Louisa's POV"What a beautiful place!" I exclaimed as I was walking in the winding lanes across the Palace Garden, taking deep breaths of the fragrance of grass and flowers in the air."Do you like it?" Darren asked."Like it? I love it! This is the most beautiful place in the world!" I said."Wait until you see the interior of the castle." Darren looked pleased, following me.Walking through the green arcades, I found myself standing in the middle of the green cascades.With numerous sculptures leading the way, I stopped and turned back to Darren."Is there a goblin living in this castle?" I asked."A goblin?" Darren frowned. Obviously, he had no idea what I was talking about."Yeah, an ugly, green creature that harms people for a living," I said. "Every castle has one."Darren chuckled and said, "There's no such thing on earth, Miss Torrington.""Actually, there is," the German butler, who had been following us from a distance, said promptly."What do you mean?" I asked."There is a
Louisa'S POVAs I held my breath and looked closer, I found out that they were just men wearing goblin masks."Where're they? She's supposed to be here! Altogether with that her lover boy!" One of the goblins said in a low, scratchy voice."Be quiet, you idiot!" Another goblin shushed him."Boss asked us to get that woman and go away. He didn't say anything about the man. Shall we take him away as well?" The first goblin asked."Do you really have to process everything by saying it aloud?!" the second goblin said. "And the answer is no, we take the woman and kill the man, as what the boss had told us before we came to Germany.""OK, OK, I get it." The first goblin took up his gun and put on his night vision goggles. "Now let me take a look. Where are you, Miss Torrington?"His dumb, quirky voice sounded awfully scary in the darkness.As they walked closer to the table, Darren rolled out and spin-kicked one of the goblins at his head.The man immediately fell to the ground like a defla
Louisa's POVThe police car stopped and I found myself at the airport.Darren was waiting for me in front of his private jet.He was wearing a sling.My heart was throbbing.He was injured when that assassin tried to shoot me.He didn't have any weapon and his first instinct was to protect me with his own body.I jumped out of the car and ran toward him, crying all the way.Darren held me in his arms and said, "I'm so sorry, Miss Torrington. I didn't mean to put you into such inconvenience. But it seemed that Lucas had sent out more than one group of people. I had to temporarily let you stay with the police officers.""Does it hurt?" I leaned against his chest, trying to touch his arm to check his wound, but immediately withdrew my hands.Tears fell down my cheeks like two running rivers."I'm fine, Miss Torrington. It doesn't look as bad as it seems. Now we really have to get on the flight. For your safety, I need to take you back as soon as possible," Darren said.After the plane to
Louisa's POV"Father, please don't..."My sentence was cut short by a slap across my cheek."You will get married to Lucas Farrow! That's part of the arrangement!" My foster father Jake looked crossed. "But he's a mafia! He's a criminal! Father, please..." I covered my face with tears pouring down my cheeks. Jake went hysterical and barked at me, "I know who he is! But I owe him money! He needs a wife and you will become his wife! If you don't get into the car right now, he will let people burn our house down and kill us all! Is that what you want?! To see us burning in hell?!"I lowered my head and wiped the tears off my face.No, I didn't want to see anyone burning in hell. He had a gambling and drinking problem, but he had also raised me for 22 years.Now it seemed to be the right time to pay him back. So I got into the black sedan and the driver closed the door. As the engine started, I thought to myself -Am I going to be... the wife of the most intimidating mafia billionair
Louisa's POVAt almost the same time, Lucas ran out of the building. As soon as he saw Jessica struggling and crying for help desperately in the water, he didn't hesitate to jump into the pool to rescue her."Luke, please don't blame Louisa! I tripped over something by myself and fell into the pool! It's all my fault! I know Louisa is mad at me because of what I'm wearing today. So I came here to apologize and try to make up with her. But she didn't want to listen to me and pushed me away. I shouldn't have approached her in the first place. It's all my fault...""What did you do?" Lucas stood in front of me like a giant tower. Even though he was soaked wet, I could still smell the mixture of smoke and alcohol on him. Droplets of water dripped down his chiseled face. He was steaming with anger."Do you know that Jessica can't swim? Are you trying to kill her?" Lucas asked in a cold voice.His words were like knives, stabbing into my heart."I didn't push her," I said in a low but fir
Louisa's POVThe next morning, when I walked into the bedroom, Lucas had already gone. I went downstairs and saw Mrs. Farrow standing in the living room, glaring at me."Great, you're here. I was about to fetch you," Mrs. Farrow said. "The housekeeper is getting on a bit, so I sent her away this morning. Since you're here, I don't think we need to hire a new one. You know how to be a housekeeper, right? Your father said that you used to take a part-time job at the local Holiday Inn?""Where's Lucas?" I ignored her provoking question and looked around. "I want to know where my husband is.""My son's gone for a business trip with Jessica. I know he should take his newly married wife on a honeymoon trip, but what can I say? Maybe he's just not that into you." Mrs. Farrow tossed a mop and a bucket in my hands. "Now, start to move. Chop, chop. The floor doesn't clean itself."Then, she got closer to me and lowered her voice, "My son loves an obedient wife. You should get the gist of it, j
Lucas' POVI approached Louisa. I couldn't believe this tiny, pale woman standing in front of me was capable of doing something so mean to such an innocent girl like Jessica.To my surprise, Louisa didn't want to flinch.Her olive-colored eyes were filled with angery tears. But there wasn't any fear.Why isn't she afraid of me? I frowned and thought to myself. I saw thugs pissing themselves when they were confronted by me. Does she even know what I used to do for a living?"Tell me what really happened." I said in a low voice. "I've already told you what happened. You weren't listening." Louisa replied in a determined voice. "I didn't pour anything on Jessica. She was complaining about the tea I made and she poured the tea all over herself. I might be a lousy tea brewer, but I'm not a liar."Again. No fear.There are a lot of things about this woman that annoy me, but telling lies isn't one of them.As we were staring at each other, Jessica stepped in and said, "Oh, come on, Luke
Louisa's POVThe kettle should have hit Jessica right in the face, but Lucas blocked it with his arm. "Ahhhh!" Jessica screamed.She jumped up and down in pain, just like a panicked drenched monkey. Lucas was standing on her side, holding her arms. The concerns in his eyes angered me. So I raised my voice and said, "Don't you ever try to frame me again, bitch!" Then, I pushed the bodyguards away and walked off.The bodyguards automatically wanted to catch me, but Jessica's wailing kept them stalled. "You will pay for this!" she screeched. "Well, bring it on, bitch!" I shouted without looking back. I stormed upstairs into the bedroom and slapped the door, shutting the chaotic circus show downstairs behind my back.I had to use the pillow to cover my face to stop myself from crying out loud.What have I done to deserve this?! What have I done to them to make them treat me in this fucking way?! Feeling exhausted, I decided to take a hot bath to chill out a bit. Right after I