Drip. Drip. Drip. The water faucet was leaking again. The water soon started dripping down the sink again. The cell she sat in was cold. The basement was again without any lights and no heater was turned on to keep her from the freezing cold.
Belle Li sat on the cold and hard cement listening to the echoes of the wind outside. She closes her eyes and wish she could turn back time. Turn back to when she met her husband, Bruce Wang. Her love, her life, and her everything. Bruce Wang is one of the most successful and youngest man to own a multi-billionaire industry. The handsome dark figure of the latest covered magazine. Cold, brutal, and a tyrant.Belle, being a fool, fell in love with him. Only to know that he married her for her family’s fortune. He tricked her, lied to her, and stole everything from her. He stole their Li’s corporation, causing her grandfather to commit suicide. Then he murdered her parents. And her uncle went missing shortly afterward. She's pretty sure he is the cause of his disappearance as well.Creak the door swung open.Tap. Tap. Tap.Belle could hear the heels of a woman walking down the stairs of the basement.“Look at her. She’s so disgusting,” said the woman. It was Bruce’s mistress Yolanda Wu. She was dressed in all red. She have short black hair and bangs hanging over her forehead. She have an ovula face with brown eyes, and dark long lashes.“Humph. She can’t get any uglier than that.”Belle’s eyes widened. She was like this because of his mistress. His mistress cut her face up, starved her, and beat her up. She ended up with scars and bruises all over face and body because of his woman’s abuse. Belle, the once beautiful and talented young woman of the country is now an ugly scar woman.“Listen you b*tch! I’m pregnant,” said Yolanda.Belle wasn’t surprised. Bruce only touched her when he was intoxicated. Other than that, he would never hold, touch, or embrace her. Of course, it was only after their marriage that she found he was having affairs with other women. In their entire two years of marriage, he cheated on her numerous times. Now, he have chosen a woman to bare his child to inherit his company, and it’s this wicked woman. She’s the one to carry on his child.“Don’t you have anything to say?” asked Bruce who walked to her.Belle lowered head down.“Why even talk to her. She’s a mute now. She can’t answer you.”“Oh right. The acid she drank. It took out her voice,” smirked Bruce.The tears that stung behind Belle’s eyes fell silently.He pulled her hair and yank her to look at him. “Humph! Do you think you got the right to cry!” shouted Bruce.Belle looked at him with one of her good eye.This man whom she loved with all of her heart, and gave him everything she had, but it still wasn’t enough. He went out and destroyed her. Now, not only is she ugly, thin, frail, but voiceless and half blind.“Of course, you don’t! You don’t deserve a good life at all! Not after what you guys did to my family!”Belle shook her head.“YES! Yes, you guys did! You stole everything from my grandfather! Now this is redemption for what you’ve done! Your family and you deserve everything that have happened!” Bruce pushed her to the ground.She landed on the ground with a thump. Her face hit the cold floor with a loud bang.Bruce frowns as he saw blood coming from her forehead.Belle didn’t know what to say to him. For she knows that her family did nothing that he claims them of. He falsely accused them and hated them for no reason. He punished them and pushed them to the edge. He killed her whole family, wiping everyone that she loves. She clenches her fists tightly together.“Humph. Should have just killed her,” said Yolanda.“No. I want her to stay here. I want her to be miserable for the rest of her life,” said Bruce.Belle’s eyes widened again. She couldn’t believe that this man was planning to keep her here. In this dusty old basement and cold cell. Like a prisoner for the rest of her life. Never to see the sunlight just as he have the past two years. Locking her from the world. Torturing her and humiliating her.BOOM! The lightning struck loudly outside.“Come on, let’s get out of here. I’m getting nausea,” said Yolanda. She was faking throwing up.“What’s wrong?”“Nothing. It’s the pregnancy symptoms. You know, morning sickness.”“Oh. Then let’s get out of here.”“Yes. I don’t want any of this to affect the child.”“Okay.”“Let’s not harm the child’s growth by watching this miserable wench.”“Humph. You will live here, rot here, and die here,” said Bruce looking sternly at Belle.Belle coughed up some blood. She gasped at the amount of blood she spat out. All the torment she’s gone through have finally caught up with her. She’s finally dying. As she gasped for air she thought, “I wish I could turn back time to when I first met you, Bruce Wang. I would never let you hurt my family.” A tear streamed down her face. “I will never fall in love with you. I will never let you have my heart, body, or soul again.”“Belle?” questioned Bruce.Belle threw up some more blood and she laid herself gently on the ground.“Belle!” shouted Bruce. He ran to her.She frowned as to why she heard concern coming from his voice. But it couldn’t be for this man hated her. He humiliated her, tortured her, and destroyed her. There wouldn’t be a care coming from him. Looking at him, she slowly closed her eyes.“Belle…” said Bruce, in a panic voice.“So, this is how death feels like,” she thought. “It’s not as bad as she thought it would be. May the good angels from above grant me my wish.”“Mistress, your wish can be granted. You can go back to when it all started but be warned. For destiny won’t let you stray from him," said an angelic voice. “What?” groaned Belle. She could hear the beautiful voice softly whispers into her ear.“Your fate with this man is seal.”“I don’t care," she groaned back. "I just don’t want my family to be hurt by him." “Alright. Remember your agreement. Your wish is granted. Take care now.”Belle was reborn back to when she was seventeen and a half years old. During this time, she was getting into one of the best university in the country. Feng University was considered one of the most outstanding university in the country. It was placed in top ten university, nationwide. She will be meeting up with her old classmates and old friends at a dinner party tonight. This time she will cherish them and make sure to spend more time with them. She won’t let any moment go into waste. She won't let herself be distracted by Bruce Wang.Even though she was young, she was considered to be one of the smartest and talented young woman of the century. Wanting to make sure that she didn't let her family down again, she was going to strive to be the best. She wanted to live up to her grandfather's name. Never letting her parents down. Keeping them safe and protecting them. She was their number one priority.Belle stepped out of her room dressed in her most beautiful gown. She was excited
"What?" asked Yolanda, looking at Bruce. "Don't tell me you actually like that brat?" "Keep your comments to yourself," said Bruce. He continues looking at Bella. His head turned in her direction. His eyes secretly following her. He pretends to be in a conversation but he’s actually looking at her. Admiring her beautiful look. “Belle Li, you’re breathing takingly gorgeous,” he thought. When he first saw her coming through the gates, he nearly lost his breath at the sight of her. Her long dark hair drifted around her. Her beautiful v-shaped face outline her beauty. She was gorgeous with the makeup she had on. He could see that with or without any makeup she will still outshine any women in that party. She have milky white skin and her big blue eyes shimmer brightly. Her dark, thick, and volumize lashes made her big eyes even bigger. She was wearing a blue dress that hugged tightly against her slender body. For a girl, who is almost eighteen, her figures have already taken shape. She
NEXT DAY AFTER THE PARTY"Goodbye father, mother, and grandfather," said Belle waving to them as she got ready for school."Alright, Bella," said her mother.“Be good now," said her father.“Do well our beloved one,” said her grandfather George, kissing her on the forehead. "I love you guys. I will see you later," said Bella.They all nodded their heads at her.Belle walked out of the mansion and stepped into the car.“Oh, how she have grown,” said her grandfather.When she got to the university, she didn't see Lucy or Adam.“Odd, they should have been here by now,” thought Belle. She shrugged and continued on walking into the university. Belle walked around to the front of the university and found the one person she didn't want to see, Bruce Wang. "Why did I have to bump into him?" thought Bella. Bruce stared at her with his hands in his pocket. He smiled at her.Belle pretended not to see him and tried to walk past him. As she was about to cross him Bruce said something to her.
A few months went by. Bruce and Belle were in a lot of classes together. Even though Bruce is four years older than she is, because of her smartness she ended up with him in some of his classes. She find that he bothers her in almost every class. Rather it was putting gum on her seat, taking her book, or stealing her pencil, he did whatever he could to bother her. Belle, however, chooses to ignore him. She wasn't going to let his bullying bother her. She was just going to avoid him for as long as she could. She won’t let him distract her. In their previous life, Belle didn't remember him doing any of this at all. He didn't even try to get her attention. But why is he so different in this life?"Tomorrow is the competition," said Mr. Broom.Belle snapped out from thinking of her past. "I want you all to do your best,” continued Mr. Broom. Everyone nodded their heads.Bruce couldn't help but keep getting distracted by Bella's beautiful appearance. He finds it very entertaining as he
The next day the competition against the other universities started. Some of the nation’s best university gathered together at Feng’s University. There was a total of four universities going head to head. It was a furious competition as all the universities wanted to stand out. Every students and teacher stands to be the best of the best. Bruce won the subjects of mathematics, science, and business as those are the skills that he excel most in. Belle didn’t even bother to enter any of those subjects. As she knew that those were his greatest strengths. She knew that even if she went against him, she wouldn't win. Instead, Belle turned her attention elsewhere in the competition. She entered history and art, which she easily won over those subjects. Winning those subjects was a piece of cake for her. For the subject of computers, both of them were tied and got an even score."Wow! No wonder our university is considered to be one of the best,” said Adam. “Look, we got two of the top
MATURE CONTENT!BRUCE'S CHILDHOOD Bruce was not but a little boy. He was sitting on the ground behind a tall tree. He was hiding from his father after his beating. He didn’t want to see that man’s face that he called father. His face was bruised by his slap. His body was covered with whips and marks of his father’s physical abuse. He wished that they didn’t live in a life they are now. His father have become a drunk after they lost their family’s fortune. He uses the excuse of being intoxicated to beat him and his mother up. His father doesn’t even know that his anger was causing the drift among the family. Trying not to think anymore, he closed his eyes and went to sleep,It was late into the evening when he heard his mother sneaking around the garden. He frowned as she was acting suspicious. She was waiting for someone. Then all of a sudden, the gardener came out of the bush. Stephen Qin. He was a tall, blond hair, and blue eyes gentleman. He was in his early twenties. He had worke
WARNING! PHYSICAL ABUSE, ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION & FOUL LANGUAGESLAP!“Did you know?” asked Bruce’s father.Bruce didn’t say anything.“Master Wang, the madam have disappeared,” said Butler Stuart, running into the room.“When?”“I don’t know.”“When was the last time anyone seen her?”“One of the maid said that they saw her by the shed.”Bruce’s eyes widened as his mother truly abandoned him. She really didn't want him. She left him to be beatened by his father. She left him with to be with that other man. Escaping the cruel fate of being poor poverty. “Find her!”“Yes.”SLAP! Bruce’s father struck him hard across the face again.“I’m going to ask you again you little brat, did you know your mother was running away?” asked Bruce's father.Bruce looked at his father for the first time in the eye. “Yes.”“What!” gasped his father.“When?”“Two days ago.”“Two days ago?”Bruce nodded.“Why didn’t you say anything?”“What would you want me to say?”“You should have told me you knew your mo
A FEW DAYS PASSBruce, Wayne, and Yolanda were all walking up the stairs towards the library. There Bruce saw Belle. Belle was laughing and smiling with the other university's students."Wow, look at her. She's so popular among men. Even with the other universities students," sneered Yolanda.Bruce's fist clench tightly.As the other university students left, there was only Belle and Ethan left. Bruce continued on walking towards them. Wayne and Yolanda followed. Ethan was moving closer to Belle. Wayne cleared his throat as they came closer to Belle and Ethan.Belle turned her head and saw Bruce. Wayne and Yolanda were right behind him. Belle sighed. "Out of all places, Bruce just so happened to walk in on them," she thought. Belle remembered in their past life that Bruce had a huge misunderstanding with them and accused her of being unfaithful to him. Ever since then he treated her differently. Always acting like she was unfaithful. Acting like she cheated on him. He was pullin