This luxurious mansion in the northern corner of the city is one of the best mansions with a view of nature that is a feast for the eyes. Standing on the edge of a cliff and looking out at the blue ocean or walking along the coastline, waiting for the sun to set in the evening, is the highlight.
Oriaga Niel has owned the three-story mansion for the past three years, but she rarely visits the estate in the north if she doesn't need peace.
After an hour and a half of Oriaga driving his car alone without a personal driver or bodyguard, he had called someone. He ordered them to delete the CCTV footage of the area around the elevator and basement at the time the man had mentioned.
Oriaga did not want to look like a 'perpetrator' if Amanda had lost the effects of her hangover. Oriaga realized that his current actions could cause problems that disrupted his business.
While the woman didn't say much, Amanda was trapped by a problematic situation. She had intended to call her family, but Oriaga's hand quickly snatched Amanda's cell phone before throwing it on the back seat.
"You crazy man!"
"You just realized that?" Oriaga was getting more and more arrogant. He felt in charge of everything that was happening now.
The guards immediately opened the main gate after hearing the sound of car horns from a distance. The mansion was far from the highway, so the guards always easily guessed who could come to this place besides the workers.
"Welcome to the mansion, Mr. Oriaga." The stocky man in his gray uniform briefly bowed as Oriaga slowed down the car and opened the left mirror.
"Thank you."
"You brought someone?"
Oriaga stared at Amanda momentarily, the woman leaning her head against the side of the glass without a care in the world.
"Yes, my beloved."
"Ah. Okay."
The car drove faster down the 500-meter-long single road to the mansion's spacious courtyard.
As the car stopped in the courtyard, another guard appeared and ran to open the car door.
"Welcome to the mansion, Mr. Oriaga."
"Yes. Thank you very much." The man went out, turned, and opened the right side door before carrying Amanda's limp body.
The guard was surprised to see a strange woman there, but he tried to act normal in front of his employer as he smiled warmly.
Without interacting again, Oriaga walked towards the main door, greeted by several female servants who took care of the mansion. Their expressions were almost the same: shocked and silent.
"He has never brought a woman to this place."
"Really? So, this is the first time?"
"Yeah. Quite a shock, but whatever, get back to work."
Some servers had talked about Oriaga after the man had walked a short distance to a glass elevator. They could see how gently Oriaga treated his woman in front of many people.
There were many rooms in the mansion, and Oriaga was free to occupy all of them, including the primary suite, the most spacious and luxurious room among the others.
The man carried Amanda into the main room, laying her weak body down as she regained consciousness.
"You. What are you doing?" Amanda's hands clutched Oriaga's maroon shirt when she almost stood up. While her body was lying on the spacious bed, a strange scent caught Amanda's attention, and she looked around. She was surprised to realize she was somewhere else. "Where, where am I? What are you doing!"
Although weak, the woman still showed an annoyed expression, and Oriaga stuck to her position, bent over with Amanda underneath her.
Oriaga smiled, then grinned.
"You're still asking questions? Are you pretending to be stupid or something, huh?"
"Oriaga."
"Amanda Claire Griscouv, you will like this situation. As a bitch, you should understand." She pulled Amanda's grip loose, then pressed the woman's hands beside her head while Oriaga moved up on all fours on top of Amanda's body.
"I'm not a bitch."
"Really?" Oriaga smiled dismissively. "You've admitted it."
"Let go of me, let me go. There was never any problem between us all those years ago; you even just left, and then it's like this? What did I do wrong?"
"It's strange that a lady of the Griscouv Family doesn't understand the resentment I've harbored all these years."
"We have problems, so just get on with your life, Oriaga. Let me go home."
"Moving on? I'm doing it, you know. But I must admit that it's hard to forget the hurt and grow up with me. You wouldn't understand."
"What, if it's all about your disappointment, let's talk about it nicely, not like this."
Oriaga snorted. She brought her lips close to Amanda's ear, letting the sigh of the man's breath become something terrifying when it touched Amanda's neck and ear.
"Okay. Let's talk nicely afterward because right now, I want to play with a bitch, a slut who was once my best friend. Should give a big tip after the game, right?"
"Oriaga."
The man looked at her, their faces very close. He saw Amanda's eyeballs start to glaze over. She was crying silently, in absolute fear.
"Please, let go, me."
Oriaga's expression became sad; he watched Amanda's crying face, caressing her face as if pitying the woman. However, the following situation made the woman glare when Oriaga got her lips, kissing Amanda passionately without pause.
It all happened so fast that Oriaga had time to lift his body to take off his suit and shirt before kissing Amanda again.
No matter how the woman felt, Oriaga just wanted to do it, acting as he pleased as if to dissolve all the long pent-up anger.
Amanda couldn't stop crying, and it hurt inside and out when others continued to hurt her as she begged them to stop.
"Please stop, don't hurt me." Amanda continued to plead as her lips were freed from Oriaga's kiss. However, there was no consideration to stop. Oriaga went further and further, taking off everything, their clothes, even if it meant tearing Amanda's dress.
On some parts of Oriaga's back, there are scratches from Amanda's nails, but it doesn't change the situation because Oriaga is enjoying it too much. She is pretty absorbed despite being a form of torture for Amanda.
Until one harsh and forceful thrust, Oriaga watched Amanda almost die. The woman took a deep breath, holding it for a few seconds as she stared at Oriaga vengefully while enduring the pain.
In situations like this, the effects of alcohol disappear entirely. Amanda should have sipped more if she knew Oriaga's madness was coming.
"Do you want to kill me?" Amanda asked, along with the pain that kept hitting her. She whimpered and moaned. The woman's life seemed to be almost taken away. "You have no compassion for me?"
"Why are you lying?" Oriaga realized something. "I've already done it, so let what's happening now flow to the end."
"Bastard."
"The bastard who controls you."
Amanda screamed as much as she could, but Oriaga smiled and caressed her face.
"Scream until you run out of strength because your voice won't leave this room. Try to do it, Amanda."
"YOU'RE SUCH AN ASSHOLE, ORIAGA!!!"
Amanda's consciousness was lost after screaming. The woman no longer made a sound and provoked panic in Oriaga's face.
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"Immediately prepare the data of all office employees with contracts that are about to expire at the end of this year, Joana. The data should be ready by the time I get to the office, probably in an hour due to the situation outside. Thank you." Oriaga put his phone back after ending the call.The three were in the car, still halfway to the mansion. As Zayn was driving was deliberately slowed down to keep up with the clearing of the surrounding snow piles.Zayn deliberately set the music to make the atmosphere in the car less quiet because since the pair of humans sat in the passenger seat, they were united in silence as if there was a cold war."Sir. Do we have to return home after taking Miss Amanda to the mansion?" Zayn asked as he glanced at the overhead mirrors, confirming the situation behind him."No, no. It's too time-consuming. I have a few changes of clothes in the office.""Alright.""Do you want to buy anything before arriving at the mansion?"The question had not been rea
"What were you guys talking about that you only came back to this room near midnight? You seem to have a lot of energy."Amanda snorted as she stared irritably at the gray-shirted man on the bed. She thought Oriaga had fallen asleep since leaving the living room about two hours earlier, while Amanda had joined her family to relieve her longing."Although I have little energy, I will try to make the most of my time when it comes to my family." Amanda sat on the edge of the bed, her back to her husband."Yes, of course, you can only see them when I give you the chance."Amanda made no sound. She lay in the space beside Oriaga as she pulled up the blanket. She didn't want to face the man, so she tilted her body to the right."You're going to ignore me?""You ignore me a lot, Oriaga. Don't overdo it.""Exaggerate? I very rarely even lie beside you.""It's not my fault, you did it. I've always been lying in the mansion's bed at your convenience while you chose to sleep elsewhere.""You're
Amanda was all smiles from the moment she stepped back into her parents' home, receiving a warm welcome, and it was fortunate that Nadine had returned to work as soon as she could after receiving word from Mateo that her sister would be visiting.If there had been no such news, Nadine would most likely have approached Rudolf at his coffee shop to help her lover."Mom, I have a gift for you," Oriaga said as he took something out of his coat pocket before removing it: a blue jewelry box with the 'Gregorious' emblem on the top. He placed it on the table right in front of Pamela.About five people sat on the sofa by the lit fireplace, the atmosphere becoming quite warm as the light in the sky dimmed."What is this, Oriaga?" Pamela grabbed the object and opened it, and she was quite surprised to find a bracelet with several pearls around it, very pretty and luxurious. "Oh my! This must be expensive.""Is it the latest collection from your brand?" asked Nadine.Oriaga shook his head. "No, i
"I want to go back to work.""Work?" Pamela was surprised to hear her husband's wish. "Why go back to work? Don't we have enough to live for?""Yes. I know." The man grunted as he leaned back on the sofa—they were sitting by the dying fireplace. "Your son-in-law did guarantee our lives, even paid all the debts, but don't you think if one-day Oriaga announces his marriage to everyone, they will ask, 'Who is that man married to? What is her family background?' do you know what I mean, Pamela?"The wife paused, then snorted as she understood the meaning of Mateo's words. "It seems like this could cause a bit of trouble.""Right, aside from the judgment of others, I also want to protect my daughter from anyone's evil words. Although I'm sure Oriaga is taking good care of her, there's still a bit of guilt when I remember why Amanda had to get married."Mateo thought back to the past. If it weren't for the massive debt, he probably wouldn't have accepted Pamela's decision for Amanda to marr
"You know a guy named Jeff pretty well, huh?"Amanda didn't budge, as her husband was visiting the mansion in the middle of the night for the winter. In other people's homes, they choose to rest or watch thrilling romance movies, but at the mansion, a man named Oriaga Niel Thompson is trying to harass his wife.Amanda is already asleep and is forced to wake up due to Oriaga's relentless harassment, causing her to almost punch him in the face.Now, Amanda had to stand facing Oriaga in the library, and the opening question was enough to make Amanda understand the annoying situation."Why not answer it, Amanda?"The woman exhaled harshly, folding her arms across her chest. "I'm sure you already know the answer, so why ask, huh?""I have the right to say anything.""How ridiculous. You woke me up to ask about Jeff, huh?""Again, I have the right to say anything. After all, this is my house. I also have the right to disturb anyone, including you.""I hate to hear such strange rules.""Seco
Oriaga had examined some of the latest jewelry designs submitted by the three Gregorious jewelry designers. Still, the man had not shown any satisfaction with the images on the table, either because he had not found the best or was influenced by something else.It was a good thing he was alone in the CEO's office, so he wasn't asked to comment on the designs because Oriaga didn't have a definitive answer yet, his mind like a ship adrift in the middle of the ocean. Thanks to Amanda's words this morning, he was not eager to work.He collected all the design papers and intended to put them in a drawer. He could review the designs tomorrow or the day after before commenting on their flaws or satisfaction. Still, after pulling out the drawer and finding Amanda's cell phone, Oriaga's attention was distracted.He put the design paperback on the table and took out Amanda's cell phone, which had been stored there for months. He immediately connected the object to a powerbank. When the cell pho