Laura’s POV 95
I finally got what I wanted.
A bright and spacious office, located at the top of the office building, extremely open view, in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can also see the seagulls and cruise ships.
A “Director” sign hung on the door, and the news and PR departments of The Lynch Group were all under my roof.
Ethan made a point of announcing to all the shareholders at the weekly meeting that I owned 5% of The Lynch Group.
Five percent wasn’t much, but it was a lot. What they were most curious about was how I, an adopted daughter with no background, no power, and once a scorned woman, had become a phoenix so easily.
In those days, they could hear talk about me everywhere.
For example, “The Lynch Group set up a separate media company for her! Is that crazy?”
“Isn’t she the adopted daughter of The Lynch Family, who cares so much about their adopted daughter?”
“She was supposed to marry Carter, but for some reason it didn’t work out.”
“I heard she gave birth to a daughter, who exactly is the father?”
“Could it be that The Lynch Family has some kind of handle in her hands, otherwise where would she get the turn to be a shareholder!”
…
I just laughed at these rumors.
The most important thing for me now is my work and my daughter.
My identity is strictly confidential, even Holly doesn’t know. Because it’s a real scandal, and if word got out, The Lynch Group would be laughed at, and it would be a sad day.
Keeping a secret in your heart is an extraordinarily depressing thing to do, especially when you hear people talking about who Sunny’s dad is, and that tone of mock disdain makes me want to go up to them and argue with them.
Eventually I resisted, but the mental pressure was mounting by the day.
I longed for a solid shoulder to lean on.
I thought of Cameron, his embrace, and the days of war that we had shared, which seemed so close, like they had happened yesterday, but I knew that they were getting farther and farther away, as if Cameron and I could never go back to each other.
I worked like crazy during that time.
My company was in its infancy and I had to do everything myself.
I was in the office for more than ten hours a day, and when I got home, I was so tired that I didn’t even want to hug my kids. But when I see Sunny, all my fatigue is swept away, and there is only her pure white smile in my eyes and heart.
This is the meaning of children to parents.
After I became a mother, I felt this very deeply.
A lot of strange things happened in those days. For example, when I wanted a cup of coffee, I walked to the pantry and found that the coffee was already brewed, but it didn’t taste right, and salt was added to it instead of sugar.
For example, when I was busy and anxious, I went back to the office to see that my desk had been cleaned up, however, there were tiny pins in places that were hard to notice, and when I was inadvertently stabbed, small beads of blood oozed out from my fingertips, which didn’t hurt, but it was going to be hard for a while.
Then again, I often get deliveries with no names.
Inside are the kind of muffins Cameron used to take me to buy when I was a kid.
But when I bite into it, it tastes bad, salty and astringent, not at all the sweetness I remember.
All these weird things gave me a stronger and stronger feeling that Cameron was back.
Once upon a time this is how he played pranks on me. Putting salt in my coffee, putting needles on my desk, or catching a frog and putting it in my drawer.
He’d hide and snicker as he watched me wince in fear.
My heart skipped a beat and an unspeakable emotion wracked my heart. I didn’t think it was possible, how could he come out and play pranks on me when he hadn’t completed his sentence?
But then I wanted it to be him so badly.
I really missed him.
I went to the apartment, the one Cameron gave me. He built me a glass sunroom on the roof, set up a swing for me with fruit-green Egyptian cotton cushions and hydrangeas of every color on the windowsill …
He knew my preferences as if he were another me in this world.
I pushed the door in and it didn’t look as dusty as my phenomenon. I thought it hadn’t been cleaned in a long time and should be dirty and messy, but I didn’t realize that the windows were clear and the house was neat and tidy.
I was shocked, striding up to the attic, the glass room is clean and transparent, the glass seems to be freshly polished, the autumn sun shines in and hits the body, there is a kind of lazy warmth. Cotton cushions on the swing are freshly cleaned, still with the aroma of the sun after drying, the clock standing on the side of the cuckoo chiming sound, the books on the bookshelf is well organized, the window green plants growing in the wind …
The feeling in my heart is getting stronger and stronger …
I hurried back downstairs again and found a recently crushed cigarette butt in the ashtray.
Cameron…
My eyes suddenly wet.
It was him who came back … He really came back!
The combination lock on the door suddenly sounded, and my heart was in my throat.
However, the moment I turned around and saw him, my mood calmed down instead. Those eyes are still deep and calm, and the angular face is as cold as frost.
I looked at him in a daze, unable to say a word.
The corner of his mouth gently hooked, seemingly smiling, step by step towards me. Eyes locked on my face, my cheeks began to burn, and then my body was like on fire, but in an instant it fell into the ice cave again. The sensation of cold and heat was like purgatory. My reason told me to run away, but my feet were stuck to the ground and I couldn’t move.
The heart and the mind are always the opposite.
Silence for a long time, I gently asked him, “Cameron … you came back?”
He hummed lightly, converged his smile, whispered, “I came back, you are very unhappy?”
“No…”
Before the words left his mouth, he suddenly kissed up.
I have no defense at all, in an instant my whole body seems to have been electrified, my mind is blank. I clumsily responded to him, a little by his conquest, sinking, intoxicated … I unconsciously hooked his neck, I fantasized that we are back to the old days …
However, he violently bit me on the corner of my lips, blood and pain made me wake up.
He picked me up in a cross body hug and threw me heavily on the large bedroom bed.
He took off his shirt, revealing his toned muscles and the hideous scars on his body.
“Cameron …” I regained my senses, “What do you want!”
“What do you think? What else can a freshly released prisoner do?”
“No!” I backed away in panic.
“No?” He leaned over and clasped my chin hard with his big hand, “Laura, it’s never your turn to say no between you and me!”
“I really can’t …” I burst into tears of pain.
I already know who I am, he’s my brother, wouldn’t it be against human decency for me to do something like this with him again?
“I haven’t seen a woman in there for almost two years,” he rubbed the tip of his nose against my earlobe, all the way up to my neck, “but it’s suffocating me!”
“Cameron …”
That secret almost came out of my mouth.
But I didn’t dare say it, I didn’t know what the scene would be like for The Lynch Family if I did, and then I was afraid that I wouldn’t get what I deserved, and I wouldn’t be able to protect what I wanted to protect.
“Cameron, I’m begging you to leave me alone.” I slowly slid to the edge of the bed and almost fell to my knees in front of him.
He straightened up and looked down at me condescendingly.
The look of contempt, the gaze of contempt. I’ve always been his plaything, many years ago, and many years later, it’s still the same.
“Heh, not allowed to touch?” He took a hold of my wrist, “When did sister-in-law become a chaste woman?”
“Cameron!”
“Did you ever think about today when you used to wave under me?”
I bit my lip and glared hard at him.
“Yes, I just won’t let you touch me!” I said, “I’m not the Laura I used to be. Cameron you probably don’t realize how much I’ve had in the meantime! I have my own company, 5% of The Lynch Group, I can step on anyone now!”
“And you? Heh, a former prisoner, a man who spent two years in jail smelling like mold, you’re long gone from being the powerful second master of The Lynch Family you once were! Who are you to touch me?”
“Laura!”
My words really pissed him off.
In fact, I said them just to piss him off. If I didn’t want him to touch me, I had to make him hate me.
I leaned back and smiled at him, my smug look clearly reflected in his angry eyes. I, Laura, have everything now, what do I care about you Cameron?
But the heart is still aching.
He slapped me down, shocking me with a half headache, my eyes were blinded, and a quick taste of blood seeped out of my mouth.
Then he tore at my clothes like a madman, and soon I lost my last line of defense, my body like a circular gauge held up to its maximum angle, and as soon as he did, a ripping pain ran through my body …
“Don’t …”
Big beads of sweat, mixed with tears rolled down my cheeks.
I felt disgusted with myself at that moment. I can’t believe I’m doing this with my own brother in bed.
Yet strangely enough a certain gaping hole in my heart was filled by this moment …
I wanted him, I had to admit it. But he was the last person in the world I was ever going to get.
When he was done he picked at a cigarette, the smell of nicotine filling the room. He exhaled a smoke ring at me, patted my face and laughed softly, “If Carter was here, I’d really like him to take a good look at your bitchy ass!”
Heh, he thought I wasn’t sleeping with him because of Carter.
I got up woodenly and got dressed, my scaly body reflected in the bathroom mirror.NôvelDrama.Org owns all © content.
“Tell Carter,” his low voice comes from outside, “that I won’t leave him alone!”
I don’t make a sound.
Footsteps still linger outside the restroom.
After a moment, his words through gritted teeth reached my ears again, “And you … Laura, I won’t let you go either!”
My heart trembled hard.
The door locks sounded and he left the room.
And it was as if a part of my life had been drained away with his departure. My knees went weak and I sat down on the floor, and only then did I have the strength to cry out.
But I haven’t seen Cameron since that day.
A few days later, I accidentally saw the news and learned that Cameron had divorced Queenie, and that Cameron was pretty much a clean slate, getting nothing. Ironically, the second youngest son of the once brilliant The Lynch Family, who went to jail for The Scott Family and became a prisoner, ended up being a basket case.
I froze for a long time watching that news.
So long that I didn’t even realize Carter was standing behind me.
“Heartbroken?” He grimaced, “Meh, Cameron’s not coming back, you’re done with him!”
I settled down, “I didn’t have much of a heart for him in the first place. With our lives on the line, it’s just not going to happen!”
“Didn’t you take your daughter to be checked for intelligence?”
“Carter!” I glared at him angrily and turned to leave.
“I heard Cameron was released early this time because of good behavior in prison.” Carter said lightly, “But even if that’s the case, he’ll never turn over in his life!”
I had no intention of arguing with him about anything.
I clearly remembered Cameron’s last words to me, he wouldn’t let Carter go, and he wouldn’t let me go either.
It didn’t matter if he let me go or not, I was curious to see what happened to Carter.
And Holly …
This point I and Cameron more and more like, hold a grudge, vindictive, it seems that I really his sister!
Half a year has passed since then, Sunny is 1. 5 years old, not only can she say “mommy” clearly, but she can also say a lot of simple words, and she can express her own thoughts in a small way.
She can also walk at an early age. When she was 10 months old, she could stand for more than 10 seconds without holding anything up, which made me very happy.
The little one also has her own aesthetic, every time before going out to pick a beautiful dress, if I choose for her and she is not satisfied, she will wave her chubby little hands, loud protest.
Yasmin often said that this child is very smart, so heart, will certainly grow up to be a talented and beautiful girl.
I wasn’t worried, all of Sunny’s behavior didn’t seem like the result of inbreeding. But I am puzzled, is this a medical miracle? Or is there another reason?
As long as Sunny is healthy and happy, as long as I can give her the best life with the money I earn, buy her countless beautiful flower dresses and dolls, and give her the best education, I don’t care if she is a consanguineous child or not.
Another fall has rolled around.
My company’s operation in this half year can only make a passing grade. This business is not too good, there are a lot of capable people, but few resources. Sometimes I have to work overtime for several weeks for a project, and the result may not be satisfactory.
Employees come and go, and one of the most notable features of this business is the high turnover of staff, which makes it impossible to retain people without strength.
In New Avalon, an investment bank was newly opened, and the owner was said to be a person with more background, and many media wanted to get an interview with him, so of course I couldn’t miss this opportunity.
So I got the news and immediately flew to New York, where I was dumbfounded.
It turns out that this very background character is Edward.
The same man who molested me at the table on my first day at The Lynch Group.
I subconsciously wanted to leave, but it was too late, the secretary had already brought him to the parlor.
As soon as Edward saw me, he showed that two-eyed look again, “Oops … it’s, it’s Ms. Laura! Hehe, we really have the fate to meet each other ah … Yesterday the secretary told me that there is a Ms. Laura to ask me out, and I was wondering if it was you! Sure enough … my dream has come true!”
Said he grabbed my hand.
How can I break free, his hand of grease pinched me sick to my stomach.
“Heh, Mr. Baker, nice to meet you.” I compensated with a smile, “I … I came in a hurry this time, and I didn’t prepare any gifts with you …”
“Hey, what a strange thing to say!” Edward’s face seems to be quite a bit bigger than it was a few years ago, “When Ms. Laura comes to my place, she is my guest of honor! Now it’s almost noon, Ms. Laura appreciate your face to have a casual lunch together?”