At Papal Basilica of Saint Peter, a grand wedding was about to be held.
"Why hasn't the bridegroom come yet? Has he changed his mind? "
"In my opinion, it's normal that no one wants such an ugly woman!"
The guests whispered all the way, completely ignoring the bride's pale face when she heard it.
Clenching the corner of her clothes, Erin Xiao huddled herself up in a corner. Her eyes darkened, but she recovered in an instant.
She couldn't think so. She had been engaged to Jacob Meng since childhood. The two grew up together. No one knew him better than her.
With this thought, Erin immediately went back to the dressing room of the hotel to get her phone. She didn't believe that Jacob would break his promise. He had said that he would definitely come today!
On their way back, the corridor was quiet. The sound of high heels stepping on the ground was particularly clear. When she passed a room, there was a strange sound inside.
With every step, the sound became clearer. At this time, the person in the room seemed to say something, and the familiar voice startled her. Out of curiosity, Erin quietly pushed the door open with her fingers.
The light was so ambiguous that the two people on the bed didn't notice the outsiders at all.
Erin looked up and was stunned for a moment. She could clearly see the man's side face! It turned out to be Jacob and Erin's half-sister!
Erin stared at the two figures, hoping that she had seen it wrong.
At this time, a scream came from the room. They noticed her, and Jacob was shocked to see her.
Wiping away the tears that were about to fall from the corner of her eyes, Erin walked into the room with a pale face. Her eyes swept over the two of them, and finally fell on Jacob.
She laughed at herself, "Today is our wedding."
But what did she see? The man she trusted most was with her sister... ...
"Erin, let me explain..." The man's anxious tone displeased the woman. Holding the man's arm, Emma Xiao shook her head at him and said gently, "Let me explain to my sister."
Emma had put on her slip dress, and the faint marks on it irritated Erin.
Pulling Erin aside, Emma suddenly changed her guilty look and laughed wildly. She whispered in Erin's ear, "Erin, you are so ugly. Don't you should have a little self-knowledge? Do you really think that Jacob likes you? How ridiculous! "
Erin touched the bruises on her face instinctively and felt embarrassed for a moment.
And the culprit was still saying, "Jacob has always told me that your engagement was just a joke in your childhood, but you have always taken it seriously. He feels disgusted with the thing on your face. Do you know that?"
"Clap!"
Without hesitation, Erin raised her hand and slapped Emma across the face. Her palm was burning, and her face was full of anger. She said coldly, "So you shamelessly stole my fiance?"
The footsteps outside the door were getting closer and closer. A man and a woman came in and saw the scene that Erin beat Emma. Hearing the noise, Jacob also came out of bed.
"Jacob, I've explained it to my sister, but she said she wouldn't forgive me. And..." Emma lowered her head, revealing the red marks on her face more clearly.
"Bitch, how dare you hit my daughter? I'll kill you!" The middle-aged woman angrily walked towards her.
Erin lowered her head with a self-mockery smile and a slap hit on her face.
"Get out! I don't have an arrogant daughter like you! " The man pointed at the door angrily.
Erin acted as if she didn't hear him. She looked up at Jacob, trying to see the trust in her, but there was nothing...
Holding Emma's body, Emma's parents tried to comfort Emma. Erin wanted to laugh, but tears ran down from the corners of her eyes wantonly.
She left alone, leaving two slap marks on her left and right faces.
The wedding hall was full of hustle and bustle, and there was only a small corner. The woman looked at everything above like an outsider. Except her embarrassment, it was so beautiful and harmonious.
The man was handsome and the woman was lovely. They were a perfect match in everyone's eyes.
Erin was forced to take off her wedding dress. But now, the thing she thought would bear the happiness of her whole life was put on Emma!
Tears were welling up in her eyes. Erin raised her head and tried to hold the tears back. She choked with sobs and forced a smile. Then she turned around and left in the best posture.
On the stage.
The man, who was making a vow, saw a thin figure, he felt a little pity. Beside his ear, Emma's sweet voice was reminding him in a low voice.
Jacob withdrew his gaze and glanced at the woman in front of him. He smiled gently and answered, "Yes, I do."
Since the mistake had been made, he had to be responsible for it!
However, he made Erin feel wronged.
The night was full of hustle and bustle in the city. Erin stood at the door of the bar and laughed at herself. In the past, Jacob said that the people who went to the bar were all bad girls. Since then, she avoided such places.
But today, she wanted to get drunk and be the bad girl mentioned by Jacob!
One after another, the bar counter was filled with empty cups. Even so, her heart was still filled with sadness.
She looked at the scarlet liquid in the glass and saw several people walking towards her through the reflection of the glass. Her heart was in a mess. She hurriedly grabbed a mask and put it on, feeling very sad.
"Beauty, how about I buy you a drink?" The man in the lead was average looking, but he always had a sense of ruffian, and his dressing was not mainstream.
Erin pretended to be calm and looked back. The man seemed to be followed by several subordinates. Sensing that something was wrong, she immediately wanted to leave. "No, thanks."
Her wrist was grabbed.
"Beauty, don't leave in such a hurry. You have such a good temperament. Why do you have to wear a mask?" The man grabbed Erin's hand. Erin shook him away.
"It's none of your business!" She replied coldly.
Her wrist was tightly grasped, and she struggled hard to resist, but she did not know that the man was looking at this opportunity to take off her mask. "Damn it, it turns out to be an ugly!"
The mask was thrown away. Erin wanted to cover her face subconsciously, but it made the man more disgusted. The man ordered his men to surround her.
She looked around helplessly for help, but no one paid attention to her. No one even looked at her. She grabbed her collar and her heart contracted.
Someone began to kick her and she fell to the ground. There was a burst of pain in her body, and those people stepped on her without stopping.
Erin covered her face and lay down on the ground. After a long time, those people finally stopped and left. As soon as she moved, her hands and legs hurt and the pain pulled her whole body. She took a deep breath.
She suddenly chuckled, unscrewed the two bottles of wine on the bar counter and poured them into her throat. Cold liquid slipped into her throat, and she was choked and coughed violently.
When Erin arrived at the hotel, she was about to take out the room card, but the door was pushed open. The room was dark, and her weak body staggered into the room. After closing the door, she threw the wine bottle aside and walked towards the double bed.
Lying comfortably on the bed, Erin opened her big hands and suddenly touched something as hard as a wall. She opened her eyes and turned her body. Suddenly, her eyes met a pair of sharp eyes.
"It's a man, huh?" She suddenly turned over, completely unaware of the man's impatience.
Her white, tender fingers inadvertently touched his chest. With a smile on her face, Erin raised her head and took a slight breath at the man. The drunkenness mixed with the unique scent of the woman rushed into the man's nose.
A hint of surprise flashed through Aaron Tang's eyes.
"Woman, do you know what you are doing?" Aaron Tang grabbed her wrist rudely and said in a low and unpleasant voice. It was just a strange woman, but she could easily arouse his desires, which confused him.
The uneasiness in the air was constantly flowing, and as time passed, it became more and more intense.
Erin smiled and rubbed her head against his chest. Her voice was pleasant to hear. She said softly as if she was playing a spoiled child with her lover, "I'm teasing you!"
The drunk woman was different from usual. She was so drunk that she was in a daze. When she saw the man, she remembered the scene that made her heart ache this morning. So she wanted to have a try subconsciously. Was it possible that all men avoided her and disliked her so much?
Was it because of the bruises on her face that she didn't deserve love?
Her coquettish voice came into his ears with a sense of limpness and numbness. The man pulled the woman down with one hand and said coldly, "Get out!"
However, he couldn't get rid of the woman on his body no matter how hard he tried.
Erin tightly held the man's strong waist, pouted and shook her head unhappily. "No, I don't want to go. Don't drive me away..."
Her restless movements made the man even more impatient. At this moment, the self-control that Aaron was proud of collapsed. He said in a low and hoarse voice, "I've given you a chance. Since you choose to stay, don't regret it!"
The next day, a beam of sunshine shone on the ground, shining on the woman's delicate and red face. The dazzling light made her frown, and the next second, she slowly opened her eyes.
As soon as Erin opened her eyes, she saw a handsome and extraordinary man lying beside her. He was so handsome that he could make others fall in love with him at a glance.
Her brain went blank at once, and her head ached. The next second, the memory rushed into her mind. When she captured that she was drunk and dared to sleep with a strange man, she was still flushed.
It was too, too embarrassing...
She just ran away
When the man woke up and found no one on the bed, his deep eyes flashed with displeasure. Beside him, there was a faint fragrance of the woman, which was always lingering in his nose.
After taking a shower, he opened the door. A man who looked like an assistant was standing outside. He ordered coldly, "Find out who the woman was last night!"
The assistant was stunned for a second and raised his head. When he saw the scratch like thing on the boss's neck, he immediately widened his eyes. The good professional quality made him recover to his original state in the next moment.
He really wanted to know who dared to bully his boss who always been indifferent to women.
In the Xiao family's house.
As soon as Erin stepped into the hall, a harmonious sound in the living room was suddenly interrupted.
Erin paused and went upstairs.
"Stop!" Her stepmother shouted behind her.
"You didn't come back last night. Where did you go?"
The sound was louder and louder.
Her slender arms clung to her clothes. She clenched her fists and lifted her feet. The clothes on her shoulder was grabbed and she fell back.
"You bitch! What are these marks on your body? Did you go to find a man when you were lonely last night? "
Her eyes followed Erin's collarbone without scruple. Her foster mother, Ivy Su, raised her newly manicured nails and poked them hard at Erin's collarbone. Her eyes were contemptuous and disgusted, and her words were mean and arrogant.
"Is that enough? If that's enough, I'll go upstairs! " Erin moved the fingers of her foster mother away from and said in an indifferent tone, but fear had already appeared in her heart.
The noise finally attracted a man and a woman in the living room. "Erin, you are such a poor woman that no man wants. I am really curious which man is so blind that he is willing to touch you?"
At the mention of that man, Erin's heart sank. Her face became more and more gloomy.
Seeing the marks on Erin's body, Emma looked at her with disdain and complacency. But when she turned her head, she changed into another look. She frowned and said sadly, "Sister, even if you don't forgive me, you can't indulge yourself like this. Both I and Jacob are worried about you."
As soon as Emma finished speaking, a cold smile appeared at the corners of Erin's mouth. "Are you worried about me? Really? "
"Erin, what's wrong with you? You weren't like this before..." The man who had been standing aside silently said in a deep voice, looking at her with undisguised sigh.
"You are the last one who has the right to scold me!" Erin was good at disguising herself. No one could see how sad she was. With a disdainful smile, she rolled her eyes at Jacob.
After saying that, Erin slammed the door and left.
The night was so cold.
Chloe Yu gave a set of pajamas to Erin and went into the room. After taking a shower, Erin lay on the bed and couldn't fall asleep.
Chloe was Erin's college classmate and also a good friend in the same dormitory. Chloe came from a poor family, and Erin would try her best to help Chloe if there was anything.
This time, Erin had no choice but to come to Chloe. Although she didn't want to cause any trouble, she was homeless after leaving the Xiao family!
It was late at night. Erin tossed and turned, ready to go to the bathroom.
There was a dim light in the living room. Before Erin approached, she heard someone talking.
"Ha ha, she is really ugly. If it weren't for her family's money, I wouldn't care about her. She really thinks she's my friend! How shameless she is! " Chloe was so excited that she didn't notice the figure behind her.
"So you have always regarded me as an idiot?" Erin's face was hidden in the darkness, and her expression could not be seen. The dim moonlight made her face particularly gloomy.
Chloe was startled and threw her phone out. She immediately turned around and saw Erin. She couldn't help but get angry, "What are you doing? Why do you come here to scare me at midnight?"
When Chloe raised her head, she saw the tears in Erin's eyes. Chloe pulled her lips stiffly and asked with concern, "What's wrong with you?"
After a while, Erin didn't answer.
"Enough. I heard everything." Erin choked with sobs. She didn't expect that in Chloe's eyes, she had always been an idiot, just because her family had a little money, and she was willing to help in times of crisis.
Hearing this, Chloe didn't pretend anymore, revealing her ferocious and disdainful face. She looked at the ugly face of Erin in disgust, and tried to hold back her disgust. She sneered. "Since you heard it, I won't pretend any more. Get out! What a disgusting thing! How dare you stay at my house without money! "
Chloe rolled her eyes and grabbed Erin's arm to drag Erin away.
With a loud rumble outside, small raindrops began to fall from the sky.
When Erin was pushed out of the door, the door slammed shut ruthlessly. She collapsed to the ground, with her hands around her knees. The wind and rain floated in, and she shrank into a ball of cold. Even so, it wasn't far cold than in her heart.
Erin walked on the street step by step with difficulty. The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Her thin body was almost unable to stand steadily because of the wind, and her teeth were trembling with cold. Erin held her arms, and her sight was getting blurred.
The last bit of her strength was sucked out, and she fell down. Her body smashed the water splashing. Before she closed her eyes, she saw a car not far away driving towards her with dazzling light.
When Erin woke up again, it was already dawn and the surroundings were as bright as daytime. She touched the edge of the bed, her lips trembling and her head swelling. She frowned tightly and her eyes half closed. "Water..."
A big hand held her up, and her hand was stuffed with a glass of warm water. Before she could think about it carefully, the dryness of her lips and throat made her immediately pour the water into her throat, and her throat was somewhat wet.
Holding the cup in her hand, Erin turned her head and said, "Thank you..."
The last word was swallowed into her stomach. She subconsciously swallowed and rubbed the edge of the cup. Her eyes were slightly open. She looked around and was surprised.
Aaron was calm. He glanced at her with his deep eyes and said," I saved an unlucky girl last night."
Erin thought deeply that she did see a car yesterday when she was in a coma. It turned out to be him.
Pursing her lips, Erin murmured, "You are the unlucky one."
"How do you repay me?"
Erin was drinking water when she heard this. Suddenly, she sprayed it on the man's clothes.
His white shirt was stained with a large amount of water. She was embarrassed for a few seconds.
Looking at the man's darkened face, Erin finally came to her senses. She immediately pulled a few tissues to wipe the man's clothes. When her fingertips touched the warm body, she suddenly felt embarrassed.
Subconsciously, she withdrew her hand, but her wrist was grabbed by a big hand, which pulled her hand all the way to his chest. The sound of heart passed through her palm to her ears, heart, and even every part of her body.
"Umm?" The man raised his voice at the end, which was very low, and the smooth sound like a cello slowly flowed into her ears.
Erin shook her head and immediately shook the strange feeling out of her mind. She wriggled and struggled, and at the same time, she said with a wry smile, "I can't repay your great kindness, but..."
But she could repay him in her next life.
"Marry me?" Before she could finish her words, the man continued. He raised the corners of his mouth evilly and grabbed the woman's wrist more tightly, closer to his heart.
Erin's face flushed immediately. Although it was her who took the initiative last time, she was drunk. When she was with Jacob, they hadn't even had a basic touch.
Now she realized that she was just flattering herself.
A broad hand suddenly appeared on Erin's chin, and the rough touch between his palms constantly rubbed her skin. The man slowly lowered his head and got closer to Erin.
There was a refreshing smell of the man and her fragrance in the air.
Erin opened her eyes wide but she closed them subconsciously when she saw the approaching figure.
After a long while, her chin was wiped by the man's hands. She opened her eyes and realized that it was just the man who wiped the water stains off her chin.
Her eyes inadvertently met the man's. She couldn't see his deep eyes clearly. Perhaps he was mocking her for being too narcissistic.
As soon as Erin lowered her head, she was lifted up by two fingers and the man's cold lips pressed against hers.
The coldness made Erin shiver. She fastened her shirt instinctively, but the man opened her legs.
She pursed her lips, tightened her legs, and said with difficulty, "I'm so ugly. How could you do it? How hungry are you?"
The man paused and suddenly raised his head. His deep eyes stopped at her tearful eyes for a few seconds.
Her look softened the man's heart.
Erin looked down. The man strode out of the room.
Somehow, when the man left, she was a little disappointed. He might not want to face her. After all, she was so ugly.
Erin lifted the quilt and went downstairs. When she passed by the stairway, the maid just came up. The maid was stunned when she saw Erin, and Erin's messy look fell into the eyes of the maid.
The maid said jealously, "Someone finally knows to leave? Do you still want to stay in this villa so that you can seduce our young master? "
Erin felt a sting in her heart. She looked down at herself, pursed her lips and said nothing.
"Who gave you the courage to humiliate her?"
A deep, calm and powerful voice came over. The maid shrank in panic and looked at the man coming over. She glared at Erin.
"Mr. Aaron, I was just kidding with Miss Erin." The maid was terrified.
"You don't have to come here tomorrow!" The man walked past the maid coldly. His tone was emotionless, and there was only an attitude that could not be refused.
The maid asked instinctively, "Why?"
Aaron held the trembling Erin in his arms, said coldly, "You have humiliated my woman. Do you think I will let you continue to stay?"
"Get out!"
There were only two people left in the living room. Erin twisted her body and said unnaturally, "It's not good."
She thought the man was just kidding.
"What if what I said is true?" Aaron held her tightly in his arms, not allowing her to move at all. His charming eyes were slightly raised, which seemed to be flirting.
Strangely, it was not a big deal for the man to see her ugly face. On the contrary, sometimes he felt that this little woman was a little cute.
"You want to keep me as your mistress?" Erin laughed in anger, but the sadness in her heart increased.
"Yes." The man said a simple word without any emotion, as if he was talking about an insignificant thing.
The mockery at the corners of Erin's mouth appeared. "You let me know your special taste again. It's really weird!"
Erin pushed the man away with all her strength and strode away, fearing that there was a monster behind her.
Standing outside the villa, Erin took a deep breath. The oppressive atmosphere had disappeared. She was not relaxed at all, but felt a little depressed.
Her phone was vibrating in her bag.
"Miss Erin, are you the family of the patient, Ethan Yang?"
"Yes."
"The medical fees of the patient have been suspended yesterday. You know, the patient's physical condition is not very good. If the treatment is cancelled rashly, the probability of the patient's waking up will be greatly reduced..."
Erin couldn't hear clearly what the other end of the line said, and there were a few words wandering in her ears.
After pleading the nurse to give her one day more, Erin hailed a taxi angrily back to the Xiao family.
When she returned, the Xiao family was preparing lunch. Ivy sat elegantly on the sofa, with the latest fashion magazine in her hand and a cup of coffee in her other hand.
"Did you stop the medical fee of Ethan?" Because of anger, Erin raised her voice.
Ivy holding the coffee was suddenly shocked. Her fingers trembled, and the hot coffee flowed down the back of her hand, making her gasp in pain.
"You're such a bad girl. Let's wait and see. I'll teach you a good lesson later!" Ivy called in a servant and applied the ointment to her hand. Only then did the pain on her face relieve a little.
Glancing at the expression on Erin's face, she smiled complacently, "I stopped the treatment. Since you are useless to me, why should I waste money on a vegetable?"
Yes, she had been engaged to Jacob since she was a child, which had played an important role in the Xiao family's business. Now, this despicable mother and daughter had taken her fiance away.
Now, she was just a useless chess piece for the Xiao family.
"Why did you stop the medical fees without permission? My father..." Erin stared at Ivy angrily.
"You are too naive. Do you really think he doesn't know?" Ivy covered her mouth and laughed harshly.
Erin clenched her fists. At this moment, her eyes were full of hatred and bloodthirsty light.
Ivy was a little scared, but the next second, a woman suddenly rushed out from the stairway and quickly flashed to Erin's side, slapping Erin in the face.
"Get out! You are not welcome here!" Emma wore a long dress and delicate makeup, but her ferocious expression was totally different from her appearance.
Ignoring herself swollen cheek, Erin sneered and raised her hand, about to fight back.
A slender hand caught her wrist. Emma raised the corners of her mouth arrogantly. "No matter in the past, now or in the future, you can't be my opponent!"
While she was thinking about what Emma meant by saying that, her wrist was gently pulled and Emma fell to the ground. Emma's head hit the corner of the glass table and a blood streak was scratched.
Emma sobbed in a low voice. If Erin didn't know what was going on, she would have been deceived by Emma's look.
Seeing this, Ivy walked over and pushed Erin. She glared at Erin angrily.
"Sister, I know it's all my fault. As long as you can calm down, I don't care no matter how painful I am." Emma stood up from the ground and suddenly grabbed Erin's wrist, pinching Erin's hard when Erin was not noticing.
Erin took a deep breath and instinctively shook off Emma's hand. Although she didn't use much strength, Emma fell to the ground with a loud bang. Before she could be stunned, a figure quickly ran past her.
The man picked up Emma, and he felt sorry for Emma. Then he glared at Erin.
"Erin, why did you become like this? Even if Emma and I feel sorry for you, you shouldn't hurt her again and again! " He scolded Erin harshly.
The words on the tip of Erin's mouth turned into a sneer. "What if I say that I didn't touch her? Will you believe me? "
As soon as she finished speaking, she said to herself with a little sarcasm, "That's right. You and I grew up together, but I am still not as attractive as the beautiful face."
After all, it was her wishful thinking. That day, when Emma told her that the man she loved had always disliked her appearance, she deserved to die, or she wouldn't end up like this.
Seeing that Jacob was a little softhearted, Emma's eyes were filled with viciousness. She raised her head, with tears in her eyes. She gently tugged at the corner of the man's clothes and said, "Jacob, it hurts..."
"Will I be disfigured? My sister said that she would let me never use this face to seduce you again..." Suddenly, Emma stopped talking and covered her mouth, like a child who had done something wrong.
When Jacob's eyes fell on the wound on Emma's forehead, the hesitation in his heart disappeared, and anger welled up in his heart. He said straightforwardly, "I've always been too stupid. I thought you were ugly but kind-hearted, but you let me know that you are not only ugly in appearance, but also ugly in heart!"
His words were like a knife cutting Erin's heart. Erin covered her painful heart and watched Emma complacently leaning against the man's chest.
After a long while, Erin said in a trembling voice, "Since Mr. Jacob hates me so much, I have nothing to do with you, Mr. Jacob!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around and left decisively. She was afraid that the tears at the corners of her eyes would be seen, and she was more afraid that Jacob would mock her.
Along the way, Erin collapsed on the bench in the park, with tears on her face dry. As the wind blew, the coldness rushed to her feet.
She sighed helplessly. Now that she had a quarrel with the Xiao family, and with Jacob...
What about the medical fees of Ethan? She began to blame herself for being too impulsive, but now she couldn't return.
When she was sad, her phone buzzed in her bag.
It was an unknown phone number.
"Miss Erin, have you considered my proposal?" A deep and hoarse voice came from the phone, with a strong sense of ridicule hidden in it.
Erin lowered her head and thought for a few seconds. Her face was as pale as death. "Okay."
Soon, a Maybach stopped in front of her. She hesitated for a few seconds and finally got on the car.
She knew that once she got in the car, there was no way back. But now she had no choice, just to sell her body. She looked ugly, and that man was noble and elegant. Did she have reasons to refuse?
Maybe others heard the result of the maid. As soon as Erin entered the room, no one showed a look of disdain for her.
Erin was taken to a study room and everyone left. She stopped at the door with hesitation.
"Why don't you come in?" A voice of displeasure came from inside and startled her.
In the room.
The man was dealing with documents in front of his desk, occasionally tapping the keyboard with his slender fingers, and occasionally writing a beautiful and vigorous signature on the documents.
Since Erin entered the study, the man didn't even give her a look.
Grasping the corner of her clothes, Erin was secretly nervous. In order to ease this embarrassing atmosphere, she raised her head and looked around the study.
The white wall and black furniture looked very simple, but what was speechless was that except the wall was white, almost everything was either black or gray.
It was so monotonous.
Above her head, a pair of oppressive eyes fell on her. "Are you nervous?"