Family crisis

Scarlet's Pov

"Pervert!" I yelled in fear as he immediately ran out of the room.

"What? Is this what Father expects me to face?" I questioned, my hands running through my hair.

"Gosh, it isn't even up to a day since he arrived and this is happening?"

I ran down the stairs into the sitting room with my handbag in my hand as my black hair danced behind me.

If I needed to pull through, I will have to be strong.

I was about to walk out of the house when my name was suddenly called by a strange voice, I stopped and turned to my family who were eating together at the dining table.

"What is it?" I asked as I turned towards them. I was in a hurry and had no time for shitty chats.

"Scarlett, could you join us for breakfast before you leave?" Owen asked me, which made me raise a brow at him.

"He is a bold one," I thought, how dare he ask such a question after looking at me dressing up?

"Gosh."

"No, I'm not," I replied bluntly and turned to leave, but Gianna's voice made me clench my hands beside me.

"Yes, Gianna?" I asked with a hurt smile on my face.

"Join us for breakfast," She said, which made me stare unblinkingly at her. Was it Gianna, my stepmother, that was inviting me for breakfast?

I couldn't believe it, but all I knew was that those two, mother and son were up to something fishy.

With a slight nod of my head, I slowly walked towards the table and took my seat.

We all began eating, but I couldn't look up as I could feel the eyes of Owen staring at me.

I felt uncomfortable. What does he want from me?

I suddenly got up to leave as I couldn't take it anymore, but immediately, Owen stopped me.

"Scarlett, sit," he ordered immediately, which made me glare at him with creased brows.

"If I may ask, Mr. Owen, who are you to give me orders?" I asked with the hatred I had towards him evident in my voice.

"I am your elder brother, so you better obey me," he said suddenly, and then I fired back.

"To hell with that mouth of yours. You are not my brother," I retorted coldly and watched how a smile appeared on his face.

He was indeed a psychopath.

"Scarlett shut up!!" He said as though he was counting his words, but it only made me get pissed off. All thanks to him I'm late for my work.

"Oh dear, you better shut up first," I retorted, and saw his eyes widen a bit.

"You are indeed the daughter of a bitch," he said and continued nodding his head slowly.

"And you are the fucking son of a fucking bitch, pervert," I said with a smirk, but before I would know, Gianna stood up and landed a painful slap on my cheeks.

I slowly stood up, with my hands covering my cheek as I stared at her in the eyes with shock, while tears welled up in my eyes.

I could see the look of satisfaction that Owen had on his face, while Gianna kept glaring at me.

I turned to my dad, but he only shook his head at me, which made me tempted to curse him that he wasn't a man. That he was a bitch, but suddenly, I heard a resounding slap echo through the room, and it sounded more painful than the slap Gianna had given me.

My dad was now glaring at Owen who had his hands covering his cheek that my dad had slapped, while me and Gianna did the same.

"Now you've proven yourself to be my dad," I muttered with a smirk as I walked out of the house with him, leaving the bewildered Owen and Gianna behind.

The joy I felt was inexplicable.

I was so happy that my dad had stood up for me. Owen had called my mom, which was my dad's late wife a bitch, so I also cursed his, so there was no need for Gianna to slap me.

But as she did slap me, it was only proper for my dad to slap Owen, and I'm so happy he did. He had just proven to me that he wasn't controlled by Gianna.

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Glancing at my wristwatch after I left the house, I began running as fast as I could because I was already late for work.

Standing at the corner of the busy main road, I waited patiently for the passing vehicles to clear off the road so that I would be able to cross to the other side of the road since the place I work was at the other end of the road.

I immediately began crossing the road when I saw the traffic light turn red, but as I kept passing in between the cars on the road, I was about to pass the front of a sleek black car, but suddenly it moved forward, covering the space I had to pass.

I glanced at the traffic and saw that it was still red, then I turned back to the driver of the car.

The glass of the car was dark, so I couldn't see the driver, but all I knew was that the owner of the car was a very wealthy person.

The driver suddenly rolled down his car glass, and that was when our gaze met.

I would admit that I was stunned by the sight of the young man who was seated in his car.

He was the total definition of a handsome, sexy, and dangerous guy combined.

He has hazel eyes which I couldn't turn away from, and he had black hair that stopped behind his nape, and he was staring at me as though he was contemplating.

His car suddenly shifted backward, providing a space for me to pass, and the traffic lights immediately turned green, so I immediately walked through the space he created and walked to the other side of the road, and the cars began passing.

I heaved a sigh of relief as I walked through the elegant doors, into the supermarket where I work as I prepared myself to be sacked.

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I was seated at a corner in the big busy supermarket which was crowded by many people.

I continued scrolling through my phone with an exhausted smile on my face when I suddenly looked up.

I just had the strange feeling of being watched, and when I raised my head, everyone was going about their business.

With a slight frown, I looked around as I still had the feeling that something or someone dangerous was watching me, but I still didn't see anyone.

Not wanting to disturb myself with things that don't matter, and with the thought that it was someone who was secretly crushing on me, I rested my head on a desk that was surrounded by goods and allowed myself to be carried away by sleep.

Although I slept last night, I still had the urge to sleep.

So my eyelids fluttered close, making me unconscious of what was happening around me when I suddenly heard a sharp scream.