Elijah Anderson, a young man with psychopathic tendencies, is torn between his desire to break free from his toxic father's legacy and his own dark nature. His father wants him to follow in his footsteps, but he longs to forge his own path. When he meets Cassandra, a kind and lovable girl, he's drawn to her light and warmth. But their love is forbidden, and his father will stop at nothing to keep them apart. As Elijah struggles to reconcile his darkness with his love, he must confront his demons. Will he find redemption and be with the one he loves, or will his father's influence consume him?
Cassandra tiredly walked inside the school's gate. Her cherry pink hair was packed up in a messy bun and a few strands fell on her beautiful face. She had hazel-green doe-like eyes. Her lips were pink and dry and she didn't bother to wet them. Her skin was fair and she was amongst the most beautiful girls in the school. She walked in and sat on the closest bench she saw. She inaudibly gasped and took in a few breath before she released them. She rubbed her chest as it was crazily aching her.
She took her water bottle from her bag and took in large gulps of water, not knowing the eyes of a fellow was watching all her movements.
"Do you think she's sick?" The young man, who watched Cassandra gulp down her water, asked his bodyguard as they leaned on his car, whilst petting his furry white puppy Pomeranian.
The bodyguard, Jaden, followed his master's line of sight and saw stared at the young girl who held her water bottle with one hand and the other hand was placed on her chest while she heaved for breath. "Mm. I think she's indeed sick." He agreed.
"Don't you think she might need some help?" He asked, still looking at Cassandra and not at Jaden.
Jaden immediately blocked his master's line of sight, knowing what he was about to do; "No no, master!" Jaden was three times the weight of his master, but his behaviour was nothing like his looks. "We've been waiting for the director for the past one hour, what if you leave and then he arrives?!" Jaden didn't want to risk it.
"Relax, Jade. It's not even going to take up to five minutes." The young man chuckled and walked passed him, walking towards Cassandra.
"Ugh! It's Jaden not Jade! What is he? A doctor?" Jaden was reduced into a mess by this man he was asked to guard. He was thirty years old and all his ten years of working as a bodyguard, he had never come across someone like his master, Elijah.
Elijah walked toward the pink-haired gir l-seated not far away from where he was previously standing - with his pet puppy still in his arms. He stood before the girl who hadn't noticed his presence as her eyes were closed and she was resting her head at the top of the bench.
"Hey." Elijah called out to her.
Cassandra who was disturbed from her rest, opened her eyes to see a gorgeous man standing before her. She wanted to attack whoever it was that interrupted her rest, but whatever she wanted to say sank down her mind like it didn't even appear at all.
This man was too good looking! He was overly handsome. He was over six feet tall and he had a very perfect fair skin. His red hair was combed back with his hands, leaving some strands falling over his perfectly carved face. His eyes were sparkling blue and his lips were pink and small, they looked so soft and supple, his nose were perfectly shaped. His eyebrows were full and carved nicely. He had nice lashes for a man and not even a single spot could be seen on his face. Because the first two buttons on his loose fitting shirt were opened, she could see the tattoo of MOM on the front side of his neck, and other drawings by the sides of his neck. It was a very beautiful tattoo and she had the urge to get one.
She noticed the puppy in his arms and her face really brightened.
"His name is Ted. You like him?" Elijah asked when he noticed how her expression changed when she saw Ted. He was a nice person, but then that was only his persona, not his mind.
"Yes!" She squeaked like a mouse. "Can... I carry him?" She asked but he didn't answer and only gently pushed Ted into her arms. "Gosh, he's so cute." She momentarily forgot her problems. Ted was so white and clean and small. So small she could put him inside her bag and take to class. She was so occupied with petting Ted that she didn't notice Elijah looking at her, her neck particularly.
"Are you alright, though? You look sick." He asked but Cassandra could barely take her eyes and mind off Ted.
"Oh I'm fine, thank you for asking." She looked up and smiled at him before looking back down at Ted. Even Ted was enjoying such pretty company and comfortability.
"Oh, you look like you were almost strangled to death." Elijah said and Cassandra stopped petting Ted, that's when Elijah knew he had hit a spot, like he wanted.
Cassandra's bright eyes immediately turned cold as she looked up at Elijah. His question made her remember the previous night...
Cassandra and her mother were packing up her mother's things inside a large sized traveling bag. Their actions and movements were rushed. They were hastily packing things up as though they didn't want a certain someone catching them in the act. That someone being her mother's husband, her father.
They were finally done with packing up and they exited the room. Cassandra's mother didn't have much belongings anyways, as they weren't rich, so everything fit into the traveling bag. When they came to the small sitting room, they saw her father coming inside the house. His eyes narrowed down to the traveling bag his wife was holding, looking as though she was about to run away from his house.
Cassandra's mother looked visibly scared and shaken to a point but Cassandra was there with her.
"What's going on here? Are you planning on leaving me Sarah?" He laughed loudly like a lunatic and when Cassandra urged her mother to run out of the opened door, the father lunged at them. He slapped Sarah, his wife, across the face. Cassandra pushed him away, with all the force she could muster.
Sarah took that as a liberty to now run out of the house. They had already ordered a ride and he was currently in-front of their house. When Cassandra's father, Bright, rushed to stop his wife, Cassandra dragged him back inside the house with his clothes. Bright got really vexed and pushed Cassandra away and she fell hard on her back and buttocks, not caring if she was his blood daughter. He rushed out of the house but Sarah was already gone, he came back inside the house to face Cassandra with ten-times-fold the initial anger.
As Cassandra was still laying on the ground tired, Bright rushed to her, cupped his strong hands around her neck and started strangling her. It was getting so hard for Cassandra to breathe, but it was as though her father had made up his mind to kill her right then and there.
"You witch! Your harlot of a mother has finally left right?! After all I did for her, you this ungrateful bastard!!"
Cassandra writhed beneath him and flailed her hands until she came in contact with a wine bottle, she smashed it on her father's head. He screamed and finally let her go to hold his head as he was bleeding profusely at the back of his head.
Cassandra took the advantage to get away from the house. She ran to her unmarried maternal aunt's house which wasn't really far from her family house, and the woman was a sweet soul who tended to Cassandra's wounds and let her sleep for the night and however long she wanted.
Coming back to reality, she realised the man was still looking at her. "I'm fine, thank you." She said, this time without a smile. She handed his pet dog over to him as she stood up, she was about to turn and leave when he said;
"Take milk and yoghurts more, it's good for chest pains." He said and before she could say anything, he waved and turned his back to her and left to where he came from. Cassandra didn't dull and entered inside the institution.
Two years ago, Ricky found himself coerced into marrying Emma to protect the woman he cherished. From Ricky's perspective, Emma was despicable, resorting to underhanded schemes to ensure their marriage. He maintained a distant and cold attitude toward her, reserving his warmth for another. Yet, Emma remained wholeheartedly dedicated to Ricky for more than ten years. As she grew weary and considered relinquishing her efforts, Ricky was seized by a sudden fear. Only when Emma's life teetered on the edge, pregnant with Ricky's child, did he recognize-the love of his life had always been Emma.
Madisyn was stunned to discover that she was not her parents' biological child. Due to the real daughter's scheming, she was kicked out and became a laughingstock. Thought to be born to peasants, Madisyn was shocked to find that her real father was the richest man in the city, and her brothers were renowned figures in their respective fields. They showered her with love, only to learn that Madisyn had a thriving business of her own. "Stop pestering me!" said her ex-boyfriend. "My heart only belongs to Jenna." "How dare you think that my woman has feelings for you?" claimed a mysterious bigwig.
"Leonard Bryant is a man of the hour in Sea City. He has won the Pritzker Prize at a young age, which is considered as Nobel Prize in the architecture field. An architectural drawing of his can be auctioned to hundreds of millions yuan. Everyone takes him as an architectural design talent. But everyone also thinks he is gay because of his frequent refusal of women. Ashley Powell has been taking Leonard as her idol and loving Leonard for several years. For him, Ashley chooses to learn architectural design during university. As the saying goes, "when there is a will, there is a way", she finally gets the chance to work in Bryant Group after her graduation. At the graduation ceremony, Ashley was coaxed by her classmates to test if Leonard is gay. A little drunk Ashley came to Leonard's room, then .... 'Who says this man is gay? He is not gay but a beast!' Ashley thinks."
Chandler Su who had cheated by her boyfriend then got drunk at a bar. To take revenge, she grabbed a man randomly and took him to the room. After a crazy night, Chandler found the strange man was a super handsome guy the next morning. Shy and shocked Chandler run away after leaving 150 RMB and scorning the man of his poor bed skills. However, she never thought the story would become so dramatic as the next day, she found out that the new coming president of her company was exactly the man she slept the last night! Worse than that, this new boss seemed very narrow-minded as he asked Chandler to come to his office on the first day.
Rose looked at the reports in her hand and was in shock... The reports said that she was one month pregnant, however, how can she get pregnant when she didn't have any man in her life... "Was it because of that dream? Could I get pregnant because I have sex in my dream?" She thought... She didn't have any mental problems, however, except for this she can't able to think about anything... However, she still didn't get out of her surprise when she met the man in her dream... Kevin Davis looked at the reports in her hand and asked, "Is this child mine?" However, Rose didn't answer but asked... "Was that night not a dream?" Kevin was angry because it was his first time and she thinks it was a dream... Kevin forced her to marry him however, Rose didn't want it... She wanted to abort the child but he didn't let her... In the end... Rose agreed to marry him... She looked at Kevin's blue eyes and said, "I will marry you, however, I had two conditions..." "First, after marriage, you can't control my freedom, I still had the right to do whatever I want. Don't worry I won't harm the child." "Second, if I ever found out that you had cheated behind my back then I will leave with my child and you can't stop me..." Both of them got married... However, after she falls in love with him... She found there are hidden secrets in his past...
The day Raina gave birth should have been the happiest of her life. Instead, it became her worst nightmare. Moments after delivering their twins, Alexander shattered her heart-divorcing her and forcing her to sign away custody of their son, Liam. With nothing but betrayal and heartbreak to her name, Raina disappeared, raising their daughter, Ava, on her own.Years later, fate comes knocking when Liam falls gravely ill. Desperate to save his son, Alexander is forced to seek out the one person he once cast aside. Alexander finds himself face to face with the woman he underestimated, pleading for a second chance-not just for himself, but for their son. But Raina is no longer the same broken woman who once loved him.No longer the woman he left behind. She has carved out a new life-one built on strength, wealth, and a long-buried legacy she expected to uncover.Raina has spent years learning to live without him.The question is... Will she risk reopening old wounds to save the son she never got to love? or has Alexander lost her forever?