Virginity Under Scrutiny

The caller ID was "Mr. Idol".His impression of me as a two-timing, loose woman was now set in stone.What rotten luck."While you're engaged to me, you're flirting around with another man."Joel looked so stern that it made my hair stand on end."I-I'm not."He moved closer. The air around him was oppressive as he scowled. "While you fool around in bed with another man, you have me repair your hymen. Cheryl, you're quite something.""I... Would you believe me if I say it's all a misunderstanding?""Do you think I would believe you, my dear Cheryl?"He spat out the words "my dear Cheryl" through gritted teeth.I could sense that my chance came and went. There was no point in struggling anymore.It was a fact that I was not a virgin. Still, I could not let him trample all over me.I pushed him away and swiftly put on a bold front. "So what if I'm not a virgin? You don't want to marry me. Well, I don't want to marry you either."You find me dirty, but do you have that right?

I instinctively hung up in guilt. It then struck me what I did. Why was I panicking? I was not cheating on Joel!The man outside my door was my childhood best friend who absolutely batted for the other team."I got it. Stop shouting! I'll bathe later. Just let me be," I shouted through the door.I swiftly called Joel.He hung up on me.I called him three more times, but he kept hanging up on me.Shoot. He had absolutely gotten the wrong idea.'Dr. Lane, it's not what you think. Hear me out.''That man was my friend. He's just a very close friend. That's all. I swear! (pitiful emoji)'I hurriedly sent two texts to Joel, explaining the situation.When he did not reply, I was panicking so hard that I sent him a few voice messages to explain myself.The messages could not be sent. How dare he! He actually blocked me!The wealth I was so close to had slipped away once more.I was so pissed that I immediately went to beat up Finn Moran, my best friend.I was about to give up on

Joel immediately replied.Joy rose in me. What a coincidence that Joel came to visit me.'I'll be right there.'Dressed in my nightgown with only a collar shirt draped over my shoulders, I hurried downstairs.Joel was smoking inside the car. He stank of cigarettes.As I sat in the passenger seat, I asked, "Shall we go for a walk?"The look on his face was as dark as the night sky. He did not look like he was in a good mood."I would rather not. After all, you live here."What did he mean by that?I leaned closer to Joel and playfully asked, "Did you miss me?"Even though he stank of tobacco, I actually found the scent pleasant.Ever since I found out he was a wealthy magnate, I no longer minded his profession.As I stared at his handsome face, I realized I had feelings for him.He stared back at me with conflicted emotions shining in his dark eyes. Suddenly, he grabbed me by the neck and kissed me.The kiss was very emotional and filled with an overwhelming possessiveness

With a smile on my face, I patted Finn on the shoulder. "Oh, good. You like girls. That's good. You'll have more fun then."It had been a week, and Joel had yet to even mention the wedding to me.Thus, I messaged him about it. 'Babe, why won't you have fun with me?'I had stopped by his home a few times but didn't see him. Old Mr. Lane said he was busy.The message was sent in the morning. It was afternoon by the time he replied. 'What is your condition for moving out of your current place?''I'll move out when we're married. Babe, are you so busy that you've forgotten to pick a date?''Will the break be clean?'I see. He did not want me to have any male friends.However, Finn and I were childhood best friends. We were like family. How could I ever cut ties with him?Still, to appease Joel, I agreed to the request. 'I will.'His reply was swift. 'Don't lie to me. (kiss emoji)''I would never lie to you, babe. (kiss emoji)'Joel called me and said in a warm and seductive voi

To get Joel to trust me, I decided to come clean with him about my full dating history."Why did you break up?" Joel asked."We did it one night. Before he woke up, I saw the messages his girlfriend sent him. He lied to me. He was never single."The frown on Joel's brows deepened. "A message? What message?"I tried my best to recall the message. "I don't really remember. I think it was something about how she missed him and wanted him to head home soon."He suddenly chuckled.Embarrassed, I pouted. "Stop laughing. I didn't know he was lying to me. Darn it! He's one of the greatest humiliations in my life. That's why I lived in denial and insisted on repairing my hymen."I didn't even want to think of that man, even now. As for his looks, I had completely forgotten about them long ago.I was rather bad with faces anyway. I had only known the blond man for three days. Once I came home, I forgot all about him."Is it possible that I'm that blond man?"I stared at Joel in shock.