Wager on Love

A white gown set off a petite and dainty figure, and the black hair, like seaweed, was loose above her shoulders.

Putting light make-up on her delicate and small face, she looked innocent and lovely.

Farrah Jewell saw the little beauty in front of her and said with a smile, "Chynna, you look so pretty when you dress up like this. Today is a great opportunity. You have to grab it."

Chynna Jewell nodded with a bitter smile. She had no intention of attending this cocktail party, but her sister kept coercing and bribing her.

Her sister, Farrah, called her yesterday. She said that her brother-in-law was going to attend a cocktail party.

The people who would attend this party were all big shots. In order to meet some magnates, Farrah asked Chynna to go with him.

Chynna had never heard that a man would take his sister-in-law to a cocktail party instead of his wife.

Of course, she refused her sister's request.

However, Farrah persuaded her, "Chynna, this is for your good. Both of us were born in a wealthy family, but we have been reduced to poverty since our family suffered a mishap, and we have been the derision of many people. I'm already married. So, I have no choice. Now, I hope you can bring about an upswing as soon as possible so that those villains won't dare to laugh at us anymore. It's good for you to meet more movers and shakers. That's the reason why I ask you to go to the party."

Hearing Farrah's words, Chynna had to give her consent.

Thinking that it was only a cocktail party, she would attend it superficially, take a perfunctory attitude to her sister, and go through the motions.

However, Chynna didn't expect that she couldn't deal with this party perfunctorily.

The reason was that she met the man again at the party, whom she treated as a demon!

If she had known that she would meet the man at the cocktail party, she would never have attended it.

It was a top-notch cocktail party. All the guests were big shots of the city.

Many limousines parked outside. Some beautiful ritual girls in gowns stood outside the door to greet the guests.

After Chynna and her brother-in-law entered, her brother-in-law was busy exchanging conventional greetings and getting acquainted with guests. He didn't bother about her.

Chynna was also happy to be free. There were a lot of exquisite cakes and fine food at the party. She could feast on them.

As for getting acquainted with some movers and shakers, which was her sister's idea, Chynna didn't have that in mind at all.

All the men and women exchanged toasts at the party, except Chynna. Hiding in a deserted corner, she was absorbed in eating the fine food which was in front of her.

These delicacies were made from some top ingredients. Usually, ordinary people couldn't eat them.

She thought that the party would end, and she could go home, just after eating a few more slices of Elysée milk cakes.

Suddenly, the cocktail party was in tumult. Then, she heard someone shout, "Mr. Baker is here."

All people stopped their motion at once. Their faces became respectful.

Especially for many female guests on the scene, their eyes were shining immediately.

Looking at the reactions of the people around her, Chynna frowned slightly, "Mr. Baker? Which mogul is here? He certainly puts on quite a show!"

The people present were all big shots in East City. Each of them was very arrogant ordinarily. Who did have such a great ability to make them all respectful?

Following everybody's gaze, Chynna saw a group of bodyguards, who wore black, trim suits and black sunglasses, escort a man to the cocktail party.

Although a bunch of people was coming, the tall man in the middle of the bodyguards attracted all people's attention.

That man's existence made all people around him like foils.

This man was exceedingly handsome. He had a good, slender figure like a top model. His delicate face seemed to be elaborately carved by a master, which could make all women scream.

Among the men in suits, it was only him that wore a deep grey, trim trench coat, which set off his taller figure than that of the average man. His elegant and unconventional posture dazzled everyone's eyes.

The light had slightly glossed the man. He looked like a god.

What made people feel more surprised was that this man looked less than thirty years old, but he had the momentum of the sovereign who descended the world.

The innumerable luster on his body and the fierceness in his eyes daunted all the people around him.

The men who came in with him all had respectful faces as if all the stars twinkled around the bright moon. However, they didn't dare to approach him as if they were afraid of offending him.

He looked majestic and walked with an air. What a big shot! How great the influence he had!

Along with the man's admission, the lively cocktail party became quiet immediately.

Everyone was absorbed in watching this man who looked like a god. The party was so quiet that everyone could hear sounds of breath.

The dazzling man maintained his composure and looked around.

He squinted. There was a careless smile on his handsome face. "Excuse me, I'm sorry that my sudden visit disturbed your aesthetic mood."

He had a low, deep, and magnetic voice. As long as people heard one of his sentences, they would submerge in it.

The cocktail party was permeated with vigor again once he said these words.

Someone replied to him at once, "Mr. Baker, how can you say that? We shall be greatly honored by your gracious presence, which is a stroke of luck for us, right?"

Other people chimed in with him immediately, especially the female guests, who looked at the dazzling man and started drooling. Their legs also became flaccid.

Many female guests pulled the collars of their gowns down to reveal more front skin!

Women at the party all acted seductively to attract the man, except Chynna.

At the moment when the man appeared, she opened her beautiful eyes wide and had an incredulous expression on her face.

After hearing his voice, she felt that her whole body's blood instantly froze as if she was drenched through with a basin of ice water!

That voice, yes, it was the voice that she would never forget. That was the man!

Like a fool, Chynna was dumbstruck and stood still until she heard some whisper.

"Oh my god. I can't believe this. Is it true that he is Mr. Baker? The very famous Joshua Baker?"

"Cut the crap. Of course, he is. He's one of the best personages in the world, Joshua Baker, the president of the Bulcheri Empire."

"Oh my god. A heavy hitter like him, why does he come to East City?"

"You still don't know it. Mr. Baker has expanded his business to East City this year. He has controlled the economic lifelines of the whole city in his hands now."

Joshua Baker, it turned out that this man's name was Joshua Baker!

It was this demon that tore her innocent garb and took her virginity by force three years ago!

The nightmare which she had already hidden for a long time recurred to her mind again, along with the appearance of this man.

When autumn turned into winter three years ago, Chynna was eighteen years old, which was an innocent and vivacious age. There was also her first love by her side, who was gentle, cultivated, and senior to her. She had a happy life.

On a day of the summer vacation, a group of classmates proposed to go to the Tiger Mountain, which was a famous mountain in East City. They said that the mountain roads were rugged, and there were some wild animals in the mountain. Thus, ordinary people didn't dare to go there.

They didn't know until they got there that the Tiger Mountain's roads were rugged indeed. It was hard for them to walk. It was also vast and hazy due to the dense fog, which caused poor visibility.

They directed their steps towards home before long because it was so hard for them to walk.

However, just on the way home, Chynna wandered away from her classmates.

The worse part was that Chynna took the wrong path. She didn't even know how to get back home.

And there was no signal in the mountains at all. Thus, she couldn't dial through.

It was getting darker and darker. Chynna became more and more anxious in her heart. She looked for a way out of the mountain in a hurry until she saw a white castle from a distance.

Chynna felt a bit uncertain because she didn't know there was a castle in the Tiger Mountain. However, still intending to go inside, she was sure that there would be someone in the castle. Then, she could ask directions.

The dim light of night sketched the contours of the white castle, which made it look a bit mysterious. Chynna knocked at the stately and engraved gate outside the castle.

"Squeak..."

The door was opened slowly, and then, she was stunned.

She had never seen such a good-looking man before.

Even the most handsome film and television actors now couldn't be put on a par with this man in front of her.

A fair, bright, and clean face looked angular and frosty. The dense beauty, prominent nose, extraordinarily beautiful lips, plus a body that was taller than ordinary men, made him look domineering and incredibly handsome.

Especially, there was a pair of pitch-black and deep eyes on this extraordinarily handsome face that was richly endowed by nature. His eyes were so sharp that one might feel inexplicably scared just at a glance.

At this time, his eyes were a little scarlet. He fixed his eyes on Chynna as if he was trying to suppress the lust in his eyes.

"Hello." Chynna moistened her lips with her tongue. "I'm..."

Before she could finish her sentence, the man suddenly moved forward and carried Chynna in his arms.

"What are you doing? Put me down quickly..."

Chynna was suddenly carried by the man, snuggled up to him, and could clearly smell his breath. She felt scared at it.

Although the man was incredibly handsome, the feeling of being carried without rhyme or reason frightened her a lot.

The man paid no attention to Chynna's yell, carried her in his arms, and walked into a room, which was as splendid as a palace.

If she saw such a splendid room at ordinary times, Chynna would surely admire it. However, she only was overcome with fear just now.

"Bang..."

The man threw her on the big bed in the room without any pity. Her head bumped against the bed. Chynna only felt dizzy, and her consciousness also became a little vague.

She tried hard to open her eyes and saw the man gaze at her as if a beast saw its prey.

Chynna felt more panic than before. She shrank back with fear. "You, you... you don't act recklessly."

Tiny beads of sweat appeared on Chynna's forehead due to fear. Some of them slid down from her forehead to her breast.

The man had a tight throat. A strange heat ran rapidly through him, and his eyes became more crimson than before. How frightful his red eyes were!