Pampered by the Demon

When Scarlett saw the graceful and elegant Mariela again, she had mixed feelings in her heart.

Back then, this woman slapped a check on the desk and asked her to keep away from Richard. She would never forget the disdain in her eyes.

“Mrs. Cowans, you know my wife?” Mike asked.

Scarlett was nervous. She really didn’t want to hear Mariela tell Mike what happened between her and Richard.

“Scarlett is from the same university as my son Richard. She can be considered an old acquaintance,” Mariela said with a fake smile.

“By the way, you haven’t seen Richard yet, right? He stayed with his fiancée all day long after he came back. They are madly in love now,” Mariela said.

She looked at Scarlett with obvious complacency.

Scarlett trembled slightly.

“What’s wrong with you, Scarlett? Are your shoes not suitable for your feet? Richard’s fiancée, Elaine Shields also has a pair of shoes the same as yours. I’m afraid ordinary people won’t be used to such high heels,” Mariela said while glancing at Scarlett with contempt.

“Elaine has been well educated and trained since she was a child, so she suited the shoes well even though the height of the heels was high. With your family background, you should not have the chance to wear shoes of this brand. You should practice more or you will sprain your ankle. At that time, Mike should be distressed!” Mariela said with a hint of sarcasm hidden behind her words.

In fact, she was jeering at Scarlett’s family background. This was a trick that women in the upper class liked to use. She was smiling but her smile was not sincere at all.

The stylist that Mike hired provided Scarlett with several sets of plans. Scarlett casually picked out shoes and did not pay much attention to its brand. She did not expect that Mariela would jeer at her because of the shoes.

“I told you not to wear clothes or shoes from a cheap brand like Casadei, didn’t I? You thought the shoes were beautiful and insisted on wearing them. Now, you make fool of yourself, naughty girl,” Mike chimed in.

Apparently, he doted on Scarlett.

Then, he turned his head and stared at Mariela who looked a little embarrassed now.

“Casadei is popular among ordinary upper classes. Considering the background of my family, such shoes don’t suit my wife’s identity at all,” Mike said calmly.

He then looked at Scarlett with a doting gaze.

“My wife is more suitable for a top brand like Stewart. In my opinion, only those top brands know how to serve their customer. For this reason, people feel comfortable when they wear the products of those top brands. Only those without status will practice and adapt themselves to cheap shoes.” Mike said flatly.

The smile on Mariela’s face froze.

She boasted of her noble status and looked down on Scarlett, who was born as an illegitimate daughter. Just now, an idea occurred to her when she saw that Scarlett trembled slightly in high heels.

However, she did not expect that Mike would speak for Scarlett. Moreover, he also made it clear that the daughter-in-law that she had taken a fancy to was just an ordinary noble in his eyes.

Mariela had no words to retort. After all, the Cowan family couldn’t be placed in the same category as the Abraham family when it came to their influence.

After that, Mike held Scarlett’s arm and left. Even though it was not his home ground, he still acted like a king.

The guests around couldn’t help but look at Scarlett with jealousy.

He didn’t loosen his grip on her hand until they arrived at an empty corner.

“Why don’t you retort? You always have something to say when I made fun of you. What’s wrong with you now?” Mike asked disappointedly.

Scarlett was indeed a little strange today. It was not that she didn’t have words to retort. She was a little absent-minded when she heard the news of Richard’s engagement. That’s why she kept silent when Mariela jeered at her.

“Well, it’s just that I have a mission today, so I can’t retort. Since I accepted your bonus that is equal to the amount of half a year’s salary, I naturally have to play my part well,” she explained with an excuse.

She didn’t think it’s appropriate for a noble lady of the upper class to be as outspoken as she usually was.

“Your acting is bad. I’ll deduct two months of your salary!” Mike said impatiently.

Upon hearing that, Scarlett widened her eyes and asked, “Why?”

She couldn’t accept it.

She had been forced to study how to act like a lady of the upper class by the Laurens since she was 18 years old. She thought she had done a good job tonight except that she trembled when she heard that Richard had engaged! Thus, she thought there was no reason for Mike to deduct her salary.

“Scarlett, you have to remember this. I don’t care what your family taught you before. From now on, whoever dares to provoke you, fight back fiercely. If you hurt them, I will deal with the compensation for you. But if you lose, I will not forgive you!” Mike said decisively.

In his eyes, Scarlett was his woman. He didn’t allow others to bully her as they pleased.

Scarlett was dumbfounded.

“Mike, aren’t you the most elegant upper-class gentleman? How can a gentleman fight with others?” Scarlett asked in disbelief.

Mike’s reaction was completely different from the information she got from her family. According to the information she got, Mike was a gentleman who paid much attention to etiquette and hated the ill-bred behavior!

“In short, don’t let me see you being bullied. You are my woman, so I allow you to bully others, but you can’t be bullied by others!” Mike said with a serious look.

This was a matter of principle!

Scarlett froze on the spot. She didn’t even notice that Mike said she was his woman.

“Aren’t you afraid of the rumors of your wife losing her composure in public? It will stain your name, isn’t it?” Scarlett asked.

Although they were divorced, they were still a couple in the outsiders’ eyes before Mike made a public statement about their divorce.

“The reason why the woman in this hall pretend to be noble ladies was that their family backgrounds were not as powerful as they hoped, so they had to put on a faint smile all the time and behave themselves well. But you don’t need to do that,” Mike said calmly.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Meanwhile, he gave her a look of disgust.

“What nonsense did the Laurens teach you? It’s all the thoughts of a small family! You are the wife of the CEO of the Abraham Group. The rules serve you, so you don’t need to abide by the rule. No matter what you do outside, with me here, they won’t dare to question you. This is a true lady of the upper class. Do you understand?” Mike asked.

Scarlett was shocked once again. She asked after analyzing his words in mind, “You mean to say that I can do whatever I want?”

“Yes,” Mike answered decisively.

“Then, if I quarrel with someone and even fight with someone one day, it wouldn’t matter?” Scarlett asked.

“Yes, but you can’t lose!” Mike said.

Pinching her little face, Mike added, “Next time, if you don’t fight back when others bully you, I’ll deduct a year of your salary as a punishment!”

Upon hearing that, Scarlett muttered, “Being your servant is better than being your wife. Back then, when I attended the banquet with you, I was often bullied. But you didn’t speak for me.”

“Is there anyone who pissed you off before?” he narrowed his eyes and asked.

“Of course. We began to attend different parties two weeks after our marriage. But you always left me alone at the party, and then those women surrounded me and asked me what dirty methods I used to marry you. I could tell they were jealous of me,” Scarlett said.

In the past, she endured all of this. Mike put on a cold look as soon as he heard it. It was until then that he realized why Scarlett couldn’t wait to divorce.

It turned out that she had actually suffered so much injustice!

“There was even a crazy woman who pinched my hand with her nails when she shook hands with me. My skin turned red because of her strength!” Scarlett complained.

At that time, she forced herself to adhere to what Laurens told her. Considering her identity, she had to endure the harsh words from others even though she was very angry. She was afraid that she would stain Mike’s name if she said something inappropriate.

“Make a list of those who bullied you when we go back today,” Mike said through gritted teeth.

Apparently, he was annoyed. He only brought her to some important banquets. He knew that she did not like to socialize. That’s why he left her alone in the banquet so that she could do whatever she liked. But he didn’t know that she had suffered so much because of him!

“Hey, are you going to hit them back one by one? They are all women!” Scarlett asked in disbelief.

“I never hit a woman, but…” Mike paused and put on a cold smile, “I can make things difficult for their men.”