A drugged Clark enters her room and his last line of defense crumbles to bits as he lays eyes on Rachel's face. The night had been wonderful. However, neither of them could have expected the dangers that were to come: Rachel's sister, fuelled with jealousy for her, and a desire for Clark, will try all she can to get Rachel out of her way. Fortunately, Clark is her knight in shining armor and he will protect her from everything that is yet to come.
Outside the delicate and elegant villa, a grand and extravagant wine party was being held on the spacious lawn.
It was brimming with guests-friends and family as they witnessed the coming-of-age ceremony of the Yan Family's second daughter. And as the host of the event, Nancy Yan wowed them as she was dressed in her elegant blue custom-made dress that seemed to be very expensive.
With a faint smile on her face, she greeted all the upper class socialites. She was sophisticated in every manner so as to impress her guests.
"There's Mr. Ji." Beside, her mother, Teresa Jia, came to Nancy Yan with a smile and whispered, "Nancy, go and greet him now."
"I know, Mom." Then, with a trace of joy on her delicate face, Nancy Yan immediately strode towards the door where her guest was about to enter.
"Is everything ready?" in a low voice, she eagerly asked a servant who was beside her. The servant handed her a glass of wine and then respectfully nodded.
Nancy Yan could not contain her happiness as she smiled from ear to ear. She then took the drink and walked exquisitely towards Clark Ji.
"I'm glad that you made it, Clark. Thanks for coming!" Nancy Yan got a little obsessed at this man, seeing that he was such a gentleman who was very sophisticated. In her mind, she actually doubted the existence of such a perfect man.
However, he still seemed aloof towards her. Driven to become his wife, she was forced to do something risky.
"Clark, I heard that you have transferred several shares of a couple of stores to me. Thank you. This gift is just too grand." Acting normally, she handed the glass of wine to Clark Ji. However, he only took a cold look at it but did not really make an effort to reach out his hand and take it.
"Oh, come on. I'm so happy, Clark! How could I ever repay you for your kindness?" Nancy Yan said while she looked at him with passion.
"Okay, I will be an adult after today. Don't you want to congratulate me?"
Clark Ji then lowered his head and glanced at the wine, a touch of unobtrusive aversion flashing in his eyes. Taking the wine from Nancy Yan's hand, he then said, "Yes."
On the other hand, Nancy Yan saw that Clark Ji didn't drink all of the wine, but only took a sip, which disappointed her a little.
But a sip was enough, as an invisible light seemed to have flashed right through her eyes at that moment.
"Clark, please wait for me here. I'm just going to see my Mom. I'll be back soon." Meanwhile, not so far away from where she was, she saw Teresa Jia waving at her. Teresa Jia was clearly trying to catch her attention as she wanted to introduce her daughter to some big personality. Nancy Yan was unwilling to leave Clark Ji's side. However, she had no choice but to excuse herself from Clark Ji.
Clark Ji stood still, but after a while, he felt something strange was happening in his body. Trembling, he then snuck out of the crowd and walked towards the villa behind him.
There, he noticed that his sight was getting blurry, as the scene in front of him became more and more washed-out. He began to pull his tie a little restlessly as he tried to restrain and ignore the discomfort that he was feeling in his body at that time.
Just when he stumbled into some random room, he suddenly inhaled a beautiful and aromatic scent that seemed to be the most lethal catalyst to what he was feeling at the moment.
"Who...Who are you? This is my room. Get out now!" A clear female voice echoed with coldness.
But when Clark Ji finally saw the woman's face, his last defense line had finally collapsed. What happened afterwards was all driven by his instinct.
Meanwhile, there was a low voice coming from a woman, followed by a soft struggle for mercy.
Rachel Yan felt tired as so much pain all around her body. The last memory she had was that she passed out while crying. She opened her eyes and saw the man staring at her neck without flinching, and then lost consciousness.
"Clark, what were you doing in Rachel's room?" Nancy Yan asked Clark Ji as soon as she saw him walk out of Rachel's room. Upon hearing the news, Nancy Yan came over and looked at Clark Ji in so much disbelief.
Squinting his eyes, Clark Ji gracefully put on his coat and replied, "What do you think? Shouldn't you at least give me an explanation first?"
"Wha... What do I have to explain to you?" Flustered, Nancy Yan then looked at Clark Ji with an injured look and said, "Clark! You and my sister? I can't believe this! How can you do this to me? Why on earth did you sleep with her?"
Nancy Yan was not able to help herself but breakdown in front of him. She covered her mouth and ran away with tears flowing in her eyes. Crying her heart out, she could not believe that something like this would ever happen to her.
But Clark Ji only sneered at her actions. With his eyes filled with coldness, he said, "It seems that she might have fooled me. She really thinks highly of herself."
Meanwhile, Clark Ji waved his hand and afterwards, his assistant immediately walked up to him respectfully, saying in a low voice, "Mr. Ji..."
Coldness sparkled in his eyes as he saying, "Investigate what happened that year again. You've made a mistake once. If you make a single mistake again, you know the consequences."
Feeling the shiver down his spine, the assistant then replied seriously, "Certainly, Mr. Ji."
As soon as they finished their conversation, Clark Ji took a glance at the room behind him and left with a bleak expression on his face.
Meanwhile, Rachel Yan, who was still in bed, was woken up by a pot of cold water.
"What in the world are you doing?" She stared at the strong servants as she gritted her teeth. Seeing her awake, one of the servants sneered, "You have already made a big mistake and you are still the mood to sleep. Come with us. Mrs. Teresa wants to see you."
As she spoke, she and the rest of the servants all carried Rachel Yan up to the living room where they threw her to the ground with a loud thud.
Under the cold weather, Rachel Yan was wet all over her body as she could not stop herself from shivering. At that moment, she tried to hide her embarrassment. She then looked straight in the eyes of her foster mother and then spoke, "Mom, what have I done wrong? Why are you letting them treat me like this?"
As a cry of grief echoed in the air, Nancy pounced on Rachel Yan and fiercely beat her into a pulp.
"You fucking bitch! Stop playing your tricks and pretending innocent! I'm gonna tear you into pieces!"
Nancy rained hard fists on Rachel Yan without mercy!
Frowning and trying to hold back her tears, Rachel Yan tried her best to avoid Nancy's attacks. But when she could not bear the anguish anymore, she shouted angrily at her, "Nancy, what the hell are you doing? Are you crazy?"
However, her foster mother, Teresa Jia only slapped her hard on the face as a response.
Then, Teresa Jia raised her hand coldly, with a flicker of disgust in her eyes. "Not only did you seduce your future brother-in-law and sleep with him, but also cursed your sister! Well, well, well, Rachel... How did I raise such a shameless person like you!"
Shocked to hear what had happened, Rachel Yan opened her mouth and cried out, "Did Clark Ji take advantage of me?" Nancy screamed as she gritted her teeth,
"How dare you say that! How dare you sleep with my boyfriend? Rachel, let me remind you that you are just a dog adopted by my family! You are worthless for shamelessly seducing my man! Mom, she even gave philters to Clark! How dare you even think of such a bold scheme! What would I expect? After all, you are already so brazen. I should not be surprised that you would still deny this claim. Waah... Waah... "
"Philters?" Rachel Yan was stunned for a moment. When she recovered, she then said angrily, "I didn't do it. I didn't even know who he was at all, and it was him who found me in my room, not the other way around. Nancy, don't sling mud at me. Don't forget, Mom said that I was grounded and I didn't attend your party at all. How could I have given philters to him?"
Catching Nancy's flustered look, she sneered, "In my opinion, someone tried to give Clark philters, but little did she know that her plan was in vain. How dare you say that I am the one responsible for this mess!"
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