"Ah, my head…."River woke up from his sleep clutching his dizzy head. He used his elbows to support his body while his gaze wandered around the room."Why am I staying here?" he muttered as he realized this was a private room in his hotel. He couldn't remember what happened last night until his eyes fell on Daisy's small back wearing his shirt, standing on the room's balcony.And as he stared at Daisy's back, River instantly recalled everything that had happened last night. Starting from him waiting for Daisy's arrival while drinking several glasses of whiskey, kissing Daisy as soon as she arrived in his room, then the hot night they had afterward.River blinked his eyes when he remembered his biggest secret that last night he told Daisy everything, at the same time, Daisy turned her body and looked at him from the balcony.River blinked again when he saw Daisy, wearing only a white shirt to cover her body, walking towards him. Then, after sitting on the bed, Daisy stretched out her
"When I was 2 years old, Hector Goldwin left my mother and me to marry the woman he was set up to marry. For some time, my father and mother continued to have a relationship, but my father's legal wife tried various ways to get rid of me and my mother. Finally my mother decided to really leave and never see her lover again until her death. She had always tried to keep us away from the Goldwins until her death a few months ago. Then I intended to have a relationship with River Goldwin who is my younger brother, but this is exactly what he did to me."River watched Rion's interview inside his hotel room while biting his fist nervously. Rion, who wore a battered appearance and told various sad stories he had experienced while living with a single mother without ever getting attention from his biological father, who is a billionaire, managed to attract public sympathy.And not only that, but he also managed to turn all the admiration of the people who had been focused on River into hatred
"He really sent me money." Daisy muttered in disbelief after checking her account balance.Not because of the fantastic amount of money River sent her, but Daisy couldn't believe it because the man had the heart to end their relationship with money like this.Daisy tried to call River's number while gritting her teeth to stop the tightness in her chest. The first call was just cut off, but Daisy didn't give up and tried to contact River again. Her trembling hand pressed the phone to her ear. Her eyes filled with tears when she heard the operator's warning about River's number being inactive."No. No…" Daisy shook her head while a single tear rolled down her cheek. "Why is he like this? Why did he pay me and tell me to quit?"Daisy's right hand raised to squeeze her chest, which felt very tight. Her tears flowed even harder when she realized that she was no different from River's exes, who were dumped by that man."I should have been different. He said he fell in love with me, then why
"The situation is really serious right now, so you'd better stay out of it," Zoey warned Daisy, who could only stare at her in confusion.Daisy, who didn't understand what kind of situation was happening to River, almost ran to him when she saw the security guards pushing him out of the hotel. But Zoey, who saw her, stopped her and took her to a quieter place to explain everything.But even after hearing Zoey's explanation, Daisy still couldn't stop thinking about everything that had happened to River."He was fine yesterday," Daisy said, remembering how everything was fine when she was out with River before Sean called the guy and made him leave. "How could Rion snatch all of them in just one night?""He's obviously been planning this for a long time and it only took him one night to make it happen," Zoey said. "He took everyone who was on River's side and left him completely alone.""Sean?" asked Daisy, who doubted that Sean would ever leave River.But Zoey lowered her head languidl
"Why are you doing this to him? Let him go!"In that tense atmosphere, Daisy tried to stop a police officer trying to handcuff River. She held River's wrists tightly, unwilling if the police put on handcuffs and treated River like a criminal."We have arrest warrants and if you obstruct us, you can also be punished for defending the criminal," said a police officer.But instead of making Daisy let go of her grip, the policeman's words made Daisy hold River's hand even tighter. Glancing angrily at the policeman before her, she said, "Criminal? Who did you say—""Daisy."A soft call with a weak voice that came out of River's mouth managed to stop Daisy's words. The woman turned her gaze to River, and suddenly her heart sank when she saw that River's eyes—which usually always managed to intimidate her—now looked so resigned and helpless."Go home. Don't worry about me. I'll handle this myself," River said."But..." Daisy wanted to refute River's words, but her attention was diverted when
"He's just lying. There's no way my parents were like that."Inside his cell, River sat in a corner with both hands clutching his head. His mind was chaotic, as if all the problems were fighting a war inside his head.So far, River has lived in a harmonious family. Maybe not from a very warm family, but his parents raised him in a harmonious condition where he never once saw his parents fight.His father wasn't romantic, but sometimes he would come home from work with flowers or gifts for his mother.His mother was also not a sweet woman, but sometimes in her busy schedule, she would go into the kitchen and prepare food for her husband and son.His mother and father weren't exactly a romantic couple either, but sometimes they would go on a date to watch a movie or have a romantic dinner.Even after his mother died, River remembered how devastated his father was. The man left the house he had lived in during his married life with his wife and moved to a small house. He no longer worked
"I've freed you, so you must keep your promise to live as an insect invisible to me. If you break your promise, then I'll make you feel a hell that is far more painful than what you are currently living."River walked out of the prison building blankly while remembering the threat Rion had given him. He didn't want to be afraid of that, but when he realized he didn't have anything or anyone by his side, he realized he couldn't fight Rion.In front of the prison building, River stopped in his tracks. He raised his head, slightly narrowing his eyes when he felt a sting at the corner of his torn lips. The night sky was beautiful, with millions of stars adorning it, and the refreshing night breeze felt like a gentle caress on his scarred face. But that didn't calm River's heart which was full of worries.Right now, all River had was the suit attached to his body. He didn't have a penny of money because Rion took everything that belonged to him. He didn't know where to go home tonight beca
"No, let me go! Don't mess with me, dammit!"Daisy was already fast asleep when a panicked voice woke her up. The woman turned her head to her side, and her drowsiness disappeared and was replaced by worry when she saw delirious River sleeping next to her."Argh! Let me go!" With both eyes still closed, River brushed aside Daisy's hand that was about to hug him. Which made Daisy move quickly to hug his body tightly."It's okay. It's okay, River." Daisy whispered in River's ear while patting the man's back gently."You are safe here. No one will hurt you, so you don't have to be afraid anymore," Daisy whispered.River's breathing rate, which was previously hunting, slowly returned to normal. His grip on Daisy's arm also gradually weakened until finally, it was completely released.Daisy loosened her grip on River's body. She stared deeply at River's face, which had returned to sleep soundly, while her right hand moved gently on the man's face, wiping the sweat that flooded his face.Da