Chapter 3 Kabedon And A Forced Kiss

Curses swimming in her head, Annie stood where she was, unmoving. She grudgingly lifted her head to look at the man she had loved for over two years. It was this man who helped her see light during dark times, but it was also him who personally destroyed her today. She had gotten used to Sophie’s bullying ever since she was little, but what happened today was not something she could ignore! “Sophie, Mason is just unwanted second-hand junk! I came here today to break up with him. This is my new boyfriend. Understand? It’s me who doesn’t want you!” Annie saw the tall figure nearby out of the corner of her eye and pulled him by the arm without even seeing his face. After calmly making the declaration to the shameless couple, she turned to leave. She clutched firmly to the little bit of pride she had left. She could not lose it. Myles, who had been dragged in by Annie, played along without hesitation, slinging one arm across her shoulders. Feeling the woman’s body tense up, he felt more intrigued than ever. “Annie Lane, you shameless woman!” When Sophie saw Myles, she felt her soul leaving her body. The man's angular face was coldly handsome, his slender eyes seemed to hide a dark glint and held an indifferent arrogance. Coolly aloof and proud yet also impressively imposing, his entire body exuded an imperious class. What right did Annie have to snag a man like this? “Annie Lane, how dare you seduce another man behind my back!” Mason had never dreamed that he would be dumped by Annie! He was cheated on too. He was so furious that he dashed out wearing only a towel, but Annie and the man had already entered the elevator. He could not chase after them. “Thank you…” Only after they entered the elevator did Annie push away the man beside her. All the while, she had not really had a good look at the man she forced to become her fake boyfriend. The tears she had held back for a long time finally flowed down, and her sobs became louder and louder. She was exhausted. A large hole had been torn into her heart, she only felt emptiness and agony. Having been completely ignored, Myles furrowed his eyebrows. Women were indeed such troublesome creatures. When the elevator ding sounded, Annie still had not finished crying when she was strongly dragged out of the elevator. Then, for the first time in her life, a man did a kabedon, pinned her to the wall and… forcefully kissed her! Myles had never done this before too, but he only had one thought at the moment, which was to seal this woman's mouth! However, he was surprised to find that the woman’s taste was sweeter than he imagined, and he could not resist tasting it for quite some time, until a loud smack was heard. When five clear fingers were printed on his face, he finally let go of Annie. “Are you out of your mind?” Annie was simply dumbfounded. She had just been heartbroken and then forcefully kissed by a stranger! Admittedly, she, too, had been captivated when she saw the man’s unbelievably handsome face, but this did not dissipate her rage! That was her first kiss that she had carefully guarded for twenty-plus years! Annie glared, flustered and incensed, at the man before her eyes. Very well, she would remember him! Gnashing her teeth, Annie lifted her foot and mercilessly stomped him, then tearfully dashed out in a clatter of high heels. Myles’s finger gently touched the cheek Annie had slapped. A fiery light burned within his dark gaze as he stared at the woman’s back until it vanished from sight. In Myles’s twenty-seven years of life, nobody had ever dared to slap him, let alone a woman! A sinister leer curved over his cool and handsome ice-carved face. “Annie Lane, we will definitely meet again.” Annie, who was making a mad dash for home, had no idea that someone had just locked on to her. She only had one thought right now, which was to cry her eyes out, using her tears to mourn her dead love. “Annie, why are you back so early? Today is Qixi Valentine’s Day, aren’t you… why are you crying?” Annie's tears had not stopped flowing during her entire journey home. Her mother, Sharon Ziegler, had been pleasantly surprised to see her daughter return suddenly, but she hastily put a large basin of dirty clothes down upon seeing Annie’s swollen red eyes and hurriedly followed her into the house. They were in a dim hut that was not twenty square meters and was only enough to shelter a double bed and some simple furniture. The air smelled of an odd mixture of mold and laundry powder. This was where the Lane family’s eldest daughter had lived for over ten years. Annie had lived a good life for a few years before too. When she was young and naïve, Sharon and the wealthy businessman James Lane had been a pair of lovebirds, and Annie had experienced a few years of tender love. However, good times never lasted long, and when James’ wife—Sophie’s mother—came knocking, the mother and daughter started living a penurious life. Although James would send them some money every month, Sharon stubbornly put the money aside. She did not want to use any bit of his money. When Sharon returned to the house, she saw Annie sprawled on the bed, crying as if her heart had been torn out. Feeling for her, Sharon hugged her tightly. She could pretty much guess that Annie had once again been the victim of Sophie’s bullying. “Mom, why must we live such bitter days? You’re the woman Dad loves the most. Why must we suffer Sophie and her mother’s bullying…” Annie cried on her mother’s shoulder, exhausting herself out until she fell asleep. Sharon kept rubbing her back, silently comforting her. She believed the strong Annie would be better tomorrow. Unfortunately, when Annie welcomed the arrival of tomorrow, what she saw when she opened her eyes was not hope but despair. Before Annie entered Jennings Corp., she kept replaying what Sophie said in her head. Yesterday, she had been newly transitioned to a full-time position. Could it be true that she would have to leave Jennings Corp. today?