Chapter 2

*Trying to Escape*

"Aww!"

Ara opened her eyes in the morning.

She groaned in pain as she tried to get up. Last night, Raymond had truly beaten her to death. Seeing the man still sleeping peacefully in bed, Ara's tears welled up again. Her emotions were in turmoil.

She felt filthy and helpless. The only treasure she was supposed to protect had been taken by Raymond, without any sympathy.

Ara forced herself to the bathroom. She wanted to cleanse herself of the stench of last night's forced lovemaking. She scrubbed her body roughly under the pouring water, her sobs unabated. The reddish marks on her body, the marks Raymond had left on her, were truly terrifying and disgusting.

Refreshed, though still feeling angry and sad, Ara re-entered the room in the towel kimono provided in the bathroom. She was shocked to hear Raymond speak coldly.

"Who told you to use my towel?"

Ara lowered her head. The clothes she'd worn the night before were torn by Raymond's brutality. "Forgive me, sir, but my clothes are torn," she replied quietly.

Without saying much, Raymond got out of bed and disappeared into the wardrobe area.

"Wear this." He threw one of his shirts at Ara, who immediately picked it up without much resistance.

After the shirt was put on, Ara returned the towel she was wearing to its original place. "Thank you, sir."

"Just throw it away. I don't use other people's used things."

Ara was hurt again by the man. How dirty was she that Raymond refused to use the towel she only used to cover herself briefly?

However, Ara didn't have the energy to respond. She chose to obey Raymond and throw the still-usable towel into the trash.

Seeing Raymond about to enter the bathroom, Ara dared to speak. "Sir, can I go to Auntie's house to get some clothes?"

Instead of getting an answer, Ara received a deadly stare from Raymond which immediately made Ara lower her head in fear.

However, Ara didn't remain silent. She didn't argue with Raymond anymore, but her clever mind continued to think of a way to quickly escape this hell.

So, after breakfast, she managed to trick the servants and guards who had been standing by nearby, Ara ran as fast and as fast as possible away from Raymond's house.

Penniless, Ara ran to her aunt's house. She wanted to ask her aunt for an explanation about all this.

"You ran away from Mr. Corner's house?!"

Aunt Ara greeted her with an angry look. The middle-aged woman even put her hands on her hips as she saw Ara still panting after the tiring journey. She was surprised that Ara had managed to escape from Mr. Corner's house.

" ! Why did you sell Me?"

Ara's voice trembled. Feelings of anger, disappointment, and heartache as she remembered the horrific events she'd experienced last night suddenly came flooding back.

"You're still asking?" His eyes stared down at Ara with disdain. "You're only adding to my burdens here. Besides, wouldn't it be nice to live in a luxurious home?"

Ara's tears fell uncontrollably.

He never thought that his aunt would be so cruel as to sell him, even though he considered him a burden.

"I'll do anything to help my aunt's family. Why are you so cruel?" She then turned to look at her uncle, who had been silent the entire time.

In contrast to his aunt, Uncle Ara showed a guilty expression.

The stroke that attacked him made his uncle helpless.

Let alone moving, it was difficult for him to even talk.

"How much do you think you'll get paid if you work with a high school diploma?" Aunt Ara said sharply. "Come on, just be grateful for your new fate. It's still a good thing I chose Mr. Corner, not some smelly old man!" Aunt Ara walked over to her niece. She pushed Ara away, not wanting to get involved and deal with the powerful Mr. Corner anymore. "I've been running around taking care of your sick uncle, I don't have time to worry about you here anymore. Now, you'd better get back to Mr.Corner!"

When Ara was once again evicted by her own aunt, Mr. Corner, now in the office, was furious with his assistant's report. The news that Ara had managed to escape from the dozen guards at the house infuriated him. How could that little girl have fooled the people he employed?

'Damn! You opposition girl!' Raymond cursed silently.

His jaw clenched after receiving a report from home. "Cancel all meetings, we're going home now."

Upon arriving home, Raymond beat up all the guards for their carelessness.

"You idiot, you can't even look after one woman!" One by one, the guards and maids in the house received a few slaps from him. The man roughly loosened his tie. He glared at his personal assistant, the only person he could rely on. "Fire them all and find that woman."

Bring him back in an hour, or I'll fire you too!"