s fine, as long as it’s useful,” Mike said, putting on a faint smile. This trick always worked.

“I don’t understand. We are divorced, yet you still want me to attend a banquet with you and not release any news of our divorce. Wait, I know!” Scarlett said but she paused abruptly.

She patted her head as though she had figured out something important. Mike was stunned.

“What do you know?” Mike asked in a hurry. Meanwhile, he pulled his eyebrows together in panic.

“According to the financial news this morning, the Abraham Group will go listed soon. In order to stabilize the stock price and not create any negative news, you deliberately hid the news of divorce!” Scarlett concluded, smiling complacently at her own cleverness.

Therefore, in her words, the reason why Mike asked her to attend the banquet tonight was to show off their affection. Although it was just a show, it could help stabilize the stock price of the Abraham Group!

Scarlett thought that she had seen through Mike’s commercial strategy and felt proud.

However, this was just her guess. Mike did not admit it, but he let out a sigh of relief as soon as he heard it and his voice also relaxed a lot.

“The stock price should be stable,” Mike said calmly.

Communication needed skills. He did not admit that her words were correct, but he successfully misled her to think that he was hiding the news of divorce because of the stock price.

The soup tasted good. He fetched a bowl and then began to eat the soup. Looking at Scarlett’s complacent smile, he beamed.

“We are divorced, yet you still want to use me. Back then, when we weren’t divorced, you often refused me with all kinds of excuses when I asked you for a favor,” Scarlett pouted and complained.

“You don’t want to divorce me, do you?” Mike asked, gazing at her.

“No. You’re a businessman, and you have to put your business in the first place. In business, you must make decisions that are beneficial to the Abraham Group. We married for commercial interests. It’s normal for you to divorce after the Lauren Group was locked in a crisis,” Scarlett said.

In fact, she was a little angry when they divorced, but she soon let it go.

The Abraham Group was going to be listed, and it meant that Mike was talented in the business. Meanwhile, it could tell that he was a forceful leader.

Mike was silent for a moment. He thought that Scarlett was philosophical about the sudden change in her life, but this also indirectly meant that she did not pay much attention to him.

He thought that was the reason why she did not get anxious when he agreed to divorce her.

His eyes narrowed a little as he thought of this. Meanwhile, he pressed his lips against the bowl tightly as if he was venting his anger.

“I understand you, but it doesn’t mean that I have to cooperate with you. On this kind of occasion, there will definitely be many acquaintances in the upper class. It will be awkward to see them,” Scarlett continued.

The outside world did not know that she and Mike were divorced, and maybe they would even tease her and Mike after meeting. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, they were still a couple.

Mike was silent.

“Before your company goes listed, I will hide well and not let others find out that we are divorced. Let’s each take a step back. You don’t force me to go with you, while I will try my best to keep our divorce a secret to the outsiders. Is it okay?” Scarlett asked.

She thought that she was considerate, but Mike did not appreciate it.

“Tonight, you must accompany me to attend the banquet as my wife,” Mike said decisively. He even stressed the last two words.Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

“Don’t push your luck, okay? I’ve made a concession. Why are you still forcing me?” Scarlett refused with a straight face. Living with the title of his wife exhausted her.

“Go with me. I’ll give you half a year of your salary as a bonus,” Mike said with a faint smile.

“What? A bonus equal to half a year of my salary?” Scarlett thought in disbelief.

“But I am not a person who can be bought,” she refused.

She almost agreed, but when she thought of what she would face, she was still very resistant. She felt that she was a person with integrity and should not be bought.

“What if I added a portable EF camera to that bonus list?” Mike asked with a sly smile.

It was not that he was unwilling to buy an expensive one, but he was afraid that Scarlett would sell it to pay off her debts. He knew that she would run away as soon as she achieved her goal.

“Deal!” Scarlett, who boasted that she couldn’t be bought, fell at the temptation.

“Who is the promoter of the charity auction tonight?” Scarlett asked while turning off the gas burner. She then carefully removed the soup to a container.

“The Cowans. Richard has returned from abroad. The charity auction was a part of the ceremony to welcome his return,” Mike said.

All of a sudden, the pot in Scarlett’s hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. “Richard!” she muttered in shock.