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
56"What's there to be okay about?" Leonardo asked.I was rendered speechless.Well, I was just answering your question. Leonardo ignored me. He turned around and lay on the couch with his eyes closed as he rested. I hesitated and got up to get a small blanket to cover him.Leonardo opened his eyes and wrapped himself around the blanket as if I had harassed him.Once again, I was rendered speechless.Leonardo's temper was strange and unpredictable. However, when I was attending orientation, it was true that he did not step out of line.Perhaps our actions in the mansion before were too bold. Thus, now that he kissed me briefly, I was not that embarrassed, but I was still very nervous.Seeing that the orientation was about to end in a week, I was looking forward to ending the days when I had to stand under the sun, but I also did not want it to end so soon.In the last week of the orientation, we only trained for one day when it started to rain heavily.The raindrops fell onto
10.My name is Regina, and my best friend was Bailey.At this moment, I am lying in my cabinet while rubbing my growing baby bump peacefully.I could finally be with Bailey forever.I had finally become the most important part of Bailey's life, that was the furniture.I smiled happily as I watched her cat, dog, turtle, bird, and mum.I would always remember how thrilled I was when I first met Bailey.Because I was brought up by my blind grandmother, I looked very dirty every day.However, Bailey was as clean and pretty as a little princess in a fairy tale. And she would smile kindly at me every day in her pretty dress.And she didn't mind that I looked dirty at all.She not only washed my hair and my face and bathed me, but she also let me wear her pretty dresses. And she even braided my hair beautifully.She brought me good food and interesting stuff. And she would cook for me as if she were my parent.Since my grandmother was blind, Bailey could sneak into my home every d
07.My mother had never liked Regina.Every night when I went to see Regina and came back, my mother would curse me."I told you to find a decent girl. And you only like that little bitch!""Regina has been hooking up with other guys since she was a little girl. Don't you know how many boyfriends she's had?""She's a piece of shit! Are you out of your mind? Have you become stupid since you slept in the wardrobe?""You're just as stupid and cheap as your father!""It's a good thing you're a woman. If you were a man, you'd be a horny dickhead! Shame on you!"I snarled and retorted loudly."I'm not out of my mind! I just don't want anyone to leave me any more!""Even my dad was someone else's husband. He's someone else's dad. I don't want to share anything with anyone else anymore!""You've never really loved me either!""You only gave birth to me to keep my dad. Unfortunately, I'm not a son. I let you down!""I've only had Regina as my best friend in my life. I don't want he
04.When I got home, it was four in the morning.There was someone sitting on the sofa chair in the darkness who asked me, "Where have you been?"I rubbed my aching temples and said, "Mom, you're still awake?""Did you go to that trainwreck's apartment again?""Don't be so harsh. Leave me alone..."Before I could finish my sentence, I got a hard slap on the face.My mother pushed me into the wardrobe and slammed the door shut.I curled up in the dark, hugged my knees, and fell asleep.The next day at noon, Regina called me over again.Regina said, "Bailey, Hugh asked me if I had any special fetishes. What do fetishes mean?"I laughed sarcastically.Regina added, "He said he felt his body ached so hard as if he'd been beaten up. He suspected that I was sick."I said, "Stop thinking about him. I've been getting a lot of headaches lately. There's a pretty good gym. Come with me and take a look."I drove Regina to a fancy gym.There were more hot girls and handsome instructo
Author: Ka Fei Bei Li De Cha I hated every man who hovered around her.They were like flies that pestered her every day.I tried every means to drive them away.But how could flies be driven away?01.How many jerks could a woman meet in her lifetime?I don't know.But my good friend Regina Larson had met countless jerks.One day, as I was drifting off to sleep, I got a call from her. "Bailey, help! Come over quickly..."Hearing her cries, I thought she had stabbed someone, or that someone had stabbed her.When I burst into Regina's house, she had her head buried under the bed cover, while her butt stuck out like an ostrich. She was crying piteously.I sat on the edge of her bed, pulled bacl the covers, and gasped.Regina's head was bald. All her hair had been shaved off.There were a few bloody wounds on her bruised scalp, that looked scary.Regina sobbed as she raised her head. My eyes were about to pop out.Her eyebrows had been shaved too!Her lack of eyebrows l
43After staying alone for a long while, I realized William was waiting downstairs when I left the office.I didn't know what to say when I saw him."Rebecca."I gazed at William when I heard him. I had thought about his proposal all afternoon, and the answer was on the tip of my tongue, but impulsively, I blurted out that we weren't a good match. Perhaps it was because of the gusty wind.But deep down, I felt he was the most suitable person for me.I gave him up.On the way home, I felt a tinge of sadness for a while, but after reflecting on it, I felt indifferent.However, the feeling of indifference quickly vanished when I saw Christopher standing at my doorstep. I felt the urge to return and find William, but Christopher didn't give me the opportunity. His voice was hoarse as he called my name, "Becca." I could see his nose was slightly pink from crying, as he had slightly fair skin.As he was only sobbing and calling out my name, without suddenly rushing to hug me or anyt
38Despite not wanting to acknowledge that I knew him, I called an ambulance for Christopher.After that, I went back to bed. However, as I tried to go back to sleep, Dad's incessant calls woke me up.I never expected that he would ask me to visit Christopher.I couldn't comprehend why Dad had a positive impression of Christopher. I was still unable to accept it. Despite my reluctance, I decided to visit the hospital after Dad informed me that Oscar was there too."You're here, Becca.""Hello, Mr. Simmons."I put on a smile, even though I remembered how Oscar had refused to meet me the last time. I had learned to fake being nice.Christopher woke up at the same time. While lying on the bed, he looked at me and greeted me, "Ms. Yalden."I smiled back politely, pretending as if nothing had happened between us, and replied, "Mr. Simmons."Oscar chuckled at our formal exchange and said, "Becca, Christopher is only a day younger than you. You can just call him Chris."After sayin
34Ultimately, Christopher failed to find me, and as I couldn't find my phone while he was away, I decided to sneak out of the window unnoticed.I rushed back home afterward.To commemorate Dylan's safe return after a week of being missing, I made a reservation at a restaurant with Annie to celebrate."Are you okay, Dylan?""I'm fine."I was a bit surprised when I saw that Dylan didn't have any visible injuries on his face. "Did those people not hit you after that incident?" I asked.Dylan looked at me with an expression that suggested I was a fool and replied, "No, they didn't."I wasn't pleased with his answer and asked, "Then why did you refuse to meet me?"Dylan seemed confused and asked, "When did you come to see me?"After hearing my brother's words, my head was buzzing, and I showed Dylan the video. He raised his eyebrows and remarked, "This person looks a little like me.""Are you sure it's just a little bit like you?"Dylan pursed his lips and replied, "I'm a black
31After the incident, I became acutely aware of Christopher's instability and decided to exercise caution whenever I left the house. I also realized the advantages of owning multiple residences.I had the liberty to select various accommodations depending on my mood throughout the day.However, the announcement he made, threatening to force me to pay around 15 million dollars, left me feeling apprehensive.For approximately a month, my life had been peaceful until one night when its tranquility was shattered.That night, Dylan was apprehended by relevant authorities, leaving Annie to approach me in tears despite being pregnant. Meanwhile, Dad was still in business negotiations overseas, placing the responsibility of assisting Annie solely on me.Upon discovering the circumstances surrounding Dylan's apprehension, I immediately suspected Christopher's involvement. However, I refrained from approaching Christopher and instead sought out Oscar. Unfortunately, my attempts to meet wi
27Both Henry and I were unhappy about the meal. However, I didn't voice out my unhappiness like him.It was true that children who threw tempers would be doted on. However, it would become a problem if they constantly threw tantrums.Especially when the relationship was interconnected to interests. The more Henry shouted, the more biased Oscar was toward Christopher.Adults would always like sensible children."Becca is still here. Look how you're acting now."I spoke softly when they suddenly cued my name, "Mr. Simmons, let's have dinner."Oscar paused momentarily and stopped scolding Henry.I didn't eat much and was hungry the moment I arrived home. Dad sent me back with a hesitant expression on his face. It felt like he had something to talk to me about.I spoke up as I guessed his thoughts. "Henry's quite cute."Henry was indeed quite cute, so I didn't give a sure answer. I knew that Henry wasn't interested in me. So, allowing him to choose would give me less trouble.D