Jienna used all her will power to successfully get out of the bed. She needs to return to her room before sunrise. She picked up her robe from the floor, wore it and throw one last glance at the man who was still sleeping soundly on his bed. She cursed at the beast before leaving his room.
That monster! She tortured her all night and so her whole body was aching. Leo's rejection left her torn and vulnerable and Jun Ji took advantage of her distress. She still can't believe she just gave her virginity away like that! She was really out of her mind.
Jienna carefully tucked herself in her own bed once she arrived in her room. Her body was badly bruised that love bites were showing even on her neck. She had no choice but to just stay in bed and rest and it's all that pervert's fault! But it was also true that she was a virgin. If she made love to Leo, he'll surely find out about her secret. She can't let anyone else know that nothing happened between Leo and her during that fateful night! No one should ever know!
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"You look sluggish, boy. Didn't you get enough sleep?" Ji Chen teased his grandson during breakfast. Has he been thinking about Charmaine? Well, he deserves losing sleep! He had always been telling him to be nice to his fiancee but he won't listen. Now that she's gone, he wondered what the lad is going to do. He obviously liked her since they were kids but he just wouldn't show it! Quite a strange man.
Leo finished his breakfast without saying anything. It was as if he didn't hear a word his grandfather said. After he was done with his meal, he excused himself and went upstairs. There was something very important that he wanted to do.
When Jienna heard a few knocks on her door, she quickly grabbed the blanket and covered herself up to her neck, covering the red blotches on her skin. She was already nervous, but when she saw Leo entering the door, her heart ran even wilder than before. She looked away and avoided his stares as he looked down on her.
"Do you need... something? I'm not feeling very.... well today. Can we talk about it....later?" she stuttered.
Leo narrowed his eyes as he scrutinize the woman. Was she afraid? She should be! "I just want to remind about what I said last night. Pregnant or not, I'll throw you out if you try climbing up my bed again. Do you hear me?"
Anxious, Jienna turned to Leo to argue but she stopped when she saw his cold expression. His eyes were telling her he was determined to get rid of her. That if not for the child, she won't last even a second in this place. Why was he being so cruel?
"Leo, we are having a child. Won't you take responsibility for me?" she asked.
Leo sneered and looked at her with contempt. "Responsibility for what? You did that to your self." he replied. "I only care about the child. So... I want you to give birth to the child. After that, I'll take him away, and you... you can just go to hell for all I care."
Stunned, Jienna's mind went blank. Leo hated her this much? But she only did all those things because she wanted to be with him! "Tell me Leo! Tell me why you think I'm not good enough! Is it because I'm not a Song? Because if you marry me, you'll be stripped off of your position as the next inheritor? I knew all your cousins like Charmaine because of this, but I can't believe you're also one of them!" Jienna yelled. When she stopped, she felt more tired than before. In her mind, she was hoping Leo would deny her accusation, but he didn't.
"Yes. You're right. I will only marry Charmaine in this lifetime so you better stop fooling your self." he declared before turning around and leaving the trembling woman alone in her room.
Leo furrowed his brows after closing the door behind him. So, there is this rule saying that any Ji offspring who marries Charmaine will be the next Ji heir? He thought it was the other way around! And also, Jienna is not a Song? That leaves Charmaine as the only heiress! He was wrong about her! She wasn't competing with Jienna to be the next successor because she's already the only successor! All this time, she was competing with Jienna... for his love?
Leo staggered and lean on the door. He have wronged his fiancee all these years. No wonder she got tired of him and left...
Inside the room, Jienna was crying silently. Leo...who she liked so much turned out to be such a person. She liked him because she thought he was different. She thought that him showing disinterest to Charmaine meant he wasn't keen on marrying her. She thought he was unlike others...but she was wrong. He was greedy too. Just to acquire the highest position in the family, he's willing to marry someone he never liked? How did she end up loving this kind of person so much?
How? Wasn't it because Charmaine liked him? Ever since they were young, Charmaine has always been the favorite child in the family. All of their uncles and even their parents adored little Min. Even in school, Charmaine did better than her. She had more friends and more boys liked her. So when she found this one person who despise her sister even though the princess liked her so much, she told herself that this person was the best one out there. If she could have him, she will be able to defeat her sister this once. The more Charmaine displayed her adoration for Leo, the more eager she became to snatch him away. But now... what must she do now?
Charmaine admit defeat and left. She however, finally found out that there's no price to win in this game. She bet on this with everything she has got but now she was left with nothing. Nothing, except...
Jienna touched her belly. What is she going to do with this child now?