My brother, feeling sorry for my decade-long unrequited love, drugged his friend and sent him to my bed. When I woke up, Derek Thompson emotionlessly agreed to marry me. However, shortly after our wedding, he left for overseas. During those long three years, I single-handedly supported our family until I heard news of his return. At the airport, my daughter called out “Daddy,” which Angela Lee, hand-in-hand with him, couldn’t accept. She fled in distress, only to be struck by a drunk driver and die on the spot. From that day on, the smile disappeared from Derek’s face completely. He never left me or our daughter’s side again. I thought we had weathered the storm and finally found our silver lining, but little did I know this was just the beginning of another nightmare. On our daughter’s third birthday, a fire suddenly broke out. Derek coldly locked me and the child in a room. His voice was ice-cold, “If it weren’t for your existence, Angela wouldn’t have died in that accident. I’ve been living like a walking corpse every minute of these past years, and I’ve long decided to avenge her with my life!” As the scorching flames consumed everything, I finally understood that Derek’s hatred for me had seeped into his very bones. When I opened my eyes again, time had rewound to the night Derek was drugged. Looking at the man before me, his eyes hazy from the drugs, I pushed him away and dialed Angela’s number. “Please come over right away.”
The sound of painful breathing made me shudder. I looked towards the source and saw Derek, his face flushed red, the buttons of his black shirt carelessly undone. He looked like he was about to lose control. “Olivia, come here…” he called out to me, his voice hoarse and his eyes full of desire. In my previous life, I would have rushed over to check on him out of concern. But now, I just fearfully took several steps back. It was because of this night in my past life that both Derek and I were drugged and things happened that shouldn’t have. Although he agreed to marry me afterward, he stayed abroad for long periods and didn’t care about me or our daughter. Later I found out that he went abroad because Angela was overseas, and he came back that day to give Angela an explanation. Who knew that on that day, when our daughter called him “Daddy,” Angela was shocked and ran out, resulting in a car accident and her unfortunate death. Derek then transferred all his hatred onto me and our daughter. But now, we haven’t reached that point yet. As long as I’m not the one who “helps” him tonight, our daughter and I won’t suffer that fate. Thinking of this, I almost without hesitation dialed Angela’s number. “Is this Angela? Come to Hotel 32 quickly.” I used all my strength to hold the door, not letting the feverishly hot Derek out. At the same time, I also started to feel my body becoming hot. I remembered my brother’s words about how he felt sorry for my long-time crush on Derek, so he drugged Derek’s drink and sent me to his bedside. “Olivia, you two clearly like each other, why drag it out? This time I’m giving you a push, let Derek become my brother-in-law sooner!” I was shocked and said, “Bro, are you trying to get me killed? Let me go quickly!” My brother just smiled and pushed me into Derek’s arms. “You’ve been drugged too, enjoy it. After tonight you’ll understand my good intentions.” I smiled bitterly. Oh brother, Derek’s heart belongs to someone else entirely. After about fifteen minutes, Angela rushed over, her face pale. She looked at me suspiciously, “Olivia, everyone in our circle knows you like Derek. Why are you being so nice? Wasn’t he having dinner with your brother tonight? How did this happen? Or are you up to something?” Initially thinking I was up to no good, when she discovered it really was Derek in the room, Angela frowned. I pushed her into the room while explaining, “No time to explain details, I know you two have feelings for each other. You wouldn’t want some other woman to take advantage of him tonight, right? He really needs you right now.” I don’t know where my brother got such a potent drug from, but in my previous life, even when Derek still had some rationality left, he bit through his tongue and even broke several finger bones trying to resist. In the end, he still couldn’t hold back. But now with Angela here, maybe he won’t have to suffer like that. Suddenly, a low groan came from the room. Derek’s forehead was covered in bulging veins, making Angela freeze. Her face turned slightly red as she straightened her clothes and glanced back at me. “I guess you’re not as scheming as I thought, not taking advantage of Derek. Since I’m here, you should give up… Hey, why is your face so red too?” I quickly shook my head and urged her to go in. The moment I heard Derek tearing off Angela’s clothes, I closed my eyes and shut the door tight. Soon, indescribable sounds came from the room. Every noise felt like a knife cutting into my heart. Unable to bear listening anymore, I left the hotel without looking back. The drug in my system was gradually taking effect. Last time, half the reason I couldn’t escape Derek was because this stuff made me lose control completely. While I still had some clarity, I stumbled into a high-end club. A waiter who looked like he had just started working greeted me with a smile, “Miss, what can I do for you?” I shook my slightly dizzy head and said, “Get me a male escort.” He was taken aback for a moment, then led me into a private room and went to call someone. I don’t know how long it was before the door opened and a well-built man in a suit entered. His gaze lingered on my somewhat damaged clothes, and he froze. Before he could speak, I hooked my arms around his neck and kissed him, “Someone drugged me, you have to help me…” He was clearly startled by this sudden situation. He seemed to frown, wanting to remove my hands. “Do you want money? I’ll pay whatever you want!” Saying this, I took out a credit card from my pocket and shoved it at him, then started undoing his belt. In my hazy state, I thought I heard this man call my name. “Olivia, don’t do this…” How annoying. I unhappily covered his mouth, and the world immediately became much quieter. No wonder this place is so popular. Turns out the male escorts here are not only handsome but also know how to handle such situations. In the end, I only heard a sigh from above my head. “You started this, don’t regret it later.” Before he finished speaking, he had already pinned me down and kissed me like a storm.
After a night of passion. It was still dark when I suddenly woke up, taking a while to realize I had spent the night with a stranger, a model from a nightclub no less. The man was still sound asleep. I quietly put on my clothes and slipped out of the room. Walking down the commercial street, I noticed in the reflection of a large window that my clothes were torn in several places, and my neck was covered in obvious kiss marks. Taking advantage of my brother not being awake yet, I quickly ran home to find makeup to cover up the marks. Just as I entered the house, a cold voice came from above. “Where were you last night?” Derek stood at the doorway with his arms crossed, staring at me. I was stunned. Wasn’t he supposed to be spending the night with Angela at the hotel? There was also a noticeable ring of kiss marks on his neck, and his eyes were filled with a lazy indifference. I lowered my head, feeling a bit guilty. I had thought that after last night’s events, I could completely sever my relationship with Derek and just treat him like a brother from now on. “I just went for a walk… Why are you back so soon?” I hurriedly explained. Recently, because the new house was being renovated, Derek had been staying at my place for a few months. I looked around and asked, “Didn’t Miss Lee come back with you?” As soon as I said this, Derek’s expression turned unfriendly. “Olivia, where did you go last night? Who left these marks?” I finally realized he was talking about the kiss marks. I quickly pulled up my collar to cover them, “It’s nothing, just mosquito bites.” Derek let out a cold laugh, “Don’t give me that. I know your brother not only drugged me last night, but also put something in your drink.” “What’s going on? Did you two plan something together, and when you saw I wasn’t taking the bait, you went to find another man? Olivia, did you think pretending to disappear would get my attention? This trick has backfired!” I stood there stunned, not expecting him to be so angry. Did he think this was all a scheme I had set up? In reality, I just wanted him and Angela to be together. A wave of bitterness washed over me. So he thought my actions last night were to make him care about me more. Then, he coldly said: “As you can see, Angela and I were together last night, and we’re getting married. I hope you won’t have any more ideas. Put away your little tricks.” I laughed softly and lowered my head, “Alright.” “I’m sorry about my brother drugging you… but I really don’t have feelings for you anymore.” Derek raised his head and stared intently into my eyes, seemingly unwilling to believe it. His brows furrowed. Everyone who knew me before was aware that I had always had a crush on Derek. I had turned down many blind dates because of this, and didn’t even dare to start a relationship. But now I’ve come to my senses. I don’t want to go through those days again, watching my child come into the world full of hope, only to end in despair.
Just as Derek was about to speak, we suddenly heard my brother’s terrified voice from behind. “Oh my God, this is so weird, how did an extra person suddenly appear in our house…” He rushed over, his finger trembling as he pointed towards the upstairs bedroom. “Angela, when did she come to our house?” Derek calmly closed the door and explained nonchalantly. “I brought her back last night. She felt uncomfortable staying at the hotel, so I let her rest here for the night.” “What?!” My brother gave him a complicated look, then turned to me, “You two didn’t…” Then, his gaze turned suspicious as he stared at our necks. I quickly escaped to my own room and closed the door, but I could still faintly hear their conversation. I guess my brother was questioning Derek about what exactly happened. At noon, my brother knocked on my door to call me for lunch, but I didn’t want to move at all. “Bro, I’m not hungry right now. You guys eat first.” Soon, Angela’s cheerful voice sounded from outside the door. “I’ll go wake up little sister Olivia. To be honest, I have to thank Olivia for helping Derek and me get together so quickly last night.” Then, there was a gentle knock on the door. “Olivia, it’s Angela. Do me a favor and come out for lunch, okay?” Since I was little, my parents and brother had taught me to be polite to guests, so I could only reluctantly open the door. At the dining table, although Derek didn’t speak, he still gently put food on Angela’s plate. In less than a few minutes, her bowl was piled high with food like a small mountain. “Derek, don’t forget Olivia is here too. She must be upset about what happened last night. This might make her angry.” Derek gave me a cold look, “What does she have to be angry about? You’re my future wife. I, like her brother, only see her as a little sister.” I lowered my head and silently ate the rice in my bowl, not tasting anything at all. My brother opened his mouth several times wanting to say something, but in the end just sighed and gave up. Angela had a bit of food on the corner of her mouth. Derek reached out to wipe it off, but she laughed and blocked his hand. “Derek, I want you to clean it with your mouth.” Saying this, she actively leaned her face closer. Derek paused for a moment, then smiled and kissed her. Angela looked at me triumphantly, “Little sister Olivia, don’t mind us. Ever since that night, Derek has gotten a taste for this. When you have a boyfriend in the future, you’ll understand this feeling.”
The meal was very unpleasant. I put down my chopsticks, “I’m full. You guys take your time.” Even my slow-witted brother understood what was going on between them now. After the meal, he angrily slapped his thigh. “You little fool, how could you give up such a good opportunity last night to that green tea bitch Angela!” “Derek might not see through her scheming, but can’t I? Today they were showing off their affection at the table, clearly trying to provoke you. I’ve always told you, you and Derek have mutual feelings…” I interrupted him, “Bro, don’t mention this kind of thing anymore.” My brother looked at me in surprise. I smiled, “I don’t like Derek anymore. Bro, help me arrange a blind date.” Sure enough, my brother still cares for me the most. After repeatedly confirming that I wasn’t joking, he finally let out a long sigh of relief. “Good girl, you’ve finally come to your senses. I’ve been telling you not to be so stubborn. Although Derek is a good man, there are plenty of men in the world who are better than him.” “I’ll contact Lucas Richardson right away, the one you rejected before. His family has a huge business empire. He’s not only handsome but also has never been in a relationship, just like you. You two should meet, you might like him.” I obediently added his contact information. I thought giving up Derek would be difficult, but only after truly letting go did I realize it wasn’t as hard as I imagined. “Derek, can you help me put my suitcase back in your room?” Angela said with a smile. After saying this, she turned to look at me, “Olivia.” “Derek’s villa renovation isn’t finished yet, so to see me every day, he’s letting me move in to keep him company for a few days. You don’t mind, right?” I shook my head, “Of course not.” Watching Derek carry her suitcase, busy back and forth, I smiled self-mockingly. I remembered in the past, after that incident, Derek was afraid of hurting Angela, so he sent her abroad under the pretext of studying. After hastily holding our wedding, he also lived overseas for long periods. I gave birth to Nina alone and waited day and night for him to return, only to see him appear at the airport hand in hand with Angela. Back then, his eyes were always cold and distant, unlike now, where he treats Angela as gently as spring. Just as I turned around, I suddenly collided with something. The basin of water Angela was carrying spilled all over herself, and she let out a startled cry. “Ouch!” Derek’s face changed instantly, and he rushed over to protect Angela, looking at me warily. Angela cried with tears in her eyes in his arms. “Sister Olivia, if you don’t want me to live here, you can just say it directly. This outfit was a gift Derek just gave me. It’s very expensive and I really cherish it. Why did you deliberately bump into me and get it dirty?” I explained in confusion, “I didn’t, I really didn’t do it on purpose…” “Enough!” Derek interrupted me loudly, “Olivia, I told you to stop these little tricks. If you don’t want her to live here, we’ll leave the day after tomorrow.” Then he didn’t give me any chance to explain and directly carried Angela back to the room to change clothes. Angela hooked her arms around his neck and flashed a triumphant smile at me. When I saw Angela come out wearing my favorite dress, my face turned pale. Derek justified himself matter-of-factly: “You’ve never worn it since I gave it to you anyway, so it’s better to let her wear it.” I smiled bitterly. I had been saving that dress and never wore it because I treasured it too much. In all these years, Derek only gave me a gift once on my birthday. After knowing how I felt about him, he never gave me anything again. I had been keeping this dress as a treasure. But now, I just nodded faintly, “Okay, I wasn’t going to wear it again anyway. I was planning to throw it away or give it to someone else.”
🌟 Continue the story here 👉🏻 📲 Download the “NovelMaster” app 🔍 search for “296075”, and watch the full series ✨! #NovelMaster #浪漫Romance #现实主义Realistic #励志Inspiring #惊悚Thriller #重生Reborn #校园School
Leave a Reply