Kiara flew her eyes open and shut them back as the rays of light penetrated her face. She however, opened it the moment she found the environment unfamiliar, her body aching badly.

She instinctively looked down at her body and realized she was completely naked, not even her underwear was intact. She glanced around the room and noticed that she seemed to be alone.

What on earth am I doing here?

The crimson stains on the bed sheets and the scattered clothes of both men and women on the floor, clearly indicating what had happened last night.

The previous day was her birthday, how did she end up here on this bed and have to loose her virginity?

How did I end up here when I was waiting for Edmund to show up, or is it that Edmund brought me in the lastnight? She blushed at the thought, but still felt uneasy.

Several thoughts across her mind, questioning herself at every chance she got as she tried to make herself believe the sudden situation.

Then the door opened, and a long leg strode out of the bathroom. There was someone else in the room?

Her breath quickened as she sat up abruptly, cold sweat breaking out on her face. "Edmund?" Her voice called out, low and in anticipation.

Startled, Kiara looked up to see a man leaning against the bathroom door frame with his naked sturdy upper body and the rest barely covered in a white bathrobe.

She stared at him in shock, her eyes wide with fear. "Who are you? And what are you doing here? Where is Edmund?"

Raymond stared at the girl holding the blanket tightly to herself as if it was the only thing she could trust to protect her; she seems different from other sluts, probably because this was her first time but the fact that she was asking her question somewhat pissed him off.

Instead of giving her a response, he moved towards his drawers, retrieved some notes and threw them at her. "Take this and get out" he muttered.

Kiara blinked twice before thinking. Why would the man throw money at her? Is she some whore or something?

Just then, realization suddenly hits her hard that she had been drugged.

It was all Mia's doing!

Back the previous night, Kiara was waiting for Edmund, who'd promised to treat her for her birthday when Mia suddenly showed up and asked to end the argument between them. The innocent Kiara had thought Mia meant peace without knowing she had a cruel intention.

"I'm sorry. Please don't let anyone know about this, and I promise to pretend as if nothing happened. You can have your money back," Kiara says to Raymond, pleading.

The only way to save herself at that moment was to plead with the man not to expose this, or else her relationship with Edmund would come crashing.

Raymond was taken aback, it was his first time seeing such woman. Was she some kind of a holy slut or what? Why did she reject his money?

"Why did you..." The rest of his words hung in the air when Kiara ran out of the room.

"She seems so strange"

Raymond muttered as he thought of the expression on her face, she felt lonely.

*** *** ***

In the Smith's family, Mia informed her parents that Kiara had stayed out overnight. After drugging Kiara the previous night, she delivered her to a bartender she had hired and then told the bartender that he would be spending the night with her. Since she didn't receive any details from him, it appeared to her that the arrangement was complete.

"I don't expect that brat would do such a thing! So disgusting!" Vivian spat for the umpteenth time, her eyes staring at the door as if she was expecting someone to walk in. If a gaze could destroy things, the door might be broken by now because of Vivian's piercing gaze.

As expected, the door opened, and Kiara walked in slowly.

"Here comes the whore of all time!" Mia mocked through gritted teeth.

Kiara meets her father's cold gaze, and her heart starts drumming hard against its ribcage. It was obvious that Mia had told him everything and a chance of escape wasn't certain.

"Dad, it's not what you are thinking. I was waiting for Edmund yesterday when..."

All Kiara had in mind was to quickly expose Mia, but Vivian didn't give her a chance as she slapped Kiara hard on her face, leaving her palm prints on her cheeks.

"How dare you! You still have the gut to ruin your mouth after what happened last night?" Vivian declared with a disdainful gaze contrasting sharply with the harshness of her words.

It was obvious! She hates everything about Kiara, especially due to the fact that she resembles her late mother a lot.

"I'm so disappointed in you, Kiara. Are you that useless or what? As the eldest daughter of the family, you shouldn't go around embarrassing yourself and start sleeping with men! You are nothing but a slut!"

The moment those harsh words pierced through Kiara's ear, she felt numb on the spot. She has been receiving all sorts of miserable treatment. However, this particular one put her heart through a mincer as she shattered into pieces with pain.

"Dad?" She called out with hope, sadness, pain, and expectation as she stared at her father, who appeared emotionless.

However, she was ignored like a piece of trash, thrown out in the night.

"Kiara, you are such an ingrate. We have raised you for years and never expected you to do such a disgraceful thing. Is it hard to be like your sister? Look at the well-mannered Mia; she is everything parents on earth wants," Vivian remarked, patting Mia's hair while shooting her a dead glare.

Kiara clenched her fist tightly beside her; she had never for once had a bad thought against Mia, but at that moment, she felt like strangling her to death.

Meanwhile, Mia was enjoying every single bit of the show, her plan is being executed accordingly.

Vivian cleared her throat and stared at Kiara seriously. "This house can no longer bear your presence; you have to leave." She paused before saying, "As a mother, I don't want you to suffer while correcting your ways, so I choose the best option. You are getting married today, and your husband is on his way." Vivian ordered.

"Getting married? What do you mean?"