At 7pm on Wednesday night, Sophia stood outside the Tianyuefu Hotel on time. Her phone vibrated slightly, and the WeChat notification sounded. It was a message from her father Richard: [Sophia, thank you for helping Dad. There is a traffic jam here. Please go in first.]
Sophia slowed down her pace, thinking about how to greet Justin properly when they met for the first time. They had been married for three years and had never met each other. It was self-evident that Justin was very resistant to this marriage.
It was not Justin 's fault. At that time, the Smith family company was in deep trouble, and they had no choice but to shamelessly ask the Ling family for help , hoping that they could fulfill their promise of marriage. The eldest son of the Ling family had already started a family, so the marriage fell on the second son Justin , and his reluctance was understandable.
Ling family is not the kind of person who can be manipulated by others. They generously donated 300 million yuan in gifts to help Smith family overcome difficulties, but they also put forward a condition: the marriage will be automatically dissolved after three years.
Three years ago, she had not yet reached the legal age for marriage in Country C , and the two hurriedly obtained the marriage certificate in Vegas. In fact, neither of them was present in person, but they each sent someone to carry their documents to complete the ceremony. After the marriage, Justin went to the United States. Until today, when there are only three months left before the marriage is dissolved, he finally returned. His resistance is self-evident.
Now, her father was pressed by business and asked her to come to him again for help.
Sophia raised her lips in self-mockery, imagining the upcoming self-introduction, " Mr. Ling , hello, I'm your wife!" Will he look her in the eye?
It is rumored that Justin was a well-known bully in Jiangcheng before he went to the United States. He was ruthless and decisive in his actions. However, the Justin she saw on the TV financial channel a few days ago was very different from the rumors. He was wearing an expensive business suit, and although he was arrogant, his every move revealed elegance and calmness.
I hope that today he can be as elegant and graceful as he is on TV and not embarrass her too much.
Inside Tianyue Mansion, the Chinese-style decoration is simple and elegant, just like a manor. Sophia followed the room number provided by her father and came to the third floor of Hefeng Pavilion.
The third floor is all suites, with soft carpets on the wooden floor, dim lights and a peaceful atmosphere.
Standing outside the suite, Sophia took a deep breath calmly and raised her hand to knock on the door. The door was not closed tightly. She touched it lightly, and the golden leaf mahogany door quietly opened a gap, which surprised Sophia a little.
Is Justin waiting for her?
Out of politeness, Sophia knocked on the door a few more times.
No one responded.
Sophia raised her eyebrows slightly, pushed open the door and walked in slowly, but found that only a dim light was on at the entrance, and the room was pitch black.
No one?
The suite is spacious and open, with a living room in the middle and a lounge and bedroom on either side.
She had already stepped into the living room, but she had a bad feeling in her heart. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, she suddenly heard the sound of water coming from the direction of the bedroom, followed by a painful and low voice, "Come in!"
Sophia 's intuition told her that she should leave immediately, but after standing still in the dark for three seconds, she decided to walk towards the bedroom.
"Is that Mr. Ling? What's wrong with you?" Sophia pushed open the bedroom door and asked in a low voice.
Suddenly, an arm stretched out and dragged her into the bathroom. The man supported himself against the wall with one hand and pinched her neck with the other. His voice was filled with suppressed pain, but still cold and furious. "How dare you drug me? Do you want to die?"
There was a faint light coming in from the window outside the living room, but the bathroom was pitch black.
Sophia resisted the urge to fight back. Her throat was clamped tightly. Her voice was hoarse but she remained calm. "It's not me!"
"Then who are you?"
The man seemed to have been drenched in cold water for a long time. His whole body was cold, but the breath he exhaled was as hot as fire . Sophia was a little dazed by the interweaving of cold and heat.
In the darkness, the two looked at each other silently. The man's breathing became heavier, and he seemed to have reached the limit of his endurance. Suddenly, he hooked the hand that was pinching Sophia's throat, pulled her neck closer, lowered his head and kissed her fiercely.
His lips were cold and domineering!
Sophia's eyes suddenly widened, and she raised her legs and pushed hard towards the man.
The man's strength and speed were not inferior to hers. His long legs firmly pressed her knees and he growled hoarsely, "Help me. Whatever you want, I will compensate you afterwards!"
Sophia took a deep breath. She never expected to encounter such a situation. Justin was drugged?
In the darkness, the man's breath wrapped her tightly. When she was still hesitating whether to help him or let him find another woman, the man's overwhelming kisses had already fallen like a storm.
Sophia could no longer remember how the two of them stumbled from the bathroom to the bed in the bedroom. When she was still wavering between resistance and submission, the man had already dragged her into the endless abyss without any explanation.
She had imagined the scenario they might face after marriage, but this was definitely not the case.
In the abyss, water and fire intertwined, and she seemed to have experienced a time even longer than these three years.
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When everything finally calmed down, someone happened to walk into the suite, and the footsteps gradually approached the bedroom, "Mr. Ling?"
"Don't come in!" The man said in a low voice, with a sense of laziness after being satiated.
The outside suddenly became completely silent.
After a moment, Justin stood up, put on his bathrobe, and walked out with big strides without even looking at the woman on the bed.
Sophia pulled the quilt up to her neck and saw that the light was on outside, and a ray of light came in through the half-open door.
Justin walked to the sofa in the living room and sat down. His handsome face with sharp edges showed no emotion, only a hint of laziness in his eyes.
The assistant came forward and asked with concern, "Mr. Ling, are you okay?"
Justin suddenly left the party and didn't allow anyone to follow him. After more than two hours, he had no news. He was worried and came up to check. He seemed to hear some sound just now, like the breathing of two people?
Justin rubbed his brows, "It's okay!"
The assistant came back to his senses from his reverie, " Richard has booked room 1009 in Tingxue Pavilion and asked you to meet at nine o'clock. The time is almost up."
Justin asked casually, "Which Richard?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something and asked indifferently, "Hasn't the three years come yet?"
The assistant replied, “It’s still a few months away.”
Justin said sarcastically, "What's the difference?"
The assistant said, "Richard has called you several times to ask to see you. It seems that he has something to ask for."
Justin thought of the woman in the house, and an inexplicable irritation welled up in his heart. "He has sold his daughter once before, and now he wants to sell her again? Why does he think that I will always indulge him? Or does he think that his daughter is so precious that she can always be sold for a good price? No!"
The last two words were spoken ruthlessly and coldly!
In the bedroom, Sophia heard the conversation outside clearly, and her face, which was originally flushed with shyness, gradually turned pale. If Justin found out that the person lying on the bed was Richard's daughter, the word "sell" might be even more harsh!
She forced herself to get out of bed despite the discomfort, hurriedly put on her clothes, and casually took out the contents of her pocket and pressed them on the table.
Without looking back, she walked straight to the balcony, opened the window, and jumped.
The girl flipped over lightly and landed on the ground. In an instant, she stood steadily on the bluestone road a few meters away. Her slender figure quickly disappeared in the dim light.
After Justin talked with his assistant outside, he ordered, "Go check who had dirty hands and feet at the drinking party today?"
The assistant was stunned, and then he remembered the voice he had just heard. He suddenly realized what was going on, and said sternly, "Yes!"
Justin got up and returned to the bedroom. He glanced at the big bed in the dim light and said calmly, "Get up, take the money and leave, and don't show up in front of me again!"
No one responded. Justin frowned and turned on the light. Under the dim light, the bed was in disarray, but the girl was gone!
He turned and walked into the bathroom, which was also empty.
A hint of surprise flashed across his narrow eyes. Could it be that the one who was lingering with him just now was a ghost?
However, he clearly saw the striking red mark on the bed.
Justin frowned and turned to look at the cabinet opposite the bed. He walked slowly over and picked up the thing under the vase, his face suddenly darkened.
