Marry Prince Charming

Outside a presidential suite of the Supreme Hotel in Sea City, Ashley Powell had been standing, frowning and hesitating, for five minutes. And her palm had even sweated the room card in her hand.

Half an hour ago, she was at her college graduation dinner.

"Ashley, people say that Leonard is gay. Why don't you go and test if he is really not interested in women?" At dinner, Leonard Bryant, a famous, rich bachelor and talented architect in Sea City, naturally became the object of discussion at the table.

"What a pity that such a rich, handsome man turns out to be gay..."

"Ashley, isn't Leonard your idol? Don't you want to test and verify it for him?"

"I've learned that Leonard will stay at the presidential suite on the top floor of this hotel tonight. Here is the room card. Good luck."

Leonard, 28 years old, was the president of the Bryant Group, a position with superior status, power, and wealth. He was a talented architect who won international honors for his designs at 18 and a rare, excellent bachelor in all women's eyes. However, he was rumored to be gay.

But all those good or bad labels and comments attached to Leonard by the outside world would not affect Ashley's worship of him. As a student of architectural design, Ashley knew well that Leonard was indeed a genius in this regard.

Ashley put the room card on the sensor, and the door then opened.

The room was pitch black, and it was so quiet that only her own breathing could be heard. Ashley stepped on the heavy carpet and walked into it slowly, her heart pounding as violently as if it could jump out of her chest at any time.

The room was large, and the air had a faint smell of cologne. Ashley continued walking, breathing quietly.

"Ouch..." In the darkness, Ashley ran into something all of a sudden, and she screamed in pain after the abrupt noise she made.

"Who are you?" In the darkness, an angry, cold male voice sounded.

Although Ashley was not a timid girl, she panicked at this moment. She tried to escape but stumbled and fell backward. However, instead of falling to the ground, she actually fell into a sturdy chest.

Ashley drank a lot at the party, so her body was full of the smell of alcohol plus a unique fragrance she originally had, which made the man frown slightly. He pushed the woman away, saying, "Damned woman. How dare you come into my room!"

Then, the room light was turned on to illuminate the entire room.

Only then did Ashley see the situation in the room clearly. Leonard, her idol, was standing not far from her at the moment. His dark hair was dripping with water, his facial contour was smooth, clear-cut, and his facial features were like those of a carefully carved statue. Besides, there were tiny waterdrops on his firm abs, which was particularly attractive under the room light.

Ashley was stunned, staring at the man.

Leonard stared at the bold woman before him, the look in his eyes getting colder and colder. However, the man, who had never reacted to women in any way, had a physiological reaction to the woman because of the touch just now.

"Who sent you here?" Leonard felt a flame rushing up deep in his heart and clenched his hands tightly to force himself to stay calm.

Ashley stared at Leonard. She was 22 years old, and this was her first time to witness a male body. She swallowed and thought to herself, "Well. Didn't expect my idol to have such a gorgeous figure. No wonder he is the ideal man in the eyes of so many women!"

The obsessed look in Ashley's eyes disgusted Leonard. There were so many women who were eager to climb into his bed. He stepped forward and asked, "You fancy dying, don't you?"

The frosty vibe the man gave off made Ashley shiver all over and realize that he was scarier than she expected.

In a flash of inspiration, Ashley abruptly reached out to encircle Leonard's neck with her hands and kissed him in the cheek boldly. "You look like my idol. Do you know who my idol is? Leonard Bryant, an architectural design genius. Everyone says he is gay. How is it possible? I don't believe it at all. How can my idol be gay?"

Leonard frowned slightly. The woman pressed against him tightly. Not only did he not feel repulsive, but he even liked it a little bit.

"You are not Leonard. How could you be my idol? I should be drunk." With her arms placed around Leonard's neck, Ashley looked at him with a smile and pretended to be clueless. "Leonard is way more handsome than you. When he smiles, his eyes are as stunning as stars."

Leonard had been a clean freak since he was a child, and no woman could approach him. Not only those people outside his life said that he was gay, but also his family and friends suspected so. They even tried to send women to his bed, but Leonard refused all of them.

However, Leonard was the only male in his generation of his family. His grandfather, the older master of the Bryant Family, looked for doctors worldwide to cure the problem of repelling women for his grandson, but it did not help in the end.

The faint perfume smell on Leonard made Ashley's heart beat faster. Although she drank alcohol, her mind was still clear. However, at this moment, she could not act soberly.

Ashley lifted her face to look at the man before her eyes and mustered the courage to kiss him on the lips. "I must be dreaming. It must be so."

In fact, Ashley was scared, nervous, and pleasantly surprised. After all, the man in front of her was an idol she had liked for many years.

"Woman, do you know what you are doing?" Leonard's eyes were full of anger as the woman had almost destroyed his self-control and sanity.

Faced with Leonard's fierce and murderous eyes, Ashley giggled and then took the initiative to kiss his chin. "Leonard, are you really gay? Oh, no, you are not Leonard. How could you be Leonard?"

Ashley thought her acting skill was good enough to play a minor role in a TV series or something.

Leonard frowned, and all his self-control and sanity collapsed in an instant. Then, he hugged Ashley in his arms, "Woman, try me if I am gay or not."

Recently, there was more and more news saying that Leonard was gay. Those shareholders of the Bryant Group were also talking about this matter and even wanted Leonard to step down. Also, he had to face pressure from his grandfather. Although he could deal with all of them on his own, it would be nice if he could use this woman to help him cope with those rumors.

Ashley was not drunk. At Leonard's words, she was shocked.

"What? Are you scared?" Leonard's dark eyes fixed on Ashley. "Don't you come over to test me? I thought you're a brave woman."

Ashley was an inexperienced young woman, no matter how. Therefore, she was still a little flustered, trying to step backward, but Leonard cornered her between the wall and his chest.

Leonard used to have zero desire for women. This day, however, he acted like a demon. The woman before him made his heart covered by waves of lust.

"I'm not scared," Ashley replied courageously, her heart pounding violently.

"Really?" Leonard sniffed Ashley's unique maiden breathing and pinched her slender waist with his hands. "Since you took the initiative to enter my room, don't blame me for not being polite."

Before Ashley could react, her lips were kissed upon by the man, and she felt the sky and earth were spinning around.

In less than a minute, Ashley realized that she was thrown into bed. She looked at Leonard in horror. If he was really gay as it was rumored. How come he could undress a woman so skillfully?

No matter how bold she was, she did not want to lose her virginity like this.

Leonard's eyes were bloodshot, and the smell of Ashley made his body become hotter and hotter. He wanted to fuck the woman, and that was the only idea in his mind at this moment.

"I regret it." At the moment of emergency, Ashley flinched. Even though the man was her idol, she was unwilling to lose her virginity to test if he was gay or not.

Although Leonard had never touched a woman, his self-control was strong. However, he was out of control at this moment. Smelling the attractive scent on Ashley, he frowned as he realized that it was an aphrodisiac perfume.

"How dare you calculate me?" Leonard flew into a rage and reached out to grab Ashley's neck. "You want to get into my bed so badly that you have to use aphrodisiac perfume shamelessly?"

Ashley was shocked, and due to the man's grip on her neck, she could not breathe smoothly. "What? Aphrodisiac perfume? I don't know what you are talking about."

"You don't know?" Leonard stared at the woman with his bloodshot eyes and even had the urge to kill her. "Stop acting. Don't you want to sleep with me? Then I'll fulfill your wish."

"I am not..." Before Ashley could finish her words, a sharp pain sobered her up completely.

That night, Leonard was entirely out of control. He got addicted to the woman and had sex with her time and time again.

Ashley woke up in exhaustion and fell asleep again in exhaustion.

...

When Ashley woke up the next morning, it was ten o'clock. Looking at the bloodstains on the messy sheet and those reddish spots on her body, Ashley became panicked. She was soberly aware that the man she slept with last night was Leonard, a man she had idolized for four or five years.

The sound of washing came from the bathroom. With a butterfly in her stomach, Ashley hurried to get out of bed. As her legs softened suddenly, she almost fell.

She was quite bold last night due to the alcohol she drank. At this moment, however, she was utterly sober. Learning that she slept with her idol, she got a palpitation and immediately decided to get out of the place.

Ashley got dressed in a panic. As she opened the room door, an older man in black and a group of doctors in white uniforms showed up in the doorway.

Ashley was stunned and did not know what to do for a moment.

Upon seeing the hickeys on Ashley's neck, the doctor-in-charge standing behind the older man said with a smile, "Mr. Bryant, it seems that your grandson needs no treatment now."

Learning that his grandson was not interested in women, Leonard's grandfather, the older master of the Bryant Family, invited a bunch of experts from overseas to treat Leonard. Unexpectedly, he ran into Ashley in front of the hotel room.

"Young woman, are you Leonard's girlfriend?" The Elder Master stared at the woman who had cured his grandson and felt relieved with a kind look in his eyes.

"No, I am not." Ashley hurried to wave her hand. The ambiguous smiles on those people's faces made her face blush all over. "I am not."

Just then, Leonard finished his shower and walked out of the bathroom in a white bathrobe. Seeing his grandfather and the doctor group, he furrowed his brows slightly and walked over to grab Ashley by her shoulder. "Grandpa, you don't have to invite these doctors for me. There is nothing special about my sexual orientation."

The Elder Master sized Ashley up and down and then looked at Leonard. "If so, since you two have slept with each other, you should be a responsible man. I think you two should go and get marriage licenses today."

The Elder Master's expression was severe, and his tone of voice was grave. Leonard's marriage had been his headache for years. It was rare that a woman appeared by Leonard's side. Therefore, the older man was in a rush to push his grandson into marriage.

Ashley opened her eyes wide in surprise and tilted her head slightly. Leonard was still holding her shoulder with his hand. The woman felt like she was still in the dream that she slept with her idol, and at present, her idol's grandfather forced them to get married.

"Girl, you have nothing to worry about. My grandson won't dare to make things difficult for you in the future. If he does, tell me, and I'll back you up." The Elder Master was delighted with Ashley, who looked smart and obedient.

"No, I am not his girlfriend..." Ashley came to her senses. Though Leonard was her idol and a man she wanted to approach over the years, she found it ridiculous to marry him in such a hurry. In her eyes, marriage was a life-related significant matter, no matter how.

Leonard tightened his grip on Ashley's shoulder and turned to stare at her pale, pretty face. "You think you can leave me after sleeping with me?"

The Elder Master and those doctors and staff all widened their eyes open in shock.

Ashley's face blushed all over, and she looked into the man's dark, cold eyes. "I, I didn't mean to..."

In fact, she just wanted to figure out if her idol was gay at her classmates' instigation.

"Girl, it's okay. I'm in charge of this. Leonard has to be held accountable and marry you. The Bryant Family won't treat you unfairly." Learning that Ashley had slept with her grandson, the Elder Master beamed with joy and liked the young woman even more as she literally helped him get rid of the long-term sore point in his heart.

Ashley hurried to shake her hands and head. "No, no, that's not necessary. I've just graduated from college and don't want to get married so early."

With his brows furrowed slightly, Leonard, regardless of the Elder Master and the others, abruptly leaned over to Ashley. "If I remember correctly, it should be your first time last night. Since you are already my woman, you shall not think about hooking up with other men. As long as something is mine, even if I don't like it, I won't allow anyone else to put their hands on it."

Ashley looked at the man with an overbearing tone of voice in front of her. He had a face that could fascinate a lot of women and countless wealth. But these were not the reason Ashley liked him. She adored and admired him because she knew that he was not only talented but worked hard.

"Are you really going to marry me?" Ashley was flustered and hesitant. Although she liked Leonard as an idol for a long time, she never thought about marrying him.

Leonard used to have no interest in women. However, given what had happened last night and the pressure coming from his family and those of the Bryant Group's shareholders, he decided the woman in front of him could help him solve the trouble. Besides, she was his first woman, and she tasted nice.

As Leonard did not respond to Ashley, the Elder Master threatened his grandson by saying, "Leonard, if you dare to let the girl down, I won't allow you to come back to the Bryant Family."

Leonard glanced at the Elder Master, then looked at Ashley and nodded, "Let's go to your home to get the household registration and get the marriage licenses from the Civil Affairs Bureau."

"Girl, where is your home? I'll ask the driver to take you back." The Elder Master asked excitedly as his grandson was going to get married.

"My household registration booklet is in my bag." Ashley pointed at the backpack on her back with embarrassment.

Ashley was not a local in Sea City, so her household registration booklet was with her. As she graduated from college the day before, all the important documents were put in the bag.

"That's great. You two go to the Civil Affairs Bureau now. I'll ask someone to bring Leonard's documents over there." The Elder Master was so excited that he almost lost track of his words, then, he immediately called someone to send the needed documents to the bureau.

A trace of doubt flashed in Leonard's dark eyes. He looked at Ashley, wondering if this was all a coincidence or not.

"Hurry up to get changed and go to the Civil Affairs Bureau immediately." The Elder Master urged Leonard, worrying that his grandson could change his mind at any moment.

Leonard glanced at the Elder Master before returning to the room to change clothes.

Standing in the doorway, Ashley looked somewhat awkward. The idea of getting married to her idol made her flustered and nervous.

"What's your name?" The Elder Master liked the girl at first sight and smiled lovingly.

"My name is Ashley Powell." Ashley smiled at the older man, who looked in his sixties, had white hair and wrinkles around his eyes and brows. But the kind look in his eyes relieved Ashley slightly.

"Ashley Powell. A nice name, isn't it?" The Elder Master nodded with a smile. "From now on, you are my granddaughter-in-law. If Leonard dares to let you down, you tell me, and I'll teach him a lesson."

Ashley let out an embarrassed smile. "Thank you, Grandpa Bryant."

After Leonard changed his clothes, the Elder Master followed them to the Civil Affairs Bureau. The butler also delivered the household registration booklet there, and the Elder Master watched the couple get their marriage licenses unblinkingly.

"Grandpa, are you satisfied and happy now?" Seeing the Elder Master read the marriage certificates again and again, Leonard revealed a helpless expression. "If there is nothing else for me here, I'll leave for the company."

Leonard wanted to take back the marriage licenses, but his grandfather stopped him from doing so and looked at him. "I'll keep the certificates for you two. Also, I'll show them to your grandmother."

"Grandpa, these licenses are ours. Why should you keep them for us? Don't you and Grandma have your own marriage certificates?" A gleam of light flashed across Leonard's eyes. He was so clever that he immediately guessed why his grandfather wanted to do so. He must be worried that Leonard and Ashley would get divorced, so he decided to keep the licenses on behalf of the couple.

"Kid, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You are married to Ashley now, so you have to be responsible to her for a lifetime and never let her down. I'll keep the certificates for you guys until your relationship gets stable. By then, I will return them to you." The Elder Master was also smart. Then, he turned to look at Ashley. "You and Leonard are a registered couple, and you're part of the Bryant Family now. Let's have a discussion soon to decide on the timing to meet your parents and hold a grand wedding for you two."

"Wait a moment." Leonard interrupted the Elder Master with a frown." Grandpa, let's talk about the wedding thing later. I've been swamped with work recently and got no time to deal with other things than the business."

"What are you talking about? You two have got marriage licenses, and you don't want to hold the wedding? The Bryant Family is influential. We can't bully Ashley like this. I disagree." The Elder Master was furious and then looked at the silent Ashley. "Rest assured. I will never let you feel aggrieved."

"I'm fine with that." Ashley felt like she was still dreaming. She glanced at Leonard, whose face was expressionless, but the look in his eyes was tinged with a trace of impatience. "Actually, I am not that familiar with Mr. Bryant and don't think a wedding is necessary at this moment."

Ashley felt quite aggrieved inside when she said so. However, as far as the current situation was concerned, the wedding was really unnecessary. Maybe Leonard would divorce her when he sobered up someday. Therefore, it would be better to keep this matter a low profile.

The Elder Master flew into a rage and roared at Leonard. "You Brat. The wedding must be held, and you must not let Ashley down. You don't have to go to the company these days. Have a holiday to build up your relationship with Ashley until you finish your wedding and honeymoon."

Leonard turned to look at Ashley. However, before he said anything, his grandfather's voice sounded again, "Don't look at Ashley. I'm in charge of this."

"Grandpa Bryant, that's very considerate of you," Ashley revealed a smile at the older man. "I know you're doing so for my own good. But I genuinely think there is no rush to hold the wedding. I've just graduated from college and want to spend some time developing my career. The wedding could be postponed to a better time."

The Elder Master furrowed his brows slightly. "Do you really think so?"

Ashley nodded vigorously. "Yes."

"Well, if Ashley says so, I agree to postpone the wedding to half a year to a year. By then, you have to hold it." After thinking for a second, the elder man concluded.

Ashley nodded in agreement.

Then, the Elder Master took a bunch of keys from the butler and then handed them to the young man, saying, "Ashley, these are keys to the seaside villa at the Pear Blossom Garden. Please take it as a gift from me. Why don't you and Leonard move into the house?"

Staring at the keys in the older man's hand, Ashley widened her eyes open in shock. "Grandpa Bryant, as a gift, it's way too expensive. I cannot take it."

"You are now my granddaughter-in-law. This house is for you." The Elder Master smiled lovingly, then shoved the keys into Ashley's hand. He tilted his head to look at Leonard again. "You know the address. Take Ashley there."

"Grandpa, you are being partial. That year when I returned from abroad, you kicked me out of the house and asked me to rent a place." Leonard stared at the Elder Master. "I doubt if I'm your biological grandson."

Ashley looked at Leonard with a little surprise. The man's face was cold and expressionless, and he was giving off a standoffish vibe.

The older man snorted coldly. "If you dare to bully Ashley, don't think I'll treat you as a grandson."

Leonard nodded helplessly, then turned to leave. A black Bentley stopped by the road.

Seeing Leonard leaving alone, the Elder Master shouted with anger, "Bastard, I'm asking you to take Ashley to the Pear Blossom Garden Villa. Did you hear me?"

"Doesn't she have legs? Cannot she get in the vehicle by herself?" Leonard replied while getting into the car.

"Grandpa Bryant, I'm leaving. See you around then." Ashley came to her senses and hurried to follow up with the young man and get into the vehicle.

Watching the black Bentley disappear from his sight, the older man lowered his head to check the marriage licenses in his hand, smiling. "Finally, someone is willing to marry that brat. I don't have to worry about his marriage any longer."

...

Sitting in the black Bentley, Leonard closed his eyes to rest. He had always been a sane, calm, and self-controlling man. Last night, however, he lost all his self-control because of Ashley.

In fact, from last night until the present, Ashley got no chance to observe her idol closely. At this moment, she eventually dared to look at him secretly as he was resting with his eyes closed.

His short black hair was clean and neat, his eyes under those sword-like brows were closed tightly, his nose was straight, his lips were thin, his chin was clear-cut, and his throat appeared sexy. Ashley could not help swallowing her saliva with her eyes filled with affection. After all, the man had existed in her life for four years. Almost everyone around her knew that her idol was Leonard.

Over the years, Leonard was a man in the headlines in Sea City. He won the highest award for architects at a young age, which was a lifetime achievement award being regarded as the Nobel Prize in architecture. After that, he successively won many international architectural design awards. Each of his architectural design drawings could be auctioned for hundreds of millions of RMB. Everyone regarded him as a genius in architecture design. Besides, he was the successor to the Bryant Group, the most prestigious group in Sea City. Thus, though he was only 28 years old, his net worth was hundreds of billions of RMB.

Although Leonard had so many shining points, he had kept a low profile in his life. He rarely attended public events. The pictures of him that could be found on the Internet were all those of his side face taken by paparazzi.

Ashley adored Leonard as an idol so much that to get his photo, she tried all means and eventually found a frontal image of him at a foreign website. She printed it out and kept it in her wallet.

Looking at the man sitting next to her, Ashley thought about the intimate interaction between them last night and felt genuinely satisfied with her life, and her cheeks became hot. What was more, she was married to him. The woman felt like all her dreams had come true.

While thinking and digesting the happenings, Ashley could not help smiling.

Then, she quietly took out her cell phone and leaned closer to Leonard, intending to take a selfie with her idol. However, as she finished adjusting her pose and the angle of the camera, she noticed Leonard opened his eyes in the camera and hurried to press the button.

Leonard did not fall asleep. He looked at Ashley, asking in a cold voice, "What are you doing?"

Ashley hurriedly moved her body further from the man, smiling. "You look very handsome with your eyes closed, so I wanted to take a picture of that."

Leonard said, frowning slightly, "Delete it."

"Why? It's just a photo." Ashley was reluctant to delete it. It was not easy for her to get a selfie with her idol, so she wanted to keep it as a souvenir.

Leonard suddenly reached out at Ashley's phone, and the woman hurried to hide it behind her.

"Give it to me." Leonard disliked taking pictures. Associating the smart look in the woman's eyes and the smell of aphrodisiac perfume on her last night, which made him lose all his self-control, he doubted that the entire thing was a trap and that Ashley had a hidden purpose.

"Nope. It's just a selfie." Ashley kept the phone in the back. "Why can't you just let me have it?"

Leonard reached for the phone behind Ashley. At this moment, the car suddenly braked. Thanks to inertia, his body pressed against the woman, and his lips happened to touch hers.

At this moment, both of them were sober.