Chapter 5 Wedding Night

Windy slowly turned on her heels and walked over to the bed. It was a summer evening, but her body felt frozen. Tonight was their wedding night, yet her new husband was treating her so coldly and talking about divorcing her so soon after their wedding. A bitter smile appeared on her lips. Was there a more miserable bride in the world than her?

Little did she know that she had yet to see the true extent of Shawn's heartlessness. This was only the beginning.

The bathroom door opened, and Shawn walked out to see her curled up in bed. With a wicked smile tilting up the corners of his mouth, he sat down on the edge of the bed.

After throwing her a cold glance, Shawn grabbed at the thin quilt covering her body and pulled it off her. Then, he turned her over and loomed menacingly over her trapped form.

Shawn's sudden move knocked the breath out of Windy's lungs. As she stared up at him stunned, a large hand landed on her body.

An unintentionally seductive moan escaped Windy's red lips. With his disdainful treatment of her just a few moments earlier, this sudden about-face did not make sense. She didn't know what his action meant, but it was definitely not out of love.

However, if this were part of her duties as Shawn Yu's wife, then she would not turn him down.

Bending his head closer to Windy's, Shawn swooped down and inescapably captured her lips. This was the first time he had ever kissed Windy, and the sensation was completely different from kissing Carol. A slight frown marred his brow when he realized that he liked kissing her-a lot.

What was going on?

Shawn couldn't believe what he was feeling at that moment. He couldn't get enough of Windy's lips. Shouldn't he only feel this way when kissing Carol? Why now, with Windy?

His original plan was to insult Windy, and the kiss was meant to be both intimidating and provocative. His goal was to humiliate her, but he unconsciously found himself caught in this seductive web of physical intimacy, fascinated by the woman who was now his wife.

It was Windy's first kiss. It stretched out far longer than she expected, and, being the innocent that she was, she found it difficult to adapt to Shawn's touch. Soon, she started feeling woozy and out of breath, as if she were on the brink of dying from suffocation.

With some inexplicable reluctance on her part, Windy tore her lips away from his assault. Her action awakened his razor-sharp sarcasm. "Hey, weren't you enjoying yourself just now? Why are you hiding, then? Are you trying to refuse me? "

Windy fidgeted in discomfort under Shawn's glare. Then, she turned her head to the side, her face both sad and stubborn in her resolve to ignore him.

She knew that Shawn didn't kiss her out of love, but did Shawn really mean to embarrass her with his touch?

She have told herself not to mind what Shawn had done to her. Given that she had married him, she swore to look after his household well and tolerate everything when he was being unreasonable.

However, at that point, Windy felt she was only holding back her husband.

If Shawn failed to accomplish his goal, he wouldn't let go of Windy.

A sneer appeared on Shawn's lips. He stared at Windy's fair face and complicated expression, and disgust flashed in his eyes. "Windy, you are being so presumptuous!"

Windy's eyes widened and flew up to Shawn's in astonishment. How could he accuse her of that? His words left her speechless.

As it turned out, she was nobody but a shameless woman in his eyes.

"Am I wrong?" Shawn coldly asked, an eyebrow raised sardonically. Other than that, his handsome face seemed like a cold, blank mask.

Windy clenched her fists and sat up from the bed. He already thought the worst of her anyway, so she would show him what those words actually meant.

"You are right. I am." Windy desperately tried to quash the pain in her heart and flashed a small, self-mocking smile. Then, in the next moment, she looked at him from beneath her eyelashes and then slid her arms around his neck as she pulled him down to her to kiss his thin lips.

Shawn's whole body froze on top of her.

It was starting to become a Herculean task to resist Windy's bold behavior. A sensation just like being electrocuted raced up and down his body, making his hackles rise.

Damn it! He really shouldn't feel this way toward this woman!

The last of Shawn's sanity reminded him that he was in love with another woman and not with the one in front of him. Carol was the one he loved, while this woman was the one who drove a stake between them. He was supposed to hate her!

Shawn's dark, unreadable eyes suddenly became shuttered and cold. Carelessly, he pushed Windy away and drawled sarcastically, "Windy, I really underestimated you!"

Each word was like a sharp knife plunged into Windy's heart. It seemed to her that Shawn had an even lower opinion of her than she had originally thought.

"You know me now, but don't you think the knowledge came too late?" Windy asked, a tempting smile playing on her lips. Suddenly, she said in a strong voice, "Oh, no, it's not too late, but it's useless for you to know me because I will never allow you to be with my sister. I'm the only woman who can stand beside you!"

Windy's words were like fuel to a raging flame. The worst thing had happened to him-he did not marry the woman he loved, and the woman before him was being so arrogant about her new status. It was unbearable.

All of a sudden, Windy felt an unyielding pressure around her neck, making her eyes roll up involuntarily and making her breathing nearly impossible. So, did Shawn really want to get rid of her this way?

With a grim face and his chest heaving, Shawn tightened his grip on Windy's neck with one hand, his knuckles turning pale because of the pressure. He emphasized each word as he spoke in his low, powerful voice, "Windy, you think too highly of yourself. As long as I said no, no one can threaten me."

Of course, Windy believed Shawn's words. It was the truth-no one could force him to do anything that he didn't want to, but she was an exception to that rule.

Oddly, Windy felt no fear even in the face of Shawn's terrible cruelty. She goaded him, "You really should use this chance to strangle me now, or else I won't let you and my sister get what you so desperately want."

"Humph!" Shawn sneered. His grip around her neck tightening ever so slowly, he replied to Windy's provocation, "Do you really think I wouldn't dare? Try me!"