Joan's POV
All of a sudden, the sex we had during the whole night kept punching my mind. Although I tried to calm down after receiving this goddamn message from Noah, I still failed. I couldn’t kick myself out of the situation right now.
There was no doubt that we already had the fleshly intimacy, but I still had the chance to erase all this and corrected it. I just wanted to get away from the HUGOs while it seemed that Sophie would be the first one to stop me.
I had a thumping headache suddenly. I couldn’t hold so much things in my mind, stirring and battling. The last message from Noah was no doubt an invisible bomb, ready to bomb me apart.
I turned off the phone, and planned to wander in the street alone. Sometimes, loneliness could cure your pain from the chaos in life.
I stopped by the café we used to go. Of course, I mean Fletcher and I always came here before. Why would I think about him? The answer was so much easy. Rage could resist the shame for a while.
Pushing the door, I walked in. As usual, I sat at the bar counter, ordering a cup of Latte.But this time, I wanted to change a taste of Latte. Nothing in the old days deserved me to stay.
“Come on, honey.” A familiar voice came to me. Jesus, I wouldn’t forget this voice though after I die! I turned around, and there’s no doubt, it was Karen who was kissing Fletcher. Immediately, I moved my place to a sofa far from them.
So discussing. Look how imitate they were! Why were you hooking up here? I had a desire to give them a punch,but I didn’t do it under my mood, instead, I waited for a chance.
Fletcher wore a white shirt with a neckline that dropped almost to his belly button. I recalled him wearing this white shirt last night, but now he was still in it. It was the very proof that he didn’t back home and be with that bitch last night. How shameless they are!
I had to say, Fletcher still had some sparkles. His broad shoulders were in a really good shape.And I used to sleep on his chests as my pillows,thick and tough.
I thought they could be my personal pillows, but now he had changed into the showcase in Ikea that any one could touch and own it.
Compared with Fletcher, Noah was more royal for he might not be willing to be the public poverty of women in New York. God help me! I just couldn’t stop comparing they two.
As I thought all that, I kept on looking at them. Karen stuck to Fletcher like a gum on the street road. Nothing could get her off Fletcher. Surely, Fletcher didn't look like he wanted to pull her off.
I never really saw Karen as a competitor before. She was in hot size that Fletcher should definitely liked. Her hair was light gold, and her eyes were like a cat. Though she was not tall, her boobs were truly amazing. I looked down at mine, they were well-proportioned, but not the size of Karen’s.
They two couldn’t hold the fire burning in their body. Fletcher looked around so I tried to avoid his sight alertly. Fortunately, he didn’t see me there. Then, he held Karen, heading towards the toilet.
I knew exactly what would happen next, in that evil toilet. I followed them there. The door closed tightly and I stood in front of the door, hearing the groan from Karen loudly.
Fletcher was obsessed with something stimulating when he had sex.That’s why he betrayed me and chose Karen cus we never made out in a such place, but Karen could satisfy him.
As time passed, Fletcher started to groan as Karen. I just wanted to break this damn door and rushed to slap on their faces.
I hesitated, biting my lips hard until it was bleeding.
My hand raised, getting the full preparation to knock on the damn door.
Nevertheless, another hand caught mine. I turned around, only to find Noah standing there, holding my hand.
The next moment, he pulled me out of the café.
“What’re you doing?”I finally let my rage out, but not on Fletcher. Poor Noah!
“What’re YOU doing?” he asked me back.
“None of your business.” I coldly said. Meantime, I noticed Noah’s eyes, full of expectation which I never saw in Fletcher’s eyes. I liked it but I just didn’t want to sink in at this very moment.
Looking back, I always thought I was a winner. But when I saw they two, I still couldn’t hold my breath.
“Your location on F******k sold you. I just stop by and I ...”Noah tried to explain but I wouldn’t let him finish.
“Stop stalking me!” Leaving these cruel words to him, I went back to the counter.
The coffee cooled entirely, just like my heart. I drank up every drop of it, and it tasted sour and bitter.
I tipped the coffee guy and got ready to leave. This must be the top 10 list of my coward time and it must rank No. 1!
When I stood up, Fletcher and Karen walked out from the toilet, running into me. Fletcher still hold the shoulder of Karen and his neck was printed the lipstick of Karen’s.
“Joan??” Fletcher was shocked, his hand slipping from Karen’s shoulder naturally. “I kept calling you all night. Where have you been?”
“Oh really?” I looked directly in the eyes of Karen. “What a coincidence. I’ve been calling Karen since last night, but no one answered my calls.”
Karen smiled to me. That must be the ugliest smile I’d ever seen. I’d rather she glared at me instead.
“I...em...I” Karen obviously didn’t know how to make up the story.
“Oh, Karen’s phone was out of service. I bet there was something wrong with it. So she turned me for help.”
What a shabby,shallow and ridiculous excuse!
“Yeah, right. I didn’t even recognize you are good at fixing. You’re just so perfect, Fletcher.”I sarcastically responded.
“No Joan, listen. I’m not...” Karen couldn’t help coming to his aid.
“Shut your mouth up, bitch!” I stared at Karen.
“Joan, what is your problem?” Fletcher began to protect his little slutty bitch.
“Fletcher, what is your problem?” Noah came in, hand supporting my spine, naturally like Fletcher did on Karen just now.
“Uncle Noah, Why are you...” With this, Fletcher looked down on Noah’s hand.
God knew that I tried to escape from his hand, but he just locked my waist.
“You guys... Hey! Let go of her! Noah!” Fletcher attempted to get me out from Noah’s arm. but sure enough, he failed totally. Noah was much stronger than him. “Joan is my Girlfriend!” Fletcher yelled out. As for me, I just rolled my two beautiful eyes and answered back. However, Noah took the first move.
“Serious?” Noah looked at Karen and said to Fletcher, “I thought this girl is your girlfriend. What? She can’t match you?”
Karen looked more than embarrassed. Her face turned red but not that kind of flush. It was indeed showing her shame and guilt. She felt nowhere to go but froze on the ground like a sculpture, waiting to be saved.
Sorry, bitch. No one would save you now. Just save it!
“What? You wanna a fight?” Fletcher even took off his jacket.
“With you? You don’t deserve it.” Noah smiled a little, and announced to them two. “From now on, this girl is mine.”
“Not even think about it!”
“You better believe it.” Then,Noah held my hand to leave the café.
I had always dreamt to be one of David’s students, so it was so hard for me to say No to him right at that moment. I was hurrying to find out Noah’s vermilion nevus among dozens of pictures, but I just couldn’t resist talking with David. “Oh hi, Mr Syrus. Nice to see you here. Are you here to be auctioned?”I was supposed to make it easier to talk with my idol, but it seemed I screwed it up entirely. “Well. Kind of..”He nicely smiled and narrowed his slender eyes. “So Noah was willing to let out to find something fresh?” That was a bit offensive, but I took that as a joke like I said just now. “No no, I wasn’t his fiancee. I’m just...” Yeah, right. If I wasn’t his fiancee, what was I doing here? It was Upper East Siders only party. I had no qualification to be here. However, I didn’t want myself to be judged and labled as belongings of anyone. “Don’t be nervous. I’m just kidding. Since you just tole me that you want my Phd, I want to know something about human relations with soci
Honestly, I didn’t expect that he would have known the little secret of mine.“How did you know that?” I spoke with a bit uncertainty.“Fletcher is my nephew, but he is...” Noah stopped to make a gesture of cutting his throat.“He is a total bastard.” I viciously said it. “So you know all these things, right? Stealing my pic and showing on the screen, and finally finding fault with me. Is this all your plan?”Noah wasn’t irritated. He sighed and explained.“I will not be responsible for this. Actually, the picture is from a woman.”A woman? I felt a question mark in my eyes. Suddenly, I realized all about this.“You mean, Karen?”I said in disbelief.Noah slightly nodded his head and added, “The woman in the hotel with Fletcher in the hotel. Your sister, right?”I started to get sick. Why would they do this to me?“I need to figure all this out.” I still didn’t take it as the final score. I lost the game, but I wouldn’t say no to my fate. It was unfair!“Noah!” Jode Hagens came to us. H
*** Flash back*** “I hate the scar which makes you imperfect.” When we finished our sex, Fletcher hugged me and tenderly touched my skin. “It’s pretty ugly, isn’t it?”I softly rubbed it. “How did you get that?”Fletcher was curious but gentle. Somehow, I missed the old version of him. “I don’t actually remember. Just some falling happened in my teens?” “Teens? How dumb you! It’s just a decade of years ago, how could you not remember that?”Fletcher began to tickle me hard. “No! Stop! Fletcher!” I dodged. “Ok. Fine! I’ll tell you the truth.” Fletcher stopped his movement right away. I was a little bit disappointed, “Oh god! You don’t really get over with that, right?” “Well. we should save this moment, Joan. Though it is ugly, you are honest to me about it, which is considered to be a way of trust, isn’t it?”Fletcher took a picture of my scar and I was totally comforted. He didn’t take me as a monster with that scar, I was super flattered. “With this picture, can you tell me what
I gulped. Technically speaking, I got no answer to that. Also, I never thought Noah would have asked me that question. Like Ginger said, I was born in a really really ordinary and shabby family. My mom was just a florist and my dad was a bus driver. I could hardly imagine how much I would pay for him since it was me who hit on him first and it definitely should be me to pay the bill. “The truth is, I got no money. And I just regret reaching you because you even have a bid price, which is totally beyond my imagination.” Noah wasn’t irritated. On the contrary, he even smiled to me and gently responded, “Oh, sorry for that. I think I should have sign it on the homepage of my F******k. As you can remember that you are the one who hit on me first.” Of course I did! How could I ever forget about that! I started getting regretful! Though I knew he was saying that for fun, I still couldn’t calm myself down by just erasing everything that happened between us. “Listen, Noah. I ... em... Th
As a quite ordinary person for my lifetime, Of course I didn’t hear anything about partner bidding before. “Rich people.”I curled my lips. “The most interesting part is coming.” “People are willing to beauctioned?” Noah smiled, and I could see it in his smile that it was a genuine one. He didn't take me as a funny clown or a dumbass. “You're pure as saint water, Jo. It’s really common in Upper East Side.” “Bidding for Girls?” “No. Men are auctioned as well. If you want, dog is OK.” The spotlight was shining all over the hall. The host appeared wildly excited.“Gentlemen, may I have your attention?”He was quite different with a more complex and sophisticated expression. Assistants were busy closing the windows and doors. The dark and dizzy flashlights shot from the ceiling up. “Looks like there's a big move going on here.”The man not far from us said it with much excitement. Judging from his watch on the wrist, he was more like the same social status as Noah. However, I was a
The olive branch Janice had thrown to me was much of a special power to call out all my gossip cells, and they were gearing up for a gossip frenzy. I didn't want to surrender to know more about him, but my brain kept telling me that I had to dig for all of them. Now, I finally understand those who specialize in reporting those gossip and scandal news. Standing in the face of such a famous, handsome, wealthy man with many stories, who could refuse to dig into his all? Seeing my expression a little lost, Janice took a sip of champagne. “You're not the only one he ever brought.” Of course, I wasn't surprised by this. “Sure, I know that.” I lifted the champagne and took a sip. This was no big deal, but in a moment just now, my feelings seemed to change. A tinge of jealousy began to creep up, and I had to drink champagne to supress it. “But you’re the only one who make his eyes light up.”Janice added. I glanced at Noah. His expression was a strange mixture of frustration and excitemen