Chapter 2 Can't You Stop Thinking So Sleazily

We talked a lot, and my elderly godfather's eyes turned red when he learned that my mother had passed away ten years ago.

His parched lips trembled for a long time before he managed to say sadly, "Yes, it was ten years ago that the monitoring device I implanted in my daughter's body lost its signal."

At that moment, he was merely a father who had lost his daughter.

"I remember my mother mentioning that I have a marriage agreement?"

"Don't worry, my dear. If you don't want to marry, no one can force you."

"No, I am willing to marry. But first, help me take control of the Haynes Group," I replied calmly.

My grandfather Zayne's eyes widened. "What's the point in running a company? If you want to make money, I have plenty of profitable businesses for you."

"Grandfather," I said, my eyes burning with ambition in the video, "don't you want to create a powerful business empire that bridges both worlds?"

Zayne paused, then burst into laughter. "Alright! Then get ready, the wedding will be held in a month."

A month later? My heart ached again.

That was supposed to be the day Caden and I would get married.

I returned to the mansion the next morning.

As I approached the door to my room, a pungent smell of medicine wafted out, and a sense of foreboding arose in my heart.

I quickly pushed the door open.

Inside, the sunlight was blocked by heavy curtains, and the bedding on the bed was piled high, outlining two human figures.

Instantly, blood rushed from my feet to my head, and I yanked the covers away.

"Oh!" Lola curled up, her cheeks flushed, her nightgown so thin that shadows of her body could be vaguely seen.

Caden was startled awake by the scream. When he saw me, his face turned pale, and he rolled off the bed, buttoning his clothes in a panic.

I was so angry that I picked up the vase next to me and threw it at him. Caden was very agile, and he dodged by turning his head. The vase exploded on the wall next to his ear.

The sound of the explosion made Lola scream again.

I grabbed a fruit knife and pointed it at the noisy Lola, frowning with irritation. "Shut up."

The scream abruptly stopped, and Lola stared at me with wide eyes, like a duck caught by the neck.

Caden raised his head, shards had cut his cheek, and blood oozed out.

Yet he only looked at me, his expression earnest. "Molly, nothing happened between us."

"Well?" I regained my composure, masking my inner pain with a smile. "Then what were you two doing in my bed?"

"Molly, you really misunderstood." Lola clutched the blanket, tears glistening in her eyes. "You disappeared last night, and everyone was worried. Caden and I searched for you all night, and later, I got a fever. Caden brought me back... and then..."

"And then you ended up in my bed?"

"Molly!" Caden raised his voice. "Can't you stop thinking so sleazily?"

Sleazy?

I looked at the two of them in disarray and couldn't help but sneer.

On the day we confirmed our relationship, he decisively fired his female secretary of five years.

While other rich kids were out with beauties, drinking and racing, he conducted business with video calls on, just to reassure me.

Others joked about him being under the thumb, and he seriously said, "Molly doesn't control me. I'm just afraid she'll misunderstand."

He once said that a wise man would always avoid risky situations.

Now he was lying in bed with Lola, yet he claimed I was thinking too sleazily.

I wiped away the tears. "What's there to fear? Even if you did have sex, you're already engaged. And you, Caden, after last night, there's nothing between us anymore."

Ignoring Caden's pale face, I walked straight to the dressing room and changed into a smart outfit.

I had more important things to do.