淑女的欲望

"Scarlett, I hope you can give your sister Maggie a chance. She needs more time to understand all of this. What happened in my house was only because she is not aware of you," Melinda said, feeling less worried after sharing everything with Scarlett.

Scarlett silently took a deep breath before responding to Melinda, "Aunty, I don\'t hold any grudges against Maggie, and I understand her ignorance about me and my mother. However, did you know that Maggie already disliked me before knowing about my true identity?" Her voice sounded calm, but her words were enough to surprise Melinda.

Melinda sat up straight, narrowing her eyes at Scarlett. "You mean, you already met your sister Maggie in the past?" she asked, confused.

Scarlett was reluctant to tell Melinda about Francis. Still, looking at how sharply her eyes were fixed on her at that moment, she decided to share the information.

"I first met Maggie at Brother Simon\'s birthday," Scarlett said.

"But why did she hate you? You guys only met once, right?" Melinda asked again, still not understanding what Scarlett was trying to convey.

Scarlett fell silent for a few seconds, thinking of the right words to explain. After some time, she said, "Aunty, do you know about Francis Lewis?"

"Of course, I know him. He is Dr. Robert Lewis\'s son, and if I\'m not mistaken, your sister Maggie is in a relationship with him now, right?" Melinda asked.

"Well, they are not in a relationship. Maggie seemed to hate me because Francis was close to me. A few years ago, Grandpa Robert arranged for me to marry Francis. But I never agreed with that idea..."

"WHAT!?" Melinda Gilwynn was surprised, not because Scarlett was close to Francis, but because she now knew that Scarlett had a connection to them that she was unaware of.

"Well, I guess that\'s why Maggie still holds a grudge against me because she is jealous of me," Scarlett continued.

Melinda shook her head while staring at Scarlett. "I can\'t believe you knew Robert a few years ago. And that old man was too slow. Why didn\'t he ever tell your father about you? He should have known how much you resemble Roland, right!?" she felt annoyed with Robert this time. It looked like she needed to meet that old man to vent her anger.

Scarlett was speechless. 

She thought her aunt was angry about Francis, but it seemed like she was angry with Grandpa Robert. Gosh! Now, she was confused about whether she should reveal how she had met Grandpa Robert in the past.

"Aunty, that\'s not the problem here..." Scarlett felt amused looking at how annoyed her aunt was now with Grandpa Robert. 

"Huh? What do you mean? That old man was ignorant..." Her eyes narrowed, looking at Scarlett.

"I mean, our problem now was Maggie, right? If you want to make Maggie less angry with me, tell her I never had an interest in Francis Lewis."

Melinda suddenly snapped out after hearing Scarlett\'s words. She was too distracted with Robert Lewis, which made her forget about their biggest headache now, Maggie.

"Scarlett, my dear, are you saying she would not hate you again if I told her that?" Melinda asked, just to make sure she didn\'t hear wrong. She didn\'t want this matter to drag on because she didn\'t want Scarlett to stay away from them.

"Yes, Aunty. And offer her, if she wants to know how to win Brother Francis\'s heart, just ask her to meet me. I will teach her..." Scarlett chuckled inwardly, hearing her own idea. 

\'Gosh! How could I offer this?\' Scarlett couldn\'t help but scold herself. Now, she couldn\'t back out. She had already offered this foolish idea, and it looked like Aunt Melinda agreed with her. 

Melinda was happy to hear the solution offered by Scarlett. They had thought they needed more time to make Maggie accept Scarlett. They never knew that this brilliant Scarlett had a simpler and faster way.

"Thank you, Scarlett... Thank you..." Melinda held Scarlett\'s hand and squeezed it gently. "You are so kind to your sister. I will go meet her now... I will call you again and report the result, okay!?"

Scarlett could only nod while smiling, even though inwardly, she was busy scolding herself. Now, she needed a way to make Brother Francis like Maggie. 

Gosh!

\'God, can you give me your blessing again? I need to match this new couple...\' She silently prayed.

Just before Melinda and Scarlett walked to the door, there was a knocking sound from outside. When Scarlett opened the door, she found Xander standing there, his eyes flickering with worry.

"Oh, Xander... You\'re finally here," Scarlett happily reached her hand out to Xander\'s arm. Then she looked at him and said, "Aunty Melinda visited us, but she\'s about to go home now." Then she turned her gaze to Melinda as if she wanted to ask her to stay.

Xander politely greeted Melinda and offered his hand for a handshake, saying, "Aunty, it\'s nice to meet you again..."

"Me too. You know what, Xander? I never imagined you would become my real family..." Melinda said while warmly embracing Xander. She had liked this young man for years, and fate had made them become family. She felt goosebumps thinking about how God works to reunite them.

"Aunty, me too. I\'m so happy we\'ve become family," Xander said after Melinda released her embrace. "Please stay, Aunty; you need to meet my family. They\'ve now arrived at the gate..."

"Has Carter arrived?" Scarlett\'s eyes beamed with happiness. "Aunty, yes... yes... please stay. You need to meet my mother-in-law and brother-in-law," she said as she held Melinda\'s hand and led her toward the main entrance.

Xander felt strange when he heard Scarlett casually addressing Martha as her mother-in-law. However, he couldn\'t say anything now. He just kept his mouth shut and followed them.