When I woke up in the morning, I was alone. This was the first night when I slept soundly for a long time ago. Maybe it was because I fall asleep sensing another person’s presence. However, now I was relieved not to see Kang Xianliang here. Yesterday night we spent a lot of time speaking about random stuff, and I asked him not to show in front of my family when they visited me. My mom and Yan Si still had hostile feelings towards him.
Soon my mom opened the door of the ward and stared at me for a few seconds without saying anything. Then she put a hand in front of her face and started crying. I watched her dumbfounded, wondering why she acted like I was on my death bed, not just shot in the back with a bullet. Yan Si behind her left out a heavy sigh.
‘’My baby Luo, who dared to do this thing to you? It’s all this man’s fault.’’ She rushed towards me, hugging me tightly and pressing my head towards her chest. A few
The moon’s cold light illuminated the starry sky, making it a picture-perfect view. I stood on the deck of the ship, watching it while trying to extinguish the flame of worry in my chest. But no matter what I told myself. I was unable to remove the feeling of incoming doom. Maybe it was caused by the event I had to attend. It was an auction where people would bid for ancient relics. However, the host and the other guest weren’t people with ordinary backgrounds. They were people from the underworld, politicians with power, CEOs of high–priced companies and some historians. At first look, at least, but I doubted any innocent historian would attend an occasion like this. They mostly reminded me of devoted fanatics.‘’What are you thinking about?’’ A man’s hands wrapped around my waist while I was lost in thoughts. I lowered my gaze in disapproval and tried to free myself from his grasp.‘’What are y
As the night progressed, I felt how my headache was getting stronger. Not only this, my sight was hazy, and I wanted to puke. Was it because of the ship’s rocking? I never had seasickness before. I leaned my back on the chair and took a look at the host. The bid had risen to 5 million US dollars.Kang Xianliang was waiting patiently for Xavier. As Leonardo’s representative, he was carrying his money in a black suitcase which laid next to his leg. If I was correct, there were 10 million dollars in it. But, I had no room for doubt as I used my phone to check Leo’s bank account. Just a week аго one of his debit cards lessened with the exact same sum. So, it was only logical to assume he was going to use it for tonight’s bid. However, even if I was wrong, I doubted he would pay more than Kang Xianliang, this crazy b*stard. If Xavier brought more than twenty – five million for this relic, I was going to rename myself.‘&rsqu
I slowly woke up tied to a chair. The ropes dug tightly into the skin of my wrists and ankles. I was pretty sure I would have bruises by them. But, right not, this was my least significant problem. As things were unfolding, it looked like I was going to have the same fate as before. The only difference was that this time there wouldn’t be anyone to save me.The room was the same. This was the cabin of Xavier, but he was nowhere to be seen. His absence, however, didn’t put me at ease. I didn’t know how much time I was unconscious and whether he would be back soon. I could try to use the opportunity to free myself but remembering how angry he got when I tried to escape before and how crueller he would get because I angered him, I was too paralysed to act.Was this how it was going to end? What was the point of my travelling to the past if I would die anyway? Twice, in the same manner. When I agreed to the unknown woman's offer, I hoped I would manage to
If you want to read it, you can see it on Goodnovel Academy on Facebook or here https://www.goodnovel.com/book/31000004780-263089When I entered the seaside mansion, I tried to pull away from my thoughts from the earlier events and Kang Xianliang’s rude behaviour. After I saved him, he was nice to me, so I had forgotten his real self for a while and how unpleasant his personality was. It was my mistake to do it, and I would make sure not to forget ever again. Thinking about it would only ruin my Christmas Eve mood, which was unforgivable. I didn’t intend to look upset and grumpy when everyone else was happy.The living room was brightly lit and lively. The table was set with delicious meals, and there was an appetising turkey in the middle of it. I started salivating shamelessly like some barbarian who hasn’t seen food for days. I almost lost control over myself, but I managed to stay still using my last straw of will. However, when I saw the chocolat
After Christmas was over, my dad decided to stay in China for a while. He wanted to make sure my new now ‘boyfriend’ would not harm me. Because of the earlier events when Kang Xianliang killed CEO Fu and threatened Yan Si, my dad didn’t have a good opinion about him. I didn’t blame, though. Sometimes, Xianliang had really radical ways of solving his problems which I hated but was powerless to do anything about them. His demeanour was of a person who could reset the time if he made a mistake, and that’s why he didn’t care for anything.My thoughts were interrupted by a phone call. Speaking for the devil…‘’Let’s have lunch today near the company’s restaurant’’ His voice sounded very satisfied. I briefly wondered what miracle happened to make him so happy.‘’Sure, why not? I’m not busy at all, don’t have plans and have free time as much as I want,’’ I
Previously I wasn’t bothered by the lack of distance between us. However, as the look in his eyes changed after he was done saying these words, I suddenly wanted to rush away from the restaurant, the country and the continent. His black irises were beaming with a sense of possessives which gave me creeps. Noticing the fear, he didn't bother to hide the smile he put on his emotionless face.‘’Some women would die to be in your place.’’ I raised an eyebrow at that statement, unable to hold my incoming sarcasm.‘’Well, I’m ready to give my position any time of the day. Just tell me when. Oh, wait for just a second, you told me something like you wouldn’t let me go. Will you explain to me what the heck does that mean?’’ It wasn’t a smart decision to act so bold before him, but I was angry at his previous behaviour, and today he continu
When I came back to Yan’s mansion, I had managed to calm my stirred emotions. Being squeezed, yelled questions at and completely disregarded in terms of private space was an experience I didn’t want to repeat. At this moment, I thought I wasn’t a tiny bit envious of the famous actors and singers who had to deal with situations like that daily. They deserved a great level of respect for being able to cope with this sort of mental pressure. I decided to go into my room hoping that I would have some time for myself staring blankly at the ceiling. Then, hopefully, I would think of a way to resolve the new problem. Wishful thought, as I found out the moment I stepped inside.‘’Luo McCarner, how dare you to soil Yan’s name in such a disgraceful way?’’ Han Wei's yelling attacked my ears, scaring me to an extent to make me jump. I put an arm on my beating heart and glared annoyingly at her. The only thing missing among my problems was h
Ten or fewer minutes after Kang Xianliang ended the call, somebody knocked on my door. After giving my permission butler Che entered with eyes brimming with compassion. If that wasn’t a bad sign…‘’Young Miss, the Old Master wants to speak with you in his study.’’ Goodness Gracious, after Han Wei, now my grandfather wanted to reprimand and lecture me. Grumbling inwardly, I followed the butler to the study on the first floor. I hadn’t been there much. When Yan Si and I were children, I used to hide in this study while playing hide and seek. It was my secret place until the moment my grandfather caught me hiding behind his desk. He got angry like a leprechaun whose gold had been stolen and punished me to not go out of my room for three days. Since then, my foot never stepped there. This would be my first time in years going inside the study.After grandfather let us in, Butler Che bowed politely and left the room, leaving me alo