"Did he just threaten me?" he asked himself and turned around to glare at Leon, who immediately began to dart his eyes around, not wanting to meet his gaze. "Follow me," he said to him, and Leon obediently followed him as they returned upstairs.
Lucian returned to his office and sat down in the chair. "I want information on her." He suddenly spoke.
"Who?" Leon asked
Lucian’s face immediately switched to a frown, and he pinched between his brows.
"Leon, you have started to become dumb recently. Who else would I ask you to get information on if not his daughter?" He looked at him with a neutral glint in his gaze.
Leon blinked his lashes and half smiled at him.
"I am sorry," he apologized.
"Whatever. Anyway, while you get the information, there is something I want you to do. I want you to find a way into the Ferguson mansion and see what is going on."
"Huh? Why?" Leon inquired.
"Leon, if you ask one more dumb question, I am going to break your head," Lucian warned with an annoyed expression on his face.
Leon furiously nodded, and with a half-smile visible on his face, he turned around to leave the office. "Sometimes I wonder why he is my personal guard." Lucian shook his head at himself as he wondered.
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Avelina blinked her gray eyes open and let out a heavy huff. She tried to move, but because of the deep pain she was in, her whole body stayed dormant. A grimace appeared on her face, and she groaned in frustration.
"I'm probably going to die sooner or later. I am in so much pain. My whole body feels like it's being punctured by nails." She sighed and turned her head as the door to the room was pushed open. One man and four women, who seemed to be from the hospital, walked in, and Avelina stared at them, trying to figure out what was going on.
Are they here to treat me? she pondered and glanced at the male doctor, who smiled gently at her.
"Hello, miss." He waved his hand at her, and she lay there staring at him without saying anything. "We are here to give you treatment, so please cooperate with us, okay." He spoke to her in a tender tone as he approached her.
Avelina watched as he pulled out a drug and a syringe.
"What…is that?" she asked in a weary voice.
"Oh it’s nothing. Just a drug to put you to sleep, that’s all." The doctor smiled at her and injected the drug into her body.
Avelina's eyes flickered tiredly, and in a short moment, she found her eyes feeling heavy.
She shifted her gaze around, and it stopped on one of the nurses who was intently staring at her.
Her brows furrowed, not sure why the nurse was looking at her as though she knew her. A tired breath fled her nose, and she slowly dozed off in the next moment. The doctor quickly had the nurses start to treat her wounds. It took them a whole thirty minutes before they were done treating her. They bandaged her injuries and stood up on their feet.
"She will be fine now." The rest of the nurses nodded as the doctor spoke.
They proceeded out of the room and made their way downstairs. They strolled towards Mr. Ferguson, who was seated on the sofa in the living room, and slightly bowed to him.
"We are done with the treatment, Mr. Ferguson." The doctor smiled as he spoke.
"Thank you, John. The payment will be added into your account," Mr. Ferguson replied, and John, nodded his head before proceeding to leave. The nurses followed after him, and once they arrived outside, one of the nurses halted.
"Dr. John. I will have to stop here now. I have someone important that I really need to meet," she said, and Dr. John stopped. He turned around to look at her and slowly nodded his head.
"Alright." He agreed and walked away, with the rest of the nurses following behind him.
The nurse who had stopped had a stern expression emerge on her face and turned around.
She proceeded at a far distance from the Ferguson mansion, and once she spotted a black SUV, she hurried towards it.
She knocked on the window, and the person in the car, who was none other than Leon, unlocked the door for her. She stepped inside and shut the door.
"Found anything unusual, Penelope?" Leon asked.
"Well, you won't believe the shit I just saw." Penelope shook her head as she proceeded to remove the realistic mask she wore on her face. "Gosh, this itches a lot," she complained and took it off, revealing a completely different face, which was even prettier. Her blue eyes glanced at Leon, and she fastened her seatbelt. "Let’s go," she said to him and Leon started the car engine, then drove off towards the Zvetch mansion, Lucian’s building.
They arrived there in less than five hours,and Leon parked the car in the parking lot then stepped down afterwards. Hepulled the door open for Penelope, and she got down. Theyentered the mansion and made their way to the living room, where they foundLucian seated with his legs crossed and the laptop he was using placed on hislap. "Sire!"They both bowed to him in respect, and Lucian averted his gaze from the laptop.He raised his head to look at them andsmiled. "Welcome,Penelope," he said, and a warm smile emerged on Penelope’s face. "It’sbeen a while, Supreme Alpha," she uttered, as she walked over to sit downon the couch opposite Lucian. "Yes,it has been a while. It appears Leon had you do the job." Lucian smiled ashe spoke. "Indeed.Who is a better disguiser than me?" "Absolutelyno one." He chuckled as he replied to her question. "So, what did youfind out?" he inquired. Penelopestared at him and let out a long, d
The next day arrived as quickly aspossible, and Avelina slowly blinked her eyes open. She stared at the ceilingand feeling much better compared to yesterday, a deep breath fled her nose. "Ifeel really hungry," she muttered under her breath, and with all thestrength she could gather, she sat up on the bed. She quickly grabbed herbelly, which still hurt from the kicking she received, and groaned in pain. Sheunhurriedly stood to her feet and wobbled towards the door. She grabbed itshandle and turned it, but a stressed expression appeared on her face as sherealized that it was locked again. "Hello!!!"she yelled, hoping someone would hear her, but no response came. "Hello!!I am hungry! I am really hungry!" She furiously slammed her hands on thedoor, causing Lucas, whose room was next to her, to avert his gaze from thebook in his hands. Helistened again, just to be sure that he was hearing her voice, and once heconfirmed that he was he stood up from the ch
Mr. Ferguson muttered something under hisbreath and then turned to Cherry. He ordered her to get Avelina from upstairs,and Cherry nodded. She made her way upstairs toward Avelina’s room, and onceshe got there, she pushed the door open. "MissAvelina," she called. Avelina,who stood by the mirror staring at herself, turned her head to look at her. "Whatis it?" she questioned. "Yourfather requests your presence downstairs. Please come with me," shereplied with an indifferent expression on her face. Avelina followed behindher, and before they could reach the elevator, they came face to face with LadyFlora, who had an arrogant expression as always. "Takethe stairs. I don't want her filthy body near me," she immediatelyordered, and Cherry bit her lower lip. She slowly turned around to look atAvelina. "Please,let’s take the stairs," she said to her, but Avelina who was obviouslyunwilling looked at Lady Flora from head to toe with disgus
She screamed at him."What is wrong with you people? Why do you all hate me so much? I have been used all my life, and now it is to marry me off to someone I don't even know!""Yes, I made a mistake! But is it that big of a deal for you to decide to marry me off to him? Father, you know that the person I love is Ileus. I cannot marry someone I don’t love!" She yelled and turned to face Lucian."And you! You think I am just going to marry you because we slept together for one night. What do you think I am? A trophy that you can just grab from the shelf and make yours?""You think that just because you are rich, you can get whatever you want? hahaha." She laughed hysterically. "You see, that’s where you are wrong. I will never marry someone like you. I loathe people like you, and I would rather die than be with someone such as you!"She declared and turned around to storm away, but Lucian, however, grabbed her by the wrist and stopped her on her track.He stared at her, and his lips slo
Avelina, who had cried herself to sleep last night, awoke as the early morning sun hit her face through the open window.She glanced at the bright sky and recalling what day it was, she quickly sprang from the bed.She grabbed a hold of her phone and hurriedly dialed Ileus’s number.[The number you are trying to call is currently unavailable. Please leave a message.]"No! No! Please pick up Ileus." She bit her lower lip in anxiety and dialed the number over and over again, but just like she expected, he never picked up.A depressed expression emerged on her face, and she slurped down onto the sofa.She looked at the screen of the phone, and the urge to try one more time overwhelmed her.She did as her mind had told her, but as disappointing as it was, he didn’t pick even after trying a dozen times.A long, deep breath fled her nose, and sad tears slowly began to bubble in her eyes.Well, there is only one last thing she can do, and that is to send a voicemail to him."Hey…um… Ileus...
The door to the Ferguson mansion pushed open, and Lucian stepped in with Leon following behind him.They strolled towards the living room to meet a few unfamiliar faces, which he believed were family members and a middle-aged man with a few gray hairs seated with his hand clutching onto a suitcase. This man, he knew, must be the lawyer.Lucian adjusted his pristine white suit and sat down on the one-man sofa.He looked at Mr. Ferguson, who was staring at him with his pitch-black eyes."Where is she?" He asked.Mr. Ferguson glanced at the stairs and let out a soft breath. "She will be down in a minute." He replied. As the clock ticked and time flew by, Mr. Ferguson’s face began to darken as he was not sure what was keeping Avelina from coming down.‘This girl! She won't disgrace me today too, will she?' A grimace became apparent on his face as he thought.He took deep breaths and moved to order someone to bring her down, but just then, Lucian's nose twitched, and his eyes quickly shi
The lawyer announced, and a deep frown immediately ensued on Avelina’s face.She gazed at him with a deadly glint in her pupils, signaling to him that she shouldn’t even dare.Lucian, who understood the intention behind such a look, smirked at her and moved closer to her.He grabbed her slender hand and pulled her in, then gently held her back and stared into her gray eyes."Don’t you dare!" Avelina lip-synced, warning him not to even try it, but Lucian shrugged and kissed her gently the next moment.However, it wasn't exactly a real kiss.Per her warning, he had simply just brushed his lips against hers and stepped back away from her.Avalina flickered her eyes and looked at him in disbelief.To be honest, she didn't expect him to actually not try it when she told him not to even try it... but he did."I now pronounce you, Mr. and Mrs. Zvetch." The lawyer declared Avelina’s heart dropped to her stomach, and she shut her eyes.So this was real?She had really gotten married to someone
He chuckled, and Ileus arched his brow in confusion."What do you mean?" He asked."It’s really funny that you chose to disgrace a woman on her wedding day. Pretty petty, if I must say so." Lucian shrugged with his hands stuffed into the pocket of his pants."Disgrace?" Ileus scoffed. "It’s not a disgrace if I am telling the truth. I am simply trying to expose someone who does not deserve to be happy. She has hurt way too many people, and you will be next. Am trying to show you the kind of woman you just married, but you call it a disgrace." He half smiled, causing Lucian to shake his head in revulsion."It looks like you still love her." He suddenly spoke with a grin on his face."What?" A displeased look immediately occurred on Ileus’s face."Am I lying? If you say I am lying, then I really can’t understand why a grown man like you would want to disgrace a woman on her wedding day in front of her husband." Lucian cackled as he spoke."Though I believe you still love her, which is und
Seated on the bed within their room, wrapped up in a towel, Avelian blinked her eyes as she watched Lucian walk out of the dressing room.In his hands were a pair of clothes, which she could tell were meant for her."I'm not very good with this, so I will let you choose. Which do you prefer?" He asked as he showed her the dress on his right hand as well as the one on his left.Avelina, who still felt embarrassed by what happened earlier, cleared her throat and glanced at the well-designed dark green dress on his right hand before looking at the reddish one on his left.She returned her attention back to the dark green one and narrowed her eyes."I like that one." She pointed at the green one, and Lucian glanced at it."I love it too! It's going to look really good on you." He agreed with her, and Avelian, who had actually loved the way he agreed with her, unknowingly smiled."You’re smiling!" This being the first time that Lucian had ever seen her smile, he beamed widely, unable to den
"I'd like to show you around and introduce you as my wife." He replied as he drenched her whole body."I…don't really want to go…" Avelina shook her head at him, not at all liking the idea."May I ask why?" Lucian tilted his head to one side with a curious look on his face."What’s the point? I personally don’t want to be known as your wife. I told you I want a divorce, so it’s obvious that we won't be together for a while. Sooner or later we will separate and I will leave, so I see no point in doing that." She explained to him coldly, making him understand that nothing would change her mind about the divorce."Is that so?" He asked with a neutral look on his face, and Avelina nodded her head at him."Yes—" Her eyes dilated in the next moment before she could finish her sentence when Lucian’s hands suddenly ran up her belly to her chest and pulled her against him.He tightly embraced her, and Avelina, who couldn’t understand what he was doing, shut her eyes."W-what are you doing?" She
"I know it’s shocking, but... yes, King Lucian just got married." Her father clarified with a pessimistic expression visible on his face, and Selena’s body trembled."No! No! Tha-that’s not possible." She shook her head, unwilling to believe it.There was no way that Lucian would do that to her.They love each other, right?He loves her…right? Her lashes quivered, and she lifted her head to look at her father."Dad…this is a joke…right? Lucian is not married, right?" She gazed at him with eyes that begged for him to tell her that it was a joke."Am sorry… Selena." He said to her and immediately pulled her into a hug before she could begin to cry. "I'm so sorry." He caressed her hair.‘Why dad?" She asked. "Why did he do this to me? Did I do anything wrong? What did he say that I did wrong for him to leave me and marry someone else?" She implored with bubbles of tears dropping from her eyes, and her father tightly hugged her."Worry not, my child! I once told you that I wouldn't let an
He arrived at the room in which she had gone and turned the door handle to open it, but it turned out to be locked."Avelina!" He called her, but Avelina, who was inside the room, did not respond."Avelina! Open the door!" He called her again, but she didn't answer.He rubbed his forehead to calm himself down and took a long, deep breath.He grabbed hold of the door handle, and with just one click, he broke off the lock, causing the door to creak open.Avelina, who was seated on the bed, came into his view, and he arched his brow at her."H-how did you…How did you do that?" Avelina, who was very sure that she had locked the door, fluttered her eyes at him and immediately stood up from the bed the moment he began to walk towards her."Hey! Don’t come close to me!" She warned as she proceeded to get off the bed, but Lucian, who was quick enough to reach her, grabbed her and put her on his shoulder."You really don't listen, do you?" He sighed in disappointment, and Avelina, who was on hi
Lucian complained, but Avelina, who had no intention of doing so, continued, bent on doing it until he agreed to leave the bathroom."A-Avelina!!!" He screamed her name and furiously grabbed a hold of the hose.He tied up his hair, which had loosened due to the impact of the water and drenched his clothing.He stood up from the floor with a rigid look on his face and stared down at her with displeasure in his eyes.Avelina gazed up at him and swallowed hard, actually feeling scared by his deadly gaze.He had never looked at her like that before, so it was actually making her worried."S-sorry—"She quickly proceeded to apologize, thinking that he was going to hit her, but her words halted the moment she saw him step into the bathtub.She fluttered her eyes and let out a loud gasp the moment she felt her body being grabbed and pulled onto a strong structure."W-what are you doing?" She immediately inquired, her face flushed from the sensation of his muscular body against hers."Why are
[Ileus, are you okay?] None other than Rose’s voice sounded from the other side of the phone, and an annoyed look ensued on Ileus's face."What is it? What are you calling me for?!" He inquired, and Rose remained silent.[Uh... I was just wondering how you were doing. I hope my father didn’t hit you too hard?] She inquired with deep care in her voice, and Ileus brought the phone away from his ear to look at the screen.Only the heavens know how much this girl pisses him off!Does she think he loves her?How hilarious!As of the moment, he is just using her to get what he wants. When he does, she will be immediately dumped in the dump.Of course he knows how gross Roselia's character was, so why would he even like someone as delusional as she is?Avelina will always be the only woman he loves; however, he wanted to punish her for having an affair with another man. But who knew that his plan would backfire and cause him to completely lose?What pains him the most is not that she had an
Avelina stared at him and squinted her eyes. "A-am not hungry." She shook her head at him and turned around to leave, but Lucian pulled her back."Avelina, you haven’t eaten anything since yesterday; how can you not be hungry?" He asked, and Avelina stood still, unsure of what to say.She slowly snatched her hand from him and turned around to look at him. "Why do you care?" She inquired.Lucian gazed at her and let out a soft sigh.Care? Why does he care for her?That is something that he can't answer either.He knows deep within him that he doesn't just care for her because she is his mate, but why then? That’s what he is unable to figure out."Avelina, you are my wife. Is that not enough reason?" He asked, and Avelina furrowed her brows at him."I am not your wife." Her frown deepened. "Don’t address me like that. I hate it." She glared and turned around to leave, but a statement from Lucian made her halt."You will learn to accept it sooner or later. You can't always get what you w
"What?" Lucian fluttered his eyes at her with his brows raised in a bit of confusion. "Divorce?" He asked,"Yes. You said you would give me anything I want, right? so long as I sit beside you. Well, what I want is divorce." She stated with an indifferent expression on her face, and Lucian stood gazing at her, not even sure of what to say.He let out a soft chuckle and shook his head. "Well, never mind. You can sit wherever you want." He said to her, and Avelina rolled her eyes at him.She shifted in and sat in one of the chairs, a slight frown on her face."While you sit there, do you know what I am going to do?" Lucian asked, his lips curled into a half-smile.Avelina lifted her head to look at him and lazily raised her brow at him, showing she couldn’t care less."I will simply grab a chair and—" Lucian gripped the arm of one of the chairs closest to him and turned to look at her. "—And take a seat beside you." He dropped it beside her and sat down. "Problem solved." He smirked.‘Yo
"You ungrateful child!–""You call it ungrateful?" Lucian began to laugh. "You are really funny, father. You and I both know that I am seated above you today because I am better and stronger than you will ever be. I am seated on that throne today because of my strength! and not because of you.""If you have the chance, you would want nothing more than my downfall. You have always hated me, and that hate will never change, that I never doubt, so I expect nothing from you." He took deep breaths, and with a cold look in his eyes, he turned around to leave."One more thing—" He halted and looked at his father with the edges of his eyes. "–See my wife. You better keep your filthy hands off her. I know what’s going on in your mind right now, so if you want to maintain your old head on your body, keep away from her. She is the last possession of mine that you would want to touch." He half smiled and walked away, leaving his father’s eyes twitching furiously in anger.He arrived outside the bu