Evelyn cleaned herself up in the room, and after a shower, she gazed at herself in the full-body mirror with a grim look. Her body was covered with red love bite marks. Be it her neck or navel. She turned slightly and cursed, “Who the f**k leaves marks on butt cheeks even? No wonder it stung when I was sitting earlier. Bastard, make sure I do not catch you.”
She came out of the bathroom and found that her dress was in tatters. She sighed and was about to curse the person one more time when the door was knocked. She asked grumpily, “Who is it?!”
A man replied, “Room service, Ma’am, you have a delivery and your breakfast is here.”
Evelyn was surprised because she did not know if she had placed any orders or anything. She fastened the belt of her bathrobe and came to open the door. Outside, a young man stood dressed in a uniform. The young man was stunned and gulped. He could swear that he had never seen a girl so beautiful in his life.
She had long legs and her figure was akin to that of a sculpture. Her face was shaped like an inverted almond, with a sharp but small nose and rosy lips. Her auburn eyes were as clear as a crystal.
Evelyn was not new to this stunned gaze and asked calmly, “Yes, what is it?”
The young man woke up and replied politely, “I apologize for the delay, Ma’am. The reception received a set of clothes and also a breakfast order was placed for you.”
Evelyn was surprised and at a loss when the bellboy quickly pushed in a trolley of food and a few bags.
After placing the clothes on the living area table, the bellboy left.
At this moment, Evelyn realized that she was not in a room, but a suite, and looking at the luxurious decorations, it was the presidential suite of the hotel.
She understood that she was led here by that man she met. However, the more she thought about it, the more fuzzy the face of that guy became to her. She frowned and blamed herself for having too much alcohol at the party.
Evelyn skipped around the place and went to check out her new clothes. Her dress lay on the bedroom floor in tatters, so clothes were her subconscious priority. Opening the bags she found a few tops and jeans with very well-matched shoes and even some jewelry. She noticed that a piece of paper slipped out of the bag.
She picked it up and found that it was a letter. Curiously, she opened it and read it out loud, “I hope you like the clothes.”
Evelyn smiled, and then she mumbled, “As a matter of fact, I do.”
Evelyn did not realize that what happened last night would change her life completely. She dressed and ate the food served on the table before she put on her shoes and left the place. She left the room carrying all the bags in her arms.
The hotel staff was very kind and even arranged a special car for her to go back home. Sitting in the car, she was reminded of the storm of the previous day. Her body reverberated at the scheming couple’s deed. She felt a chill down her spine but steeled her resolve to deal with the situation head-on.
An eerie calmness was spread on her face as she gazed at the passing scenery.
…
Evelyn’s family residence was located in one of the high-end residential societies, Pearl Villa Complex. At this moment, inside her house, Mikhail was sitting on the couch with a solemn expression on his face. Beside him sat a man with a trace of gray in his hairline. The person had a strong aura, he was Evelyn’s father, Marcus Stark.
In his youth, Marcus came to Cosmo City, and then, with his hard work and dedication, he created Stark Ventures: a company relying on his keen sense of investment. His wife passed away last year after a long battle with cancer. His only support system during this period was his daughter.
Evelyn was the jewel of his crown, he loved her a lot and that was why when the girl told him her wish to marry Mikhail he agreed despite his strong opposition to the idea. However, he gradually accepted Mikhail and even trained him in business management. He thought of him as a son who could share his burden.
At this moment, Mikhail had just told Marcus that the former was worried about the latter’s health and wished to help him handle the business as soon as possible. This topic has been up for discussion for a long time now. Marcus did not find it odd and had called his lawyer over to prepare an agreement for a share transfer.
He decided to hand over the signing authority to Mikhail, as for his shares they were already transferred to Evelyn. Marcus wished to travel the world or retreat to a place away from the city after his daughter’s marriage.
On the coffee table before them, an agreement was sitting in a dark brown folder as Mikhail had already signed his name on it. Marcus, on the other hand, was intending to wait for his daughter. Mikhail smiled and said, “Dad, do you not trust me even this much? Eve is probably sleeping like a log after the party last night. She rarely ever lets go of herself. I think she won’t wake up before lunch.”
Marcus smiled and his wrinkles deepened. He nodded and leaned forward to pick up the pen and sign his name. Mikhail had convinced the old man after showing up early in the morning that Evelyn had been wasted from the party, and it was about time Marcus rested.
He did not wish to hurry and plot like this, but after what Evelyn saw last night, he was worried, and even more, when he could not find the lady anywhere, he decided to trick Marcus into signing. He thought that Evelyn was probably shattered and that was why she had run away from all this.
This was the optimal time to scam Marcus of the signing authority and take command of the company. His expression became gleeful as he watched Marcus leaning forward and signing the document. Mikhail imagined the life of a king, and how he would go around enjoying the luxury of women and money once he sat on the throne of the Stark Ventures.
However, before Marcus could sign, a calm voice jolted him away from his daydream, “Dad, what are you doing?”
Marcus raised his head and replied, “Oh, sweetheart, you came just in time. I am transferring ownership to Mikhail. It is a happy moment, isn’t it?”
Evelyn smiled and came to sit next to her father. She held his arm and leaned her head on his shoulder. She gazed at Mikhail with a cold gaze but asked her father softly, “Dad, you have never denied me anything. You are even willing to sign away the work of your lifetime to a stranger. I feel like I do not love you enough.”
She nuzzled her head closer to Marcus while talking. Her antics shocked Mikhail, who had only seen her as a cold and logical person. He was scared s**t less when Evelyn came in and sat next to Marcus. The girl was wearing a white tunic-styled pullover and blue jeans with cute white ballerina slip-on bellies.
He had never seen her looking so beautiful, her fair face had a healthy pink glow radiating from it. However, that was not the reason for his fear or surprise. Marcus was the major investor in his company, and if Evelyn said anything, he would be destroyed.
He was thinking about how to get things to turn his way when Marcus placed the pen back on the table and placed his palm on his daughter’s hand.
Smiling sweetly, he asked, “My dear daughter, why are you talking like that?”
Evelyn suddenly raised her head to look at him and with a tear in her eyes she said, “Dad, do you know what gift Mikhail gave me last night?”
Marcus was confused, and Mikhail felt his heart jump into his throat. Evelyn took out her mobile phone and played a video with Marcus. The video displayed the scene inside the washroom stall before Evelyn confronted the two people.
Mikhail had his eyes wide open because he did not expect Evelyn to be so prepared for this moment. On the other hand, Marcus was shocked for a completely different reason. He was shivering and Evelyn patted his shoulder before she spoke tearfully, “Dad, this man betrayed us. He betrayed our love, and he also tried to take away the most precious thing to us, the memory of my mom left us.”
Marcus froze and slowly looked at Evelyn, who wiped her tears and said, “He wanted to demolish the house also.”
Mikhail could not help but stand up and shout, “Evelyn Stark, you are accusing me of something I did not do.”
His finger was pointed at Evelyn, who did not give a hoot about it. She only sneered at him, because she could tell that Marcus was getting angry, and she wanted him to beat the s**t out of this guy and kick him to the ground.
Marcus clenched his fist and said, “Mikhail Armani, you are finished! I will call my company and all your funding will be frozen.”
Mikhail was in a bind but at this moment, Kelly walked inside the room, and remarked sarcastically, “Yeah, keep your funding, I will have my father invest in his business. We do not need you. Also, I am here to tell you that any cooperation between our companies is finished.”
Marcus was getting angrier and his face was flushing. Evelyn saw this and realized that with Kelly and her family in the mix, the situation was not good. Kelly Marland came from a rich family like Evelyn and was a much stronger member of higher society. They would not have met if not for sitting next to each other in the college.
…
A black sedan stopped in front of Evelyn’s house and an old man got out of the passenger seat and gracefully opened the back door for a young man. The latter looked to the side coldly and asked, “That is it?”
The old man nodded, and replied, “Yes, Alpha. She was tracked down by your scent on her. How can our people mix that up?”
The young man got out of the car and said, “They could try to mix it up, Sebas. It has been a few months since I played with them.”
Sebas shivered when he saw the following smirk on the face of this young man. This man was young, but he was the alpha of their tribe, Alpha Rafael Monarc.