Remarriage to a Rich Famliy

Gu William’s words continued to ring in her ears, “I did use Chung Grace, used her to get to you. But it was a consensual use, she knew I had more than one woman with me and knew I would never fall in love with her in my life. All I can give her is the car and house and career she’s always wanted, that’s the rules of the game between us, and if she can’t do that, then I can let her go anytime I want and never force it.”

He let go of her shoulders and let her slump limply against the back of the chair as if her bones had been jerked out of her.

She didn’t expect Chung Grace’s romantic love at first sight to hide such a cruel truth.

She hadn’t expected Gu William to come back from America especially for her, and that he would have such deep feelings for her.

No, I should say that he actually has such deep feelings for Yang June that he doesn’t lose out to Shen Ron in any way.

Yang June … Cheng Lydia never understood what kind of magic she had in her that could captivate these two wonderful men at the same time.

“Chung Grace is true to you.” Ryoga uttered this softly before she did.

Gu William, however, just smiled to himself, “Every woman around me claims to be true to me except you, and I don’t doubt their feelings for me, but I’ll never accept them either.”

“Chung Grace isn’t as vain as you think.” Cheng Lydia looked at him, trying to get him to really understand Chung Grace, “She grew up in a single-parent family, with a mother who gambled for a living and a younger brother who was still young, she had to pay for everything for her mother and brother, and was always being chased around by casino owners who were chasing her for debts. She may have approached you for the money, but she definitely wasn’t greedy for her own enjoyment either.”

“And?” He looked at her faintly.

Cheng Lydia inhaled bitterly, “Since we’re out of the picture, get to know her, treat her well, and don’t let her down on her feelings for you.”

“Do you know why I’m here today?”

“Why.”

“Tell her it’s time for the game to end.”

“Don’t.” Cheng Lydia excitedly grabbed him by the sleeve, “Please don’t be so cruel to her, give each other a little more time and maybe you’ll find that she’s still worthy of love.”

She couldn’t imagine how sad and upset Chung Grace would be if he announced his breakup to her at this time.

Something came off in her palm, cold and icy, and Cheng Lydia looked down only to realize she had ripped his cufflinks off. Stunned, she was busy lowering her head, “I’m sorry.”

With one hand holding only the cufflinks, she lifted his wrist with one hand, intending to help him snap the sleeves back on.

His palms were white and slender, as beautiful as jade, but Cheng Lydia had no desire to admire them, and carefully fastened the black jeweled cufflinks back on his sleeve.

She buttoned her cufflinks, and only when she looked up did she find Gu William staring fixedly at her, the scarlet of his face dissipated, the wine much sobered, and those bloodshot eyes no longer full of rage.

She let go of his hand, but he moved up a notch, his thumb brushing her lips gently, and as soon as his fingertips touched them, Cheng Lydia immediately flinched back.

His palm froze in mid-air, his expression lost in a mixture of guilt, “I’m sorry about that just now, I wasn’t in control.”

He had always kept himself under control so as not to cause her any trouble, except for today, when he couldn’t resist kissing her after a few too many drinks.

Kissing her was something he had always wanted to do, and when he finally got his wish today, there was no half-joy in his heart because it was just his wishful kiss, a kiss that she desperately rejected.

“I’ll forgive you if you promise to give Chung Grace a little more of a chance.” Cheng Lydia said as she stared at him.

Gu William laughed, an extremely bitter laugh, “You really are her best friend, but that’s not going to help her.”

“Try it.”

“Okay, I promise you, get to know her well and get to know her again.”

“Thanks.” Cheng Lydia stared at him gratefully, “I can only feel more secure if she’s well.”

He doesn’t say a word.

“I’m sorry.” This time it was her turn to say the words.

She fingered his bleeding neck, “It hurts, doesn’t it, let me help you with that.”

“No, it doesn’t hurt.” He refused.

It wasn’t that it didn’t hurt, but it hurt, a fiery pain. But he was grateful for the pain, it was what masked the knife-like ache in his heart at the moment.

There was no medical kit in the car, but Cheng Lydia still took a wet paper towel from inside the cupboard to wipe the blood stain from his collarbone and briefly treated the nail marks on the back of his neck with a hemostat.

“I’ll go back first.” She said.

“Hmm.” He nodded, reluctantly, but got out of the car.

Cheng Lydia warned concernedly at his back, “Don’t drive when you’ve been drinking, it’s dangerous, let Yoshi drive.”

Gu William turned around and yelled one word at her in annoyance, “Get out-!”

Cheng Lydia parked her car downstairs and stepped into the elevator.

Her figure was reflected within the mirror inside the elevator, and she gazed silently at her slightly dulled self in the mirror, lifting her finger and brushing her lips.

Just now, her red lips had been kissed so deeply by Gu William that she could no longer remember his scent his taste, remembering only the shock and anger she felt at the time.

She dreaded to think how Shen Ron would react if he knew that she had just been kissed by Gu William, he would be furious, right?

The elevator ‘dinged’ and stopped at the floor she had pressed, stepping out of it and standing in front of the cryptograph at her door, but she didn’t immediately open the door and go inside.

I wish Shen Ron hadn’t come back yet and left her alone until she fell asleep!

Unfortunately, Shen Ron was already in the house when she pushed the door in.

At that moment Shen Ron was lazily nestled on the couch watching TV and eating a snack, when he heard the door open he turned his head sideways, looked swept her up and said, “Back.”

“Hmm.” Cheng Lydia responded softly and wearily, walking over to sit next to him and surveying the snack in his hand, the potato chips she’d bought back the other day.

Shen Ron is never a snacker, especially this junk food.

“You haven’t eaten?” She asked

“Can’t cook.”

“You could have ordered take-out.”

“Didn’t call.”

“You’re really … something.” Cheng Lydia stood up from her seat on the couch, “Let me go order you a bowl of noodles.”

“It’s too late, don’t toss and turn.” Shen Ron lifted his hand and took her wrist, pulling her back to the couch.

“How can we not eat?”

“I’ve had my fill.” Shen Ron gestured to the two empty bags on the table. Seeing her look of bemusement, he asked, “Didn’t see Miss Shih? Or did you have a bad chat?

Cheng Lydia twisted her head to look at him and replied casually, “Haven’t seen her.”

“That’s okay, some other time.” Shen Ron put his arm around her shoulders and lowered his head to kiss her, but Cheng Lydia, like an electric shock, busied herself by backing out of his arms and taking a seat to the side.

Shen Ron wasn’t expecting such a reaction from her and was both taken aback by her.

“What’s wrong?” He scowled at her in disbelief.

He never saw such a strong reaction from her when he tried to kiss her on a normal day.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

“I …” Cheng Lydia lowered her instinctive palm over her mouth and got up, uncomfortable, “I’ve been exposed to contagious patients today, so I’m going to take a shower first.”

With that, she turned and walked quickly to her closet to find a sleeping set and hide in the bathroom.

In the bathroom, she turned on the tap and took warm water in her hands to blossom and scrub her lips until she felt Gu William’s breath no longer linger.

It wasn’t that she was disgusted by Gu William’s scent, she just couldn’t manage to be intimate with Shen Ron after kissing him, and if Shen Ron knew that, he would be unable to accept it.

After showering and changing, Cheng Lydia took a deep breath in the mirror before stepping out of the shower.

Shen Ron had left the couch and was standing in front of the patio with a cup of tea in one hand and a file in the other looking intently at it.

Cheng Lydia’s footsteps stopped slightly and she looked steadily at the side of his face.

Soft daylight enveloped his body and between his brows, spreading a dark silhouette that looked mysterious and seductive from her side of the room.

Cheng Lydia took small, gentle steps to his heels and raised her hand to take the teacup in his palm to a low table to the side.

“Washed up.” He asked casually, still looking intently at the new file Assistant Peng had sent over.

Cheng Lydia didn’t say a word and without a word, she sent herself into his arms and held him tightly.

She had never been that active, especially in front of Shen Ron, who did not love her, but at this moment she wanted to do so, wanted to hug him properly and kiss him …

Is it because there is guilt in his heart for him? He was so resistant to seeing himself and Gu William and he kissed Gu William himself.

Or was it because of what Gu William had just said that had touched her so much? That she never wanted to cherish the person on her pillow more than ever?

She didn’t know, only that her troubled heart really needed an embrace to calm it down.