Chapter 1: Chapter One
Hot!
Aurora felt dry-mouthed and feverish, her body squirming restlessly.
Suddenly, a cool touch covered her lips, emitting a thin cold air, like an antidote.
In the dim light moonlight, the man's stern face was vaguely outlined.
He exuded a faint fragrance of coldness, which smelled so good that Chen Mengying was deeply attracted to it...
The next day at noon, when Chen Mengying woke up, the man had already disappeared.
Her body was in pain as if it had been cut in half, and her heart was squeezed as if by someone, and her thoughts went back to last night...
She came to the bar yesterday's night after losing her job to grab a drink and then...
God, her first time was taken by a stranger!
Aurora's nose ached, and tears surged up, crying as she dressed. She limped out of the room and ran away.
....
Three years later.
Sun City.
Aurora stepped into the hotel banquet hall, wearing a one-shoulder white dress and high heels that show off her delicate ankles. The prestigious Atlas Couple are celebrating their wedding anniversary today, and as part of the waiters in charge, she had to dress well.
The luxurious building was filled with unfamiliar sights and sounds of mingling guest. She felt overwhelmed.
"Aurora?"
Aurora turned around to see her friend, whom she hadn't seen in years, calling out to her uncertainly, "Sophia."
When she saw Benjamin standing beside her, memories that had been forcibly surpressed flooded her mind, "Benjamin"
"I told you it was her, but you didn't believe. Aurora, how are you? It has been so many years," Benjamin said, looking pleased.
"Aurora, it's really you. I missed you so much," Yuting said, hugging her.
"Were you also invited to this banquet?" Benjamin asked, smiling.
Aurora looked taken aback, her eyes clouding over. The painful memory of having to skip university due to pregnancy still lingered, and now, she was serving as a waiter, a stark reminder of life's twists.
There was a commotion at the door, a tall man appeared before her eyes. He wore a deep blue suit and leather shoes, seemingly casual, but his powerful aura spread to every corner of the banquet hall, making people feel oppressed and unable to breath.
As Aurora prepared to reply, Benjamin's voice interrupted, "Maverick."
Aurora turned to stare at a face etched in her deepest memory, handsome and fierced, with a pair of cold black eyes boring into her mercilessly.
Her scalp went numb. At that time, she felt she was alone and fragmented images began to reorganize.
The night in the presidential suite two years ago...
Her son's faces were becoming more and more alike...
All the feelings of luck were paralyzed at the moment...
How could it be possible... how could he be the man from last night?
How could it be Li Jiacheng, her mother's stepson...
Maverick strode over with long legs, his strong aura giving off unfriendly suffocating feelings as he stood in front of them at almost two metres tall.
"Maverick, when did you return?" Benjamin was stunned, having never expect Maverick to come back to Sun City, let alone attend his parents' wedding anniversary. He thought Maverick had cut off ties with the Alex's family and was still living overseas.
Sophia next to him became tense and flustered.
Despite being former classmates, Sophia had always felt intimidated by Maverick, whose hostile demeanor unnerved her.
"What, not welcoming?" Maverick's deep and thick voice carried a non-angry but intimidating voice, his sharp gaze scanning straight towards Aurora's face.
"How could that be? We're so happy that you could come, Sophia and I!" Benjamin looked towards Aurora and asked, "Remember Aurora from school, she was a year or two behind us."
Aurora shivered at his words. It was indeed school where their paths had crossed. Her exceptional intelligence had earned her a scholarship to a prestigious high school in Sun City, a twist of fate that led her to meet Jiacheng.
Maverick stared at Aurora's face, his black eyes piercing, "Very memorable."
Aurora never dared to looked at Maverick's face from beginning to end, avoiding his gaze, "Sophia, I...I need to go to the bathroom."
Without waiting for Sophia to speak, she turned around and fled, bumping into one of her colleagues on the way out and a quick apology was all she could manage before hurrying away.
In the restroom, Aurora looked at herself in the mirror, as if bearing great fear in her heart.
What should she do?
Did Maverick know that she was the lady from two years ago? He couldn't possibly know, right? If he did, he wouldn't have speared her two years ago. The Maverick who was disgusted by her would never touch her!
But no matter what, she couldn't stay here! Especially with so many children's photos and videos stored in her phone.
No, she couldn't let him find out!
Was there a back door here?
Aurora went to picked up her bag and phone from the front table, didn't even say hello and left following the route of the emergency exit. Just as she took three steps, two men blocked her way.
She immediately felt weak in the knees, recognizing them as Maverick's bodyguards...
At that moment, a waiter carrying a tray of drinks passed by, Aurora stepped back and threw the tray at the bodyguards, making a loud noise.
Then she turned and ran!
"Chase her!"