One Year Later

Suddenly, the man’s deep and sharp eyes filled with complicated emotions, and his expression darkened.

"Is this... your first time?" He squinted at her, thinking that the woman in his arms had been specially chosen for him.

Skyler shook her head while sobbing and fiercely bit his shoulder, crying so hard she almost choked.

The man loosened his grip on her waist and kissed her red, swollen eyes. "Good girl. Remember, I am your first man. I will take responsibility for you."

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One Year Later

Jincheng.

"Marry me, and I'll give you three thousand yuan every month for living expenses. You’re twenty-two years old, and while you’re still young, you can give birth to a few big, chubby sons for the Zhu family. But if you get pregnant and it's a girl, I'll just have it aborted. I won’t waste money raising a daughter!"

In a private club room under the Mediterranean-style ceiling, Mr. Brown, with his big belly, spoke passionately.

He suddenly changed the subject, looking at Skyler with disdain and arrogance.

"I know you've been with Liam before, and you’re a used shoe that’s already been worn by a man. But I don’t mind. As long as you stay virtuous after marriage, stay at home, and teach the children, I can still tolerate you."

Skyler sat across from Mr. Brown. Facing his arrogant, spitting words, she instinctively leaned back a little.

She frowned slightly, not understanding why her aunt had arranged for her to come to the Night Charm Club to meet a man old enough to be her father.

If it weren’t for Auntie pressuring her about Mom’s medical bills...

"How about it, little girl? Do you have any questions or requests?" Mr. Brown suddenly asked, his face stern.

Skyler hadn't really been listening to him earlier.

She hesitated, then shook her head. "No."

Mr. Brown’s stern expression immediately softened into a smug smile.

"Of course not. You should feel lucky to follow a successful man like me. Who else would want a girl like you, with a ruined reputation? Only I would be generous enough to accept you."

He leaned forward in a sleazy way. "Come on, tell Uncle, besides Liam, who else did you sleep with a year ago? Name them one by one."

Hearing him mention a year ago, Skyler’s mind suddenly pictured a tall, well-built figure. But his face was a blur.

A year ago, she had caught Liam and Olivia together in a bridal suite. That night, in a feverish daze, she had gone to the wrong room and slept with the man on the top floor.

The next morning, she couldn’t even remember what he looked like. But when she returned home disheveled, her family caught her in the act.

That incident ruined her reputation.

Meanwhile, Liam played the victim, then went abroad with Olivia to enjoy a carefree life.

"I have nothing more to say. Mr. Brown, I think it's time for me to go," Skyler said.

Feeling sick from Mr. Brown's sudden closeness, she instinctively grabbed her bag and tried to stand up.

"Wait a minute, little girl. Who said you could leave? Uncle spent a lot of money to rent this whole floor. You can't leave without my permission," Mr. Brown said, grabbing her and pulling her back onto the couch.

His greasy breath made her stomach turn.

"Let go of me! Let go!" Skyler turned her face away in disgust, using her bag to block him. "If you don’t let go, I’ll call the police!"

She never thought agreeing to meet her uncle and aunt would lead to meeting a disgusting man like Mr. Brown.

"Go ahead! Call the police! When they come, they’ll only see you throwing yourself at me. Your reputation in Jincheng is already ruined. No one will believe I drugged you!" Mr. Brown sneered.

"What did you say!?" Skyler’s voice trembled.

Mr. Brown smirked. "Hehe, how does it feel now? Do you want me to love you?"

His lewd smile sent chills down her spine. Suddenly, Skyler felt hot, and her vision blurred.

Oh no! The coffee she drank earlier must have been drugged!

As her face turned redder and her mind became hazy, Mr. Brown knew it was time.

Rubbing his hands together, he slowly approached the helpless girl.

But then—

The lights in the club suddenly went out.

In the darkness, a tall, imposing figure jumped into the private room from the balcony.

"Who are you?! How dare you—" Mr. Brown started, but before he could finish, the newcomer knocked him out with a swift and powerful blow, then tossed him into the restroom.

Skyler was still dizzy when the man suddenly covered her soft lips with his cold hand.

"If you don’t want to end up like him, don’t make a sound," he whispered, his breath carrying a faint scent of blood.

Hearing his voice, Skyler’s body stiffened.

This man... he had a dangerous aura, and the strong smell of blood on him made her shiver.

Just then, hurried and chaotic footsteps came from outside.

The man’s cold eyes narrowed, and he quickly wrapped his arms around her waist, leading her toward the door.

Being held so close, Skyler's heart pounded. Her body felt hotter and hotter, her head dizzy.

But in the darkness, all she could feel was the man’s presence behind her. A strange sense of familiarity washed over her.

It was just like a year ago when a stranger had forced her onto the rooftop of an apartment.

Skyler wanted to escape, but her body was weak from the drugged coffee. She couldn’t move.

Instead, she subconsciously leaned into the man’s embrace.

"Mr. Brown! Are you there? What’s going on inside? Did you see any suspicious people pass by?"

Someone knocked on the door from outside.

The man suddenly pinched Skyler’s waist from behind, and she let out a soft moan. "Mmm..."

Hearing the ambiguous sound, the person outside assumed Mr. Brown had succeeded.

"Damn it! The guy hasn’t gone upstairs! Quick, send more people downstairs to search! If he escapes tonight, we’re all dead!"

The chaos outside continued for a while before the footsteps finally faded away.

As the noise died down, Skyler’s body relaxed, and she instinctively tried to pull away from the man’s embrace.

But her legs were too weak to support her.

She collapsed into his arms.

"Feels... so good..."