Chapter 10: An Unfamiliar, yet Familiar Face
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Seeing her tears flow nonstop, Benjamin did not waste any more time. He lowered his head and fished out his wallet. Removing a few large banknotes from it, he gave them to her expressionlessly.
Problems that could be solved with money were not problems to him.
He just wanted to settle this accident as fast as he could.
Brielle slightly raised her eyes. The hand holding a few banknotes had slender fingers with prominent joints, neatly trimmed nails, and a diamond ring on the ring finger. With one look, one could tell that this person had noble status.
Looking at the money in his hand, she could not help but be stunned. She even forgot to cry.
Benjamin misinterpreted her silence as being discontented with the amount of money. His brows twitched as he asked,
“Not enough?”
He had seen many greedy people before and thought that surely, the girl despised the amount he was giving her.
Not waiting for her reply, he lowered his gaze again to take out a few more banknotes from his wallet. He then gave them all to her. He did not have the habit of carrying a lot of cash with him, so his wallet only contained about 2000 dollars. However, this amount should be more than enough to patch up her wounds.
Brielle was dumbfounded. She was naturally baffled by his actions. However, in his eyes, her behaviour was seen in a different light.
The woman seemed to be greedier than he imagined.
Benjamin smirked, his thin lips forming into a smug curve. He simply took out all the money in his wallet. Whether she wanted more or not, he no longer wished to waste time on her. He noticed that she did not have a pocket, so he folded the money into a roll, inched closer to her, and stuffed the money in her chest.
His chilly fingertips lightly brushed against her skin. Brielle was stunned by the intimacy. She slightly lifted her face, and through the hair strands covering her eyes, she saw the upturned corners of his mouth. His smile had a totally different meaning behind it and it was not formed from happiness.
The man before her eyes had a towering height of 1.9 meters and a god-like facial appearance.
He had a body structure similar to those sculptures of deities, impeccable facial features, and deep-set, almond eyes that seemed to radiate the dignified aura of an emperor. With just one look, one could tell that this man had braved countless storms – a man in a commanding position that could control the life and death of others.
Even his smile was devoid of any warmth, as though it was only skin deep.
Gazing at her, there was only pity in his eyes.
Pity? Why would he look at her with pity?
Suddenly, all the bottled-up indignation and anger inside her overflowed and flooded out!
In the next moment, she watched the man take out a pen and flamboyantly leave a string of numbers on her chest.
“If it’s not enough, then call this number.”
These invasive actions provoked the anger of Brielle.
This action of his was an unintentional humiliation to her!
“Sir, what is the meaning of this? Is it because you are rich?” Her eyes were aflame with rage and her voice sounded sullen.
“You injured someone, but you did not apologize. You think everything can be solved with money?”
Brielle was not one to cause trouble without reason. She also knew she was at fault here for crossing the road without being mindful of her surroundings. However, his way of shoving money into her chest, which was akin to giving alms, truly enraged her! His attitude was just too overbearing and belittling.
Thus, she glared at him coldly without another word.
After all, she knew nothing about him!
Brielle raised her head, took out the money from her chest, pulled the man’s large hand over, and smacked the money onto it!
She lifted her face and directly looked at the man with her pair of moistened eyes. Benjamin’s chilling faint smile suddenly froze in place. His orbs constricted and then he squinted hard.
Brielle lifted her face and looked directly at the man with her pair of moistened eyes. Benjamin’s chilling faint smile suddenly froze in place. His orbs constricted and then he squinted hard.
This face, which was trying to act strong, stunned his very being. His mind was momentarily blown away.
She did not even look at his expression. Messily wiping off the tears from her eyes with the back of her hand, she indignantly said,
“Mister, I know it’s my fault for not looking at where I’m going, but you don’t have to act condescending to ‘pity’ me! I don’t need it!”
After saying these words, she was no longer bothered with him and treated him as if he were non-existent. She bent down to pick up the documents on the ground, and turned to leave quickly, not looking at him even once.
Benjamin gazed on her swiftly departing back. He was somewhat in a daze, unable to retract his sight from her for a long time.
The unwavering gaze and stance made his mind fly far out all of a sudden!
Just by rewinding his memories, he could vividly recall the night he shared with the blindfolded, young girl – the girl who was forced to withstand all of him.
He still remembered how he had delved into her delicate body and suffocated in her tightness.
He wilfully took control of her. Observing her pinned-down body made him happy, and her miserable, sobbing face – he loved looking at it.
She was such a delicate girl; she was just like a bubble that would pop with one touch.
However, in front of him, she showed a brave face and cautiously protected her poor pride….
These types of girls could really move men and make them care for them. Therefore, tough as a man he might be, the little tenderness in him was evoked.
Although he was proud and aloof, he was still no exception.
Unlike other women, she had never gone through an intimate session before. She looked young and tender. She was outrageously youthful. She was like an unripe fruit that still tasted extremely sour.
However, that delicate girl just happened to incidentally trigger the desire suppressed deep within him for so long.
He wanted her. His body kept raging so bad that the so-called ‘formula’ was no longer as simple as that afterward. He wanted her to be his entirely – to be forcefully bound to him – until the last moment of her life.
As an afterthought, it was simply unusual. When was a woman able to seduce him, Benjamin to the point where he would lose control of his thoughts and she would be able to manipulate him?
Nonetheless, it could not be denied that he, a man who had always been able to control himself, was unable to do so with her around.
After that day, he forced himself not to visit the girl again, as he could intuitively tell that she was a dangerous existence to him.
The noble blood of emperors and overlords flowed in his veins. And just like the wind, he was unfettered by anything. Only he could be tyrannical and domineering. Only he could remain unbound.
He did not like to be out of control because of women or anything else.
He even subconsciously suppressed himself because of these restrictions.
However, his body was actually lingering on these sensations.
The corners of his mouth furled up. He turned around and caught sight of an item on the ground. He slowly leaned forward and picked it up. She had actually left her identification card behind by accident.
In a hurry, she failed to notice her identification card on the ground.
Benjamin could not help but grin. He took out his phone.
“John, help me check on someone.”
“Yes, director. The name is….”
The girl’s bashful and warm smiling face was displayed on the identification card. Her pair of moist orbs was shimmering and lustrous; it was as if they contained a bucket full of sunlight.
The radiance in her eyes seemed capable of stunning people of all eras.
He dragged his words out. “Brielle Kinslee.”
At this time, class was about to end at the kindergarten. She originally intended to fetch Aaron to enjoy his favourite crab.
Earlier today, she had asked Aaron to wait for her at school after class dismissal.
However, Brielle did not want to pick up Aaron looking this haggard, so she hurriedly took a cab home, changed into a fresh set of clothes, and tidied herself up.
Thus, by the time she arrived at the kindergarten, all the children, except for Aaron who was carrying his bag and sitting by the school entrance alone, had already gone home.
From afar, she immediately spotted the little guy with his head lowered and his hand clenching on to something. He was looking at it with utmost concentration.
Brielle suppressed the sadness in her heart and tapped her cheeks. Putting on a smile, she walked toward him.
“Aaron!”
Aaron raised his head. Seeing that it was her, his face lit up and formed a dazzling smile. He quickly jumped off his seat and excitedly ran toward her. He opened his arms and gleefully jumped around while he acted coy in front of her.
“Mommy! Huggies! Mommy, hug Aaron….”
Brielle slightly lowered her stance. The little guy then rushed into her arms, just like a cotton ball, and gave affection to her.
His milky white face lovingly snuggled into her neck as he pouted his small lips. Feeling a little indignant, he said,
“Mommy, why did you come only now? Aaron waited for so long….”
“Sorry, Aaron Something happened at mommy’s workplace, so I was late.”
“Okay! Aaron forgives mommy then!” The little guy tilted his head upwards. His attractive eyes gently formed an arch; his bright orbs seemed to be filled with shards of sunlight.
Aaron slightly smiled and then pursed his lips pitifully. His hands tapped on his tummy as he whined,
“Mommy, Aaron is hungry! Mommy promised to bring Aaron to eat Crab today! When are we going?”
Upon hearing his words, Brielle’s expression slightly changed. She was in a bit of a dilemma.
All her savings in the bank were already used to pay off the debt of that disappointing Aurora.
When she got fired today, her manager paid her this month’s salary and a lump sum, but these could only be transferred to her account the next day. For now, she was really strapped for cash.
Crab was Aaron’s favourite. However, it was too expensive, so only on special days or when she received a bonus would she be able to take him out to eat it.
Brielle felt a little bitter inside. She raised her eyes and looked at Aaron.
Her hand gently caressed his soft cheek and, in a half-pacifying manner,
said,
“Aaron let’s eat at home today, alright?”
Just as she said this, Aaron’s smile froze up. With his eyes drooping in
disappointment, lips slowly pouting, and brows creasing, he mumbled,
“Mommy, you promised me. You can’t go back on your words…”
He tightly clenched the piece of paper in his hand. He was feeling very sullen that his pale face turned red, as he emotionally bit on his lower lip with his pearly white teeth. His thick curly lashes picked up a few drops of moisture – a sign that he was about to cry.
Brielle was at a loss on what to do when she saw the little guy tear up in disappointment. Flustered, she hastily wiped off his tears with her hands and sadly said
“Aaron please don’t cry! Mommy will do what mommy promised you!”
Aaron gently turned away. He appeared to be rather peeved.
Brielle hesitated for quite a while before biting her lower lip. Ultimately, she decided to break the news of her losing her job to him. She did not want to leave the image of her lying to him in Aaron’s memory.
“Sorry, Aaron. Today, mommy… lost her job, so….”
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