Harrison Moore pleaded, his eyes turning red, "Do me a favor again. I promise it's the last time."I sneered and said, "If you want to convince me, drop to your knees."Then, this tall, strong man did kneel in front of me.However, his back remained upright.When he looked up at me, his taut jawline was especially attractive.I once took advantage of the drunkenness to kiss him on the jaw but was pushed away by him and fell to the floor.He chuckled and said, "Katherine, what's wrong with you? I'm your elder brother."I bit my lips awkwardly and wanted to flee, but he hooked his finger at me."Take off your clothes. Is this all you can do?".At that time, I thought that as long as he loved me, I would swallow my pride and even die for him.That was why I was willing to be with him humbly and give him everything he wanted.My dream, my talent, my career... They didn't matter to me anymore.I only wanted him to love me.Now, he was kneeling in front of me and looking at me
3When I woke up the next day, it was almost noon. Tony was still fast asleep.I wanted to leave, but last night, Harrison took away my phone in case I would call for help.I nudged Tony to wake him up and asked him softly if he could send me home."I want to move out, so I need to go back to pack my things up."The young man who was rubbing his drowsy eyes suddenly sat up. "No problem!For some reason, there was a hint of excitement in his voice.After washing up quickly, Tony drove me home.The Lamborghini was indeed a luxurious car as amazing as the rumors had it.However, the young man who was driving with a lollipop in his mouth did not look like a playboy at all."Do you want me to go up with you?"The car stopped outside my apartment building. Tony turned his head to ask me with a hand on the steering wheel.I glanced at his handsome face and said, "Don't bother. I don't have many belongings. Go ahead if you have something else to handle."Tony shook his head vigoro
5I told Tony that I wanted to go to Willy's company to work.My original plan was to make the request when I was drunk. If I said something flirtatious, Tony would definitely agree with it.I even figured out a reasonable excuse, but it turned out that I was overthinking.Tony nodded without asking anything. "Okay. I'll take you there after breakfast."He pushed the beautiful fried egg in front of me and patiently smeared peanut sauce on the toast he had just baked.He did all of this seriously with his lips compressed, making him look especially attractive.Unwittingly, I recalled what he had said in my ear last night, "I like you."Even if it was just something he said to comfort me because he couldn't bear to see me sad, it was precious to me.After breakfast, we went downstairs, only to find that the Lamborghini was gone.The car parked in the yard was a common one that everyone could afford.I asked about it.Tony said pitifully, "The rumors are not true. This car is
7"Sorry, but I'll drive Katherine back later, so I can't drink."Tony didn't take the wine. He just raised his eyes and looked at Chole playfully.Being rejected, Chole didn't want to give up like this and showed no intention to leave.Tony added, "If there's nothing else, please leave us alone. I have something to talk to Katherine about. It's something quite personal."It seemed like Harrison had told Chole that they could not afford to offend Tony.Even though she felt very wronged, Chole returned to her seat silently.As soon as she left, Tony sneered and said, "She's such a scheming bitch!"It turned out that he had seen through Chole's trick.After dinner, Tony and I drove home.As I drank some wine at dinner, I leaned against the back of the seat to rest with my eyes closed. Suddenly, I heard Tony's hesitant voice, "Well, are you free next Saturday?I opened my eyes and turned to look at him.Tony stepped on the brake in the dark parking lot, saying, "I want to invi
9I had never painted since graduating from college.Harrison didn't want me to paint.One time, I took a picture of him sitting by the window with beautiful golden clouds behind him. After I finished painting according to the picture, I showed it to him excitedly and asked him to hang it on the bedroom wall.I thought he would be pleased. However, he just glanced at it coldly and said, "I don't like hanging things on the wall."His company had just started back then. I was busy with work and didn't have time to paint anymore after that.Besides, we had moved once, and my easel and paint were left in the old house.Later, Chole produced a digital painting. Though the paint was out of the line, Harrison cherished it very much. He framed it and hung it above the head of his bed.It wasn't that he didn't like my paintings. It was that he didn't like me.When I came to my senses from my memory, I finished the last stroke of the painting and showed it to Tony.Tony ran over cheerf
11The sharp pain spread across my face in an instant. I touched my inner cheek with the tip of my tongue, turned to him, and suddenly raised my hand to slap him hard.Harrison's face darkened instantly. He gritted his teeth and roared angrily, "Katherine Nicholson!""Harrison, I really wish you could see how your sweetheart pleases my boyfriend and his uncle."I looked at him with a smile. “It's unfair to say that I snatched the contracts from you. I won the contracts because I was competent. It's the company of you and Chole. What does it have to do with me? Why should I show mercy?"Like Chole, Harrison was probably used to me being humble before him, and he just looked at me blankly, unable to believe I would have said something like that.I sneered and left without looking back.Harrison didn't use too much strength when he slapped me, but it still left faint red marks on my face. When I got home, Tony looked at my face and his eyes immediately turned grim. "Who did it?"
13I moved out of Tony's house.I was in such a hurry that I didn't even take away the paintings I painted.When I left with my suitcase, Tony caught up with me with tears in his eyes. He was about to explain, but I raised my hand to stop him. "Tony, I didn't completely lose faith in you. I believe in your sincerity, but this is an unpleasant beginning. I think we both need to calm down and think it over."I wondered how come I was so calm when I said this.Tony was obviously hurt. He looked at me pitifully and said, "Katherine, I can apologize, but I really didn't mean to..."I was determined to leave.However, I wanted to surrender almost in the next second when I met his misty eyes.It was also at this moment that I realized how much I liked him."Anyway, let's separate for a while."I closed the car door and urged the driver to start the car.Although I was moving, I felt like I was fleeing.The next day, I went to the office to submit my resignation application. Becaus
15Since I moved out of Tony's house, he hadn't contacted me for a couple of days.I thought he was thinking carefully about our relationship, but when I got home from work that night, I saw him squatting pitifully at the door of my apartment. When he saw me, he jumped up excitedly and called out, "Katherine!"Then, his body swayed. I hurried forward to help him up. Tony fell into my arms and buried his face in my neck, blowing his warm breath on my skin."Katherine," he said with grievance, "my feet are numb."I was speechless.I had no choice but to take Tony home.After walking into the room, he put down his backpack and took out a painting from it.It turned out to be me in the painting. My red dress swept the desolate ground, as bright as flames. My soft brown hair hung down, matching well with the golden-red setting sun in the sky.However, the face in the picture was a little different from mine."It's you two years ago."Tony said, "After that time, I often dreamed