At your house? Why? Charlotte looked at her in disdain.
"What? Is there anything wrong with it?" Scarlett looked at her, sounding carefree.
"Well… your sister had her own birthday celebration at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas," Charlotte pointed out.
"Like you said, my sister. Am I Ivy?" Scarlett gave Charlotte a glare, making Charlotte adjust herself.
"I'm sorry. So what about the invitation cards?" Charlotte asked, trying not to offend Scarlett again.
"You will get the message tonight," she replied nonchalantly and focused on her phone.
"Happy Birthday in advance," Ted smiled at her.
Scarlett smiled back. "Tomorrow I'll be 17. I am so happy," Scarlett screeched happily.
Scarlett walked towards the school gate with her classmates and older sister, Ivy, as they chatted among themselves.
A black car passed through the school gate and stopped right in front of them. The front passenger seat's window slid down. Scarlett and the others stopped to see who was in the car.
"Hi, Scarlett," Mr. Cole greeted.
"Hi, Mr. Cole. Good afternoon. Are you here to see me, or are you here to pick up Bruce?" Scarlett questioned while her friends and Ivy stared at Mr. Cole for an answer.
"I am actually here to see you. Mr. Sheldon has a surprise birthday eve for you at his hotel." Mr. Cole gave a broad smile.
"Uh? Why can't he surprise me tomorrow?" Scarlett asked out of curiosity.
"He said he won't make it to your birthday tomorrow, so he has decided to surprise you today," Mr. Cole persuaded Scarlett.
Scarlett looked excited, then she looked at the others. They all signalled to her to go, but Ivy held her hand.
"You don't have to go," Ivy disagreed, looking tense, trying to convince Scarlett, but Scarlett joyfully entered the backseat.
As she entered the car, she slid down the backseat's window.
"Relax, Ivy. I'll see you at home," Scarlett said aloud, and Mr. Cole drove off.
Leo watched Mr. Cole drive off. He stared at the car until it was out of sight, then he looked away.
When they got to the hotel, Mr. Cole entered with Scarlett following behind. Scarlett was smiling, thinking of the birthday surprise. They got to room 13. Mr. Cole opened the door and they both entered the room. The room was silent and a little bit dark.
"So, where's the surprise?" Scarlett looked around the dark room with a curious look on her face.
"When Mr. Sheldon gets here, he will bring the gifts along. You can wait here, right?" He walked to the door after Scarlett nodded.
Scarlett sat on the bed and playfully bounced on the bed as she waited for Sheldon while rain fell. Minutes later, Sheldon walked in and closed the door behind him. He didn't move an inch from his position.
"You're finally here. I've been waiting," she exclaimed while smiling. "So… where is the surprise?" Scarlett questioned as she stared at his empty hands.
"Before I show you the surprise, I want to tell you something." Sheldon put his hands on his waist, still not changing his position.
"I like you," Mr. Sheldon smiled.
"Are you kidding me? What do you mean?" Scarlett gave a sniffy smile while her eyeballs moved around.
"I like people your age, but I got married to someone not your age because I wanted a good image and a heir," Sheldon continued.
"Was that what you wanted to say?" Scarlett stood up angrily and was moving towards the door, but Sheldon closed the door and put the key in his back pocket, making Scarlett stop her movement.
"You're not going anywhere. You're mine." Sheldon's smile disappeared and his lips curved into an evil smirk.
"I trusted you. I thought you were a good man. We all thought you were a selfless man who loves kids," Scarlett glared at Sheldon.
"Well, it turns out I am not the person you thought I was." Sheldon moved closer to her and pulled her by the hand to the bed aggressively.
"Get away from me!" Scarlett shouted at Sheldon and punched him in the face. Sheldon held his face and Scarlett pushed him away.
Scarlett ran to the door. She banged on the door aggressively. "Help! Help!!" She shouted at the top of her lungs.
"No one can hear you nor the door banging because this is room 13, the room specially made for me. This room is soundproof," Sheldon said as he sat on the bed.
"You evil…" Scarlett clenched her fist.
"It will be quick," Sheldon interrupted. "Even though, after I'm done, I'll have to kill you because I have to cover my dirty secret." Sheldon smiled in a creepy manner.
"No!!! You can't kill me—not here, not today." Scarlett held the door knob and started pulling aggressively.
"Of course, it's not here. But it will be today even if you won't die by my hands." Sheldon stood up abruptly and rushed towards Scarlett.
Sheldon dragged Scarlett by the hair towards the bed. Scarlett struggled to release herself, but Sheldon had more power. Scarlett found herself on the bed with Sheldon in front of her. Sheldon separated her legs.
Scarlett's eyes searched the whole room for anything that looked harmful while Sheldon was trying to undo his trousers. Scarlett saw a vase on the desk beside the bed. Scarlett stretched her hand towards the vase. When her hand reached the vase, she immediately picked it up and broke it on Sheldon's head.
Sheldon held his head and Scarlett stood up. Scarlett went to the door, then she opened her eyes wide as if she remembered something. She touched her hair and removed the hairpin she used to hold her hair firm. She tried to open the door, but she wasn't good at it. Sheldon had recovered, so he ran towards Scarlett. He made Scarlett face his direction and slapped her aggressively with brute force. Scarlett slightly moved backwards as she faced the other side with her hair covering her face.
"I didn't want to hit you, but you asked for it." Sheldon punched her in the face and Scarlett staggered. Blood rushed down her nose and she fell to the ground with her eyes closed.
Sheldon dragged her along the floor till they got to the place where the broken vase's parts were scattered on the floor and on the bed. Some of the broken vase's parts tore Scarlett's skin. Then Scarlett opened her eyes and quickly picked up one of the broken vase pieces without Sheldon noticing.
Sheldon picked her up and placed her on the bed. Scarlett looked weary at first, but when Sheldon molested her, she slowly stood up and rubbed his chest.
"What changed you?" Sheldon asked as he was surprised.
"I don't want to get beaten up again." Scarlett slowly moved her hands to his back. As her hands got to the key, Sheldon held her hand.
"Not so fast." Sheldon figured out what she was trying to do, and in a split second, Scarlett hit Sheldon in the jaw with her kneecap. Sheldon released her hand and Scarlett removed the key and quickly stood up.
Scarlett ran to the door, but her hands were trembling so she couldn't open the door.
"Shit!" Scarlett exclaimed and panicked as she couldn't open the door. Sheldon had already recovered from the pain. He quickly ran towards Scarlett, but Scarlett had finally opened the door. But before Scarlett could run out, Sheldon had already gotten to her, so he held Scarlett by the shoulder. Scarlett looked back and immediately plunged the sharp broken vase part she had in her hands earlier into the soft flesh beside his windpipe, slicing through the thick jugular vein; dark blood immediately began to pour out in a heavy, steady stream.
Sheldon held his neck as blood poured out of his neck. Scarlett was scared as she saw the blood coming out of Sheldon's neck. She dropped the broken vase in her hand and stared at Sheldon bleeding in fear. She tried to scream but held her mouth. She looked sideways, where one of the sides had a slightly opened bathroom, and checked the upper parts of the room for any CCTV, but she didn't see any. Then she ran out, leaving helpless Sheldon on the floor.
-Did Scarlett just kill him?? Or is he still alive?
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