The reason Zara came was to see Tyler before meeting their parents. She was sure it would not take long before they finalized the terms of their engagement.Then, Tyler would become her husband.Kelsey's expression dropped upon hearing this.“That’s impossible!”She cried out in disbelief.Zara swiped her a look filled with contempt. “What do you mean it’s impossible? I know you Youngs are drowning in debt, you guys shouldn’t even consider yourselves one of the upper-class households anymore! Don’t even dream about marrying into the Langs anymore, they have been planning to tie the knot with my family for some time! We’re going to form a powerful alliance!” Kelsey pursed her lips tightly and clenched her fists on instinct.She had to admit that the Youngs’ fortune had slid off a cliff ever since her mother’s accident that put her into a coma.Since then, her father had been distracted with reconciling with his old lover and had not been attending to the family corporation.
There was one specific incident when a classmate doing sit-ups with Zara during their physical class casually commented about her odor. After that, the girl was never seen in the school again.It was said that her whole family was driven out of the city.The subject of body odor had always been a taboo for Zara.She was very wary of having people around her mention it.Her wariness doubled now that she was a celebrity. She would not stand for anyone pointing out her flaws.She was shocked to hear Kelsey exposing her in public today.If she could, she would kill Kelsey right then and there.However, she was now a public figure and they were in the lobby of the Lang Group building. There were many bystanders surrounding them.Furthermore, she had curated an ‘angelic’ image around her stardom. She could not risk ruining the public image she had taken so much time and effort to craft.With that, she suppressed her anger and hissed between her teeth. “Just you wait, Kelsey.”Then,
Kelsey waited for what seemed like ages in the underground parking lot of the building but Tyler was nowhere to be seen.At one point, she got a call from her best friend, Yvonne, who suddenly asked her for a quick meeting.Kelsey could immediately sense something off with Yvonne’s tone. It sounded as if she had just cried.With that, she suggested. “Let's meet at the same bar we went to last time!”With that, she briskly hung up and rushed to the exit of the parking lot.Yvonne had hardly been able to catch a break ever since she married her current husband, Adam.Kelsey wondered if the reason Yvonne had called her crying this time had something to do with her husband finding out about the money Yvonne lent to her last time.Adam was a man who took financial matters very seriously.If he found out about Yvonne borrowing Kelsey two hundred thousand dollars without informing him, there was no telling what he would do.Kelsey decided she would not wait for Tyler. She had to rush
“Wait, it’s you?" Kelsey gasped in shock.She was sure she had called Yvonne for help. Why was it Tyler who answered the call?She swiped a glance at her phone before she finally realized that she had accidentally dialed Tyler's number while she was panicking.Before Yvonne called her, she had been waiting for Tyler in the parking lot.During her wait, she had called him several times but he never picked up.It was a surprise that he picked up the phone so quickly this time.“Who else were you expecting?” Tyler grumbled into the phone.Kelsey had no time to explain by this point seeing as the group of men were about to catch up to her. She cried out, “Help! I need help…”Tyler frowned. “Where are you?”“I’m in the parking lot right outside your office building, call the po….”Before she could even utter ‘police’, her phone was snatched away.She knew that it would take too long for Tyler to come to rescue her.That was why she asked him to call the police for her.What she
Tyler paused and turned around sharply.He saw Kelsey lying on the ground in a disheveled state. She was trembling all over.She looked at him. Her eyes were covered in tears…She must have been frightened by the traumatic experience.In an instant, Tyler felt a sharp throb of pain in his heart as if he had been stabbed.He immediately went toward Kelsey. A soft and gentle glow immediately appeared in his hawk-like gaze.“I’m sorry for coming so late!”He embraced her tightly and whispered an apology in her ears.Upon being pulled into his embrace and feeling the familiar heat of his body, Kelsey felt safe all of a sudden.With that, she slowly stopped trembling.All the while, she clenched onto his shirt tightly.She would not stop murmuring, “Please don’t leave me, please don’t leave me.”Tyler tightened his embrace.“I won't leave, I'll always be with you, alright?” He gently comforted Kelsey.Kelsey pressed her cheek against him and felt his chest moving with every br
In the past, whenever Tyler tried to be intimate with Kelsey, she would react drastically.The last time in the hotel, she cried all night.It was unexpected of her to ask him to sleep with her.What happened tonight must have traumatized her.What else could it be?Tyler stared at Kelsey and considered for a moment. At last, he could not resist the desire for her.With that, he lifted the blanket and burrowed underneath with her.Immediately after that, Kelsey snuggled into him and wrapped her arms around him. It was as if she was trying to be absorbed into his body.Tyler was yet again taken aback by her gesture.He found himself suddenly unnerved by the softness and vulnerability of Kelsey’s body.He could feel his blood accelerating inside his veins.“Do you feel hot?”Upon feeling his surging body temperature, Kelsey could not help but look up from his embrace and stare at him curiously.“Just a little!”Tyler was wary of even looking at her. His voice had become hoa
The next morning, Kelsey was awakened by the warm glow of sunrise.It was rare for her to enjoy a good night’s sleep.She slowly opened her eyes and stared at the beautifully ornamented ceiling above.Was this Tyler's villa?Suddenly, memories of last night swarmed her mind.Last night, a few hooligans ganged up on her at the parking lot outside the Lang Group building. They were going to assault her but Tyler showed up just in time to save her.That was so close!After that, Tyler took her back to his place where she spent the night with him.She recalled that it was the first time Tyler spent the night with her. They had cuddled underneath the blanket all night.However, Tyler was nowhere to be seen by the time she woke up.If not for the depressed mark on the bed as well as the distinctive smell of Tyler still lingering in the air, Kelsey would have thought that what happened last night was all a dream.She had snuggled up all night with Tyler!The thought of it brought
“Whoever was behind this has to be sick in the head!” Yvonne frowned and advised Kelsey. “Kels, you'd better stay with Tyler for now, at least he can keep you safe. We still don’t know if those dangerous men will try again after their plan was foiled the first time.”Kelsey made a face. “I think so too.”Upon reaching this note, she paused briefly before enquiring, “By the way, what happened to you? It sounded like you were crying when you called me last night.”Her original plan last night was to meet Yvonne at the bar to check on how she was doing.Since it was no longer safe for her to leave the house, she could only do it on the phone for the time being.Yvonne sighed exasperatedly upon hearing this. “It’s my mother-in-law, she’s being a real pain again!”Kelsey grew concerned. “Did she leave her hometown to come visit again?”Yvonne's mother-in-law was a notorious troublemaker.Every time she showed up at Adam's place, there was bound to be drama.She would go on a rant a