Lucian’s eyes gleamed with disdain. The Pearson family was now in near shambles, but Aubree somehow still had the nerve to go out and party as if nothing had ever happened. Who could guarantee that she hadn’t done the same in the six years that she had been with him?
He saved the pictures and forwarded them all to his mother without explaining anything. He felt the pictures already spoke for themselves and Sonya would understand him well enough.
After that, Lucian finally called Roxanne like he had been meaning to and began talking about Estella to cover up the real reason he called.
Early the next morning, Aubree woke up in a hotel room. Her hangover made her head hurt, and she felt sluggish. When she opened her eyes, the unfamiliar surroundings that slowly swam into view caused her to frown in confusion.
She was about to get up and try to find out where she was when she realized with a shock that she was naked. Apart from that, her back and waist were also screaming in pain.
Her eyes widened in surprise and she pulled the blanket aside, only to find bruises and marks all over her body. It was clearer than day what had happened last night.
She gripped the blanket so tightly she could” feel her nails digging through the fabric as she sat in a panic. She couldn’t remember anything, not even the face of the man she had slept with last night.
The door suddenly opened right as her panic was beginning to eat her alive. She pulled the blanket up and wrapped it around herself tightly as she stared at the doorway defiantly, trying to act composed. A tall man walked into the room.
His handsome face lit up with an ambiguous smile when he saw that Aubree was awake. “I should have been there next to you. What a shame that I had to miss such a beautiful moment.”
As he spoke, he walked toward the bed and stood right next to Aubree. He narrowed his almond eyes in satisfaction, staring at Aubree admiringly as if he were reminiscing the events of last night. “It’s you!”
Aubree had a sinking gut feeling that the man in front of her was the one she had slept with last night. She gripped the blanket again, wishing she could disappear inside of it. “Who are you? Who sent you here?”
The man simply continued staring at her and licked his lips greedily as his eyes glinted coldly. “You don’t have to be so on edge around me, Ms. Pearson. I’m not someone who can be ordered around so easily. What if I was just. craving your beauty?”
Aubree stared at him with wide eyes, her expression full of distrust. “I don’t care what you are! Get out right now and forget everything. that happened last night or you won’t live to see. another day!”
The man shrugged almost regretfully and leaned down. The collar of his black button-up opened slightly and as he lowered his head toward Aubree, his toned chest began to show. slightly. His entire being radiated with nonchalance.
Even Aubree couldn’t take her eyes off of him.
“I would say I’m pretty easy on the eyes. Getting to sleep with me isn’t that much of a loss for you.” He tucked a finger under her chin and lifted it so that she was looking right at him. “You truly are a delicacy. I hope you won’t forget me anytime soon.”
As he spoke, his hand began to slide down Aubree’s neck, and he started to bend down until he was hovering right over her.
She snapped back to her senses and pushed his hand away with a scowl on her face. “Get out! Don’t make me repeat myself!”
The man chuckled amusedly at her angry look. and actually began to walk out. Soon enough, Aubree was left alone in the hotel room She began to look around her, trying to recall what had happened last night.
No matter how much she tried to make sense of her surroundings, she just couldn’t remember. what happened. She had assumed that someone had been hired. to assault her.
However, that man didn’t look like someone. who could be hired. In fact, he looked more like the one who would be doing the hiring.
Aubree felt a little more relieved at that. Maybe it really was just a drunk mistake. No matter what had actually transpired, she couldn’t stay here any longer.
Gritting her teeth against the pain radiating. from her waist, she got out of bed and was about to put her clothes back on when she heard the door swing open again. The man had returned. Aubree screamed in shock and quickly wrapped the hotel robe around her, glaring at him in rage.
He innocently held up the bag he was holding. “You must be exhausted after everything that happened last night, Ms. Pearson. I went to buy some breakfast for you.” Then, with a smirk, he continued, “I already saw everything you have to offer last night. Don’t bother covering up around me.” Aubree’s face was bright red with shame and anger. “Stop looking at me!”
He obediently turned around. Just a moment later, he turned back around and nonchalantly placed her breakfast on the table before beckoning for her to come and eat . Aubree only had time to properly tie the robe around herself. Still, she felt much more confident now that she was actually dressed.
“How do you know who I am?” she asked, looking at him cautiously. He rose an eyebrow. “It’s not that hard to figure out. Is there a single person in Horington who doesn’t know about you and Mr. Farwell?”
Aubree’s face contorted when the man mentioned her past relationship. “Shut up!” The man shrugged, unfazed, before laying her breakfast out for her. Aubree sat down with a frigid expression and began eating.
The fact was that whatever happened last night couldn’t be undone, and that man had already. told her that he knew about her and Lucian’s relationship.
She suspected that the worst-case scenario was that he wanted to take advantage of her when she was at her lowest. If this had happened in the past, she would never have let him get away with it. Now, however, she was beginning to think that he could be put to good use.
All it would take was just her body to win him over, and at this point in her life, there was nothing she wasn’t willing to sell out. The mysterious man’s aura and the hotel room. she was in both boasted his financial state.
Even if the Pearson family could no longer rise from the ashes again, she could still use this man to show Roxanne who she was messing with. Her expression softened, and she even began to form some semblance of a smile when she looked up at the man.
“What are you looking at?” she asked warily, noticing how the man would look at her occasionally from his phone. He frowned and said helplessly, “It’s company stuff. Imagine bothering me this early without even a good morning to be heard.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.