Laura’s POV 137
“Cameron, no!”
I struggled desperately.
I was terrified, I’d had a fear of this sort of thing since the last time Rafael had done that to me. I felt that humiliation again, and the gut-wrenching pain of a man’s fist swinging at me.
“What’s wrong?” Cameron taunted, “Used to doing it with Rafael, but not with me?”
“No, Cameron …” I cried, blocking his ever encroaching hands, “I’m begging you to stop! I’m scared …”
“Scared?” It was like he had knives hidden in his eyes, “You didn’t have the word scared in your head when you made love to Rafael!”
With that he sped up his movements and I was pinned beneath him, a pain searing through my body as hard as fire.
My fear and humiliation, all together, reached their peak.
I hated him, but there was nothing I could do. His low voice in my ears, with rude curses, heavy gasps, gradually turned into a whisper … He attacked one by one, at first the pain was terrible, then I actually catch a hint of pleasure in this pain, and then he and I fused into one, and together we came to the pinnacle of the extreme… …
“Cameron …” I whispered to him.
I wished I could just melt into him and let him take me, I wanted to forget everything that had gone before and let this moment freeze into eternity.
But when Cameron looks up, I see his cold eyes. “Laura,” he sneered, “Which one makes you more comfortable, me or Rafael?”
My heart hurt like it had been sent through a meat grinder and tears ran down the corners of my eyes. I looked at him silently and bit my lip, raising my hand to give him a hard slap.
“You’re insane!” Cameron roared, and his hand rose high in the air, pausing in midair for a long moment, but still not falling.
“Get out!” He pushed me off, “I never want to see you again.”
I scrambled to get dressed, and before I could pull on my sweater, Cameron grabbed me by the shoulders from behind.
There’s a quizzical look in his gaze, settling on the spot where my collarbone is.
I cover up, immediately realizing that the neck injury hasn’t healed. Looking up at Cameron, he’s looking at me too, his expression meaningful.
“It’s …”
“None of your business.” I replied coldly.
He grunts lightly, “Rafael did that? Heh, I didn’t realize he had a hobby like that!”
I couldn’t take it anymore and yelled at him, “He did, but it’s not what you think!”
“Cameron, nothing happened between me and him.” My body trembled, “That day in the hotel, he hit me … he almost beat me to death!”
His eyes darkened, his eyebrows knitted lightly, gradually returning to a cool face.
“He beat you …,” he gritted his teeth, “that is also you blame yourself!”
“Heh, so I should thank him!” He taunted, “He did what I wanted to do but didn’t … You woman just owes a beating!”
Holding back my tears, I haphazardly put on my clothes and grabbed the door.
However, just turned the corner of the corridor, I saw a large number of reporters coming this way, walking in front of the Fryday. she sharp eyes, immediately saw me, like a hunter saw the prey that kind of excitement, with the back of the journalists waving and shouting, “Hey, Laura is there! There they are!”
I froze, only to see a crowd of people rumbling toward me. I stayed where I was, and in the blink of an eye I was surrounded by them.
Their eyes weren’t limited to me, but also Cameron, who was following behind me.
Fryday smugly laughed with her hands clasped in front of her chest, “Yo, Cameron, Laura!” she deliberately picked up her voice, “Where’s this fight coming from? That … looks like Cameron’s private lounge over there?”
My legs gave out and I took a few steps backward, bumping into Cameron’s chest.
He quietly shook my hand.
I fixed my mind and was thinking about how to answer, Fryday began to find fault again, “The people in this circle it is true that there are some snobs, a lot of first tier big names are whoever is red to play with whoever, but our future Laura movie queen is even more powerful, it is whoever has money who sleeps with whoever! Oh … what’s wrong Laura, Rafael that old man really can’t satisfy you anymore, right?”
“You …”
There was a low chuckle amongst the reporters, and then they turned their cameras on me, flashes streaking across the room.
I was a little dizzy, but at that moment a hand gently rested on my shoulder.
“Those are words I think would be most appropriate for yourself, Ms. Fryday.” Cameron stood beside me with a bland smile on his face.
“Heh, Cameron,” Fryday’s voice was shrill, “This is the ‘sister’ you once held in your heart! Now that she’s getting married, can’t you let her go? Sneaking her into the common room, in case Ms. Queenie finds out, that’s a big deal!”
“Yes, Laura has grown up with me since she was a child, and her feelings are certainly no better than the next person’s. Now that I’m going to Southeast Asia, there’s nothing unusual about having something I want to tell her, right? And how do you know what Queenie thinks, Ms. Fryday?”
Cameron narrowed her eyes slightly and laughed in a low voice, “Queenie is not as petty as you think!”
Now it was Fryday’s turn to be speechless, only standing by the side and staring dryly. Reporters of course do not dare to write nonsense, there are too many people involved, Cameron’s words and watertight, if they write anything out of the ordinary, offending Queenie or offending Cameron, will not have a good end.
Fryday couldn’t keep his face up, his face was red for a while and white for a while. The reporters dispersed one by one when they couldn’t catch any valuable news, and only the three of us were left in the corridor.
Cameron tapped me on the shoulder, “Let’s go.”
“Wait!”
I was just about to leave with Cameron when Fryday stopped us.
This gorgeous face is full of pride and resentment.
She laughed softly, looking at me and then at Cameron, “Cameron, Laura is almost someone else’s wife, what’s the point of you still chasing after her so closely? Hehe, I thought Cameron’s heartfelt confession to Ms. Queenie on stage today was sincere, but now I’m afraid it may not be!”
Cameron was silent for a moment and laughed slightly, “There is a saying ‘when a fake is real, it’s real’, Ms. Fryday has acted in many costume dramas, so she should know the truth of this saying, right?”
“How much of what is said on stage is true and how much is false, do you have to count so clearly? Hehe, Miss Fryday how many false words have you said on stage, have you counted them yourself?”
Fryday blushed.
“So it’s better to be confused as a human being.” Cameron looked at her coldly, “Also, never push people too far! In the end, the only one who gets hurt might be yourself.”
“You’re still facing Laura until now!” exasperated Fryday.
“Cameron … Oh no, I should call you Young Master Cameron now, right?” She lightly grunted, “Cameron has transformed into the young master of Southeast Asia The Sterling Family, is it possible that Laura, the movie queen, is also going to move her career center to Southeast Asia?”
“Fryday!” I couldn’t stand it any longer, “You’re talking nonsense without proof? You have to be responsible for what you say!”
“I do think it’s a good idea.” Cameron laughed.
I was stunned and looked back at him, the determination in his gaze was as if he was a different person from the violent and cold Cameron who had just been in the room.
My heart fluttered.
Cameron gently wrapped his arm around my waist, and it seemed to be the same as before, as if the two of … us had never been separated.
But I knew it was just wishful thinking on my part.
Fryday face has a huff, also can only hold back not dare to attack in front of Cameron.
Just sourly said, “Heh, Cameron to this once ‘sister’ still really care!”
“Anyways, Laura and I were once family too.” Cameron said, sliding his hand down and interlocking his fingers with mine. “It’s only right that I take care of her.”
“Help yourself! Don’t make Ms. Queenie jealous!” Fryday rolls her eyes and clatters away on her heels.
I froze in place, I actually didn’t take a single word of Fryday’s words to heart, I just coveted the time I spent with Cameron …
Cameron let go of me, his face turning cold again. I knew it was time to break up.
“Bye.” I whispered.
“Or you could think about going to Southeast Asia.” Cameron’s voice wasn’t loud, but each word hit me like a hammer.
Go to Southeast Asia? I laughed. What would I do there? Watch him and Queenie love each other every day? I didn’t go to their wedding last time, was I supposed to be there this time?
I shook my head and ran away. Tears were welling up in my eyes and my heart was aching. I kept running like this, wishing that just like in those TV dramas, there was a black hole in the universe at the end of the road, and I could go back in time by drilling into it.
Back to that first snowfall when I was young, back to the embrace at the Alcostan Beacon …
Not long after that party, I went back to the office to get ready to start work again, and as soon as I got back that day, I heard a lot of talk around the office, and Fryday was all smiles.
I met her in the corridor, she was still as arrogant as ever, and the assistant beside her handed me a beautifully wrapped small box with chocolates inside.
Fryday tilted her chin slightly and smiled, “Aren’t you going to congratulate me?”
“Congratulations?” I was stunned, “You’re going to …”
“I’m getting married.” She ruffled her long hair.
“Oh,” I nodded, “congratulations.”
“Without asking me who my groom is?”
I was silent. Her two big eyes twinkle and she looks rather pleased with herself.
“Heh,” I laughed softly, “looking at you, does this guy have something to do with me again?”
“Sometimes you’re still pretty smart, Laura.”
I waved my hand, “Whoever it is, I congratulate you. You don’t have to tell me who it is, I’m not interested either. Fryday, actually I really don’t have the heart to fight with you, and there’s no need for you to flaunt anything with me, the two of us, it’s better if we don’t interfere with each other.”
Finished I want to go, and Fryday to her assistant made a wink, the assistant first left, Fryday a pull my arm and laughed, “ouch, who want to fight with you! In the future, we are a family, I can’t wait to flatter you!”
“What did you say?”
The smug look on her face grew a little thicker.
“I said …” she trailed off, “we’re family from now on! Don’t worry, you’re Carter’s own sister and I’ll treat you like family too!”
“Carter?”
This was really unexpected.
I was still very confused for a while after she said that.
How could it be Carter? When did she hook up with Carter? Did mom say yes?
“Laura, I’ve really met someone this time!” She wrenched me over her shoulder, smiling outwardly, but actually demonstrating to me. “I didn’t expect Auntie to be such a good person, and Carter is also very sincere to me … Hehe, The Lynch Group is now The Lynch Group again, I’m going to take a long vacation with George, and then slowly reduce the workload and then retire. I’m going to take a long vacation from George and slowly reduce my workload before retiring from the movie.
After saying that, she raised her eyebrow and left with a high profile.
The chocolate in my hand was crushed at some point, and my hand was covered with dark brown chocolate syrup, emitting a rich flavor.
I hurriedly drove to The Lynch Family.
It was the same villa that The Lynch Family used to live in, but they had bought it back and redecorated it, making it even more luxurious than before. Dad is still in the hospital, basically quit The Lynch Group, now the whole group is managed by Mom and Carter.
The Lynch Family’s maid seemed to know that I would be coming, and opened the door to welcome me.
As soon as I walked in, I had the feeling that it was like a lifetime ago…. The big yard, the fountain in the garden, the flower house at the back of the yard, and the swing next to the flower house are all the same…. Everything is the same as it was before, and this place carries the whole of my youthful time, and it is the most important part of my life. I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to get a good look at them.
Now look again, they seem to have become the most familiar strangers.
“Miss, please use.” Someone brought me a cup of grapefruit tea, the former servants of The Lynch Family knew my taste.
“Mistress will be down in a moment.” She smiled, “You sit and wait for a while.”
“Good,” I said after thanking her, “You go about your business without me.”
“Auntie, did Laura add enough honey to that tea? She likes it sweeter.”
Mom’s voice suddenly came from the stairs.
I turned back to look at her, she was dressed in a lotus root-colored wool knit dress, with a skeleton knit sweater of the same color draped over it, a little bit of light makeup on her face, she slowly walked down from upstairs, looking particularly elegant.
I was stunned for a long time, and said softly, “Don’t bother … I’m losing weight now, don’t want so much honey.”
“Sit down.” Mellisa gaze has a few complicated.
I thought about it, but I still said to her bluntly, “Mom, there is a happy event in the family recently?”
“Yes.” She replied, “The home has been redecorated, the wedding should have a wedding look.”
“Is it … Carter?”
“Could it be me?” She laughed softly. “I was going to wait for everything to be set up before I sent you a wedding invitation. It’s a must for you to attend your brother’s wedding.”
I lowered my head, “Do you know who your daughter-in-law is?”
“You child, why are you asking silly questions today?” She said, “How can I not know, it’s Fryday!”
“Mom …”
I wondered if this was the same Mellisa, wasn’t she a strong woman? Wasn’t she a strong woman? Wasn’t she always focused on her background, always putting the family’s interests first? Anymore, Carter’s marriage should be a good match, how come she chose a Fryday without any background?
“I know what you want to ask.” She raised her hand, “There’s no need to say it. Now that it’s come to this, I can’t stop it!”
“I just suddenly don’t think this is like you.” I looked at her, “Where have you ever been this negative before?”
“What’s wrong with Fryday?” She asked me back and laughed, “Laura, I know you may have had a bit of a problem with her, but people are multi-faceted and you can’t just look at one side of her.”
“Oh, multi-faceted …,” I sneer, “So the other side of Fryday is that she may have a hidden identity that fits your idea of a daughter-in-law? Or do you and Carter, or even The Lynch Group as a whole, have some sort of ulterior motive that she holds?”Content provided by NôvelDrama.Org.