Chapter 1 Sick Marriage

A mixture of heavy panting and subdued groaning resounded in the bridal chamber.

"Kolton, let go of me..." Elyse Padilla smelled pungent perfume from the man. Her heart broke and hurt like hell.

On the wedding night, she waited till late hours in an impeccable white dress. What she faced was not happiness but a husband who returned from a nightclub.

Elyse was so angry and aggrieved that her eyes reddened. In her rage, she pushed the man away, pulled her clothes back on, sat up, and gnashed her teeth, "Go... wash it off."

Kolton Moody leaned against the head of the bed, indifferently wiped off the lipstick marks on his face, and scorned, "Stop pretending! You racked your brains to marry me. Don't you just want me in bed?"

Elyse had never expected him to think of her this way. Her delicate face turned pale, "The connection through marriage was Ford's decision. If you're unwilling, why didn't you reject it?"

"Stop pretending!" As if his sore spot were poked, Kolton abruptly leaned over and fiercely pinched her chin.

He looked fixedly at her delicate face, glistening eyes, and cherry lips that were bitten out of anger. She looked stunning from every angle. Any man would be enchanted by her beauty.

Who would have thought that a vicious soul was hidden under her gorgeous and proud appearance?

He clasped her jaw heavily till his knuckles turned pale, "Ms. Padilla, Everyone praises you for your wealth, power, innocence, and kind heart. The truth is that you're a scheming woman. If it weren't for you, Janiyah wouldn't have died."

Like poison needles, his words pricked her heart and soul.

"Janiyah Simon had a car accident. What has it got to do with me..." Elyse resisted desperately but could not move a bit. Her eyes were tinted with shocking scarlet, "Besides, I thought that you agreed to our marriage. Ford told me that you broke up with her..."

Kolton and she were childhood sweethearts. Before her feelings for him could see the light, another woman had been in his arms, and she gave up.

Then the patriarch of the Mood Family made a pledge of marriage and advised her sincerely. She thought that Kolton was willing and her love finally saw the light...

"Shut up! You're not worthy to mention Janiyah..." Kolton suddenly bore down on her and warned her ferociously like a beast, "If you didn't wreck our relationship, the car accident wouldn't have befallen Janiyah. You're a murderer!"

"Kolton, I... didn't expect that..." Elyse shook her head desperately. Hatred was seen burning in his eyes. In his mind, she was an unpardonable enemy. Without warning, her tears fell...

Great sorrow ensued great joy. Her mind a mess, she gibbered, "Why did you agree to our marriage in the first place? Since you're dissatisfied, we can... divorce..."

"Don't even think about it! You owe Janiyah your life, and I will avenge her through making your life a living hell."

Elyse trembled in pain. Fear and remorse got the better of her. She didn't want things to go on like this. Kolton hated her to the core.

Regardless of her explanation and groan, he turned her over, pinned her down on the bed, and covered her mouth tightly, "Shut up! Your voice makes me sick..."

Elyse felt a tingling sensation in her eyes and feebly endured the tearing pain. Her heart hurt a million times more than that.

Her dream marriage came to an end before it even began.

The man kept panting. The perfume from his body disgusted and humiliated her. All of a sudden, she felt dizzy and blacked out...