*The Wedding Night Deception* As she slowly opened her eyes, a wave of dread washed over her. The memories of the previous day's events came flooding back - the forced marriage to a 60-year-old man with kidney disease, the frail body that seemed to be on its last legs. It was a fate worse than death. But little did she know, her wedding night had a surprise in store for her. As she gazed into the eyes of her "ailing" husband, she was met with a pair of piercing, youthful orbs that seemed to sparkle with mischief. The "old man" transformed before her eyes into a strong, virile young man with a chiseled physique that would put a Greek god to shame. Her mind reeled as she struggled to comprehend the sheer audacity of the deception. "Husband, let's take a break tonight?" she stammered, trying to process the whirlwind of emotions that threatened to consume her. But her "husband" just chuckled, his eyes glinting with amusement. "I'm lazy to exercise, so my body isn't so good," he teased, his voice low and husky. "Be good, let's continue." She was taken aback by his brazen response. "You liar!" she exclaimed, her voice rising in indignation. "Didn't you say you had kidney failure? You said you were staying single because you were staying too long?" The room seemed to spin around her as she grappled with the enormity of the deception. Was she destined to become a widow, or would she succumb to the sheer pleasure of being with this enigmatic stranger? One thing was certain - this was a marriage that would never be boring.
Night fell, covering Marinston City in a thick layer of fog. In the room filled with the scent of disinfectant, Noel Laura fell asleep, unconscious on the white bed, a cold wind blew into the room from the window, making her shiver.
At that moment, a pair of shiny leather shoes entered her sight, it was a man.
In the dim, flickering light, Noel Laura felt a man's breath blowing roughly on her face.
The Noel family didn't give her food? So skinny and weak!
"Just touching it, I can tell it's not a high-class product, even a Grade A royal wouldn't come."
As he spoke, the man roughly tore her clothes, forcing her to lie face down on the bed brutally, in a truly humiliating and shameful position.
With her mind in a state of unconsciousness, Noel Lauradidn't know what was happening, suddenly her body felt cold, she realized what the man was going to do, she was startled and cried out.
"Don't... please let me go.... I'm only 18 years old, I'm still a student.... I haven't showered for three days, my body smells bad, please let me go..." "Shut up"
He angrily said the two words shut up, that domineering tone seemed to not allow anyone to refute, that scene could hardly conceal her hatred towards him.
Hatred?
Who was he?
Why did he do that to her?
All the questions were dancing in Noel Laura's head, there was no way to know the answer.
The man's attitude was extremely rigid, he tightly squeezed her wrist, she felt pain all over her body, to the point of fainting and not knowing anything anymore.
Beep beep
The shrill ringing of the phone shattered the silence of the night, piercing through the darkness like a sharp knife. Noel Laura's whole body was drenched in sweat, her heart racing as she woke up from her dream in a state of panic. She lay there for a few seconds, disoriented and gasping for breath, as her mind struggled to separate reality from the vivid nightmare that had just consumed her.
As she slowly regained her composure, she reached out with a trembling hand to grab the phone on the small table at the head of her bed. Her fingers closed around the receiver, and she brought it to her ear, hesitating for a moment before answering. "Hello?" she said, her voice barely above a whisper.
There was a pause on the other end of the line, and for a moment, Noel wondered if she had imagined the whole thing. But then, a faint voice spoke up, sending shivers down her spine. "Noel, it's me," the voice said, low and husky. "I need to talk to you about something."
Noel's heart skipped a beat as she tried to place the voice. Who was it? And what did they want? She swallowed hard, trying to find her voice. "Who is this?" she asked, trying to sound calm.
Half asleep, half awake, she looked at the phone a message from her best friend, asking if she was interested in participating in the design competition that would be held next time, she rubbed her still aching ear and only texted back one word: Yes.
After putting down the phone, Noel Laura realized that she was lying on the bed.
All of these things happened without her self-control, she just wanted them to disappear from her mind, she opened her eyes wide, ran into the bathroom, took off her pajamas and looked at herself from top to bottom.
The girl in the mirror had long, loose hair, her whole body was smooth, not a single injury or sign of having just suffered rough actions.
There was no pain in my body like in romance novels, just a slight stinging pain like something was stabbing me, my body was a bit sore, like I had been in a deep sleep for too long.
It turned out to be a dream!
A dream of adolescence!
It was just a dream, a little too real, in her panic, she could still remember the man's heavy breathing, his foul language... She
even felt something flowing out between her legs, she forced herself to get on the bed, grabbed the blanket to cover herself, and rolled around on the bed.
What to do now?
She felt like she had been corrupted by Jace Shaw, turned into a lustful girl, and could actually have such a wild dream.
"Second Miss, something's wrong" at that moment, the Noel family's maid impatiently knocked on her door, panting and saying: "Second Mr. is here, and also said that the Brooke Thayer Group is in trouble, Madam told you to quickly come downstairs".
Second Mr. is Noel Bo Van's younger brother, his name is Noel Bo Sheng.
Hearing this, Noel Laura was so shocked that she got out of bed, not even bothering to change her clothes. She put on her pajamas and slippers and ran downstairs, but after taking two steps, she felt her head was heavy and her legs were unsteady, and she almost fell down the stairs.
She patted her head lightly.
What happened today? Why does it hurt so much?
Madam Noel scolded Noel Laura's appearance, "What are you wearing and running down like that?" Noel Benson looked at
Noel Laura's dazed appearance, frowned, and quickly looked at Noel Laura and said with a smile, "Nac Laura is awake? Sister-in-law, don't scold her."
"Mom, Second Uncle." Noel Laura awkwardly scratched her head and said, "What happened to the group?"
Noel Benson hesitated a bit and then said: "This year, the Benson Group has had several consecutive failures, the company has had problems with working capital..... it can't hold on any longer." Noel Laurashook
his head in disbelief: "Impossible, the company's stock price is still rising."
"The stock price is rising, that's just the calm before the storm."
"What about the bank? We can find a bank to borrow from."
"That's no longer possible." Noel Benson shook his head, his eyes filled with unconcealed disappointment. "We still haven't paid the money we owe the bank, and now we don't even have any collateral, the bank won't lend us any more money."
"Then...then what should we do?" Madam Noel suddenly burst into tears: "Poor Noel Yuna is still studying abroad at university, if something happens to the group, what will we do?"
"Sister-in-law, don't worry too much." Noel Benson said: "We have a way to solve the current difficult problem."
Madam Noel and Noel Laura's eyes suddenly lit up: "What way?" Noel Benson slightly lowered his head to look at Noel Laura: "Have you heard of Bryce Mingus?"
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