"Emm..." Carina Osborn groaned as the pain jolted her awake from her unconsciousness.
The room was engulfed in darkness. She could only hear the heavy breaths of a man and feel the pain he brought to her.
She tried her best to pummel him. However, to the man, her struggle was like a tickle.
She couldn't even call out, only praying in her heart, 'Please stop.'
***
When Carina woke again, it was dawn.
She opened her eyes, only to find herself in an unfamiliar room. The enchanting scenes from the night before popped into her brain.
Shocked, she sat up from the bed, and a sharp pain shot through her lower body.
As she stepped out of bed, she caught sight of the bloodstains on the bed sheets and clenched her fists.
'It wasn't a dream...' she murmured.
Just then, the bathroom door opened, and a man stepped out.
As soon as Carina saw his face, she fell back onto the bed, panic written all over her face.
'How could it be him?' Carina couldn't believe what she saw.
Rolando Mendez only had a towel wrapped around his lower body.
He glanced at her lazily, asking, "How was your sleep?"
Carina swallowed hard and struggled to get up. "M-Mr. Mendez."
Rolando wiped water droplets from his hair and said, "If you have something to say, say it later. Take a shower first."
Carina lowered her eyes, whispering, "No, I'm good. I-I have to leave now. I still have things to do."
"Ms. Osborn, don't you think we need to address what happened last night?"
A blush crept up Carina's face.
'What should I say? Isn't it obvious what had happened?' Carina cringed as she thought. 'Do I have to write a report and tell him that I was too drunk to remember anything from last night?'
After taking a deep breath, she looked up at him and said, "Mr. Mendez, I'm very clean and I don't have any venereal disease. Also, I don't think you suffered any losses last night, so could we just forget about it and never mention it again?"
Her tone seemed confident, but the last sentence came out more like a plea.
"I know you're clean. After all, I checked myself."
She blushed as she thought, 'But you didn't have to say it out loud. How awkward!'
"I'm just asking you if you need anything from me. I don't think giving you a cheque is a good idea. What do you say?"
"I don't need anything. I only hope that you can keep it a secret, Mr. Mendez."
"That's all?"
"Yep," she replied seriously.
Rolando raised an eyebrow, studying the slim woman before him. Finally, he nodded, his expression unreadable.
Carina grabbed her clothes and bag and fled the room.
Staring at her back, Rolando curled his lips playfully.
'She's kind of interesting,' thought Rolando to himself.
Carina, on the other hand, only had one thought in her mind—getting away from Rolando.
In Northmarble, Rolando Mendez, the 27-year-old CEO of the Mendez Group, stood for power, wealth and ... danger.
Rumor had it that he only managed to take over the reins of the Mendez Group after killing his elder brother and crippling his second brother.
If any of those was true, Carina wouldn't want to have anything to do with him.
Besides, the Mendez Group was the biggest rival of the Garrett Group.
Carina didn't want to have anything to do with the Garrett family, either.
Getting outside of the hotel, she slapped herself.
'Are you crazy? How come you slept with Rolando Mendez? So many other options out there! Why him?' Carina regretted it so much.
She kept thinking about what would happen if this were ever found out by the Garretts. The result terrified her. She shook her head, trying to get the idea out of her head.
Just then, her phone rang.
She took it out and took a look, only to find it was Rolando.
Her fingers trembled. It was the first time his number had appeared on her cell phone screen.
'Why did he call me?' Carina wondered. 'If I don't answer it, will it make me look guilty?'
When the ringtone was about to finish, she finally picked it up.
"Mr. Mendez."
"For taking your virginity, I'll make a compensation. You can ask me to do you a favor at any time, except for making me fall in love with you."
Carina was stunned for a moment before she said coldly, "Mr. Mendez, I think you have misunderstood. I'm not a prostitute."
Upon hearing that, Rolando raised an eyebrow.Carina added, "I don't need to trade my innocence for anything. Besides, I am officially resigning. From now on, I will be focused on my graduation thesis, so I won't be able to give your brother any more supplementary lessons. We won't meet again in the future. I wish you a prosperous business and a happy life. Goodbye."After she finished speaking, she hung up the phone.On the other side of the phone, Rolando's mouth twitched.'Did she just say that we wouldn't meet again? So she doesn't like me? Huh, woman, it's not up to you!' thought Rolando as he pulled the phone away from his ear. His eye then fell on the screen.'You are the first person, Carina, who dared to hang up on me.' Rolando was not happy about that.***Carina wanted to run away from the villa she did not belong to.However, she only trotted just a few steps before she almost stumbled.'Damn it, how did Rolando torture me last night?' Carina thought as she gritted her tee
Reid stood there in silence, looking embarrassed and guilty, his eyes lowered.Carina, on the other hand, said with an ironic tone, "You said that I'm very warm."Libby suddenly stepped forward and blocked Carina's sight."Carina, it's my fault. It was I who seduced Reid. It was me... I'm a slut. He's a good guy. Don't blame him, OK?"Carina ignored her and turned to Reid. She said in a plausibly calm way, "They all said that everyone had to pay a price for their youth, and you, are probably the most painful price that I have to pay for my youth. Reid, I should thank you, though. You've taught me that men are not always as reliable as they look."I'm sorry, Carina," Reid apologized.Carina sighed, shaking her hand. She then said, laughing, "Reid, you don't have to apologize. Because of you, I got the job I wanted. We are even now. Now, you don't owe me anything. As for you, Libby, remember, from the moment you jumped onto Reid's bed, we were no longer friends. I'll yield him to you, b
The car stopped on Aelvale Road and Carina opened the door to get out.Rolando said to the driver, "Give an umbrella to Ms. Osborn."The driver then gave her an umbrella.She opened her umbrella and got out of the car before saying to Rolando, "Mr. Mendez, thank you.""You should do rather say something to show your appreciation." Rolando Looked indifferent.Although he made sense, she still found it weird."Be safe," Carina said as she took a step back. She then turned around and limped toward the residential area.In the car, Rolando said to the driver, "Stop."When the car stopped, Rolando took another umbrella and got out. He caught up with Carina and stopped her.Carina turned around, surprised to see Rolando again."Mr. Mendez?""Get in the car.""Why?""You're injured. You have to go to the hospital."'How come she's that careless? Doesn't she know she's injured?' Rolando thought.Carina lowered her head to look at her legs."I'm fine. A good rest will solve everything.""Are y
Rolando shifted his gaze downwards.Carina blushed and stubbornly turned around."In short, I don't need to do those examinations."She put the checklist into his hand."I'm going back, or I'm going to be expelled."Rolando smiled as he watched her leave from the back. He then stepped forward to pull her back."What do you want?""You should see a doctor since you know the problem.""But how?"'I won't see a doctor because of that! So embarrassing!' thought Carina.Rolando said with an undeniable tone, "Do you want me to take you there or do you want to obediently follow me?"Carina could tell that he meant what he said.After hesitating for a moment, she let out a depressed sigh and followed him to the gynecology department.The ob-gyn director examined her personally.She lay on the examination bed, feeling embarrassed.Fortunately, Rolando did not follow her in, otherwise, it would be... too disgraceful.When the examination was over, the doctor told her to put on her pants.When s
She went to the hospital, so she was half an hour late for the session.To make up for her mistake, she didn't charge at all.By the time she left her student's place, the sky was already dark.She took the bus back to school.After entering the dorm, she saw that Libby was there alone.Libby looked at her in an unfriendly way"Libby, move out of the room."She went to her desk, sat down, and opened the book."Why?" Libby walked to Carina's side. "Carina, what did I do wrong? Reid fucked me because he has feelings for me. Since you can't give him what he wants, why don't just let him go? He doesn't love you anymore. I'm the one for him now."Carina closed the book and stood up to look at her with coldness and alienation."Yes, I couldn't give him what he wanted, because I'm not a prostitute. Also, I never held him. I have already said before that I don't want Reid anymore. As for us, we can't live in the same dorm anymore.""We can't? Then why don't you move out? I won't do that."Car
It was noon when she appeared in the hall on the first floor of Mendez Group, under the bright midday sun.The driver took her to the basement parking lot and pointed to the car she had been in yesterday."Ms. Osborn, this is the car. I'll leave the key with you and go back."She took the key and didn't know what to do.Earlier, Rolando had asked her on the phone, "Do you have a driver's license?"She had answered, "Yes."She hadn't lied. She did have a driver's license.However, having a driver's license didn't mean she could actually drive.She spun around the black sedan, clicking her tongue in frustration. She was about to get into the car when the rear door suddenly opened.Rolando stepped out of the car."Mr. Mendez? How come you are here?" asked Carina, surprised."Isn't this my car? What's the problem of me being in my car?""Oh, that's not what I meant. Isn't this car supposed to be sent to me for washing?"Rolando asked coldly, "So you don't actually drive, do you?"She look
The woman in the room was beautiful and elegant.Seeing that Rolando had brought a woman, she was surprised. She stood up and greeted them with a warm smile."Rolando, this is ..."Rolando pursed his lips and said, "She's Triston's home tutor, Ms. Osborn."With that, the woman chuckled and said, "Nice to meet you, Ms. Osborn. I'm Jaylyn Mcclure."Carina nodded warmly and greeted her, "Hello, Ms. Mcclure."Rolando took the initiative to sit down and said, "Have a seat, please."Carina sat down next to him.Jaylyn shifted her gaze away from her and looked at Rolando. "I was even worried that inviting you out for a meal would interfere with your work.""No, it's fine. I brought Ms. Osborn over here. You don't mind that, right? After all, I made an appointment with Ms. Osborn first."Jaylyn shook her head with a soft laugh. "That won't be a problem, as long as Ms. Osborn doesn't mind it. I have already ordered all the dishes that you like, but I don't know what Ms. Osborn would prefer. I
Carina thought that washing the car was an excuse for Rolando to take her to have lunch with Jaylyn.She didn't expect that he actually went to get the car washed.Or technically, he watched the whole process while she was washing the car.Carina felt like she was at the moment a slave, working under her owner's watch.After she was done, he checked it and was very satisfied.She took a deep breath, took off her gloves, and threw them aside."Mr. Mendez, can I go now?"Rolando smiled. "Sure, get in the car. I'll take you back to school."She said angrily, "No. I'm afraid that if I dirty your car again, I'll have to do this again."She turned around and left.Rolando did not stop her this time.He exceeded her and saw her kicking and punching towards the direction he had gone.In the car, Rolando saw her from the rearview mirror and couldn't help but smile.'What a child!' he thought.After two intersections, an unfamiliar ringtone suddenly rang from the car.Rolando glanced over his s
In the morning, Mr. Mendez came down from upstairs.He asked Mr. Mendez, "When do we eat?"Mr. Mendez said: "Carina slept late last night, so don't disturb her. Let her sleep for a while and wait for her to get up before eating."Then Mr. Mendez sat in the living room and watched the stock market.Afterwards, Second Young Madam came in and said that she wanted to eat with Mr. Mendez.Mr. Mendez clearly didn't take the call, but he got up and told his second young mistress that he had just received a phone call and had some matters to deal with at the company, so he left first.The two of them had not met for more than two minutes ...She pursed her lips and smiled, "I'm not looking for him.""Ms. Osborn, you and I are both women, so I understand you. The moment I opened my eyes, I wanted to see the man I love. That's natural. "Her face blushed slightly, but she didn't say anything.Jaylyn said: "That's right, I w
After eating, Rolando asked the butler to send her back to the building next door.In order to make it convenient to take care of her, the butler had arranged for two of her old employees to take care of her daily life for the past two days.After Jaylyn left, Rolando dialed Louis's number."Louis, have you eaten yet?""After eating, did you want to tell me that she is in your place?""Right, did you two cause any trouble?""She didn't say?""No, she only said that she would be back for a few days, if we did not take her in, she would be staying at the hotel, I think, if she was going to stay at the hotel, I'm afraid that you wouldn't be at ease, so Carl cleaned up your land and let her go back to your place."Louis muttered: "Alright."Good? Rolando was a little surprised: "You aren't going to bring her back?""She probably wants to be alone for a week, right? I will go back to pick her up in a few days, remember
Rolando walked to the side of the sofa with Carina and sat down.Auntie brought some pastries and fruit.The three of them did not move, but Jaylyn said: "I just went to the company to look for you. Kendall said that you had other activities in the afternoon and had left long ago, so he called the driver to ask, and the driver said that you were home, so I came over. I didn't disturb you, did I? "She said, "No, no. We just came back."Rolando knew that Jaylyn was trying to probe something, and he was too lazy to hide it, so he said.He crossed his legs and said, "Why did you come over alone? Where's Louis? "Jaylyn lowered her eyes, and spoke with a trace of resentment in her voice: "Can't I come over by myself?""Louis's actions are not convenient. If you come out alone and leave him at home, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for him."Jaylyn bit her lips: "I'm not his nanny. Moreover, there are so many people at home, why m
"I'm not very resistant to doing this with him anymore."Rolando felt an itch in his heart when she looked at him.The hand that was going to take the fork slowly lowered.He looked at her and said coldly, "Do you think I can vent my anger that way?""Mm ...I also know that right now, you might be quite angry, but a meal won't let you quell your anger. However, I must do my best to make up for my 'mistakes' , right? "Rolando raised his eyebrows, raised his right hand and crooked his finger at her.She wondered what that meant."Sit down next to me. Let me tell you, why am I so angry today?"She obediently stood up, walked to the chair beside him and sat down.Rolando crooked his finger once again: "Come over here."There was no one else in the room, she wondered.But forget it, he was angry right now. He was a lord.She tilted her face and put her ear close to his ear.Rolando smiled. Sure en
She gave an embarrassed smile as she walked to his side and took his arm. "Yes, yes, yes. I am listening attentively to Mr. Mendez's teachings.""Carina, don't use this on me. It's useless." Although he said no, his body was very honest and didn't push her away.She looked at him with a pious look. "Brother, I was wrong, I won't be like this ever again. Really, I promise, if I see this sort of thing again, I will hide as far away as possible. I will remember this principle; my life is the most important. For the sake of my repentance, don't be angry, okay? "Rolando lowered his head, staring at the woman rubbing her shoulder.His anger was gone. The evil fire had arrived.Who said she wouldn't act coquettishly? It's not that she doesn't know how to act coquettishly, but that she clearly refused to act coquettishly.Look, isn't it easy to act?Rolando coldly snorted, and no longer berated her.If he hadn't wanted her to remember
Triston boldly and confidently said: "I did it just now for ..."Rolando interrupted him: "I don't care what you are doing, next time, if you dare to save this kind of person again, I will definitely not forgive you. Alright, you don't need to say any more nonsense. Quickly help your teacher up and go downstairs. Go home."A flurry of discussions sounded from the surroundings."So Triston is actually one of Mendez family.""That's right, no wonder Mr. Mendez was so anxious. He's here to save his own little brother.""It's said that the relationship between the Mendez family brothers is not harmonious. From the looks of it, isn't it good?""The rumors are not true."Triston suddenly understood.Oh... He understood that he was not allowed to speak because he didn't want him to speak carelessly.Rolando did this to protect Carina from being exposed, so he sold out his own little brother.His wife was important, but h
Looking at the people downstairs, Virginia was visibly excited.She was worried that her boyfriend had come."Bobby Farrell, you bastard, you let me down."She raised her hand and touched her forehead. Yes, he was.This man was probably the bane of Virginia's life."Virginia, I beg of you, stop messing around. Give me some time, I don't want to end up like this either, but when love comes, I really can't stop it. For you, I worked hard."The man screamed from the bottom of the building."If the one you're in love with is her, then what do you think I am?" Virginia cried, crying very sorrowfully, "The first year of college, when you were chasing me, you said that I was the most beautiful girl you've ever seen. You want to hold my hand for your entire life? Two months ago, I asked you, people said, college love is a magic spell, every couple will break up after the graduation. I asked if you believe it, you said you don't believe it.
Carina grabbed his phone. "Rolando, stop messing around. He has a girlfriend. Stephen. And today he even showed us a picture of his girlfriend. They were together when he was in university, and they're on good terms with each other."Rolando was disdainful, "He may break up. The Sheldon that you like so much, also has a girlfriend, now they broke up.""That's different. Sheldon is my brother that I liked a lot when I was little, and I don't have any relationship with him, we are just colleagues. Furthermore, he has a good relationship with his girlfriend, why are you cursing him? Furthermore, Stephen is not my type, I like tall men. "Rolando looked at her, and his brows relaxed a little: "That man is very short?""Not considered short, about 1.78m. I'm not sure, but I think he is a little short."He raised his eyebrows. "Then what do you think about my height?"She gently looked at him and chuckled. "Very good."Seeing her reply so s
"Think about who I did it for."He poked her in the forehead and said, "If I take her to a place there was no people, I'm afraid some people will lose their teeth because of jealous. Furthermore, as a person, I am open and honest. Since I have rejected her, then I must be frank and reject her in front of my beloved woman. I am expressing my loyalty to you, so tell me, is this your responsibility? "His analysis made her flabbergasted and speechless.What do you mean by glib tongue?What do you mean by forcing logic?She had witnessed it today."If capitalists were like you, the earth would be destroyed." She shook her head. "Also, don't make me sound like a jealous woman. I'm not as exaggerated as you make me out to be."Rolando smirked, "Mn, I'm not.""Look, your attitude is so bad, I really won't be jealous of this kind of thing. If you were a man who could be settled with just a few confessions, then you'd probably be marrie