Splash!
He splashed Laura's feverish body with cold water, waking her up from a moment of stupor. Laura Fuller felt as if she was dying. Her insides were scorching, but everything around her felt cold.
She looked up to see the man whom she had latched on to standing right in front of her. If not for this fine gentleman, she wouldn't dare to imagine what would become of her now.
"Sober now?" His voice was extremely cold and stern.
Laura Fuller had just gotten off the plane to visit her Grandmother whom she hadn't seen for years. Yet never in her wildest dream did she expect her Stepsister to drug and deliver her to the bed of a perverted old man.
"Mr Williams!" Austin's voice sounded at the bathroom door. "The doctor and the clothes are here."
"Thank you," Laura piped up as she lifted her head. "I'm so sorry for the trouble."
The next morning Laura quickly hailed a cab to the Times hotel. She got out of the car at the main door of the hotel. Before she even entered, the woman saw a photo of them right outside the door. Damon was hugging Clarissa who was dressed in an elegant gown. They were looking at each other with love.
Laura had been trying to comfort herself on her way to the hotel by saying Damon was her boyfriend, How can he is getting married to her sister? However, the reality was a harsh slap to her face.
Laura ran out of the hotel. She had been holding her tears back there, but now, she could not stop crying uncontrollably.
"Sir, Should I drive to the hospital?"
Austin noticed that the man in the backseat was looking out the window, his eyes still on the woman.
Richard Williams looked at the young lady through the car window until the car drove away and her figure disappeared.
"Austin," He piped up. "I need you to run a background check on that woman."
Austin naturally understood who he was referring to. What are the odds of meeting the same woman who had thrown herself at Mr Fuller twice?
They had never believed in pure coincidence and accident.
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Laura didn't expect it all to become a cruel joke. She leaned against her door and slid down to the floor. She sat on the ground, her arms around her legs. She curled up, and a patch of fabric on her knees darkened from her tears.
Laura didn't sleep well throughout the night. When she saw how pale she looked, and how bloodshot her eyes were, she hurriedly splashed some water on her face. After noticing some colour returning, she held the counter and looked at her reflection sadly.
Meanwhile, Clarissa's face was filled with smiles toasting the family members with Damon when she spotted her sister from the corner of her eye. The colour drained from her face and she reflexively gripped Damon's arm tighter.
Damon saw Laura too, but he was only stunned for a moment. He gave Clarissa comforting smile before they walked up to Laura. "You're back, Laura."
He sounded so gentle, but Laura felt like she had been stabbed with a knife. She looked up into Damon's eyes. "Why? I shouldn't be here," Laura gnashed her teeth.
"Laura, We're family. You don't know how angry Grandma got after knowing this. S- SHe doesn't want us to drift apart over a small matter like this." Clarissa said, looking tense and anxious.
Laura felt a twinge in her heart, and it spread throughout her. She teared up but tried her best to hold her tears back.
"Family? Small matters?" Laura smirked. "If you ever think of me as a family, you shouldn't have done this."
Clarissa grabbed Laura's hand, tears flowing freely down her face as she said emotionally, "Laura, we just can't control yourselves. We fall in love with each other."
"What did you say?" Laura couldn't believe what she was hearing. "You scum!" Laura pried Clarissa's hand off her.
"Laura!" Someone gave her a hard slap across the face.
Laura held her throbbing cheek, her eyes tearing up. "Mom!"
"Don't call me that! I don't have a daughter like you! How can you throw yourself to that old perverted man? You disgust me." Ketty gnashed her teeth and glared at Laura.
Laura could feel her heart being shredded to pieces. "What are you talking about, mom? Do you think that I will throw myself to any man?."
"Then, Why are you in his hotel at that hour? Why did you enter his private room?" Ketty inquired.
"Leave now. Don't cause a riot here. He's your brother-in-law now." Ketty asserted.
"Haha!" Laura suddenly let out a bark of laughter. She looked at her them, "I hope you spend the rest of your lives together forever."