In the luxurious Presidential Suite 8888, the darkness was as thick as ink. A suffocating atmosphere permeated the silence. Aurora Morales' petite body huddled helplessly on the bed. Her delicate brows were slightly furrowed, and her white teeth tightly bit her crimson lower lip. After taking several sharp intakes of breath, she managed to squeeze out a single word from between her teeth: "Pain..."
In an instant, the man beside her suddenly halted his movements. Then, he slowly reached out his hand, gently clasped Aurora's small chin, and without hesitation, kissed her deeply.
At dawn, sunlight seeped through the gaps in the thick curtains and quietly fell into the room. Aurora slowly opened her sore eyes and sat up sluggishly. In sight, clothes were scattered messily at the end of the bed, and paper tissues were strewn about on the floor, all testifying to the wildness and intensity of last night. Aurora pursed her slightly pale lips, and her smile carried a hint of shyness and coquetry. This was something she had been looking forward to and intended to save for the wedding night with her lover. However, she had been in love with Javier Fernández for two years, and last month, after their families met, they had even become engaged. Everything had progressed so smoothly and naturally. But she never expected that Javier, who was usually gentle, refined, and elegant, would be so different in this private matter.
As Aurora was immersed in a web of happy and sweet thoughts, suddenly, a crisp sound of a room card unlocking the door broke the tranquility. In a panic, she quickly grabbed the quilt to tightly cover her body, only exposing her slender neck and graceful collarbone. In the blink of an eye, two figures rushed in through the door.
Javier was tall and straight. A well - tailored, handsome suit set off his figure even more slender. But when his eyes fell on the mottled purple marks on Aurora's neck and the ambiguous atmosphere filling the room, his face instantly turned ashen, and flames of anger blazed in his eyes.
Aurora blushed deeply and softly called out: "Javier..." However, before she could finish speaking, Javier's palm lashed out like lightning. With a "slap", Aurora's hair was lifted by his fingertips, drawing a harsh arc in the air. Her cheek was hit hard, and her whole body was knocked to one side. Aurora was stunned on the spot. She felt a "buzzing" in her ears, and her mind went blank. She couldn't believe what was happening in front of her.
Valentina Morales, standing beside Javier, gasped in shock. Her eyes widened in disbelief, and she instinctively covered her mouth and exclaimed: "My God... Sister, how could you do such a thing behind Javier's back?" Valentina's shrill and nagging voice kept coming. Amidst the noise, Aurora vaguely heard words like betrayal and infidelity. It took Aurora a long time to regain her voice. She looked at Valentina angrily and retorted loudly: "Valentina, stop talking nonsense! Last night, I came here because I received a text message from Javier!"
Javier stood where he was, his fists clenched tightly, his body trembling slightly with anger. He growled through gritted teeth: "When did I send you a text message? I was at home all night last night and didn't go out at all! Aurora, you're still lying even now!"
Aurora looked at the man in front of her, who seemed both familiar and strange, in disbelief. One hand tightly clutched the quilt, afraid that it would slip off, and the other hand reached out to the mobile phone on the table in a hurry. She was determined to prove her innocence. However, when she anxiously opened the phone and searched for that text message, she was horrified to find that the message that could prove her innocence had disappeared without a trace.
Javier said word by word, his tone icy cold: "Aurora Morales, what excuse do you have now?"
Aurora suddenly reached out and grabbed Javier's sleeve. Her voice was firm, yet couldn't hide a hint of panic: "Javier, I really didn't lie to you. You have to believe me!"
Javier looked at her with disgust, shook off her hand forcefully, as if he had touched something disgusting, and shouted: "Don't touch me! I feel sick just looking at you! Aurora, we're breaking up!" After saying that, he turned around without hesitation and strode towards the door. Seeing this, Aurora was extremely anxious. She desperately wanted to catch up, but in her haste, her right foot accidentally stepped on the corner of the quilt, and she fell forward heavily, landing on the ground with a thud.
The quilt slipped off her body, revealing the marks left after their intimacy. Aurora gritted her teeth, her body trembling slightly, and her hands propped weakly on the ground. When her eyes fell on the glaring red bloodstains on the bedsheet, her eyes were instantly stung. A chill rushed up her spine. At this moment, a terrifying thought flashed through her mind: If the person who spent the night with her last night wasn't her fiancé Javier, then who was it?
Full of grief, with an extremely complicated mood, Aurora dragged her heavy steps and walked home. Passing by a pharmacy, she paused for a moment, walked in, and bought a box of contraceptives. Without drinking any water, she swallowed the pills raw. In her opinion, since the matter had already happened, she had to take precautions. If she got pregnant by accident, her situation would only get worse.
As soon as Aurora entered the house, Diego Morales' furious voice thundered through the room: "You've been out fooling around all night. You still have the nerve to come back?!"
Aurora remained silent and walked straight towards the stairs. However, Diego Morales wouldn't let her go so easily. He took a quick step forward, grabbed Aurora's wrist, and with a violent tug, threw her onto the sofa.
"Master, calm down. Don't scare Aurora." Catalina López, dressed in a luxurious brand - name outfit, quickly stepped forward, gently took Diego's arm, and then turned her gaze to Aurora and said softly, "Aurora, tell your aunt, did you really... have that kind of thing happen last night?"
Aurora's face was pale, her lips tightly pressed together. She remained silent, and her eyes revealed endless indifference and stubbornness. Diego Morales, seeing this, became even more enraged. His face turned red with anger, and his hands trembled as he roared loudly: "Good! Very good! This is the good daughter I raised! Javier just called me, saying he wants to break off the engagement with our family and demands that we return the betrothal gifts. But that money has already been used to turn around the company. Where do you think I can get the money to pay back? Aurora, you're a complete failure! You're not good at anything at such a young age. You can't even compare with your sister. And you actually fool around with strange men outside. You've really shamed our family!"
Aurora slowly raised her head. Her eyes were as deep as obsidian, but now they were covered with a layer of disappointment and surprise. She sneered softly and said meaningfully: "Shame? Yes, you've always thought I was a disgrace to this family."
Catalina López sighed helplessly and tried to comfort her: "Aurora, don't say that. Your father is worried about you, so his tone is a bit harsh."
Aurora didn't show any sign of agreement. She coldly replied: "Worried about me? I'm afraid what he cares about is only how much profit I can bring him."
Hearing this, Diego Morales could no longer suppress his anger. He slapped the table hard and roared: "You ungrateful wretch! Do you know what you're talking about? I should never have brought you back from your grandmother's house if I had known it would come to this!"
Catalina López saw the situation getting out of hand and quickly tried to smooth things over: "Master, anyway, Aurora is your own daughter..."
Aurora curled the corners of her mouth into a sarcastic smile and didn't say anything. This smile was like a sharp sword, stabbing Diego Morales' heart again. He suppressed his anger and demanded: "What are you laughing at?"
Aurora said calmly: "You've decided that I'm at fault just based on Javier's one - sided story. It seems that in your heart, I, your daughter, am not even as important as an outsider."
Diego Morales was so angry that his whole body was shaking. Just as he was about to flare up again, Catalina López quickly stopped him and said: "All right, all right. The matter has already happened. Arguing won't help. Besides, Aurora is already an adult and has her own thoughts. What we need to do now is think about how to solve this problem."
Diego Morales snorted angrily and said: "Solve it? It's easy to say! Do you think that five million can be taken out just like that? You know exactly what the company's situation is like now!" Originally, the plan to let Aurora and Javier get married in advance was to get that betrothal money to fill the company's financial gap.
After a long silence, Diego Morales suddenly said: "Since your engagement with Javier is off, then you'll marry the eldest son of The Vargas family."
Upon hearing this, Aurora's body trembled violently. She looked at Diego Morales in disbelief and said firmly: "I won't marry him!" It was rumored that the eldest son of The Vargas family had suffered a serious fire many years ago. Since then, his temperament had changed drastically. He became cruel and fierce, and his face was horribly disfigured. Moreover, he had problems in that regard and especially liked to abuse women. If she really married such a man, her life would be completely ruined.