Naughty Boy: Pay For Love, Daddy

"Celia Su! Come out!"

Celia Su hadn't slept well all night. Now she was rudely awakened by the commotion from downstairs. She sat up in bed looking haggard, especially without any makeup.

'That sounds like Lina. Why is she here so early in the morning?

Didn't she have her pre-wedding photo-shoot today?' The thought of the wedding sent a jab of pain to her heart. She pursed her lips and tried to push that thought away from her mind.

"Miss Lina, Miss Celia hasn't woken up yet."

"Fuck off! Where is that bitch?"

When Celia Su opened the door, the muffled sounds of the angry voice became clearer.

Clad in a fiery red dress, Lina You angrily stomped up the stairs in her three-inch-high heels. Her hatred for Celia Su shone in her eyes.

Celia Su asked indifferently,

"What's the matter?"

Lina You gnashed her teeth. Her face was as red as her dress and her gaze dropped straight to Celia's flat stomach.

"You are such a shameless woman! You secretly had a baby with Hans?

If you think that will stop me from marrying him, dream on!"

Lina You spat.

Celia's expression changed. She gave Cassie, who had followed Lina, an embarrassed look.

This change in Celia's expression made Lina even more furious. She raised her hand and slapped her hard.

Cassie exclaimed, "Miss Celia!"

The force of the slap jolted Celia and she staggered a bit. She quickly reached out to grasp the railing for support.

It all happened so fast that she couldn't even dodge the slap. But this didn't quell Lina's anger. Instead, it deepened her hatred.

"Get lost!"

Lina screamed at Cassie, who was trying to help Celia. After Celia signaled Cassie to leave, she turned around and went downstairs.

A tense silence hung in the air.

"Did he tell you?"

Celia asked in a low voice, suppressing her sadness.

Lina was stunned momentarily but then she smiled smugly and said,

"Of course! Hans never hides anything from me. He said that you should have an abortion within three days and then leave the villa. If you don't do that, he will hire a group of men to rape you until you have the abortion."

Her cruel words pierced through Celia's heart like a blade. Her face turned pale.

Somewhere deep down, she believed that Hans Pei was capable of doing something so ghastly.

He could do anything for the sake of revenge. Fear gripped her heart and she tightened her hold on the handrail until her knuckles turned white.

"Celia, do you really think that Hans will fall in love with you? Mark my words; it will never happen. And I'll tell you one more thing: he loathes you because of his mother's death.

If you don't abort the baby, your lover, Ryan, will also be dead. Maybe you don't know the real reason your brother, Joe, was addicted to drugs. It was all Hans's doing. You are so stupid to think that he would save Joe. Now just wait and watch; Ryan's fate will be worse than Joe's!"

Celia's face fell and she looked broken. Seeing this, Lina's anger faded and was replaced by joy.

She was determined to not allow Celia to steal her man and ruin her happiness.

Celia, on the other hand, was feeling suffocated.

She remembered the gut-wrenching sight of her brother at the height of his addiction. His face was twisted in agony as he spoke his parting words. "Celia, promise me you won't fall in love with him!"

'My brother must have known that Hans was responsible for his condition!'

Her heart was pounding as blood rushed to her head. She bit her lip as she contemplated this awful reality. A deep voice came from the door. "Lina? Are you there?"

Celia forced herself to calm down.

Taking a deep breath, she raised her head confidently and met his deep black eyes.

Hans Pei narrowed his eyes and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

Lina's tone went from nasty to charming as she asked, "Hans, what are you doing here? I thought you were waiting for me at the wedding dress shop."

Lina stepped towards him while pushing Celia out of the way.

Celia had been staring at Hans Pei in a daze. Pain and determination reflected in her eyes as she loosened her grip on the handrail and shot Hans a meaningful look. Then she leaped forward and rolled down the steps.

Hans gasped and exclaimed, "Celia!"

He dashed to the staircase, but it was too late to save her.

Celia hit the ground and a bolt of pain shot through her belly. She slowly opened her eyes and looked up at Hans, who was holding her in his arms with a worried expression.

He was flustered and anxious. "Celia, I'll take you to the hospital right away."

Her heart was torn apart.

Celia shook her head with difficulty and a sad smile appeared on her face. She spoke slowly,

"The baby is gone. If this still doesn't satisfy you, then I will end my life too, okay?"

Hans stiffened and looked down in panic. There was a stream of bright red blood spreading out between her slender, fair thighs.

A sense of grief and anger overwhelmed him.

"Celia, did you do it on purpose?"

he questioned her sharply.

With tears forming in her heavy eyelids, Celia spoke with difficulty,

"Your family was destroyed by Ned and so you loathed him. Now that he is dead, and you even ruined the Xu Family, you have got your vengeance. This child was just an accident. Since you don't want it, I ended its life. However, this has nothing to do with the Xu Family and Ryan."

Hans was shocked.

"You know everything?"

he asked in a stiff voice.

"Yes, and I hate myself for not knowing earlier. If I had known all this in the beginning, I would have never fallen in love with you, let alone kill my brother who loved me so much. You are so cruel to deceive me,"

Celia said, trying her best to fight the feeling of unconsciousness, which was tugging at her.

Hans had turned pale. He held Celia tightly in his arms, unable to find the right words. All he could muster was, "Celia."

All the hatred and resentment drained out of his heart. He was distressed and his tears blurred the sight of the blood flowing from her legs.

Celia gasped slightly. She stared at him with empty eyes. She had stopped feeling the pain and the fear, and was only left with a suffocating coldness.

"Stop pretending to care about me now! Aren't you going to marry Lina? I'll step out of your way once and for all by ending my life along with my child's."

Darkness enveloped her and she closed her eyes and fell into a coma.

"Celia!"

Hans shook the unconscious woman in his arms violently.

When he saw the pool of blood growing between her thighs, he was horrified. There was only one thought in his mind, which was to save her and the baby at any cost!

"Celia! Mr. Hans, this..."

"Tell the driver to bring the car and take us to the hospital immediately!"

Just as they walked out of the luxurious five star hotel, two people rushed over to them.

"Mr. Hans, please help us."

Ned Su's brow was beaded with sweat as he rushed towards him with his eldest daughter, Nancy Su, in tow.

The fate of the Su Group depended on the mood of the man in front of him.

Nancy Su gazed affectionately at the handsome man with an ominous smile. "Mr. Hans..." She began in a trembling voice,

but just as she was about to touch him, his expression clouded over.

The next second, there was a yelp, and Nancy Su stumbled to the ground awkwardly.

Ned Su looked embarrassed. He quickly apologized, "Mr. Hans, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. My daughter is so clumsy!"

Hans looked at Nancy Su in disdain and started to walk away when, suddenly, a slender figure dashed over.

"Dad! Nancy!"

"Celia, what are you doing here?"

Ned Su asked with a worried expression. Celia went to Nancy Su and helped her up. When she looked up, her eyes met a pair of cold black eyes.

Those mesmerizing black eyes and that handsome face had captivated the souls of countless women.

"Mr. Hans, I know that the world of business is a battlefield, and there is no right or wrong. But aren't you ashamed of fighting a weak woman?" Celia asked, staring at him defiantly.

She had been hostile towards him ever since she found out that the crisis faced by the Su Group was his doing.

"Celia!"

Ned was shocked and the color drained from his face.

"Don't be rude to Mr. Hans!" he rebuked his daughter.

Nancy, who was standing next to Celia, frowned and looked at Hans anxiously.

Hans narrowed his eyes at Celia and sneered.

Then he slowly drew his gaze towards Ned, who was sweating nervously.

"Ned, if your daughter pleases me, perhaps the Su Group won't go bankrupt," he drawled, casting a glimpse at Celia.

Nancy was aghast at his fiendish suggestion, while Celia's face turned red.

"You conceited, disgusting man! You think that every woman in the world will fall at your feet?"

Celia fumed, recalling all the things she had heard about this shrewd, stubborn, ruthless man.

The truth was that many women did indeed throw themselves at him. In fact, it was their lifelong goal to get just one look from him!

'What a despicable man!' Celia cursed in her heart. 'He is just a rich and handsome devil. That's it! There's nothing more to him.

He thinks I would die for a chance to please him. He's so full of himself!' She was not a superficial woman who coveted vanity or riches.

"Celia, behave yourself! Mr. Hans, please don't be angry. My daughter is young and ignorant,"

Ned tried his best to smooth things over but his legs were weak by now. Without a word, Hans strolled up to Celia. He raised his hand and pinched her chin hard, staring at her with heat in his eyes.

"Very good. Celia? Right? You will be begging me soon and I look forward to that!"

Her chin hurt and his words enraged her. She raised her hand and slapped him hard without a second thought.

Hans's eyes turned menacingly dark and he pinched her chin harder. Celia's face turned pale. The pain was piercing.

The bodyguards, who were standing a few steps behind Hans, were stunned.

Celia expected Hans to slap her back, but he suddenly let go off her chin, shoving her hard in the process. She staggered a little with the force of his movement.

His sadistic voice echoed in the wind. "Celia, we can continue playing after your chin recovers!"

She raised her hand to touch her chin to check if it had been dislocated. As she looked at his retreating figure, a trace of uneasiness quietly clawed at her heart.

The villa in the middle of the mountain was tranquil and elegant.

On the second floor in the master bedroom, Hans was seated on the European-style leather sofa with a scowl on his face, listening to the report on his phone.

"Mr. Hans, Celia is Ned's youngest daughter. She seldom appears in public and has been well protected by her brother Joe. Ned loves her very much, and the heir of the Mond Group, Ryan Xu, fancies her. The Su Group is also being secretly funded by him during its financial crisis, and it could stay afloat for about a month."

Absorbing all this information, his cunning mind set to work. "I want detailed information on Ryan Xu and the Mond Group. Also, take accelerating action on the Su Group and shorten that period from one month to ten days."

"Yes, sir!"

A murderous look appeared on Hans's face.

He had originally planned to destroy Ned's family, but now he had a better idea.

'Ned has raised a daughter who is so pure but arrogant.' His eyes darkened and a delicious chill spread all over his body.

'If Ned's beloved daughter was brought to her knees, would he not reconcile?'

After a short pause, he dialed another number. A few seconds later, a gentle voice came from the other end of the line, "Mr. Hans!"

"Is my mother's cold getting better? Did she sleep well?"

His voice was full of affection and concern.

"Madam has just fallen asleep. Her fever has gone down too. Don't worry, sir."

"Well, you'd better be a light sleeper tonight. I'm afraid that the fever might return in the middle of the night."

He couldn't help worrying when he recalled that his mother had turned the air conditioner to sixteen degrees the previous night and slept without using a quilt as the fever scorched her body.

Feeling remorseful, the woman said, "Mr. Hans, don't worry. I will wake up every night. I won't let anything happen to Madam."

He sighed slightly and softened his tone.

"Olivia, I'm not blaming you. In fact, you have taken good care of my mother. As long as you pay attention to her next time, it'll be all right. After all, my mother is different. It's normal for her to do behave abnormally."

As he spoke about his beloved mother, a touch of sadness overshadowed his handsome features.

Ten days later...

The Su Group went bankrupt.

Ned was hospitalized, having suffered a cerebral hemorrhage.

"Slap!"

The crisp sound echoed in the corridor of the hospital.

Emily Ning had hit Celia's face violently, leaving fingerprints on her cheek.

Celia reeled from the force of the slap. Ryan, who saw everything, looked pained.

"Mom! What are you doing?"

Joe asked with a frown. There was a flash of pity in his eyes.

"What am I doing? If she hadn't been so arrogant and refused to do as the president of the Han Group said, the Su Group wouldn't have gone bankrupt, your father's blood pressure wouldn't have shot up and he wouldn't have been here in the hospital. Celia, you are just a jinx and ingrate! Your father loves you so much but you put him in a life-and-death situation. Do you have no conscience?"

Emily Ning retorted. She glared at Celia, whose left cheek was turning red and swelling because of the slap.

"Aunt Emily, you've gone too far. Celia has done so much for the company. She doesn't want to lose her dignity in exchange for the company's welfare. Why don't you ask Nancy to do it? Isn't she more capable?"

shouted Ryan, jumping in to protect Celia. He stared at Emily Ning angrily. His sharp words pricked Emily and Nancy.

Nancy was especially resentful of Ryan at this moment as he had hit a nerve.

She had tried everything to seduce Hans lately, but she failed in getting close to him. If she succeeded, she wouldn't have needed Celia.

Seeing that the tension was mounting, Joe hurriedly pulled his mother away. Nancy glowered at Celia and followed them out in a huff.

Silence ensued in the corridor again. Looking Celia's swollen face, Ryan said with concern,

"Celia, don't listen to Aunt Emily. Your face is swollen. Let me get you an ice pack."

Celia pursed her lips, with undisguised sadness.

She felt guilty. If she was willing to do what that horrid man had casually proposed ten days ago, perhaps the Su Group would be saved from bankruptcy.

After a long silence, she said softly,

"I want to see my father first."

"But you need to apply an ice pack on your face first. Then I'll accompany you to the ward."

said Ryan. Suddenly his mobile phone rang. He glanced at it and turned to her. "I have to answer this."

Celia nodded slightly and took a step back to give him some privacy. She stared in the distance and her mind started to wander.

There was worry and uneasiness in Ryan's voice as he said, "Okay, I'll be right there.

Celia, I have to settle something with Joe. You stay here. If Aunt Emily and Nancy corner you again, don't let them bully you, okay?"

Celia was stumped for a moment. She snapped out of it and said, "Go ahead, and don't worry about me."

They walked to the ICU together, and then Joe and Ryan left in a hurry.

Just two minutes later, Nancy left the hospital with Emily, leaving Celia alone.

In the afternoon, when Celia's phone rang, she was still in a trance. She stood up and took out her phone.

It was Emily. Celia frowned slightly. 'Why is she calling me? Doesn't she hate my guts right now?'

After walking out of the ward, she answered the phone and said lightly, "Hello, Mom."

Even before she finished speaking, Emily started yelling hysterically, "Celia, come and save me and Nancy!"

"What happened?"

Celia was in a state of shock.

"Just come here quickly."

"Ah! No!"

Nancy's terrified scream could be heard from the other side of the phone. Emily quickly gave Celia the address, and hung up immediately.

The address was of an underground casino.

Celia hailed a taxi and went straight to the location given by Emily.

As soon as she arrived, a man escorted her to the underground casino. He stopped in front of one of the rooms and knocked on the door for her before turning around and leaving.

Two seconds later, the door opened and a dazzling light poured out, accompanied by the distinct smell of blood.

The young man in uniform, who had opened the door, had no expression on his face.