Kill Me With Your Toxic Love

Today, the biggest church in K City was beautifully decorated for a wedding, and many people came to witness such a grand event.

Everyone's eyes were full of envy as they looked at the two people standing in front of the altar.

However, the groom didn't look happy at all. Coldness and contempt could been seen on his face.

Although he didn't want this wedding, there was nothing he could do.

The reason he agreed to hold the ceremony was that he wanted to hurt that woman even more.

And the reason was simple. He hated her.

Hating someone was exhausting. But he was unable to let go of the past.

On the other hand, the woman standing next to him was full of happiness. She had been looking forward to this wedding for a long time. Finally, this day came.

However, would this wedding really lead her to a happy life in the future? Or this would be her worst nightmare?

"Mr. Barry Nan, do you take Miss Maya Yan as your lawful wife from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and protect her all your life, and be faithful to her forever?" the priest asked.

But before Barry Nan could answer, sharp footsteps were heard at the entrance of the church. The sound of high heels on the floor attracted everyone's attention, and they all turned their heads curiously. There, they saw a woman walking towards the aisle.

She was wearing a long white coat. Maybe because it was snowing in K City today and it was too cold outside, her cheeks flushed. There were also some snowflakes on her hair.

The woman was undeniably beautiful, but she looked awful right now. Her eyes were red and swollen, and there were still traces of tears on her face.

Obviously, she had been crying for days.

"What is she doing here?" one of the guests mumbled. Although her voice was not so loud, the other guests heard her clearly since the church was very quiet.

"She must be hating Barry to the core now, right?" another guest commented and gave the woman a sympathetic look.

"Yeah. They were such a sweet couple before. But then, her life turned into a living hell. She must feel so terrible," someone said with a sigh.

Those words reached the woman's ears and were like knives that cut her heart. But her expression didn't change. She still looked calm as if she was not seeing and hearing anything.

But deep inside, her heart was bleeding.

Maya Yan, the bride, slowly turned around and looked at Lea Xiao. She was wondering why the other woman suddenly showed up at her wedding.

Her heartbeat went abnormally fast. She couldn't hide the fear and trepidation on her face. Lea Xiao, who was walking towards them right now, was the woman who once loved Barry Nan so much.

In everyone's eyes, they were incomparably in love before.

Obviously, Barry Nan also didn't expect that Lea Xiao would come today. And worse was, she was clothed in mourning.

Was she here to make trouble? Perhaps she was here to let the world know what kind of bastard he was.

But Barry Nan didn't care at all. Even if the whole world thought that he was cruel, none of them knew the difficulties he had gone through.

Barry Nan pressed his lips tightly and raised his chin, waiting for Lea Xiao to come closer to them.

In just a year, their lives had changed tremendously. And those changes were indeed surprising and exhausting.

Maya Yan turned her head slightly and looked at Barry Nan. She could feel that he was hiding something, but she just couldn't figure it out.

Lea Xiao stopped when she was about five meters away from Barry Nan. With a bitter smile on her face, she said, "Congratulations, Barry. Are you satisfied now?"

She had always thought that their love was enough for them to be together until the end. But she didn't expect that the cruel fate would tear them apart.

It was difficult to understand why fate was so cruel to them.

There were so many grudges between them that hindered them from being happy.

"I also have a question for you. Are you satisfied with the gift that I gave to the Xiao family?" Barry Nan asked coldly. His lips curled up in disgust. The ferocity in his eyes made people tremble with fear.

"Why me?" Lea Xiao asked bitterly. She was about to cry. But now that everyone's eyes were on her, she must keep the dignity of the Xiao family. Although the Xiao family was destroyed, and there was nothing left in them, she still had to maintain her pride for her family.

She wouldn't allow Barry Nan to look down on her.

Barry Nan slowly walked towards Lea Xiao. His every step was so heavy that it seemed to oppress her heart. It was too painful for her.

As she stared at him ambling towards her like a god, her eyes gradually turned red.

"The Xiao family destroyed my family. I didn't do anything wrong to you, Lea Xiao. I just gave you what you deserved. And you're asking me why it's you? Simply because you threw yourself into the net. You were destined to experience all this to pay for your family's sins." Barry Nan said each word with emphasis.

This time, he was already in front of Lea Xiao. He was so close to her. But even with such a distance, she still felt that he was too far and unreachable.

His voice was so low, so no one else heard him even though the whole church was quiet, and everyone was all ears.

She was stunned. What he had said was new to her.

"What do you mean that your family was destroyed?" she asked, giving him a dull look.

"Do I need to tell you the details? Okay. You listen carefully." He walked to her side and whispered in her ear, "When your family was having a good time, my family suffered a catastrophe. While you were enjoying a happy family, I was in the orphanage. I was alone, helpless, and desperate. When the Xiao family's business prospered, the Nan family was completely forgotten. Now tell me, should I hate you or not?"

His every word echoed in her ears.

It was a whisper, but she felt like it shattered her eardrum. His words also pierced through her heart and smashed it.

Did he say that he became an orphan because of the Xiao family?

No wonder he hated the Xiao family to the core.

If that was true, she couldn't blame him then.

Tears streamed down her cheeks. Her lips trembled, but she couldn't utter a word.

The truth was, she didn't know what to say.

Everyone in the church looked at Barry Nan and Lea Xiao curiously. They exchanged questioning glances, but no one dared to speak. They just held their breaths and continued watching them.

"Are you satisfied with my answer?" Barry Nan asked mockingly. He then took a step back, stood in front of Lea Xiao, and looked at her face. His condescending posture made him look more elegant.

But there was an indescribable hatred in his eyes.

Even if he was able to destroy the Xiao family successfully, he was not satisfied.

What else did he want?

He also didn't know the answer. Even he couldn't understand why he was still unhappy after making the Xiao family suffer.

Instead, his chest felt so heavy as if a big solid rock was pressing it.

Did it have something to do with Lea Xiao?

Had he fallen in love with his nemesis?

He dispelled such thought quickly and looked at her expressionlessly.

She took a deep breath and brushed away her tears with the back of her hand. She forced herself to smile and said, "Yes. You have given me a very good answer. At least, I understand now. Also, thank you for teaching me not to trust someone easily again because I will only end up hurting myself with my stupidity."

Barry Nan didn't say anything. He felt like his heart suddenly twitched inexplicably, and he couldn't breathe.

"I guess we're even now. From now on, the Xiao family doesn't owe you anymore," she added. She then glanced at him coldly and turned around. Under everyone's gaze, she left the church with firm steps.

Her receding back was like a painting that was left in his memory.

One thing was for sure.

He could never erase her name from his life forever.

One year ago

The pale moonlight that peeped through the curtains fell on the woman's face, who was sleeping soundly in the bed. From the way she slept, no one could seem to bear looking straight at her.

She looked so messy, as saliva flowed out of the corner of her slightly opened mouth wantonly, and wetted half of the pillow. Her hair was in a mess on both sides of her shoulders. It was such an ugly view to look at.

The man standing beside the bed twitched his mouth as he looked at the woman. He couldn't believe that a strange woman would be lying in his bed after he came back from a month's business trip.

And he wasn't even sure if she was really a woman.

Yes, she had the face of a woman. But as for the way she slept, she was way far from being one.

The man felt like his legs were tied, and he couldn't move.

His face was full of disdain and disgust.

But still, his dark eyes looked so charming, and his tightly pursed lips were incomparably sexy.

After calming himself down, his two perfect long legs walked towards the edge of the bed. Although the lights in the room were off, he could see the woman's face clearly through the moonlight.

She had soft eyebrows, long and thin eyelashes, thin pink lips, upturned nose, and long curly hair.

'Is she really Lea Xiao?'

the man thought to himself. He sat on the edge of the bed, frowning slightly. But his right hand subconsciously moved to touch the woman's soft face.

The woman suddenly opened her eyes, and his hand froze.

In an instant, the man was kicked off the bed.

He wasn't prepared because he didn't expect it to happen. In his entire life, this was the first time that a woman kicked him off his bed.

Was this really happening to him now?

Barry Nan pursed his lips and puckered his face. He couldn't help cursing while standing up awkwardly. Fortunately, the floor was covered with soft thick carpet, so it wasn't that painful when he fell.

Despite what happened, he was still able to maintain his inherent elegance and nobility.

He straightened up his clothes and said coldly, "What the hell did you do?"

He gritted his teeth, obviously pissed off. His face was overcast with anger, and his chest was rising and falling.

His dark eyes stared at Lea Xiao, who was also glaring at him.

Lea Xiao learned Taekwondo when she was a child. She also went to a martial arts school to learn female self-defense skills. Knowing that she had beauty, she was afraid that some men would harass her, so she learned to protect herself.

Indeed, men got scared of causing trouble for her.

Since she was a light sleeper, she felt that someone was touching her face and she woke up.

The moment she opened her eyes, she saw an unprecedented handsome face. She panicked and subconsciously kicked the man who just took advantage of her while she was sleeping.

How dare he touch her while she was asleep! Although he was the most handsome man she had ever seen, she would never tolerate it.

She had kept her virginity for more than twenty years, and no man could ever take it unless with her permission.

But as she looked at his face, all she saw there was disdain. He didn't seem interested in her at all.

Confused and intimidated by his strong aura, she stammered, "Well... aren't you... the one who started it?"

Barry Nan felt like laughing.

It was he who started it?! This woman must be kidding him. He would never get interested in such a woman like her.

He looked at her and said indifferently, "Get out."

'Get out?'

She then asked in confusion, "Why are you telling me to get out?"

Obviously, she had not realized that he owned this villa.

He was so angry that he glared at her for a long time. Eventually, he was the one who walked out of the room. This woman was giving her too much trouble, so he wanted to stay away from her. When he was already outside, he called her brother.

"What's wrong?" Mike Xiao asked as soon as he answered the phone. He had no idea what was going on.

"I just came back from a business trip and saw your sister in my house." Barry Nan couldn't help rolling his eyes as he spoke.

"Well, didn't you promise me that you will train her? It's good then that she is in your house now," Mike Xiao replied calmly. Actually, he was a little annoyed. He thought that Barry Nan called him in the middle of the night for something important.

'Perhaps Barry Nan never had a young woman in his house before, so he is a little culture-shocked,' Mike Xiao thought.

Barry was the most popular eligible bachelor in K City. He was the CEO of Sky Construction, the leading company in the construction industry. He was gifted with skills, not only in architecture but also in managing the entire company.

Lea had been interested in designing buildings since she was a child. Her dream was to become a famous architect, so she went abroad to study. And now that she had already graduated, Mike wanted her to learn from Barry.

Sky Construction would have its recruitment activity to hire new architects to work for them. Mike believed that Lea had what it took to be a part of this company.

And as an elder brother, he wanted to help her. That was why he requested Barry to teach her personally.

"Yes, I agreed with your request. But that doesn't mean that she can sleep in my bed." Barry's face darkened when he thought of Lea's arrogance just now.

As a gentleman, he shouldn't have minded it. However, he just felt so uncomfortable.

Besides, he had a jet lag. He was so exhausted from the long flight that he wanted to sleep as soon as he got home. But he didn't expect to see a woman sleeping soundly in his bed.

Mike was surprised to hear what Barry had said. 'What's wrong with Lea? Why did she sleep in this neat freak's bed?' he thought inwardly.

Thinking of the request he made to Barry, his attitude suddenly changed. He said in a friendly and sincere manner, "Don't worry. I'll call her right away. But please, don't throw her out of your house like rubbish."

Mike knew Barry's temper, so he had to beg.

Lea stared at the door warily. She was wondering who that man who had just left angrily was. She was thinking if he would come back. Why was he here after all? Lea recalled what happened just now. Did he really do something to her? Maybe she was just dreaming.

Before she could figure things out, her phone rang. She picked it up from the bedside table lazily.

"I heard that you are in Barry's bed right now," Mike said. He had a headache. Lea had never done anything right. Before she could even become an employee of Sky Construction, she had already offended the CEO.

Barry was a neat freak. He would never allow even a single strand of hair on his bed, let alone a stranger lay in there.

Lea almost dropped the phone in her hand. She suddenly sat up straight. "What? Barry's bed?"

Barry was very popular in the whole city. He was always on the news and featured in some business magazines. But since Lea was out of the country these past few years, she didn't know him that much. Besides, she was not interested in reading business magazines.

When Lea was abroad, she focused on studying. Since she had been dumped by her ex-boyfriend a few years ago, she never thought of having a romantic relationship anymore. And since her love life was her least priority, she never paid attention to any successful men.

She didn't expect that she would be in big trouble this time.

But Lea despised Barry in her heart too for complaining to her brother that fast.

"Didn't I tell you to go to the eleventh room on the second floor? Why are you in his room?" Mike reminded her.

"What? I'm sorry. I thought it was the seventh room."

Indeed, Lea made a mistake.

No wonder she felt so strange when she entered this room earlier. In fact, she felt a little nervous. She didn't expect that Mike would treat her well and let her stay in such a luxurious room.

The interior of the room was mainly in black and white. It looked simple yet elegant. The decorations were all noble and deluxe.

"Okay. This is all my fault," Lea admitted. Her voice lost its usual confidence.

As a matter of fact, Mike had repeatedly reminded her not to offend Barry before she came here because he was a difficult person. She knew that Barry was still on an overseas business trip. But Mike said that Barry had already agreed that she moved in ahead of time. After all, Barry would be coming back in a few days.

"Are you still in his room? Get out of there now. Don't wait for him to throw you out like garbage." Knowing that Barry was capable of doing such a thing, Mike was worried about Lea.

Barry didn't show mercy, even to women.

He would always say ruthless words to his subordinates who made mistakes.

Incompetent people had no place in his company. Employees who did not perform well were immediately fired.

That was the reason why he was labeled as cold-blooded and ruthless.

Mike was afraid that Lea would suffer in his hands.

"Okay. I'll get out now." Lea suddenly felt a chill down her spine when she remembered Barry's deep and cold eyes.

She was about to get out of the bed when the door was pushed open from the outside. Three servants then came in.

One of them pushed a cart that contained clean quilts, sheets, and pillows.

The other two were like robots, who started pulling off the sheets even though Lea was still on the bed.