Pampered by the Demon

After the meal, Scarlett cleaned up the dishes, and Mike took out his laptop and sat on the sofa.

Almost every night, they followed those routines. Mike wrote his program while Scarlett sat beside him, watching popular TV series.

If Mike was in a bad mood, he would grab Scarlett and force her to learn some difficult programs from him.

That night, Mike was upset, so he asked Scarlett to learn some programs after finishing cleaning up the dishes.

“I haven’t taught you how to write a program for a long time. It’s time to give you a test to see whether you still remember it or not,” Mike said.

Scarlett often had a headache when she saw the code.

Scarlett muttered, “Not today…” She was in a bad mood that day.

Scarlett had no interest in writing a program, so she would never master it even given a hundred years to learn.

She even suspected that the reason why Mike asked her to learn it was due to his evil intention. Perhaps he enjoyed watching her struggle to stay awake while learning it.

“This one is different. This is the latest mobile phone program, a top-secret in the Abraham Group,” Mike said.

Scarlett was stunned.

His words made Scarlett shiver.

Mike looked at her without turning a hair.

“Many commercial spies tried to steal it, but none succeeded, and you…” Mike said.

Scarlett got nervous when she heard “commercial spies.”

If she succeeded in stealing the mobile program for her father, she would become a commercial spy!

“I didn’t steal it!” Scarlett shouted.

“Did I say that? Come here!” Mike said.

Scarlett did move with mixed feelings.

In the past, she was afraid that she would not be able to control the devil inside her.

However, there might not be another chance to steal it if she didn’t learn it from Mike that night.

“What are you doing? Move! I thought you were a brave girl when you shouted at me,” Mike said.

Provoked by his words, Scarlett threw caution to the wind and strode over to sit beside him.

Scarlett plucked up her courage to look at the screen as Mike opened a file.

It was encrypted. When Mike entered the password, Scarlett instinctively looked away from the keyboard.

However, Mike deliberately spoke out the password.

“Listen! The first letter of your name! The second letter of my name! And our wedding date!” Mike said.

He seemed to be afraid that Scarlett couldn’t remember it at once and even analyzed the password!

Scarlett finally couldn’t stand it anymore and asked, “What are you doing? Why do you tell me the password? What if I steal it and sell it?”

After she finished those words, Mike looked straight at her and paused for over ten seconds.

“I believe you will never do that,” Mike said.

Scarlett was shocked to hear that Mike believed her!

Scarlett felt enormous pressure as her conscience was tortured.

At the same time, Mike was not in a hurry to open the program. Instead, he quietly waited for Scarlett’s response.

Mike had already given her many opportunities.

As long as Scarlett told him everything, Mike would speak out his solution.

Mike would also tell her something about which she was worried.

It was about the three-day agreement between them. If Scarlett could be honest with him, he would tell her the truth and give her a noble identity to dispel her identity concerns.

Mike thought, ‘Little wildcat, say it!”

Though Mike didn’t speak out what was in his mind, his gazes and every move he made had already shown his desire.

However, Scarlett disappointed him once again.

“Let’s start to learn the program!” Scarlett said.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Mike put on a long face and thought, ‘Very good! Let’s see how long you can endure that!’

He opened the file whose complicated code dazzled Scarlett.

Although Mike had taught her a lot before, she still couldn’t figure out such difficult ones.

Mike did not teach her the knowledge of writing a program as he did in the past. Instead, he started to talk about other things.

“This mobile program is different from the others made by the Abraham Group,” Mike said.

“What is the difference?” Scarlett asked.

“I design it. I’m not ashamed to say that it will be the best one to take photos,” Mike said.

Mike thought, ‘I made it only for you.’

Scarlett did not have any idea and said, “No wonder you cooperate with Ben this time!”

Ben was a master in cameras, and Mike cooperated with him to launch the new product.

“I rarely participate in the products made by the Abraham Group,” Mike said.

Mike often designed the most difficult ones, most of which had been purchased at a high price by high-end domains like the Space Agency.

“This one is different. I have a unique purpose. I’ve paid a lot of time and energy into it. I would be very disappointed if someone stole it from me,” Mike said.

If Scarlett was sensible, she should know what to do.

In fact, she was about to tell him all.

She wanted to tell him that she wouldn’t steal it or allow anyone else to do that.

However, she only stared at Mike’s face and didn’t say anything.

Mike thought, ‘Is it still impossible for her to completely open her heart and treat me as the only one to rely on?’

There was a trace of disappointment in Mike’s eyes.

He closed the computer and casually threw it on the sofa.

“Aren’t you going to teach me more?” Scarlett asked, wanting to hear the story behind the program.

Scarlett thought, “Mike is such an arrogant man! What made him personally participate in the design? There must be an impressive story!’

“I’m tired,” Mike said. He then went upstairs.

When he reached the last step, he stopped and looked down at Scarlett downstairs.

“Little wildcat!” Mike said.

“Yes?” Scarlett asked.

“I’m not that patient,” Mike said.

Therefore, he wished she could stop provoking him.

He hoped she wouldn’t do anything that would disappoint him.

Scarlett looked at his back and then at the laptop on the sofa.

She felt like the laptop was no longer only a computer.

She felt it was Pandora’s box that constantly summoned her.

Scarlett also knew that once she opened it, disaster would fall.

They would never be able to return to those days they just met.

Scarlett stood in front of the laptop for a long time.

She didn’t open it.

It wasn’t until Mike called her name from upstairs that she recovered.

Finally, she glanced at the laptop and went upstairs.

That night, Mike hugged her as usual. Listening to his steady breathing, Scarlett thought he was asleep.

She then gently sat up and stood up.

That was the best opportunity.

Her heart ached when she thought of her mother’s photo.

When she reached the door, she put her hand on the handle.

However, She suddenly withdrew her hand, turned around, and quickly ran back to the bed.

Scarlett couldn’t betray him.

As if avoiding a terrifying demon, Scarlett burrowed into Mike’s arms.

Resting her head on his arm and pressing her ear against his chest could help her drive the uneasiness in her heart away.

It wasn’t until she fell asleep that Mike opened his eyes.

Mike reached out to pinch her little nose and thought, ‘Silly cat!’

At the following noon, Scarlett and Mike went out to eat.

Scarlett got up late due to the pressure and did not have time to make lunch.

There was a restaurant newly opened near the Abraham Group, and its name was “Taste from Heaven.”

It had a good reputation, so Mike brought Scarlett over to have a try.

Mike didn’t like to eat outside. Scarlett was not as pretentious as him, so she ate with relish.

However, when she ate a dish, she was stunned with a strange expression on her face.

“What’s wrong?” Mike asked.

“It tastes like the dishes made by my mother!” Scarlett said.