6After dinner, I hid in the bedroom.His gaze was too intense, and I couldn't sit still while eating.He would occasionally pick up food for me and tell me to eat more, and sometimes, he would use his hand to wipe the imaginary vegetables off my mouth.He was really going all out to seduce me!I picked up a book and sat on the balcony of the bedroom, flipping through a few pages. But the noise from the kitchen was getting to me, and I felt a bit overheated.So, I decided to open the window to let some fresh air in. Just as I opened the window, Bennett pushed the door open and walked in.I was stunned immediately."Go take a shower," he said to me calmly, as if this was his own home.I swallowed nervously and declined his offer, "After you... You go first."He took a quick glance at me and then headed into the bathroom.My bedroom had an attached bathroom with a semi-transparent glass door, and his figure was visible but obscured. I felt both curious and embarrassed and coul
11For the next few days, I was absent-minded.Considering the pressure of future repayments, I started to live frugally.Despite the debt issue that made me a little anxious, every day felt like a honeymoon since I had married him over a month ago."Honey, do you want to find a job?" On the weekend, I lay on the couch, watching him mop the floor. I couldn't help but ask him that.He turned around and looked at me while saying lightly, "I'll find a job after I pay off the debt.""You don't even have a job. How are you going to pay off the debt?" Was he just going to rely on the hard-earned money I gave him every now and then?In that case, we could only finish paying it all off when our great-great-great-great-grandchildren were born.I told him my thoughts, and he sighed while scratching my nose. "Do you think you're trying to move mountains? We're not paying off debt for generations to come.""I'm just worried." I held his hand and looked into his eyes seriously. "Bennett, d
16On the way back home, my mind was blank.But no matter how blank my mind was, I still remembered Bennett's mom easily transferring 450 thousand dollars just like that."Honesty is the best policy!"As soon as we got home, Bennett pinned me against the wall and leaned in to kiss me.He was trying to use his charm to lower my guard.I pushed him away and looked serious."Honesty about what?" Bennett's breath was on my earlobe."Weren't your bank accounts frozen?" Don't pretend to be clueless!"Honey, have you been keeping up with the news?" Bennett picked me up and placed me on the dining table in the entryway."Isn't your family bankrupt?" The Lennox family's bankruptcy was the biggest news in our area recently. How could I be mistaken? Besides, he himself said they were in debt of more than 450 million dollars."I am bankrupt, not my family." Bennett rubbed my nose indulgently. "As soon as I came back from abroad, my dad transferred all the company's shares to me."What
21When we got home that night, I slept on the couch with my blanket and pillow for the first time instead of sleeping with Bennett.Bennett didn't stop me and let me sleep on the couch all night.My back hurt badly.It was the weekend, and my mom called me about the wedding photos. She said the wedding was in two months, and we needed to take the photos soon.I thought about how Bennett had betrayed me so badly, and I wasn't in the mood for the wedding anymore.But, at the same time, I was reluctant to break up or get divorced over this.Bennett made breakfast and called me to eat.I took a few bites, and then my sadness broke like a dam, the tears I had been holding back all night falling like rain.He just watched me quietly and didn't try to console me.I cried for a while, then went back to our bedroom and cried some more with my face down on the bed.After a while, Bennett finally came in, opened the closet, and took out a wad of cash from the pocket of the suit I boug
Author: Mo Wang Sang Sang I felt someone sleeping beside me on the bed at midnight.In the moonlight, the man who was only in his boxers appeared on my bed again.1It was going to drive me crazy.I had been dreaming about the man every night since my mother prayed to the God of Love in an unknown temple to find me a nice husband.But every time I got sleep paralysis. I couldn't move as I watched the man take away my quilt, take over my big bed, and kick me to the floor.At first, I assumed it was a ruse devised by my mother to push me to get a boyfriend.However, when I slept over at my best friend Sarah Freeman's house, I had a dream at midnight that Sarah, who slept next to me, became that man again.What a dream!On the second day, I looked up at the sky with a sad face.Sarah patted me on the shoulder and sincerely suggested, "If you can't prevent it, enjoy it."I was rendered speechless.At night, I dreamed about that man again.I felt helpless as I lay stiffl
6I woke up from my dream.My mom knocked on the door and shouted, "You're going to be late!"It was almost 9 a.m. again.I had been sleeping soundly since the day when Roland appeared in my dream. I couldn't even hear the alarm clock at all.I didn't have time to have breakfast, so I grabbed a carton of milk and some bread and ran out of the house.On the way to work, I kept repeating in my head Roland's words, "After all, you stepped on my feet twice and I didn't feel a thing."My heart beat fast. I wondered if Roland had already recognized me in reality as well.Roland hadn't arrived at the company yet when I arrived. Thinking of my work report, I turned on the computer to start writing it.Dorothy leaned over and teased me, "You work so hard!"I took a bite of the bread and replied, "Mr. Lawson asked me to rewrite a detailed work report."At this moment, a slender figure walked past us.I stopped in my movements stiffly."What's wrong?" Dorothy asked.The door of the
9I quickly covered Roland's mouth in my dream at night when he was about to say something."Shh!" I put my index finger in front of his lips. "Don't speak!"I didn't want to hear his gentle words to me again. I didn't want him to show me his tenderness and vulnerability again. I didn't want to get stuck in the sweet dreams and disappear into him again.I was afraid that one day I wouldn't be able to tell the dream from reality, so I couldn't help but walk in front of him and ask if he remembered me."Huh?" A puzzled look appeared on his face.I froze, slowly withdrew my fingers, lowered my head, and laughed at myself.Forget it. It was naturally an uncontrollable dream. Why should I try to control the man that I had imagined in my dream?I pressed my forehead against his chest and asked, "Why am I the only one who dreams about this?"Why was I the only one who had this dream?He raised his hand to touch the top of my head and said softly, "You are not the only one."Sure en
13After finishing this song, I handed the microphone to my colleague and excused myself from the room.I suddenly heard someone calling me when I walked to the end of the corridor.I turned around and found it was Roland.I'd never seen Roland act like this before. He almost trotted over to me, a little flustered. A curl of black hair fell loosely across his forehead. He was dressed casually as if he were a young man in his early twenties."Mr. Lawson, what can I do for you?" I asked.Roland opened his mouth and said, "You..." After a pause, he asked, "Are you going back now?"I nodded and answered, "Yes, I'm."He lowered his eyes for a moment. He then looked at me again and asked, "Is your boyfriend waiting for you?"I was speechless.Why did Roland in my dream or real life think I had a boyfriend?"No. My bestie is waiting for me," I answered."Oh, I see," he said, taking a few steps closer to me.I smelt a faint smell of alcohol on him."Let's go along!" he said.I w
15Anyway, there was a more important matter. I asked seriously, "Lionel, are you sure you're with me because you like me and not because of your grandfather?"Lionel looked at me as if I were an idiot. He furrowed his brows slightly with an unhappy look."Of course."His words were concise but the meaning was clear.His voice was not loud but enough to make my heart pound like a drum.My breathing hitched and I couldn't help but stare at him. I turned red from my earlobes to my neck, and he turned his face away and stopped looking at me.It was then that I realized that Lionel also gets shy sometimes."Got it, so I'll go work now!" I said haughtily before sitting back in my seat and discreetly stealing glances at Lionel across from me.The group chat was buzzing with messages, and I quickly scanned through them.[Ms. Barrett has made Mr. Graham happy! Hooray!][Yay! Thank you, Ms. Barrett!][I'll sing you the "Thank You" song!]I always thought that gossip was more common
11That night, I received an exquisitely packaged gift and when I opened it, it was a stunning red haute couture dress.It was from Lionel, and the accompanying card read, [Wear it to the party tomorrow.]I was speechless.I guess I was supposed to thank him.Morgan excitedly felt the texture of the dress and praised it endlessly."Ella, you have fair skin, so red looks good on you. Lionel has good taste! He's not as stupid as you make him out to be."How could I have such an idiotic bestie who liked this kind of red color that even my mother wouldn't wear?Of course, I could only vent to her, and the next day I still wore the festive red dress to the banquet.Lionel looked at me for a long time before looking away as his ears turned unusually red again.I was wearing high heels. Swaying and trying to avoid falling, I had to stick close to him while holding onto his arm tightly.Lionel's body stiffened even more, and I reminded him softly."Why are you more nervous than me?
8When I woke up in the sterilized hospital room, I saw Miranda looking at me anxiously."She's awake, she's awake! Lio, your wife is awake!"When I heard that, I almost choked on my breath.Lionel's eyes were dark, and his expression was indifferent.Miranda noticed that he didn't say anything, so she patted him on the shoulder anxiously."Lio, you're really something! Young people should indulge themselves when they want to. Holding back for too long can lead to problems. Look at Ella. Her nose is already bleeding."I had just woken up and was still a bit dizzy. For a moment, I didn't understand the connection between indulgence and nosebleeds.By the time I figured that Miranda was talking about sex, she had already arranged a presidential suite in a five-star hotel for me and Lionel.It was a sea-view room with floor-to-ceiling windows that looked out onto a stunning sunset vista.My legs were shaking. It was my first time sharing a hotel room with a man, and it was even
4As a competent secretary, wherever the boss was, I would be there.If my boss wanted to check out the snowy scenery, I would accompany him to the outdoor balcony to enjoy the white snow.Of course, the boss sat while I stood."Don't you have anything to tell me?"My heart tightened. Did he guess?The check in my pocket instantly turned into a hot potato. After all, the money belonged to the Graham family.After brainstorming, I recalled all the novels and TV dramas I had read and watched. Was it a trap set by Lionel and Miranda? Were they waiting for me to fall into it?I smiled awkwardly and said, "Mr. Graham, you're truly brilliant. This check was given to me by Mrs. Graham, and she asked me to take good care of you. I never intended to embezzle these 150 thousand dollars. Even if you didn't mention it, I would have spent every penny of the money on you."I endured the pain in my heart and handed him the check.Lionel lightly tugged at the corners of his mouth, revealing
Author: Chen Chen My bestie suggested to me a get-rich-quick scheme; seduce a CEO and wait for his mother to bribe me with money to get rid of me.To my surprise, when his mother arrived, she cried tears of excitement and said, "Finally, someone dares to seduce my son!"That left me utterly bereft of words.1The road to riches was paved in many ways, but I chose the most difficult path.Finally, my hard work paid off. After experiencing repeated setbacks, I adopted a life philosophy of "the more setbacks, the braver one became." Eventually, I was summoned by the CEO's mother.Contrary to what everyone saw in dramas, this "domineering CEO's mother" was gentle and soft-spoken. She even took me to a hot spring.Despite the snowy weather, I wasn't cold while soaking in the outdoor hot spring, but I was a little scared.Various scenes of family conflict and murders played out like a TV drama in my head, and I couldn't help but shiver.I wanted to confess to her that I was
11No wonder Shaun acted unusual the night before. He was forced to go on blind dates by his family with these beautiful and excellent girls from good families.I didn't know how I parted with Adelia in the end. When I returned home alone, it was dark already. I buried myself in the quilt and stuffed myself for a while until Shaun called me.I didn't answer.I just sent a message to tell him that I was tired and would like to have a rest.Shaun didn't say anything more. He only texted me to have a good rest and didn't come to me after.Looking at the phone with a black screen, the gap between Shaun and me that I deliberately ignored seemed to vaguely appear.Shoot!I didn't want to think about it anymore. I just want to sleep.The next day, I went to Palmer Group to report for my duty.While filling in the form at the front desk, I saw Shaun coming down with people surrounding him.Shaun was so dazzling and outstanding.When Shaun's gaze was about to shift in my direction,
7That day, Shaun talked a lot. And I finally realized, after spending so much time with him, Shaun had gained a special place in my heart.Then, Shaun and I became a couple just like that.The first thing that Shaun wanted to do was to teach Adelia a lesson after being in a relationship with me. Yet, I stopped him. I didn't want our relationship to be made public for the time being, and I planned to tell Adelia once I graduated.Nonetheless, I had not made our relationship public until then. Shaun accused me several times of not publicly acknowledging him as my boyfriend and forcing him to become a jerk who dared not tell people about his relationship with his girlfriend.I had no words.I just realized what an awful person I was.Especially on the night of graduation, I was drunk again after attending a gratitude dinner with Adelia.The last scene I remembered was Shaun pressing me against the wall and kissing me."Emma, what are you thinking about? Why is your face blushing
4The weak couldn't win against the strong. Of course, I couldn't go against Shaun.He dragged me into the mall with a clear target in mind. After a while, Shaun stopped at the entrance of a shop.I raised my head, and an alarm blared in my mind. I immediately understood what Shaun meant when he said he was going to shop with me.Ha.Men.I was certain that men like Shaun, who appeared to be composed and reliable, were actually seducers.Looking at his perfect side profile, I remembered the scene when I first met Shaun.I was in my sophomore year at that time. After hanging out for a whole year during freshman year, Adelia and I established a strong relationship and became best friends.One day, Adelia asked me to accompany her home. When I saw her acting like a thief when she was just going home, I was puzzled.Adelia told me that her uncle was at home that day and that he was the person she feared the most in their family.He was serious and solemn, and only a glance from
Author: Chen Chen After taking a shower, I walked into my best friend's room with a bath towel around my body.I took out a few pieces of bralettes and asked her which one looked better with my new red dress.My best friend, Adelia Palmer, didn't respond for a long time.Just then, a low and deep voice came from the phone."The black one looks good."1I was going for an interview at Specter Technologies the next day. For this interview, I specially asked Adelia to accompany me to the mall to buy a red dress.Red made me look energetic, and it made me feel positive.In fact, I had worn a red dress during my university entrance exam, my thesis defense, and even when I dumped a jerk.During dinner time, Adelia answered a phone call, and her face immediately fell. It seemed that not even a limited edition bag could cheer her up."Emma, Uncle Shaun is back. I'm going to sleep over at your place tonight."I froze.The ravioli in my bowl suddenly became tasteless as a tal