Chapter 5
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The luxury car stopped in front of Bella's foster parents' house. Jacob and Maria had already opened the door for them. Louis Costa and some of his bodyguards entered the small house. Jacob and Maria's faces looked tense because today, they didn't have the money to pay Louis's debt.
"We don't have any money, but we will give you something valuable," Maria said politely.
"Then I will take you to jail."
"The interest rate is too high for us; it's not fair," Jacob said, still hoping Louis would forgive them.
"Take them to jail!" Louis ordered his bodyguards.
"Okay."
Bella came out of her room and heard the commotion in the living room, and she was surprised that Louis Costa was in her house. Was this a coincidence, or was the guest her parents were referring to Louis Costa? Louis's look at Bella was also difficult to interpret; he also didn't seem to expect Bella to be in this house.
"Bella, come here!" Maria pulled Bella next to her. "Our only remaining treasure is this. If Bella comes with you and our debt can be paid off, then take her with you!"
"Mom?!" Of course, Bella was surprised by her stepmother's words. "What do you mean, Mom?"
"You are a good child and must follow your parents' words. We have been paying for your life since you were a child. Now you are an adult, and please repay our debt by following Louis Costa."
Bella pulled her hand away from her stepmother. "I don't want to! I'm not an item to be exchanged for anything."
Louis Costa laughed, making them look at him in surprise. Louis Costa's loud voice was so loud in the small house that the windows shook.
"You're wasting my time. Take them to jail!"
The bodyguards then took Jacob and Maria into their car while Bella couldn't do anything, nor did she know what her parents owed the billionaire. Louis was still standing in front of Bella, his hands in his pants pockets, approaching Bella.
"How did my parents get involved with you?" Bella stared at Louis' every move.
"Your parents work for my company and owe me 1 million euros."
"1 million euros? That's a lot of money. What is that money for? I've never seen that much money."
Louis was getting closer to Bella, but Bella couldn't move anymore because there was a wall right behind her. Their blue eyes met, but Bella turned her face away.
"Pack up all your things and get out of this house! I'm going to foreclose on this ugly house."
"You already took my parents away; at least don't take this house."
Louis' hand pulled Bella's chin, and their lips almost touched; the girl closed her eyes.
"I know if you're attracted to me too," Louis whispered in Bella's ear.
Without warning, Bella pushed Louis away from her; he took a few steps back while wiping away his tears. Bella went into her room, picked up her bag, and put her clothes in. Louis also entered Bella's room, and he noticed that the small room looked like a warehouse.
"Wait! What is this?" Louis took a picture full of scribbles. Bella tried to take the cover of the magazine, but Louis didn't seem angry and laughed instead.
"Don't look at that! Give it to me!" Bella pulled out Louis' suit.
Louis, who didn't like being touched, then pushed Bella to the bed.
Louis was on top of Bella's body, and he warned her not to be impolite to him. "You have no choice. Come with me and be my prisoner, or do you lose your parents and this ugly house?"
"You may be rich, but you can't be mean to poor people like us." Bella tried to push Louis' body away, but he was too strong for her.
"Debts must be paid, and there are no consequences for that."
Louis stood up and straightened his suit while Bella cried. She didn't know where to go if that man was going to take this house. She picked up her bag and decided to leave the house before Louis did something bad to her.
"Don't you feel sorry for me?" Bella stopped her steps.
"My life is not for pitying others. People like you are too trashy to get pity from me. However, if you want to come with me forever, then I will free your parents and this ugly house of yours."
"Is there no other choice?" Bella asked hopefully.
"No."
Bella stepped out of the house and walked away.
"Bella, help us!" Her parents shouted from the car.
Bella looked back; her choice was getting harder and harder, especially since she couldn't sacrifice herself for a debt she didn't know.
The bodyguard took Jacob and Maria out of the car, and their hands were already tied like a prisoner.
"If I come with you, what will you do to me?" Bella asked, her heart beating fast.
"That means you've been sold to me, and I can do what I want. I won't hurt a weak girl like you." Louis held out his hand to Bella so that she could trust him.
Bella was still thinking; the problem was that the person in front of her was the father of her ex-boyfriend.
"You guys are wasting my time!" Louis had lost his temper because he seemed to be played by them.
"Okay, I'll come with you, but let go of my parents."
Louis smiled and still reached out to Bella; Bella accepted his hand, and Louis pulled her into his arms.
"Free them!" Louis freed Jacob and Maria; he had already gotten more valuable things than those two poor, useless people and an ugly house.
Jacob and Maria were happy, but Bella had to accept the trouble ahead.
"We're getting married," Louis said, which surprised Bella. She tried to get away from Louis, but the man held her hand firmly.
"Where are you going? We can have fun after this, and I also can't wait to eat your little body that has been teasing me since we met."
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