Mia couldn't believe her ears."Listen, you're doing this for our family, for your father. The Andrews have agreed to form an alliance with us, but only if you marry their son. I had no choice. It's for the sake of this family. You understand, right?""What?!" Mia struggled to comprehend everything the woman was saying, her face turning pale.Barbara's anger flared at Mia's reaction. "What's with that look?!" she snapped."You shameless thing! You should be grateful they're interested in someone like you! They're rich and will take care of you! All you need to do is bear children for your husband. You should be grateful and show appreciation!" She sneered.In a rushed manner, Barbara added, "There's just a small problem. Your husband is epileptic. But don't worry, it doesn't matter. It's a sacrifice you have to make for our family. Now, behave."Without allowing Mia to respond, Barbara forcefully dragged her back and pushed her towards the waiting guests.Grinning, she gestured with h
***Jasper observed in silence as the Andrews' car pulled into their residence. How dare they snatch the boss' woman? They had no idea what they were getting themselves into. They would soon learn when the boss arrived.Even though he could easily storm in and deal with every single one of them, the boss had explicitly instructed him to hold back. So, for now, he would obey and refrain from taking action.The Andrew family disembarked from the car, and Mia was roughly pushed out as well. The girl had been crying the entire way to this place, and her tears showed no signs of stopping.Cole Andrew, the family patriarch, turned to face her. Despite finding the girl's continuous sobbing irritating, he tried to maintain a calm and understanding demeanor."Hey, girl. Stop your tears. No one will harm you here," he said, attempting to hide his irritation.Mia sniffled, her cries growing louder. "I just want to go home," she wailed.Cole's irritation intensified, and he exploded in anger. Gri
By this time, the Andrew family had already emerged from inside the house to investigate the commotion. When Cole and the rest of the family laid eyes on the torn-down gate, their mouths gaped open in bewilderment. What had happened? Did a bulldozer crash into it? How could their sturdy gate collapse like this? They were stunned and desperate for answers.Even the servants were taken aback by the sight of the huge iron gate lying on the ground. They remained frozen at their stations, trying to recover from the shock."Who did this?" Cole Andrew seethed with rage."Who the hell—" He was about to unleash his anger when a calm yet commanding voice interrupted him."I did," Shawn declared boldly, his figure towering above everyone present.At that moment, the Andrew family shifted their gaze from the damaged gate to the intruder.Cole instinctively took a step back, studying the man from head to toe. The stranger exuded an air of power, dressed impeccably elegant in a tuxedo… He didn’t
Susan had to do what she had to for her son. There was no way on earth that anyone would come and take Mathew's bride away."Here." She raised the file in her hand mid-air."Here's the contract signed by both families of the Andrew and the Thompson. The marriage contract is already stamped! The first daughter of the Thompson family is now the wife of our son." Susan Andrew summoned all the courage she had left and spoke.A few moments passed by, and no one said a word. If a pin dropped at that moment, the sound of it would be heard miles away.The statue-like figure simply continued staring at the woman before him as if she was an irrelevant nobody, uttering no word at all.Just when Susan Andrew thought he wasn't going to reply and wanted to open her mouth to speak again, Shawn's low but cold voice resounded in the air."Let me see."As soon as he said this, Lucas walked three paces forward and collected the file from Susan. He returned to his boss's side and handed it over to him."
Ignoring the onlookers and Cole Andrew's deafening pleas, Lucas quickly followed the big boss and opened the car door. Shawn settled Mia in the backseat, and then he got in beside her.Lucas shut the car door and turned to face Jasper, who stood by the side, awaiting his next order. "We're heading home," he said.Jasper nodded and entered the car he drove to the Andrew family’s residence. While Lucas heaved a sigh and stepped into the driver's seat. He ignited the car engine and sped off.The drive back to the mansion was, as usual, cold and silent. Mia's tears had dried completely, but she still seemed weak and feeble, with her cheek still blazing red.Shawn took a quick look at her and gritted his teeth, holding back the urge to scold her. He wondered why she hadn't called him. Why did she leave school in the first place? Why did she keep getting herself in trouble? Did she want to be the death of him?He knew yelling wouldn't help the situation, considering her fragile state. So,
Huffing, he returned the phone to her bag. He then headed into the closet, dressed up for bed, and walked out of the room.When Shawn got downstairs, he called for Madam Susan. “Take the girl away from my room and help her with the needful.” Madam Susan bobbed knowingly and then headed up the stairs with two maids.The moment the trio entered the Master’s bedroom, they walked over to the bed and stared down at the sleeping beauty.Madam Susan couldn’t help but wonder how the girl got there. Did the master carry her there? That was the first time a stranger was entering Shawn’s room. And to think he carried her in himself… and even laid the girl on his bed.Madam Susan blinked away her thoughts and hunched low. Patting Mia’s arm, she said, “Madam, please wake up. Let’s get you bathed.”Tired and sleepy as hell, Mia groaned in her sleep. The housekeeper nodded her head at the maids and they immediately helped Mia up, each holding one of her arms, and then led her out of the room.Dro
The following morning.As Mia was extremely tired the previous day, she slept all through the night and didn’t wake up until very late into the morning.The faint ray of sunlight peering into the room made her squint her eyes in disapproval as she stirred awake.Stretching, she yawned. The first thing that crossed her mind as soon as she became wide awake was food. She was hungry. Extremely hungry. She hadn’t eaten much throughout the previous day. She even skipped dinner.Heaving a deep sigh, she removed the duvet from her body and dropped her legs to the ground. As soon as her feet came in contact with the cold floor, lightning struck her and her eyes widened at once. Memories from the middle of the night came flooding through her head as she stared into space, wide-eyed. What was that? Was she dreaming? The scenario of her kissing Shawn kept replaying in her mind. The more that happened, the wider her eyes got. She was in deep shit!Hastily, she turned and gazed at the other sid
All the way through to Beats Corporations, the chauffeur who drove the CEO would occasionally catch the CEO smiling to himself, through the rearview mirror. Initially, he had thought he was imagining things, but as it continued to happen, it became evident that he wasn't hallucinating.He couldn't help but wonder what exactly was causing the big boss to act in such a manner. Did something happen? Shaking his head, George shifted his focus away from the CEO and concentrated on his driving.Upon their arrival at Beats Corporations, as the CEO stepped out of the car, he adjusted his tuxedo's button and walked past George, who was holding the car door open, with a lowered head.After taking just three leisurely steps, CEO Shawn halted abruptly and turned to face his chauffeur. "Good work today."With those words, the CEO entered the main building.George was extremely taken aback by the statement. As he watched the CEO's retreating figure, he blinked in confusion.Something seemed off ab