Click! Click! Click! The pitch sound of a spoon hitting on a glass reverberated through the room, drawing everyone's attention to a stunning and elegant young woman in her early twenties holding a cup. Her wavy almond hair hung loosely behind her neck whilst her features were delicate and enchanting. Every pore in her body exuded an air that set her different from anyone else in the room. It was none other than the Young Heiress of the Gonzalez family, Lenora Paige.She flashed a charming grin melting practically every man's heart standing in the hall, "Everyone, sorry to disturb your lovely evening but I've got an important announcement to make."She didn't seem shocked when she noticed her grandfather's death gaze as her eyes swept the gathering. Nor the fact that her dearest older brother was calling for security to remove her from the stage. Humph!They care about reputation, don't they? She will destroy precisely what they value."I'm going to make this toast to my grandfather
Cursing at herself, she dived toward her phone with a panicked expression. The fact that she caught the sight of blood on the bed made her feel worse than she already did. Damn it! She fell for Lucy's plan which wouldn't end well.As she walked toward her bag, Lenora frowned when she didn't feel any discomfort between her legs making her blink. She simultaneously bent down to glance between her legs even if its a weird thing to do but she couldn't help but wonder...Shouldn't I feel sore or anything if something happened last night? But then again, how will she explain the blood stains on the bed? It can't be that the faceless man orchestrated the whole thing to make it appear as though they slept together just so he could take photos, can it?A shrill call from her phone snapped her out of it which caused her to reach for her bags. She quickly saw dozens of messages from her family and coworkers, as well as hundreds of other messages. As a smart lady, Lenora could already guess wh
“I'm so sorry. So sorry... I,” In her haste, Lenora attempted to stand up, but as her hair caught on his button, she screamed. “Aw!”She cast an apologetic glance at him while struggling to undo the hair. However, she had to open his button to do that, without thinking, she did so and became even more flustered when her hand brushed against the fair smooth skin underneath the dirty coat he had on.The beggar cleared his throat causing her head to snap to his. Her face flushed with embarrassment. Quickly removing her hair, she stood away from his body. "Again, thank you."He said, reaching to take up her purse, "You should watch where you are going pretty missy."For some unknown reason, Lenora found herself blushing at that. Pretty? Some onlookers noticed her and started reaching for their phones just before he handed her the bag. “Are you Miss Lenora?”“What? Lenora Paige?”"Are you certain that she is the one? Given her attire, I nearly didn't recognize her.”“Oh my God, how is it
The next morning, Lenora was awoken by the constant ding of her phone. Groaning, she got up from the bed to grab her phone. Yeah, her assistant had managed to get a room for her in a cheap hotel under another name. Upon glancing at her phone, she jolted out from the bed seeing her account balance. What the heck?! It was at zero!Hold on a minute... She did a double check and then...100,000 for one pant? Her jaw dropped when she saw the absurd expenses he made. That's right, it was from her personal account, the card she gave out to Preston! 500,000 donated to the orphanage — well, she shouldn't be mad that he was giving out money to the needy, she does that too but why? Why now?It was after she lodged into the hotel she realized that the Gonzalez family had frozen all her accounts! While her last savings were the ones she gave out to Preston! Digging her fingers into her hair, Lenora felt like she was going to lose it anytime soon. She forced herself to keep reading the bills. A
It wasn't only the crowd that was stunned. Even Lenora herself froze as she did a double take on Preston.What the hell!!For a minute, no one moved, everyone stared at the man, dumbstruck like they couldn't believe their eyes. Naturally, everyone was anticipating seeing a magnificent Young Master, one whose reputation is on par with the Gonzalez heiress, but that wasn't it. Not in the least.Instead, it was a man wearing rags as clothes that were ripped, not to mention his face! How ugly he looked... Because the stench emanating from him made them so sick, they covered their noses. It appeared as though he had showered in a puddle of rat faeces.Lenora bit her cheeks inwardly as she cuss at him. Looks like her fiancee plan on going against her in everyway. Who would have imagined that he wouldn't make any effort to clean up after she instructed him to look as plain as possible? Then, what did he use her money for?“Hubby! Why didn't you do as I instructed and wash up? But it's okay,
“What?” Why in the world is he talking about that? And, in our relationship, I'm in charge, right? He has no right to interrogate me!The moment she unexpectedly flipped him, his back slammed into the car. She then forcibly pinned him to the wall, driving him insane. Oh my goodness, isn't the male meant to pin the girl to the wall?How on earth did she have the stamina to accomplish that? He is unaware that she is a talented Kung-fu practitioner who has earned medals while using a false identity to do so."Look here Mr., don't you think someone needs to provide for the family? If you disagree, our agreement is null and void!” She spat while attempting to project a ferocious attitude, but after a few more minutes passed with no response from him, she paused and looked over his face only to catch him gazing at her lips.She knew what he was thinking without anyone having to tell her. She laughed. “Perv! Better stop thinking whatever it is you're thinking—Her next sentence was abruptly
Her frame grew rigid in his arms. She may come off as brave, but the last time she had a close call with rape, the incident was still very recent in her memory.“Preston...” she called out, her voice carrying a low hint of warning. He, of course, pretended not to hear it. He instead, kiss her cheeks and made his way to the bathroom. Once he's gone, Lenora let out a long sigh. This is going to be a long night, isn't it? She assumed Preston was taking a bath when the bathroom shower went off. Immediately, she hurried to the bed, picked the toys and stuffed them into a drawer, her face burning with embarrassment as she did so. She quickly cleared the roses from the bed, and then without bothering to take off her clothes, she hid inside the duvet cover and pretended to sleep. Meanwhile, inside the bathroom, Preston pulled off the hyper-realistic mask feeling like its too much of a hassle to put it on. Soon, a chilly, sophisticated, and charming face stared back at him instead of the u
“Lucinda, you'll go to the company tomorrow in place of your sister.”Lucinda nodded and smirked inwardly, saying, "All right, grandfather. I'm not going to let you down or ruin this family's reputation.”Old grandfather Gonzalez nodded in satisfaction. He couldn't help but sigh as he thought about his other granddaughter. Why is it that she isn't simply as filial as Lucinda? She was, after all, the best of his grandchildren. What a waste that she followed her mother's footsteps!As soon as Lucinda noticed Grandpa's dazed expression, she said, "Grandpa, let me rub your legs." Grandfather was thinking about Lenora, and she didn't need anyone to tell her that.She grits her teeth inwardly while moving to kneel before her grandfather. Luckily, Old grandpa, Gonzalez stopped her right in time otherwise, she would have touched his stinky feet. The thought of it made her gag inwardly.“No need for that Luci. Here, I prepared this for you.” She put on an enthusiastic look as he gave her a bro
“Good morning, wifey!”Lenora was still asleep, but the moment she heard Preston's voice, her eyes sprung open.Imagine her shock when discovered him lying so close to her, staring down at her with a hint of a smile playing on his lips. Her pupils shrunk.She knows that looks, it means her husband is in a good mood. She has seen that in his eyes when she signed the marriage contract at the civil bureau centre. The question is... why is he in the good mood? Because it can never be a good thing for her.Then it dawned on her!She quickly grabbed the duvet cover and looked inside. Seeing that she was putting on sexy nightwear, her eyes flew to Preston's at once.“You! Did you...” she pointed at her body, “did we..?” Her face turned pink at the thought of voicing it out.Preston smirked. “Honey, what are you trying to say?"Upon seeing Lenora's glare he drew nearer and whispered, “Did we f*ck? Is that what you trying to say, hmm? Wife?”In seconds, Lenora was in front of him, clamping
“You shameless perv!! I should have known you'll try to take advantage of me!”Preston's eyes danced with amusement at her words. He raised his hands and flicked his fingers across her forehead. “What are you thinking?”“What? What do expect me to think?!” she retorted, gripping the towel more tightly. Is he really taking advantage of the circumstance while inventing absurd justifications for what others may say?He walked her up to the massage table and gave it a tap while rolling his eyes. "Remove it, then lie down. The fact that I'm about to give you a massage should make you feel honoured, he said, pointing to his hands. These are worth more than you can imagine, and I'm giving up their million-dollar value for you. Tell me wifey, are you touched?”Touched? Lenora snorted.That was the most absurd thing she has ever heard. Of course, she was embarrassed that she misinterpreted his words earlier but instead of dwelling on it, she decided to play along. “Oh, sorry dear husband. I'
Unfortunately, the driver was driving at a reckless pace and was unable to stop in time. When he did, they had already arrived at their mansion's entrance.Lucinda sighed and cast a backward glance in the direction of the girl.Perhaps she was hallucinating? She gave a small head shake and nervously entered the Gonzalez estate. She anticipated seeing her mother in the existing room, keeping an eye on what was happening upstairs with Lenora and Frederick.It was absolutely different from that, though. The house was in disarray!Maids running up and down as if in search of something. “Mom?” she called out upon glimpsing Priscilla on the stairs.“Lucy, come here quickly.”Frowning, she went up only to halt at once when she saw Frederick lying cold on the ground. “Do you think he's dead? That bitch did this!”With a panicked expression, Lucinda went to check her pulse breathing a sigh of relief seconds later. “He's alive. The old fools just passed out. Where is Lenora?”She ran away! I
Lenora attempted to flee, but he simply approached her and hugged her from behind. “My little wife.”Lenora started to gag as his garlic breath blew in her face.She wanted to push him off, but then when his hands touched her skin, a moan slipped out of her mouth. Her mind was screaming at her to stop, yet she still found herself rubbing up against his body as that seems to alleviate the heat somehow.She couldn't stop!Looking at the delicate woman, rubbing at him like a little kitten, Frederick Albert felt satisfied. He has been pursuing Lenora for a while, but due to her haughtiness, she has mercilessly rejected him.She ought to be grateful he agreed to take her in as his fifth wife now that her name has been tarnished by the entire country.Frederick felt his body heat up when Lenora's hands slipped into his shirt. He quickly cleared his throat and glanced over at Priscilla. After all, Priscilla was the one who made all these possible.“Oh, yes. I already prepared a room for you
Inari watched Lenora flawlessly and expertly jump through the fence, while she stayed hidden at the place where Lenora asked her to. What a badass her sister-in-law is!And she totally loves it!After learning that a beggar was wed to a former socialite, she and her older sister came sniffing at Harithon.To say they were startled when they saw the 'beggar' in question would be an understatement. His eyes alone had caused them to be absolutely speechless!Stupefied even!No beggar would have eyes that colour, especially now that their sibling has been away for a while. So, he came here? The hotel they were staying at was unfortunately discovered by Preston's men. Hydeiya was captured by his troops, but she managed to escape and decided to carry on with their main mission. Lenora!Inari pulled out the sunnies to shield her eyes while a little smile played across her lips. Lenora might not be aware of who she is, but others probably could recognise her.She believes that one of the rea
In Sixth Dragon Penthouse!Preston was seated in the armchair, a smirk flickering over his lips. She must have noticed it by now, I suppose.He completely forgot that there were other people in the study because he was so preoccupied thinking about the frustrated expression on his sweet wife's face."Young Master," Arius said after clearing his voice.Immediately, Preston's focus was brought back to what the investigator he hired was saying.“You really mean you can't find them?” They shivered and were unable to look him in the eye as his harsh voice echoed out in the room, "I paid you both money to find just two innocent females and you can't do your jobs?”Arius's lips, however, couldn't help but twitch. Harmless? Although he would readily acknowledge it, Preston's sisters are cute but harmless? Nope. They are nothing but a pain in the ass! Wouldn't it be simple to track them if they were as "harmless" as Preston claimed? One of them could give you a headache, but all of them toget
“Woah, woah. Calm down, okay?” As he struggled to make sense of what was going on, Preston pinched the space in between his brows. His eyes gleamed with excitement as it only took him a few seconds to realize it.With a little smirk on his lips, he started walking in her direction.Lenora anticipated him to fumble or make excuses, but when he finally stopped in front of her, he did something unexpected.Lenora squealed as he lifted her and carried her on his shoulders. “Why are you doing that? Put me down!" yelled Lenora as she pounded at his back.Hmm, who knew Preston is this powerful? The thought filtered into her mind.She puffed her cheeks quickly, furious at herself for thinking those things, and proceeded to pound at his back, “I said put me down!”Nevertheless, Preston disregarded her and effortlessly took her to the European-styled master's bedroom and dumped her on the bed. Gasping, Lenora tried to push out the long dark locks that had covered her face but before she finish
“Hello, Miss, Gonzalez.”“Humph! And you think I'll pay you the money? It's been a week since I gave you that task! Tell your boss I don't work with worthless people.” a shrill voice that belonged to none other than Lucinda rang out. She's been tensed for the whole week, anticipating meeting Lenora's fiancee. She couldn't wait to wipe that smug look off Lenora's face when she pay off that beggar. In truth, Lucinda had already imagined how everything would play out; all that was needed now was for the goons to deliver Preston.A trembling voice was soon heard from the other side of the phone. “Y-you can't, we've captured him already!”Freezing, Lucinda blinked as his words sank in. “What? Then what are you waiting for?? Send me the location, I'll meet you soon.” She was already at the door even before she hung up. She was so giddy at the thought of meeting Preston that she forgot to take any guards with her.After thirty minutes!Lucinda was welcomed by the leader of the thugs, she
There!Preston pondered. This is the snarky, impolite, and haughty Lenora that everyone has been talking about. That he had never before seen this side of her astonished him. Seems like it only comes out when she is among strangers.“What? You're dumb?” she yelled, gazing impatiently at the door and mentally swearing when she observed how dark it was outside.Although she doesn't like her husband, she couldn't help but worry about him. He must be going crazy searching for her now. How could she have forgotten about him?She gave the elegant man a frigid stare as a result of the notion. She would have drooled at his attractiveness under different circumstances, but right now... “Speak! Who requested that you release me on bail? What do you want, exactly? You can give me your number, I'll contact you soon.”With that said, she strutted around him in an attempt to leave.Preston was left stunned by her actions. Right! She doesn't know who I am, what was I thinking?He caught her hand jus