Haylee's POV:
"Get out from my house! You stupid bitch! Don't come back here! You're not my daughter anymore! Such an eyesore!"
I felt like that was the darkest day of my life. It was raining lightly and I was standing on the street right in front of the gatehouse looking at my furious mother. It was just a small old house inside the neighbourhood.
She turned her back on me and closed the front door leaving me outside without anything. I cried my heart out begging her to let me back in. I called her out so many times but the door won't open. She left me there in the rain, to die.
How did this day ended up so badly? This morning, my stepdad tried to molest me before I went to school. My mother had left the house earlier to do her cashier job at the supermarket. I was left alone in the house with my drunken stepdad. He was drinking last night.
The living room smelled alcohol as I walked past it to exit the house. But my stepdad grabbed my hand and dragged me to the dining table trying to take advantage of me. I was so scared of his action that I grabbed a porcelain plate on the table and hit it on his head. The plate was broken and there was some blood coming out from his head. He stopped what he was doing and touched his head. When he saw the blood in his hand, he turned into a beast and trying to attack me again violently.
Fortunately, I managed to run straight to the main door and left the house. I ran as much as I could towards the bus stop and luckily I managed to catch the bus I usually took to go to my high school.
I was completely unsettled the whole day at school. But I managed to hide my problems from my friends. None of them seemed to suspect anything. Actually, none of them knew how broken my family was.
My real dad died due to an accident when I was fifteen. We were real closed, that when he died I felt like my whole world was collapsing right before my eyes. My mother was devastated, she never worked when dad was still alive. So when he was gone, mom was put under pressure to try raising me alone. She did multiple jobs to feed the two of us. She was in her right mind until about a year ago when she met my stepdad.
They got married so suddenly and he moved into our home. That's when the nightmares happened. He was an abusive husband. He didn't want to work and he just kept my mother did all the things for him like he was a king. He drank beer a lot and he too managed to turn my mom into an alcoholic.
When I came back home from school, mom was already at home. She looked furious. Seemed like my stepdad called her to come home because I hit his head and cause it to bleed. Without asking me for an explanation, mom accused me of trying to seduce my stepdad. How could she? How could she do that to her own daughter that she had raised for more than sixteen years? Why couldn't she trust me?
She chased me out of the house immediately. I was still in my school uniform when she chased me out. She didn't give me anything. No money, no food, not even my school bag and no clothes. She did want me to die obviously.
Crying in the rain, with my mind almost gone insane, knowing that I was helpless, knowing that no one could save me, I just stood still there like a statue. Looking at the house that used to be a home for me, but not anymore.
At first, I thought that was the darkest day of my life. It did until I saw him there, walking closer towards me and stood erect right in front of me. I was so startled by his presence that I took two steps backwards to see the guy. But my vision was blurry due to the rain and because I was crying.
He was holding a black umbrella in his right hand, while his left hand was holding his cellphone. He stared at me intensely as if he was wondering why I cried so much.
"You're drenched," he said to me with his hoarse voice. Why did his voice sound familiar to me? Did I know this guy?
I carefully took a look at him. He was wearing a black Armani wool peacoat and matched it with black trousers. His noble temperance spread across the street as he took a step closer to me again. He covered me from the rain using his umbrella. He stood so close to me because he didn't want to be drenched by the rain too. He put his cellphone in his peacoat left pocket and scanning me from top to bottom, then to top again.
"Your eyes were red," he said again.
Without warning, his large hand reached my face and he wiped my tears away. He leaned his head closer to mine and examined my eyes. Strangely, his touch managed to comfort my heart. Within minutes, I stopped crying and suddenly my heart was invaded by various questions and uncertainties. Who is this guy?
Haylee's POV:Suddenly a cold breeze hit my face, my tears dried up and my vision became clear again. That's when I came to the realisation that the guy in front of me was not really a stranger to me.He was the hottest guy in our high school because of his good look, his broad shoulders, and his well-built body. Did I forget to mention it? He was also rich, but I didn't know how rich he was. He just looked rich from the way he dressed and acted.He was Nathaniel Anderson also known by his popular name 'Niel'. Niel was not just some typical rich boy who was dumb on the inside, wasting daddy's money sending him to school. No! Niel was the complete opposite. He was a smart kid and he was also very good at sports. The right word for him was 'Perfect Creature'. He was the complete package of a perfect creature."Why are you so sad to leave such an awful house? You should be happy," he said to me with his hoarse voice. To be honest, this was the first time tha
About half an hour later, they arrived at the mall. Haylee was embarrassed to get out of the car because she was totally drenched by the rain before. Her hair was wet and she looked miserable. But Niel forced her out of the car and dragged her around the mall. There were many eyes watching at them in puzzlement, Haylee was so shy that she just kept looking down all the time and let Niel led her way.He suddenly entered a luxurious clothes boutique. Again Haylee was hesitant to enter the shop, but Niel dragged her in."Good evening, Mr Anderson. What can I help you today?"A female shop assistant approached them in a hurry. She was smiling widely at them."Yes, Mary. Could you help this lady to find some clothes that suit her?"Niel talked so casually to the shop assistant as if he knew her before. Haylee was somewhat surprised. 'How could he call her by her first name? That shop assistant is obviously older than him.' She muttered in her heart, fee
Haylee blinked her eyes multiple times as if she couldn't believe what she just heard. Did he just say that he would buy her a house? 'This guy seems like having some split personalities. He wasn't like this when he was at school,' she thought.Niel dragged her out of the luxurious clothes boutique and then he stopped. He was scanning her again from top to bottom, then to top again."Right! You need some magic here," he said while pointing his finger to her face.He then dragged her to a beauty salon just three stores away from the clothes boutique just now. As usual, he entered the salon without hesitation and pulled Haylee inside too."Corry, help me with this one," He said casually to one of the men inside the salon. Apparently, this 'Corry' was the manager of the beauty salon."Mr Anderson, how rare! Who is this?" Corry asked with his face full of surprise."This is Baby Girl. I just came up with her cute name just now." Niel answered pl
Looking at Haylee that finally transformed from a miserable girl to a decent woman, Niel couldn't help but felt satisfied. He was scanning her again from top to bottom, then to top again."You're good now," he said and smiled at her.Haylee just stared at him in dubiousness. She too couldn't believe that she could transform so much in just hours. She then looked at her reflection from one of the glass walls of a store. She changed! She could hardly recognize herself."Do you have a cellphone?" Niel suddenly asked her.Haylee shook her head slowly. Niel straightened his body and with arms akimbo, he slightly frowned as he saw Haylee was shaking her head."Did your mom lost her mind?! Did she really try to kill you?! How can she just throw you out without anything?!" Niel was suddenly throwing a tantrum.Hearing him, Haylee's eyes started tearing. She looked down trying to hide her sad face. Niel instantly felt guilty as he saw her react
"Where are we going now?" Haylee asked in worried. "You know, that's the third time you ask me that question," Niel replied plainly. 'This girl is super insecure. Didn't I had brought her to the best place so far? You just wait. I'll show you the lakehouse. Can't wait to see your face if I throw the house key on your lap," He was thinking in annoyance. He drove towards the suburban area and about twenty minutes later, he entered a private area by going through a large electric gate. There was a big pavement road lead inside of the area and there was a lot of tall trees covering the pavement road from sunlight. He drove more further inside and at the end of the road, there was a big house made from glass and woods. The back of the house was built on a lake and the front part was built on the land. There was also a small guest house on the right side of the big house. Niel stopped his car. He was silent for a moment. He looked at Haylee who was silent t
Ben walked out of the lakehouse again and then after a while, he came in again bringing all those shopping bags that containing Haylee's clothes from the luxurious clothes boutique before. "Master, where should I put these?" Ben asked Niel. "Just put them in my room," Niel replied. "Your room?" Haylee and Ben asked in unison. "Yeah! I'm giving her my room. It's the biggest," Niel responded to Ben, but he's ignoring Haylee. Ben went straight to the master bedroom to put down the shopping bags. "Why should I sleep in your room?" Haylee asked with dissatisfaction, although her voice was still soft. She was always like that, she never raised her voice whenever she was angry or upset. She just showed them on her face. That's one of her nature. "Why do you think?" Niel's giving her a naughty look. Haylee's eyes got widened. She was mortified with the thoughts that came into her mind. 'Did he want to sleep with me?' Sh
Niel's POV:Today might be the darkest day of her life, but to me, it was the most wonderful day of my entire life. Haylee asked me before, why I was in front of her house this evening right after school. That's a long story for me to explain. So let's begin with some introductions of myself.My name is Nathaniel Anderson. I am the son of Meredith Hampton and William Anderson. My late grandfather, Frederick Anderson, wanted to unite the Hampton and Anderson families together so they could expand their business worldwide. Two business tycoons uniting together would bring a lot of fortune to both families for generations. That's what they wanted, but they failed.My mother, Meredith was betrothed to my father, William. They got married without love due to families pressure. Both families were expecting them to have a child, which would be the next heir for Hampton and Anderson entire fortune. That was supposed to be me.Meredith got pregnant a month after t
Haylee's POV: It was a weird dream. I dreamt that last night, mom chased me out from home. The hottest guy in my school, Niel Anderson came and took me away. He brought me to go shopping, and then he took me to his home. His house was big, I never stepped foot on a house that was as big as his house before. Then he bought me new books and school uniforms too. It was too good to be true. So, I'm quite sure it was all just a dream. Triiiiiiiiinnnnngggggg!!!!! What sound was that? It's so noisy! The sound got my head dizzy in an instant so I opened my eyes to see where the sound came from. Turned out it was just an alarm clock on the bedside table. I turned it off immediately while glaring at it with an annoyed face. How dare you wake me up from such a beautiful dream?! The clock showed six in the morning. That was still early, I usually got ready for school at six-thirty. So, I closed my eyes again, trying to take a nap. But wait! Why did my pillow feel