Chapter 142 The Child is Still Here
Scarlett could guess what Ambrose wanted to do. She bit her lip and gently refused, "Hayden is still here."
"He's asleep." Ambrose's husky voice carried a hint of temptation. Scarlett felt her heart flutter, but she couldn't get past the Octavia situation. She pushed against his chest urgently.
"Still no."
Ambrose didn't let go. Instead, he turned her onto her back and leaned over her, coaxing persistently, "Once he's asleep, it's hard to wake him."
Scarlett looked up at him and said something quite cutting, "You're Octavia's man. I don't want this."
Ambrose froze. The fact that she minded this much really bothered him. His tongue swept across his teeth. "I'm not. She and I aren't like that. Hayden was just an accident."
Scarlett shook her head, not believing him. Ambrose cupped her face with both hands, his eyes clear as he spoke.
"Someone set me up once. I was drugged with something bad, and I ran into her. She sort of helped me, and everything happened when I was completely out of it. At the time, I had no idea what had happened or with whom. It wasn't until she brought the child to me that I found out something that shouldn't have happened had happened with her."
After hearing this, Scarlett was not just surprised but shocked. He had that kind of experience too?
She'd always thought they had dated, which led to Hayden. She never expected this to be the reason.
"Since then, I've never had any contact with her, except that she's Hayden's biological mother." Ambrose continued to distance himself from the situation.
"If you hold my experience against me, that's really unfair." As Ambrose said this, he lowered his head and nuzzled her neck.
He was set up, and Scarlett was set up too, having sex with a stranger. Their experiences were so similar, what a coincidence!
Could he have learned about her experience and made this up to soften her heart?
"With Chase by your side, how could someone set you up?" She asked doubtfully.
"Chase was injured at the time. I went to a banquet and was given an aphrodisiac at the event. I have no reason to lie about something like this." Ambrose said in a muffled voice.
If what he said was true, based on Hayden's age, he was also set up four years ago. Their experiences really were quite similar!
"You can't reject me because of this." Ambrose complained while biting her neck.
Scarlett's heart raced as he bit her. She pushed against him, "Stop it."
Ambrose didn't stop. His hands started moving inappropriately over her body. "Scarlett, if you're going to abandon me because of Octavia, I'll never accept it."
"I made it clear when she brought the child to me that I wouldn't marry her, and there could never be any connection between us in the future, except that she's Hayden's mother. Nothing else is possible."
In his eyes, Octavia hiding the pregnancy and having the child was an attempt to climb the social ladder. Even though she didn't pester him later, and she didn't accept the compensation he offered, his impression of her never improved.
Ambrose's meaning was very clear. Scarlett bit her lip silently, not knowing how to handle this situation.
While she was thinking, he had already lifted her clothes and buried his head, gently biting. By the time she tried to push him away, it was too late.
"There's a child here," she whispered.
But Ambrose turned a deaf ear, focusing only on the beauty of her body. Because of Hayden lying beside them, Scarlett bit her lip hard, not daring to make a sound.
Making love with a child lying next to them for the first time, Scarlett felt like a thief, not daring to scold him loudly, only able to let him do as he pleased.
"Not going to kick us out anymore, right?" He asked as he entered her, pressing for an answer.
What should have been a pleasant feeling stopped suddenly, leaving her gasping uncomfortably. She raised her hand to push him, "Move!"
"Answer me first. Are you still going to kick us out?" Ambrose seized this opportunity to ask directly.
Scarlett bit her lip hard, gasping as she snapped, "Is this really the time to talk about this?"
"Are you still going to kick us out?" He persisted.
Scarlett hadn't figured out how to handle this yet, so when he pressed her, she stubbornly refused to give in, "If you can, just keep torturing me."
After saying this, she lifted her head to kiss his Adam's apple, her tongue sweeping across it, making Ambrose shudder. Sensing his reaction, Scarlett continued to bite his earlobe, just as he had bitten hers. With this bite, Ambrose could no longer control his emotions.
His body suddenly swayed and rocked, followed by a series of movements.
After the restrained sex ended, Scarlett was carried to the bathroom. Ambrose, not having let loose earlier, pressed her against the bathroom wall and made love again.
After leaving the bathroom, Scarlett was so exhausted she couldn't even lift her hands. Ambrose placed her on the bed, then contentedly held her as he fell asleep.
Father and son, one on Scarlett's left, one on her right, both hugged Scarlett and slept very comfortably. So when they opened their eyes, they stared at each other.
For the first time, Hayden didn't give Ambrose a cold look in bed. Although Ambrose was holding Scarlett, Hayden was just pressed against Scarlett's back.
"Daddy, Scarlett slept with us last night. Does that mean we can all live together from now on?"Hayden asked.
"Should be!" Ambrose said uncertainly.
Last night, she still hadn't given in.
After hearing this, Hayden didn't plan to get up. He just lay there next to Scarlett.
"Daddy, you get up. I'll sleep a bit more."
"You should get up too."
"I'm sick."
At the mention of being sick, Ambrose didn't force him to get up. Last night, it was because of Hayden that he got Scarlett here. Otherwise, he couldn't have held her while sleeping.
Ambrose got out of bed, leaving one big and one small. Hayden pressed against Scarlett, staring at the ceiling, lost in thought.
When Scarlett opened her eyes, she saw Hayden's dazed expression. Worried he was still sick, she raised her hand to his forehead. Not hot.
Hayden didn't speak, just quietly felt Scarlett's care.
"Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere right now?" She asked, withdrawing her hand.
He shook his head, not speaking.
Scarlett gently continued, "Do you want to get up now?"
He didn't say yes or no. Scarlett thought he still wanted to lie down, so she sat up, "Then sleep a bit more."
He grabbed her pajamas - Ambrose's very big pajamas. Hayden looked at her and said, "I want to go back to Lakeside Garden."
Scarlett stared at him. She couldn't bring herself to refuse, afraid of a repeat of yesterday's situation, but if she agreed to Hayden, it would be hard to find another chance to make them leave.
Although Ambrose said Octavia was a stranger to him and his son, there was still a blood relationship!
"Let's wait until you're better, okay?" She decided to stall.
"I'm better now." Hayden immediately sat up to prove he was fine.
At that moment, Ambrose walked out of the bathroom. Seeing the two on the bed, his lips curved slightly as he walked over. "Hayden, go brush your teeth. I'll take you back to Lakeside Garden in a bit."