Ellena sat in front of the vanity mirror and waited for the makeup artist to apply her makeup. Her eyes were lifeless and mind was blank.
Suddenly, the door opened, and her mother, Madeline, hurried in. she saw Ellena’s messy hair and her long gray jacket that went with the gray look on her face. She instantly got angry.“The Arnoults are here. Why have you not changed your clothes?”Ellena pushed the black rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose and looked dumbfounded. “Mom, do you really want me to marry my sister’s fiancée?”Madeline thought she was making a big mistake by doing this, and her face turned white with anxiety. The Arnoults were waiting outside, and a simple mistake could destroy her whole family!She knelt in front of Ellena and anxiously said, “Ellena, I beg you. Your sister deserves better, why don’t you just help her!”Ellena’s hopeless eyes gradually became cold. Althought Madeline was her biological mother, she had favored the children of her father’s deceased ex-wife. Madeline knew that Ellena’s sister’s finacee was ugly and impotent, but she wanted Ellena to marry him anyway.The servant’s pleadings could be heard outside the door. “Madam, the Arnoults are upstairs.”Ellena didn’t reach out to help Madeline, and indifferently said, “Get up. I’ll go.”This time, she really has lost her all hope to this family.Opening the door, she saw a group of strange bodyguards standing outside the door.These were the people the Arnoults sent to pick her up.She is going to marry someone today without a wedding or a groom.“Let’s go.” She said and walked straight downstairs first.The Arnoults were the richest family in H City. Their only heir, Edward, was disfigured and was impotent after he was kidnapped more than ten years ago.Since then, he had not appeared in public. He was rumored to be brutal and ugly, and no woman sent into his house came out alive.There is no greater sorrow than heartbreak caused by the betrayal of your family.Even if he was a devil, it did not matter. Her mother had abandoned her to this monster.Ellena was completely alone in this world.…Arriving at Edward’s villa, the bodyguard took her into the room, and then they all left.It wasn’t until the sky outside the window was getting dark that the door was opened again.Ellena turned her head and saw a tall and strong man walk in from the door.He closed the door and turned on the lights.Ellena outstretched her hand to block the blinding light. Then she raised her head to see the man in front of her.At a glance, she froze.It wasn’t because the man was ugly and terrifying, but because he was incredibly handsome.A dark suit wrapped around his tall, muscular body. His pair of long legs strode towards her confidently.His facial contour was deep and perfect, like an exquisite work of art.Edward looked at Ellena for a few seconds, his eyebrows twisted slightly. “Very ugly.”He said this with a calm tone, no extra emotions could be discerned from his voice.Ellena looked back in shock. She didn’t care much about him saying she was ugly. She only looked at him with a look of defense and said, “Who are you?”His ink-colored pupils radiated a harsh light, and his voice was deep. “You don’t know who you’ll marry?”As he got close, his brisk breath sent a shiver down Ellena’s spine.His powerful aura stifled her slightly, but she still straightened her back. “Of course, I know the person I’ll marry is named Edward!”Edward heard the words. The sharpness in his eyes gradually converged, and then flashed a trace of clarity. Another woman who believed the rumors, destined to marry an ‘ugly and impotent’ man.But compared to other woman, her expression seemed to be too calm. This made Edward interested in her.He smiled, acting calm and collected. “So you are my sister-in-law? I am Nicklaus, the cousin of Edward. I guess at the wedding night, nobody wants to be with such a waste of a man, not even you!”He deliberately accentuated the word ‘waste of a man’ deeply, with a hint of provocation. The man approached her intentionally, the piercingly cold aura of him got even thicker and stronger. Ellena moved uncomfortably, and after a moment of disbelief, she believed his words. After all, Edward’s villa was not accessible to people outside his family or special guests like her. “He is your cousin. Please don’t talk about him like this.” Presumably, Edward had also had difficulties in his family. Ellena felt sympathy. Even if the Arnoults were top-tier socially, she sympathized with Edward’s situation. He must have had hard times in recent years. Edward’s brown eyes quickly flashed in surprise. He didn’t expect this ugly woman to say such words. He couldn’t help looking at her again. The messy hair, the black-framed glasses, soiled, long cotton clothes, and the bangs on her forehead almost think enough to cover her eyes. There were even a few small spots on her haggard face. It was di
Sunlight crept from the balcony at the other side of the room, shining over the blanket wrapped around Ellena’s thin frame.Somehow, everything happened last night felt like a dream or perhaps a nightmare, at least, until her hands slide across the silky sheets around her.It wasn’t a dream, but her own cruel reality.As soon as she opened her eyes, she turned to the bedside to see it was empty.Edward didn’t return last night.Although her heart was slightly relieved, she could not help but felt a little uneasy by his absence. It felt like a knife was hanging over her head and wouldn’t go away.A part of her wanted to see him get it over with, but another part of her wanted to leave things as it was. Besides, she might feel pity for the scarred man, but she wasn’t ready for a relationship.Down the stairs, a bodyguard came over and led her to the dining hall.It was no secret that the Arnoult fami
The black car stopped in front of Smith’s Villa.Ellena was about to unfasten the seat belt when Edward suddenly leaned over. Before she could even react, his slender and beautiful fingers, he pressed lightly on the dark buckle of the seat belt. The seat belt was immediately released with a slight snap.His face was handsome and compelling and was getting closer to her. As they faced each other, Ellena’s mind was settled and was as still as water. She couldn’t help but blush when she looked at his face and there was a trace of confusion in her glassy eyes.This man’s face was pretty enough to attract any woman he wanted. Whether old or young, she was hundred percent sure that they’d all fall victim to this man’s charm.However, as soon as Ellena remembered what he had done yesterday, her look returned to normal.He was nothing but a rich and nasty young kid who coveted his sister-in-law, like a spoiled child who
As soon as Madeline heard the word “sister-in-law”, her face went dark deeply, and she gave Ellena a stern and cold look.If looks could kill, Ellena would have already been buried six feet under the ground with no way out. This time not even the richest man in the city could help draw her out from the mess “Nicklaus” had created for her.Was this man trying to get her killed?Madeline held Ellena’s hand and pulled her into the hall of the villa, then coldly let go.She looked at Ellena with a cold face, “Did the man just call you “sister-in-law? Is he Edward’s cousin?”“Yes.” It wasn’t that she could lie at this time.Slap!Madeline slapped Ellena in the face with all her strength.Ellena’s face swung to the side and her ears began to buzz. If she hadn’t balanced herself, she would’ve already collapsed to the ground from the force.
Ellena looked straight in Madeline’s eyes, her voice was enough to send anyone running chills. “Apologize? What exactly should I apologize for?” In Madeline’s memory, this daughter was really smart and beautiful when she was just a child. But the more she grew up, the more ugly and stupid she had become. But this was the first time she saw the sharpness from Ellena’s eyes, and she was totally surprised by this change in temperament. “Naomi.” Madeline swallowed and turned around to whisper to Naomi, “Let’s forget about today, okay? If there is any chance and she’s mad, I’m afraid…” Although Naomi was unwilling, she had no choice but to let this matter go. If Ellena really goes crazy and does something stupid, and ended up angering the Arnoult family, all of them would be placed in jeopardy. Naomi had already escaped her slimy faith with that crippled man just a day ago and she certainly wasn’t going to test her luck a second time. If Arnoult fa
Edward also didn’t expect to meet Ellena here. With multiple gang members and criminals crawling under the shadows, it was not a safe place for women. Well, it was not a safe place for anyone no matter what, unless she’d like to be killed.He was tracking a man to this place, but he didn’t expect to be attacked instead. At this point, it was impossible to run away. So they had to find a place to hide.The dwellings were densely packed and the terrain was complex, so he quickly got disorientated, and it was almost impossible to tell where they were.He tried to take one his attackers hostage and then use that man to get away, but somehow he encountered Ellena by accident.But he didn’t know why, when he saw the tiny, dumb face of Ellena, he left an inexplicable sense of trust.He put his gun away and fixed on her with his gloomy eyes. His voice was low and cold. “What are you doing here?”“I live here
“What?” When Ellena heard this, her legs almost went soft. She was almost panicked. “I can’t do this! I don’t know how!”Although she hated this man with all her might, she certainly wasn’t going to let him die in front of her eyes. And she wasn’t stupid enough to die along with him.Even though she was nothing more than an accident baby who was born through failure of conception, even though Ralph and Madeline took her as a curse on themselves and never liked her, she didn’t give up the hope for living a better life.And just because this man had a death wish, it didn’t mean that she also wanted it!Edward’s eyebrows raised, “Or would you prefer to be buried alongside with me?”Although it was still an indifferent tone, but there was an unquestionable firmness in it.It seemed that she had no option but to bite the bullet.With a pale face, Ellena went to g
The way Ellena served him the medicine was quite gentle, so gentle that he was a little moved by that.Then one thing led to another, and he just wanted to touch her, to feel her.After all, she was his wife, wasn’t she? Everything they did was completely natural.The corners of his lips inched up as he leaned deeper and deeper. Groaning his lips brushing against her, he found himself going deeper and deeper into her grasp.However, Ellena didn’t feel in the same way. In her eyes, he was “Nicklaus” Edward’s cousin!Over and over again, he teased her, kissed her, which were far beyond her tolerance.Ellena pushed him away abruptly, and stepped back a few steps, and kept some distance from him, said with a cold face. “Nicklaus, I’m your cousin’s wife! Even if you don’t like me, please show some respect!”After taking the bullet just now, her hatred towards “Douglas”
Paul had personally investigated the information of Vincent that Edward wanted to know, so he knew everything about Vincent.Paul said with an indifferent expression, "Mr. Reed is really kind. You don't care about your own father's death at all. Instead, you are so enthusiastic about other people's matters.""What do you mean?" Vincent's expression changed as he stared at Paul."Mr. Reed really thought his father died in an accident? Do you know what your father has been doing all this time?" Paul stopped and did not plan to say anything more. He turned to leave.Vincent grabbed Paul's arm and said, "Explain yourself.""This is Mr. Reed's matter. How can I, an outsider, explain clearly?" Paul did not even blink. His expression was calm and composed."I understand. You are deliberately telling you all this to distract me. This way, Ellena might lose the case!" Vincent let go of Paul and sneered. "Go back and tell Edward not to use these dirty tricks. What is the point of bullying a wom
Ellena saw that Vincent really looked like he was going to sleep and asked unhappily, "Are you always like this in other people's homes?"Vincent closed his eyes and said slowly, "How is it?"Ellena asked, "You don't know how to write the word 'polite', right?""When friends talk about being polite, they see each other as strangers." Vincent turned around and changed into a comfortable position. It seemed that he did not intend to get up again."You are really not polite." Ellena muttered. She saw that Vincent was really lying down and could not do anything to him, so she could only turn around and go to the kitchen.Opening the refrigerator, Ellena looked inside. There were dishes inside, but she did not really want Vincent to do as he wished.What if he cheated in the future and ate at her house?Ellena thought for a while and took some vegetables and eggs from inside. She cooked two bowls of vegetable and egg noodles.She came out with two bowls of vegetable and egg noodles. She pl
Vincent was so bored that he wanted to paint his car this flashy pink.When he saw Ellena, he scolded her, "What kind of lousy place do you live in? I just can't find which building you live in."Ellena had never seen a man drive a pink sports car before. She walked around the car and asked, "Your own?""What else?" Vincent patted the car and tilted his head to look at Ellena. "Do you like it? I'll give it to you!"Ellena's mouth twitched. "No need.""If you really like it, I can really give it to you. I have a lot of cars!" Vincent's tone was as relaxed as treating her to a meal. It wasn’t like he wanted to give her a car worth more than a few million.Ellena glared at him. He shrugged. "Alright, get in the car."Ellena followed him into the car and showed him the way to the main entrance.Vincent parked the car and entered the neighborhood with her.Vincent's flashy pink sports car had attracted many people's attention. Those who could afford to drive such a car were not low in valu
Ellena paused for a moment and walked towards Edward's car.She looked around and saw that there was no one in the front row. She opened the door of the back seat and sat in it.After getting into the car, she did not look at Edward. She said in a business-like manner, "If you have something to say, quickly say it. I still have something to do."Edward seemed to have changed his posture. She felt the back of the chair shake gently.After that, Edward's deep voice slowly sounded in the carriage. "When you were looking for a lawyer, didn’t you do a basic background research? You think you can win a lawsuit by relying on a lawyer like Vincent? You’re too delusional.""I want to correct you. I am not delusional, but I trust him. I believe Vincent will win this lawsuit." Ellena knew that Edward had probably received a summons from the court."You blindly trust him. You are emotional!" The short words had an inexplicable sense of helplessness.Ellena turned around and looked at Edward. She
Ellena saw Chloe slide over in the wheelchair and quickly brought Elaine over. She supported Chloe's wheelchair and softly said, "You don't need to come out.""If I don't come out, how can I see this scene?" Chloe lowered her voice and looked in Ellena's direction. She glanced at Edward and Jasmine from the corner of her eye.After she finished speaking, she noticed Elaine also came and exclaimed in surprise. "Why is Ellie here too?""Aunt Chloe." Elaine called out obediently and her gaze landed on Chloe's cast on her leg. She asked curiously, "Do you feel pain?"Chloe touched her face and shook her head with a smile. "I don't feel pain."Elaine heard her and carefully touched her plaster cast leg. She then looked up to see Chloe's reaction.Chloe laughed so hard that she could not stop. She held Elaine's hand and lightly knocked on her leg twice and said, "I really don't feel pain. There is something wrapped inside and the things inside cannot be knocked inside."Elaine looked curiou
Edward took out his phone and looked at it. The word "Jasmine" was displayed on it. He did not want to answer the phone at all, so he casually threw the phone to the side.He originally planned to put out the cigarette, yet now he continued smoking until it was only the butt left, then he pressed it out in the ashtray.After that, Edward reached out and picked up the phone that he had thrown away earlier.Just as he picked up the phone, another call came.It was still Jasmine's call.Edward answered the phone expressionlessly. He did not say a word and waited for Jasmine to speak up first.Jasmine asked reproachfully, "Why didn't you answer my phone?""I was in a meeting." Edward did not even blink his eyes as he lied, without changing his expression.Yet, Jasmine's anger subsided a little and her tone softened too. She said in an aggrieved manner, "Edward, I got injured today in the wedding dress store. . ."Edward turned on the hands-free, walked to his desk holding his phone in han
Vincent walked Ellena to the entrance of the residential area and waved at her from the side of the road. His tone was a little awkward. "Go back and have a good rest."Ellena looked at him in surprise. "You can go back."Vincent shrugged and stood on the side of the road without moving. He seemed to want to wait for her to get on the car before going back.Ellena did not look back. She got into the car and drove away.She saw from the mirror that Vincent had also walked towards the residential area.At this time, her phone rang. There was a new message that reminded her.Ellena slowed down the car and took the time to look. She found that it was the notification of the new email.Yesterday, Kevin said that this morning, he would find Jasmine's schedule for nearly a week and send it to Ellena. It was very likely that Kevin had sent her this email.Ellena did not open it immediately but put her phone back.The phone rang again as soon as she put it back.This time, someone called her.
Ellena originally did not want to respond to Vincent, but when she raised her head and met with his somewhat disappointed gaze, she still asked, "Why?""When I was born, my mother passed away during the childbirth. And my father had always been very busy. So, when I was young, I was basically the only one eating at home alone. After I went to high school, I went out to live. Since then, I have been eating outside. If my father by chance thought of me during festivals, he would also call me to go back and have a meal with him.”Vincent's tone sounded very calm, but his eyes betrayed him.His eyes were full of regret, disappointment, and unwillingness.Perhaps it was because he was disappointed in his father, Declan Reed. Or maybe it was because he was disappointed in himself.Ellena did not know how to guess, but she caught the main point. "You don't have a good relationship with your father?""He has so many adopted sons. Each one of them is better than me, like that Spencer." Vincent
Kevin had never been threatened like this before. Although he was a little reluctant, he could only swallow his anger.He took a deep breath and said, "I think Miss Smith would prefer to do it herself."Edward only said one sentence, "She doesn't need to get involved with these dirty things.""Do you mean that I just deserve to do these things?”Kevin really felt that Edward was a strange person. He never showed mercy to the people around him and exploited other as much as he wanted. As long as he could achieve his goal, he could be as cruel and merciless as possible.However, he was very attentive to Ellena. He was so considerate that it made people's hair stand on end."You should check it in your memory. Like I said, you can choose not to do it." Edward's tone was still calm.Even Kevin, who had been through a lot, was shocked by Edward's shamelessness.He was so angry that he immedietely hung up the phone and kicked the trash can beside him.Edward was not angry when Kevin hung up