[Prologue: Our Start]
"Congratulations on your wedding, Anya and Brian!" my stepmother cheerfully greeted Anya and Brian as she spoke on stage.
I smiled as I sipped my red wine. This wedding banquet was magnificent, and almost every famous actor, actresses, and businessman attended. Our family is quite well-known, after all.
I glanced at the other table and saw the newlyweds.
My treacherous ex-boyfriend and my sl*t stepsister.
Instead of grimacing at the bitterness of the wine, I grimaced at the sight of their faces.
Ah, where should I start?
Well, I only caught them making out... in my own room. They claimed they were just drunk, but my stepmother and father forced them to marry because something happened between them. They said our family name might be tarnished if Anya got pregnant, but no one would claim the child. They didn't want Anya to be embarrassed.
But it's okay if I'm going to go through all of the embarassment. It's okay for my boyfriend to marry my sister. It's okay for people to talk about me and say that my own boyfriend abandoned me.
On second thought, do I still need a cheater in my life? No, so maybe it's a good thing they got married.
After all, I've always been considered the 'black sheep' of the Arcena family. Ever since my mother died and my father remarried, I've never been happy.
"Alisha, are you enjoying the night?"
Lost in thought, I didn't realize Anya had approached me.
Perhaps she thought I'd be annoyed by her question. If she wanted to annoy me she doesn't need to speak, I'd naturally be annoyed just by her presence.
I forced a smile and took a sip of wine.
"I enjoyed it. The wine is nice," I replied.
Want me to attend your wedding and act nice? I'm an expert with that. My acting skills have always been the best.
"Cut your act, Alisha. I know you want to kill me right now. Everything you have, I'll take it. I'm the only one who can inherit the Arcena company. I will prove Dad that I am better than you!" she said.
She didn't say it loudly, nor too softly, but it was enough to make me burst into laughter.
Such confidence in this one. Already stole my boyfriend, now she wants to steal the company too. Might as well shove it all down her throat. I don't care about that company, and I don't want a cheating man.
"Sorry, my little sister, but tradition says the heir of the Arcena company will always be the 'Eldest child.' And that's me. You're just a child born out of wedlock, demanding things," I calmly stated before taking another sip of wine.
I saw her face boiling with anger, and I restrained my laughter.
"Don't drink too much. If you get drunk, you might embarrass yourself at my wedding banquet," she reminded, with a hint of mockery.
"I have a high alcohol tolerance, and I won't embarrass myself," I said, smiling at her.
"Really? Can you drink this glass of wine without getting drunk?" she asked, handing me a glass of wine.
Is she challenging me? I took the glass from her hand and downed it in one gulp. When I put the glass down, Anya had already returned to her seat.
Huh? What was that all about?
After a while, I felt my body getting warmer, and my vision blurred. It's not a normal drunk flush, it more like a sexual heat.
What is happening? I didn't even drink too much. It was like this after I drink that--
Sh*t, I've been drugged by that witch!
The wine she gave me contained an aphrodisiac! It's a drug that increases a person's sexual desire.
I need to get home before the drugs take full effect. I won't be able to control myself if a man approaches me.
I feel so hot!
I struggled to stand up and made my way to the elevator. The wedding banquet was held in a hotel.
My head was spinning, and I felt like I was about to collapse when someone suddenly supported me.
"Young girls nowadays drink more alcohol than their limited capacity," the man said.
I'm not drunk, I'm drugged for Pete's sake!
He lifted me because I couldn't control my legs.
"What are you doing? Put me down!" I yelled.
I felt even hotter when I felt his body.
I couldn't clearly see his face because my vision was blurred.
I unbuttoned his shirt. I couldn't stop; I felt so hot!
We entered a room, and he laid me on a bed.
I took off my upper clothes because I was so hot. I couldn't control myself!
"So hot! It's so uncomfortable!" I complained.
I noticed he was about to leave, but I grabbed his hand.
"Don't go! Please, help me!" I begged. I felt so hot.
I didn't know what I was doing. I know I should just go home, but I can't control myself.
I can't take it anymore!
"You asked for it."
That's all he said before I felt his lips on mine.
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I woke up feeling pain in my back and waist. When I got up, I felt a headache.
What happened? And where am I?
My eyes widened when I realized I wasn't wearing any clothes, and they were scattered on the floor.
What happened?! I can't remember anything from yesterday. Except for that wedding banquet and...
Anya drugged me!
I can't remember anything.
I looked at the messy bedsheet and smelled the man's cologne clinging to me.
But one thing is for sure. I slept with somebody.
I was startled when my Dad, my stepmother, and Anya entered the room.
My eyes widened, and I quickly covered myself with the blanket.
"You worthless, disgusting piece of junk! You're such a disgrace!" Papa shouted and slapped me hard on the face.
"Anya told us you left the wedding banquet with an old man! Do you have no dignity left, Alisha?!" my stepmother interjected.
Even though I didn't want to, tears welled up in my eyes. Why is all this happening?
"That's not true! Anya set me up!" I shouted and my stepmother slapped me too.
"And now you're dragging your sister into your wrongdoing? From now on, you're no longer part of the Arcena family!" Papa shouted before they left the room.
Anya gave me a smirk before leaving.
I couldn't help but shed tears upon hearing those words.
But why does it feel like a weight has been lifted off me when I heard that? Am I happy that I am finally not part of their family?
I really underestimated that scheming b*tch.
You haven't won yet, Anya.
I'll get revenge for all the pain you've caused...