pte

people bullying her all her life for her looks, but the only person that ever referred to her as an 'ugly thing' is her stepmother, and hearing it from a s

the knock on the door pulls her attention, and she groans angrily. Not that she ne

unds from outside, confi

e bed, she strides to the door and pulls

orning,

leeping?" She scoffs as she rolls her eyes. The last thing on Lilian's min

nything for you, ma'am?

he turns and walk

her stop on her track and her face dilates in anger when she finally recognizes him. It's the CEO from the company. Th

ook at her as soon as he hears her voice, and his

about?" He ignores her and turn

lite and mannered, for some seconds, Lilian thought that maybe her ears and eyes are the on

urns to scold her before turning

one I was telling you about,

fully with his eyes while having a dissatisfied expression on his face. As much as she wants to insult this man and throw him out

name is Lili

u don't talk whe

ight whatsoever to come to our house and insult me like you did back at

ameless ugly thing," Her stepmother final

hange for the money you're owing me? Do you think two hundred thousand dollars is a joke?" His words r

t she's all I have... I don't

is going on here?" Unable to keep quie

n't pay up at the allotted time, so she's using you as collateral," He re

you just speak up already?" Her lips tremble as s

h?" Her stepmother snaps at her, and she shakes her head, still confused. Some months ago, her dad was diagnosed with stage one lu

ut

heart sinks into her stomach. Staring at the heartless woman, her heart wrenches in pain as the tears she h

ur lat

nds him staring down at his phone keenly while having all of his attention on it. What does fate has in store for her, or rather, what does this man have in store for her? Why does their fate have to be entangled in this manner? Ju

n, and she looks out through the window to find herself

y pushes the door open, stepping out of the car afterward. Staring at the magnificent building standing in front o

m. The couches are sparkling neat and beautiful. The house is extremely beautiful but too bad that she doesn't even have the en

young lady of the same age as Lilian

ir

xt to mine," He says to

. It's nice to meet you," Lisa says to

thought Lisa was also going to look at her the way other peop

rs

cape from here, but it's like being in a pit of hell that one can't escape from. She misses her poor dad. How w

a long relaxing bath. The house is filled with luxurious things, but she doesn't find them at

s on her track as soon as she spots Ren, sitting on the edg

back as she holds the towel tightly around her ch

re here for," With a smirk dancing at the corner of his lips, h

against her chest as she presses her back fu