26After starting dating Draco, I always had a few questions.I wondered how he fell in love with me.Also, I couldn't understand how he managed to find me.Thus, I also asked him that.At that time, he looked away and said that my bathtub was the link between the Dragon Palace and the upper world. As soon as he came out, he found that he was in my bathtub.After hearing that, I felt quite unhappy.After all, if he had come out of someone else's bathtub, would it mean that he would be together with someone else?Besides, I did not own the house. I was just temporarily living there.The real owner of the house was someone else.It was unsure if the house owner knew about the magical function of his bathtub.In the evening, Draco was cooking while I was eating pistachios and watching TV, bored.The doorbell suddenly rang, so I went and opened the door. As soon as I opened it, a large handful of bright red roses stumbled into my view.When I raised my head in a daze, I made e
33Three years later, everyone in the community was curious about my identity when I moved in as a single mother.There were often elderly women who took the opportunity to chat with me to inquire about my age, my career, and my child's father.After knowing that I was about to turn 30 years old in 2 years, they would have incredulous expressions on their faces, thinking I was spouting nonsense.The rumor they spread behind my back was that I must have been a minor when I was pregnant. That was why now that my child was three years old, I looked like I was in my early twenties.Plus, I must have met the wrong person at a young age, causing me to cut ties with my family. I didn't get to marry my child's father either, so none of the elderly women saw any relatives or friends visiting me despite the fact I had moved there for such a long time.At that, I always laughed and did not bother to explain.In the morning, I sent my child to school. At the kindergarten gate, I squatted do
Author: Wan He Chui Yan "I don't want to be like a brother to you anymore."When Lucas Xanthos said these words, he was very serious. He even knelt on one knee. Everything was idyllic and all that I had imagined before.However, because of him, I became a plaything for his brother, Leonardo Xanthos.1I was an orphan. I became Lucas' childhood friend when I was young. Eventually, I was adopted by the Xanthos family.I never thought of becoming a social climber, but I did not expect Lucas to propose to me early.After the engagement party, news reports about it were all over the place. The continuous envious looks of others made me feel that I was happy, and yet, it was slightly surreal.It was just that happiness came and went quickly.When I woke up, I slept in Leonardo's bed.The door of the hotel was opened wide, and reporters took countless photos. It was as if they were going to push me into a deep abyss. Meanwhile, at that time, Lucas was standing at the doorway,
9"Maddie."Lucas looked at me in astonishment. He probably did not expect me to call his name like this. He said in a deep voice, "Come home with me."Leonardo paused for a second and glanced at me.I felt shivers running down my spine. Subconsciously, I lowered my gaze and gripped my fingers tightly. I could not help but have tears brimming in my eyes. I had to bite my lip hard.From the first day I was locked in here, I knew that nothing good would come from making Leonardo angry."Leonardo! You're imprisoning her illegally!" As Lucas struggled, he panted and roared, "Do you want to go to jail?"Leonardo ignored Lucas. The former merely stared at me and carefully hissed, "Tell him. Who sent you here?"Tears fell from my eyes. I only felt that I was about to nearly wring off my fingers, but I had to answer, "Mrs. Xanthos."It was Linda who sent me here.It was as if Linda was presenting me as a gift. After sending me to Leonardo, she left without a word. I became an abandon
19Half a month later, perhaps the news about me and Leonardo was slowly fading away. Thus, Leonardo actually took me out."Leo."Leonardo turned the steering wheel, glanced at me from the side, and said casually, "You don't have to be nervous. After all, you're not worth much even if I were to sell you."I was at a loss for words.It was better for me to keep silent. As long as he did not sell me like how Linda did, everything was fine to me.Speaking of which, I even felt lucky to stay at Leonardo's side. At the very least, I could go to Acocester University. It was a dream that many people had.20I had imagined Leonardo would take me to a reception or a party. However, I did not expect him to take me to a stationery store.After we arrived, he merely said, "I'm giving you half an hour to buy all the stationery you need for four years."I was at a loss as I looked at him. When I met his dark eyes, I hurriedly took a basket and started to choose.Everything I bought was ei
30I was wondering if it would still be the same in the future.I was confused, and my eyes were filled with tears. I clenched the pillow under my body, turned my face away, and let my hair cover my eyes.In a trance, I still remembered the wooden stick that Linda always held.The Xanthos family's sense of hierarchy was very strong. Others thought that I must have done a good deed in my previous life that I was able to enter the Xanthos family. However, they did not know how many times I had been beaten, and then, I was finally able to learn the so-called rules of the Xanthos family.Even if it was Lucas who did something wrong, I was the one who was beaten up.I knew that the woman I called "Mrs. Xanthos" as I was sobbing was not my family. Instead, she was Lucas' mother.However, except for her, I did not know who else to turn to."Hey, wake up! Madeleine? Hey!"31When I opened my eyes, I was lying on the bed as I was treated with an IV drip. My throat was a little hoarse.
38To be honest, my kissing skills were completely taught by Leonardo. As Linda was strict, Lucas was only able to hold my hand secretly sometimes. Only on the day of the proposal did we have a quick kiss. It was our first kiss.I opened my eyes slightly. As I looked into Leonardo's eyes, I was a little distracted. Obviously, I had comforted myself countless times, but my heart still throbbed in pain inadvertently.I had never experienced the outside world, and the contents of books were unable to make up for the emptiness in my life.Before I was 18 years old, there were only Linda, Lucas, and Linda's wooden stick in my life. At the age of 18, Linda expelled me from Lucas' world and let Leonardo enter my life.Leonardo's voice was slightly hoarse and he whispered, "Have you brought a condom?"I pressed my hand against him and hurriedly said, "You said it was just a kiss."Leonardo's eyes turned dark slightly. He licked his lips and put his hands around my waist, obviously restr
46However, he went to see me many times that day. In the end, Charles could not help but ask, "Who is the one asking to see you?"I was slightly embarrassed, stood up straight, and replied, "Mr. Smith, he's my family."With a cold face, Charles looked at the student who was looking for me and scolded, "Let her family wait."I was rendered speechless.Melissa burst into laughter. Charles glanced over and she instantly stood upright.Every year during the orientation, the seniors from a batch earlier would bring food to greet the freshman. That day, three female seniors and one male senior came to visit us in my major.The world was very small. Just one glance and I saw the girl from Lucas' photo.It was Sienna Hamilton.47"She's not from our major. Why is she here?"The female students around me were in groups of three to five. I watched some male students surround the female seniors. Then, I unscrewed the bottle cap and took a small sip as I watched quietly.After so many