《Obsessed By The Billionaire》 1 Broken for the first time Rosaline face stirred. Her long eyelashes lifted up and revealed two beautiful bright blue eyes. Her half closed eyes looked drunken and lifeless as she laid limp on the big comfortable bed. She was in a large room with dark theme. The room was furnished richly and lavishly. The bed where she laid was covered with white sheets. Events of the previous night came back to her like a bullet. But she was quaintly silent and didn''t show any movement. It was as if she knew that it was bound to happen sooner or later. Her eyes held immense hopelessness as they landed on the man who was buttoning his shirt at a distance. Slowly she got up and sat on the bed. The slightest movement caused immense pain between her legs. As her eyes caught a red spot on white sheets, she realized that what happened last night was really a reality and not one of her nightmare. A deep desolation filled her heart. Her body felt tired and sore. She grabbed the blanket and covered her naked body that was full of bruises and hickeys. Her long brown hair fell in front of her face and covered her face completely as she stayed glued to her spot clutching the thin blanket tightly. Noticing Rosaline movement, the man glanced in her direction. As if sensing the glance on her, Rosaline stiffened and her heart started thumping loudly. At that moment, all she wanted was for this man to leave her alone. To let her off and allow her a little air to breath and a moment in peace. But perhaps the man was not that benevolent. The man stepped towards her with half of buttons of his white shirt still open that revealed his tuned abs and brawny chests. Rosaline sensed him walking towards her. Her hold on her blanket tightened as if she was scared that the man would snatch it and throw it away. She tightly shut her eyes. Once the man sat on the bed facing her and she felt the bed sinking in front of her, a whimper escaped her soft lips. Damon saw her cringing on the bed. "Scared?", his voice landed in Rosaline ears and made her blood run cold. She felt the unpleasant knots in her stomach. Her head was bowed down that made her hair fall in front of her face and covered it completely. He didn''t see her face and couldn''t make out her expressions. He noticed her tightening her hold over the blanket as if her life depended on it. He smiled wryly. "Do you think this little piece of cloth can save you from me?", his voice held dark humour. No it couldn''t. The truth was-nothing could. Nothing could save her from him. As if realizing the fact, Rosaline gasped slightly and her body started trembling. She could feel her breath getting shallower and faster. Her hands and feets were turning cold with fear. The man reached out and threw away her hair, exposing her face. When her last protection was mercilessly snatched away from her, she tried to move away but was instantly stopped by the headboard of the bed. Sensing it, Damon quickly put his hands on both sides of her on the headboard to stop her from getting up from the bed and running away. Now she had no way to go. She couldn''t hide. Although he was not holding her, she knew that as soon as she tried to run away, he would grab her and wouldn''t let her to leave. She had no choice but to face him. But as her eyes landed on his chiselled face and deep eyes, events of last night resurfaced and flashed across her eyes. She quickly looked down once her eyes welled up with tears. The man looked at the ravishing face of Rosaline who was not willing to look at him. He saw her flushed face and the rapid rise and fall of her chest. She was covering most of her body but he could still see the reminders of their passionate night on her neck that was exposed. He was not happy to see her reluctance to look at him. His long, well-defined fingers held her chin and made her look into his eyes forcefully. But once her eyes met his, he was left stunned. Tears filled those beautiful limpid eyes and left her eyes to roll down like colorless shining pearls. His thumb lifted up and wiped away her warm tears but they were soon replaced by new and fresh ones. "Crying?", he said once he looked at his wet thumb and chuckled darkly. He looked back at the girl and said "Why?" Once his hand left her chin, she again looked down. She was silent and had no intentions of answering to him. Damon leaned in closer to her. His lips were inches away from her ear. He saw her shudder when his breath hit her neck. "Didn''t you enjoy it last night more than me?", Damon whispered in her ear in his husky voice. As his deep evocative voice brought back some flashes of last night, Rosaline shook her head frantically to get rid of those images. "Please. Don''t", her dejected and broken voice begged silently. His words were like sharp daggers to her. Cutting through her soul and heat, leaving her wounded. Damon smiled at her. "I remember it was you who was screaming my name when I..." "Stop it!", she shouted and moved her head away to cover her ears while tears rolled down her eyes and blurred her vision. She broke into sobs and sniffs. Her body started shaking. Damon had an amused look on his face. He moved away a little and grabbed her face. "Does it hurt that bad?", as he said, he placed his hand on her thigh. Rosaline knew what did he mean by saying it. And she knew why was he doing it. He wanted to see her cry. He wanted to hurt her. He wanted to break her. She took a deep breath to control her sobbing and tears. "What else you want now? Haven''t you already taken everything from me? Aren''t you satisfied now? Why don''t you let me go now", Rosaline said in a hopeless voice. Deep down she knew that no matter what he wouldn''t let her go. "Let you go?", he breathed. He sneered as if he was listening to a joke. He placed a hand gently on her face, "Why would I let you go?", his eyes landed on her luscious lips that were swollen from last night kissing and were even more enticing now, "I''ve not gotten enough of you yet" As he said this, he leaned in closer to her. Sensing his intentions, Rosaline tried to get away but Damon held her firmly and pinned her down on the bed. "Don''t", Rosaline uttered as she struggled to get away. Damon pushed her down and held her hands forcefully against the mattress. He looked down at the girl trembling beneath him. She had her eyes closed as she helplessly waited for the next thing to be done to her. He smiled down at her and kissed her lips. When his lips met her, the intense feeling dominated his senses. It was the feeling that could make him forget his every misfortune and regret. It was the feeling that he carved for since the day he first kissed him. The feeling that was like a drug to him. His addiction. The feeling no other woman was capable of giving him. Her lips tasted salty due to her tears. But to Damon, they were sweet as ever. How could he let that feeling go? "I''m never letting you go", he let go of her lips and said to her in a hoarse voice, "Because you''re mine" Saying he bit her neck while Rosaline stayed still without any disobedience and let him has his way with her. 2 Greatest mistake As Rosaline laid silently with closed eyes, she thought. What''s the use? There was no use of her struggle. She felt Damon soft lips on her lips. Her body tensed up but she couldn''t move. Damon hands held her wrists pinned on the bed above her head. And there was no way she could get free from his hold. "I''m never letting you go", his hoarse and determined voice landed in her ears, "Because you are only mine" Even if she already knew the answer, her heart still filled with fear. She felt his sharp teeth on her neck and she gasped as the pain came to her senses. He pressed her body with his. When Rosaline felt the weight on her body, she felt caged and suffocated. Her eyelids lifted up slightly and revealed two desolated blue eyes. But wouldn''t struggling result in her own harm? Her body relaxed as if she had submitted to her fate. Events of past passed through her eyes but now it was too late to repent. Damon felt her body relaxing and not struggling anymore. He let go of her wrists but they stayed at the same place and she didn''t even move anymore. He lifted his head from her neck and looked at her. Her head was tilted to a side. her big eyes were opened slightly but lifeless. "Why the dejected look?", he said in a hostile voice, "Wasn''t it you who started it?" Rosaline didn''t say a thing but he saw the flicker of emotion in her limpid, clear mirror like eyes. There wasn''t any tear anymore. He looked at her gorgeous face for a moment as if trying to make a decision. Then abruptly, he let go of her, buttoned his shirt and put on his coat. After throwing a last glance at her, Damon left the room. After he left, Rosaline stayed in the same position for a long time. She just wanted to curl herself in a ball and cry herself to sleep but whenever she closed her eyes, flashes of last night came to her mind and tormented her. Rosaline knew her life would never be the same since the day she caught the eye of this dangerous man. Her life would never be the same since the day she made that grave mistake one year ago when she was nineteen. Damon Stafford was the name that chilled countless people to marrow. No one would ever dare to offend him in their wildest dream. But her naive self had to do that one year ago. Rosaline was never a fragile, weak girl. Though her looks were innocent and pretty, she was a strong headed woman. She was not the one to get bullied. No one could ever take advantage of her. But even the, there was a person she should never have offended. Exactly one year ago, in a club, late at night, she had seen the notorious man-Damon Stafford for the first time. Back then she had thought he was a handsome man. Though she didn''t know his name or identity at that time, she had thought of him as a real gentleman. A caring good-natured person. Someone who had a very kind and compassionate heart How wrong she was. 3 Gravest mistake. One Year Ago A month later, she had seen him again. Till then she had no idea who he was. In the expensive club. that was exclusively booked for rich community, Damon Stafford-the important man of the century was sitting in the VIP section. His eyes lingered at that beautiful woman who was drinking non-stop as he took a sip of his expensive wine before moving back to the person he was talking to once again. That night she was drunk-dead drunk. Mending her broken heart, she had taken too many drinks that day that she had lost the count. "Rose, you are drunk. Let me take you back", her best friend Amy had said to her in a caring tune. "I''m not going anywhere", Rosaline snarled back at her while she chucked down another drink angrily. "Rosaline stop acting ignorantly", Amy reprimanded, "You are blind drunk. How much more you can take?" "I''m not going home today", Rosaline wretched voice whispered as she laid her head limp on the counter, "Bring me one more!", she shouted at the barattender. Amy felt sympathy for her in her heart. After finding her five year long boyfriend suddenly cheating on you, one would sure feel great heartache. As for Rosaline, it was her first break up so she looked even more wretched. She had done everything for him, Rosaline thought. She had changed herself completely into a person that he liked. She had given up her dreams just to stay by his side. She had changed her likes and dislikes just to appease him. She had never partied or gone to clubs just to be a good girl in his eyes. She had served him wholeheartedly for five years of her life just to come to this outcome? Rosaline was more angry at herself than that guy. Why was she so naive? "All men are same", she blurted. Amy didn''t try to stop her stubborn friend again. After all when she decided to do something there was no one who could stop her. And today Rosaline had decided to waste herself completely. So Amy ended up taking a seat beside Rosaline and waiting patiently for her to wear off so that she would take her home. She didn''t dare to leave Rosaline in her broken state. As Rosaline gulped down another glass she heard Amy voice. "Rosaline I''m going to use the restroom. Okay? Don''t leave this place. I''ll be back as quick as possible", Amy excused herself and left Rosaline reluctantly. At that time Rosaline didn''t care. Suddenly shouts and a slap were heard from the side at VIP section. Rosaline frowned and glanced in that direction. She saw a man standing out tall in a tuxedo and a woman on her knees in front of him. By the looks of it he looked like an important man. Rosaline remembered that she had seen this man once before in this club. And then the woman pathetic voice was heard. "P-Please forgive me Damon. I did it only because I love you!" The man crouched in front of woman and sneered at her. The woman was quite pretty. But her face had a hand printed on her that ruined her overall beauty. "Do you think you can say my name from the dirty mouth of yours", the man voice was bone-chillingly cold. That flared up Rosaline. For some strange reasons, maybe because she was drunk, Rosaline could see herself in that woman-pathetic and helplessly in love with a man with a monsterous heart. "Mr. S-S-Stafford p-please f-forgive me", the woman sobbed.. terrified. Her body was shaking badly. A lot of people felt bad for her. But no one interfered due to the fear of that formidable man. "Forgive you?", the man had an arrogant and sadistic look, "Secretary Jiang should I forgive this worthless thing?" "Definitely not, Sir", Jiang replied in an equally severe tune, "She slandered you and even dared to call you by your first name. You should definitely not let her off" The man raised his hand and it looked like he was going to hit that woman when suddenly a hand grabbed his wrist and blocked his attack. He looked up to see a beautiful woman with bright blue eyes and a gorgeous face. The girl that had those heavenly looks that could topple nations and subdue heavens, was glaring at him. "I think that''s enough!", her menacing and strong voice landed in Damon ears as she glared at him unwaveringly. Damon looked at her from top to the bottom and came up with a conclusion that the girl hadindeed very attractive body. Then he looked at her delicate face and smirked at her. No one had never dared to offend him. Any sane person who knew who he was would make sure to stay fifty steps away from him. Even a person who was unaware of his identity would keep a safe distance after sensing his dangerous aura. Either the girl didn''t know who he was or she was too arrogant. "Little girl the matter has nothing to do with you. If you insist on stepping in it rashly I''m afraid you won''t be stepping out of it so easily", his voice could turn one''s blood cold as he was clearly holding some threats in his statement when his eyes glinted darkly. He had found the girl outrageous and arrogant behaviour quite enticing. He couldn''t wait to shred her arrogance into pieces. "Who do you think you are?", the girl said ,"Just because you are rich and you are a man, do you think you can bully any woman?" Who he was? That girl clearly didn''t know who exactly he was. He expected the girl to tremble in fear after his cold warning but her even more ferocious reply made him even more intrigued. "Are you doing it because you pity that woman", Damon leaned in closer to her and whispered seducingly,"Or are you doing it because you want to warm my bed in her place" Her drunk, reckless and enraged self couldn''t take it anymore so she raised her hand and made the gravest mistake of her life. She raised her hand and slapped the man in front of her-slapped the man who had never ever been even talked with a raised voice before-slapped the man who was known for making the person who had ever offended him in the slightest, suffer in the worst possible ways-slapped the man who could make the heart of seven continents shake at his mere name. That was the sort of man her drunk self offended one year ago. 4 Yousll regret it for the rest of your life What followed her slap was silence. Relentless silence. People knew they were going to witness a bloodshed in the club. Damon face was turned to a side due to the slap impact. A slender hand was printed on his face. Shock covered his chiselled features. Once his expressions turned cold, his fists tightened. "You...", his secretary, who just broke out of his stupor, blurted and charged at the insolent girl. But before he could even touch that girl. Damon raised his hand to stop him. His simple majestic and elegant gesture was enough. Secretary Jiang stopped at once and glared at the girl with anger coursing through his mind. How dare she raise a hand on their respected and regal boss? Damon looked at the girl. An arrogant and lethal smile hung on his face. His face was calm but it still looked bloodthirsty as a murderous aura surrounded him. It was only a calm before storm. A long, calamitous storm that would shatter Rosaline world into pieces. "This is the moment you are going to regret for the rest of your life", his voice was dangerously low that had ability to freeze one''s heart and scar one''s soul for eternity. And just like that he had left the club without sparing another glance to Rosaline. Her puzzled thoughts couldn''t understand what did he mean by that as she stayed in the same place for quite a while but she couldn''t understand why she had felt an inexplicable chill when he said those words to him. She helped the woman who was still lying on the floor. Strangely the woman treated her coldly, not in a manner one should treat the one who stood for her side. The whole club was still very silent. People threw incredulous and sympathetic glances at Rosaline. But they were so traumatized that no one dared to near Rosaline or attempted to informher of her imminent end. When Amy came back and learned that Rosaline had slapped someone she was not happy. On their way to back Amy had said to Rosaline. "What if the one you slapped was very important man Rose? Why are you so reckless! I just left you for five minutes and you already got yourself in a fight" "Important person?", Rosaline laughed. Her thoughts were still muddled. "So what? If he is important he can bully women?" Amy grimaced while still driving. "You didn''t know the whole story. What if the woman was at fault?" "Even if she was at fault", Rosaline whispered as she leaned back against her chair, "He still had no right to raise a hand on her" She felt quite sleepy after today. So much was happened that day. It took her no time to fall asleep in Amy car. Amy sighed helplessly at her friend. But she couldn''t shrug off that ominous feeling when she learnt that Rosaline had slapped someone. She herself didn''t know the man''s identity. But the man who sat in the VIP area had something lethal in his aura that could choke the one who tried to get close to him. There was something about that man that was very unsettling. And when she had come out of the restroom, she could see how silent the club was. What if that man took grudges seriously and haunted Rose? Amy looked at her friend who was sleeping like a baby. Nothing would go wrong. After all Rose was not from an ordinary family. Her family held great fortune and not anyone could bully someone of her family. Perhaps at that time Amy didn''t know that the one Rosaline had offended was someone who was also not from an ordinary family. A man who could chill countless hearts and enslave numerous souls. His prestige and fear was unprecedented. Someone who saw the human beings as insignificant insects in his eyes. Someone who must be feared and respected then on matter how prosperous your family is. 5 Broken hear A lot of time had passed when Rosaline got up from the bed. She walked to the bathroom with staggering steps. She turned on the shower and stood under it. Once the hot water surrounded her and white steam filled the bathroom, she felt a little relieve from the soreness of her body. The warm water felt very soothing against her skin. She washed her body and tried to get rid of his smell that was all over her body. But even if she wanted to forget what happened last night, a part of her was lost. A part that would never come back in her lifetime. She was no longer the same pure girl she once was. Rosaline turned off the shower. Wearing a bathrobe, she made her way to the room. But she couldn''t blame it all on Damon. Because last night it was her who started it. Rosaline sighed and once again her mind wandered to the happenings of past. The day after she had made the gravest mistake of her life, she was still clueless of what waited ahead. That day Charlie, her childhood sweetheart, had showed up at their gate and stayed there the whole day asking for Rosaline to forgive him But she was too angry to even talk to him. As she didn''t want him to cause a bigger ruckus and alarm her parents, she went to him straight. "Why are you here?", she asked him coldly. This was the first time she had talked to him in such a harsh tune. "Ro-Rose?", Charlie breathed. His eyes held dark circles around it. It was obvious that he hadn''t slept last night. The guy in front of her had blond hair and beautiful brown eyes. His chiselled features were fresh and youthful. He had a tall stature and a bewitching charm in his personality. With his simple smile, he could steal the hearts of countless girls. That was the guy she fell for. Rosaline flared up. Flashes of the time when she saw him cheating on her emerged in her mind. "Don''t call my name from your filthy tongue", she seethed. Then she proceeded to close the door. "Rose please", he uttered pathetically and pushed himself forward to stop her from closing the door on his face. "What the f**k you want now?", she shouted at him, "Haven''t you caused enough damage to me?" Charlie looked down ashamed. He was at fault and he knew that. "Rose I know that I messed up", his voice was quiet as he tightened his fists as if angry at himself, "But is there-is there no chance for forgiveness" Rosaline was angry. So angry that she wanted to laugh. "Forgiveness?", she asked incredulously with a mocking smile, "What if it was me? What if you have caught me f**king a man? Would you have forgiven me with a few words?" Even imagining her with another man filled Charlie with relentless fury. "Don''t say that" Rosaline was even more enraged. "So its ok as long as its a man. But If its a woman she can''t even think about it" Rosaline took a deep breath. She really wanted to punch that guy in front of her. "Good-bye Charlie", as she said it, she once again tried to close the door. But Charlie didn''t let her. "Rose you are angry? Then beat me up. Take your anger on me. But please don''t do this with me. I can''t live without you. I lov..." "Don''t give me that shit!", Rosaline cut him off. To be true, she was scared that she would forgive that despicable man. After all he was the one she loved since the beginning and feelings don''t die overnight. A big part of her heart still wanted her to feel his warmth, to make herself fall in his arms and cry out all her pains. But she wouldn''t let it happen. She wouldn''t make her lose in front of him and ask for his comfort. She had to be strong and depend on herself. "Just leave me alone, Charlie" "Rose", his voice was soft as he asked apprehensively, "Do I have no chance?" At this Rosaline was quiet as she asked the same question to herself. Could she live without him? Could she forget him completely? Could she end her lingering feelings for him? Once her silence dominated, Charlie felt little at ease. It meant he still had a hope. "I''m leaving for now Rose but I''ll come back and remember only you are the love of my life", he conveyed the words of his heart and turned to leave. After throwing a last yearning glance at the love of his life, he left. He had a flight that day and was leaving to study aboard in a university. While Rosaline was still mending her broken heart, something even more terrifying awaited her. 6 Contract of slavory So had followed the downfall of Rosaline Wang family. Rosaline was an orphan. Her parents died when she was six in a car accident. She had no siblings. So her Uncle family had adopted her. Her uncle and auntie were very nice to her. They took care of her like their own daughter. Even they privileged her more than their own children. Her cousins were also exceptionally good to her. Specially Jiang, her male cousin, protected her like his own little sister. They lived a very happy life together. Until suddenly things started to turn. Wang family business that was led by her cousin and uncle started to fall. Investors denied to invest in their company. Their products were banned in market. A couple of failed deals and all their savings were lost. They were blacklisted from a lot of places. Their company was about to go bankrupt. If things were to go on like that, it wouldn''t have taken a month for them to end up on streets. And to worsen the things, their uncle health deteriorated under constant stress and pressure. He ended up with a heart attack. Money was required for the surgery. And they had no money. Rosaline was very worried those days. She was still in university. It looked like she would have to drop. In their home, the environment was full of sadness and depression. Auntie wept the whole day. Her little cousin who was still fifteen years old at that time was bullied at school because of their family condition. All their family friends turned their heads away at their condition. It was as if some fearsome power was stopping them from even sympathizing with them. Rosaline also thought that it was too suspicious. How could all this suddenly happen when things were going smoothly? Could it be that someone of them had offended a noble who was very powerful? But how could it be? Those powerful men ran in the upper circle of autocratic community. There was no possibility that anyone of them would even get a chance to meet someone like them. But that obnoxious feeling was always there. At that period of time, Amy was her greatest support. She never turned her back on Rosaline unlike rest of her friends who started to avoid Rosaline like some disease. Things were supposed to fall down soon until one day when Wang family received an envoy sent by that formidable man, whose power trembled the hearts of countless powerful businessmen, who was so notorious for his ruthlessness that it made the president of the state to change his course to avoid offending him, that man who was known to wipe out three generations of a family of a journalist for simply publishing something about him. That man-Damon Stafford. The head of the Stafford family. His envoy conveyed a letter that was a last hope to save the hundred years of history of Wang family. A last hope to save her uncle life. That time Rosaline was still clueless about what was happening. But that letter held a condition for his help. A condition that was going to change Rosaline life forever. However after a lot of consideration, Jiang, the current head of family in the bad health of his uncle had to agree with a heavy heart. He signed at the contract. Rosaline signs were copied by someone and deal was finalized. He had no other choice. He only hoped that Rosaline would understand him one day and forgive him. Because at one side was his little cousin whom he loved and adored more than anything else in this world and at the other hand was their family name and his father life. He had a hard choice to made. And he couldn''t be blamed for choosing his father and Wang family over Rosaline. Rosaline only knew that everything got better. Her uncle got his surgery. He returned home healthy and happy. Their company got back on normal tract. She was told that someone powerful had helped them and loaned them a huge amount of money. But she also observed that something was different. Her brother Jiang started avoiding him. Whenever she saw him, he looked down as if embarrassed and angry at himself. And guilt washed over all his face. She didn''t take it that seriously. Until one day her family was suddenly visited by that benefactor who had helped them one year ago. 7 Visited by benefactor That day Wang family was visited by the very benefactor who saved them one year ago. "Ms. Stafford what makes you visit out humble Wang residence?", Jiang voice was reverent. Damon was wearing a formal suit, all black. Two burly bodyguards stood stiffly around him. He looked so noble and regal like a true monarch. His presence was too much and made the people surrounding him feel an uncomfortable pressure. "Why? Can''t I visit my debtors?", he said with a wry smile. "No-No-No, it''s not like that!", Jiang fervently replied, "I was just saying that if you had informed us earlier we could make necessary preparations and I could personally receive you" That man standing in front of him had the ability to shake the entire state in his name. He held formidable powers. How could Jiang say something to offend him? Specially when they were also his debtor. But what Jiang said was not true. All he wanted was not to let his little sister, Rosaline, see this person. She was at home. He still hadn''t told her that he had sold her to this cruel man to save his father and Wang family. Whenever he tried to tell her, at the last moment he couldn''t summon enough courage to reveal that terrifying truth to her and shatter her innocent world. He didn''t want to see tears in her eyes. He didn''t want to steal her pure and innocent mile. Jiang quietly led that man to lounge as he fretted over how to make his cousin safely leave the house without seeing this man. He asked the servants to present refreshings. He sat on the couch to give him company. Damon was quiet all the time. Even then his silence was domineering. Jiang didn''t dare to leave and sat obediently to attend him. What if that man felt offended if left alone? After all it was stated clearly in the contract that he could terminate it any moment. In that case, Wang family would have to pay a huge amount of money to him. If they were unable to do that, they would be behind the bars in no time. And that man didn''t need bars to torture them if he was offended. He could simply order his men to wipe out Wang family in one night. No one would even question him. That was the kind of man he was. His influence and power far surpassed police and other government organizations. He was simply unrestrained. Damon glanced around. But his eyes couldn''t find the person they came for. A cruel smirk formed on his thin lips. Sooner or later she will have to face him. "Where is Rosaline?", out of sudden he asked. Jiang felt a rush of anger. If it was someone else who had held bad intentions and asked about his baby sister so bluntly, he would have shredded that man to pieces. But he couldn''t lay a finger on this man. "She is not home", he replied bitterly. Damon knew he was lying. "Isn''t it weekend? How came she is not home on holiday", he asked in his cold voice that could pierce one''s heart. Jiang fists tightened. "Ms. Stafford I hope you remember that it was stated in the contract that my sister must only enter your mention once she was twenty. I hope you honour your words", his voice was quiet and didn''t reciprocate his anger. After all if that man wanted to drag Rosaline out of her own home in front of his eyes, he didn''t have the ability to stop that. He didn''t have the ability to protect her. And that fact haunted him day and night. "I''m not asking you to send her to my mention. I''m just asking you to tell me where is she without any lies", Damon said in a deep resonating voice. Jiang felt a rush of helplessness. A heavy weight fell on his heart. He looked down and said quietly. "She is upstairs" "I wish to see her" It sounded like a polite request. But Jiang knew he couldn''t turn down that request then no matter how much he wanted. He took a deep breath and stood up. "I''ll bring her" His eyes held immense hopelessness as he thought of things he was going to say to her. It was still too quick to tell her about her catastrophic fate. He would only tell her that he is an important man so she must be reverent in front of him. However Jiang never had a chance to warn her because Rosaline was already on her way to downstairs. 8 Another mistake At that time Rosaline still had no idea who was this mysterious person who had helped them through their tough time. Never had she any idea on the identity of the person she had offended that night in the club. Once she made her way downstairs, her eyes landed on the person who was sitting on the sofa in his dignified manner. He had a calm disposition, a chiselled face and a relatively severe aura around him as if he belonged to some nobility. His features were exquisite. And one couldn''t help but stare at his ravishing face longer than normal. "You?", she frowned and instantly recognized him. It had already been an year but the face of that person was still fresh in her memory. She had never slapped anyone in her life. Not to mention a complete stranger that was both rich and a VIP. After Amy constant nagging, she was worried that the person would show up to have revenge on her. So his image was imprinted in her mind. But she was never scared. Rosaline was a fearless girl and bravery was one of her good or bad character. "What are you doing here?'', she asked in a hostile voice. She absolutely not had a good image of that man in her mind. That man who was hitting a woman other day. How could he be a gentleman? Jiang was stunned. He had hoped to talk with her but now with her sudden appearance, he didn''t know how to handle things. And more than that why was she talking to that revered and fearsome person in such an impolite manner. He was afraid that she would offend him. Damon lips curled up. "You recognized me?", his voice was light as feathers. He had concluded it by now. Her brother hadn''t told her that she had already been promised to him by the contract. Rosaline looked at the man contemptuously. "How can I not recognize a man like you?", her voice was full of hatred. It was the first he had been talked in that manner after being slapped by her one year ago. Jiang was in cold sweats. Why was his little cousin who was always so polite and courteous, talking like this. If this man was offended, their entire family would be eradicated! No he must stop it. "Rose!", his voice high as he reprimanded, "This is not a way to talk to your guest!" Rosaline, who had never been rebuked by her older brother looked at him with a puzzled look. But her brother didn''t know what kind of man he was! He was the one who was hitting a woman the other day! How could he be a good person? "Brother Jiang, you don''t know what kind of person he is. He has a very bad character and...", Rosaline was angrily saying but was cut off by her brother voice. "Shut up Rose!", he glared at her. Jiang was already panicking. He should have talked to her earlier. Rosaline was even more angry. Why was her brother not letting her even talk. And why was he giving such an exaggerated response? He had always supported her before on whatever matter it was. Damon cackled with a laughter confusing both siblings. His laugh was like a dagger cutting Jiang spine to the whole length. Jiang was sweating profusely. Damon laughter was definitely not a merry one. It was a mocking one. But his laughter had an opposite effect on our naive Rosaline. Anger bubbled inside her. "You bastard, you think its funny? A son of a b**ch like...", before she could continue, a hand raised and slapped her face. Rosaline was shocked. Tear filled her eyes as she placed her hands on her face and looked at her brother. His face was full of wrath and a little bit of panic. "B-Brother Jiang?", she couldn''t believe it. The brother who had dotted on her since she was little suddenly raised a hand on her? She was never slapped before. Not even her uncle had ever raised a hand on her. Damon looked attentively at the drama in front of her. So the little doe still had her arrogance. He couldn''t wait for the day to shred her arrogance to pieces. "So you still haven''t told her anything", a cold voice was heard. Damon face looked like he was having quite a fun looking at the suffering of those two siblings. Jiang heart was in his throat. "Ms. Stafford I deeply apologize to you for my sister lack of respect", he frantically said panic-stricken and bowed in front of Damon."She is naive and young. Please forgive her in my stead" "Brother Jiang, what haven''t you told me?", Rosaline asked in her weak voice. She was deeply confused. What was happening? Why did her brother looked so scared of that man? Scared to the extent that he slapped her? "Rose go to your room", Jiang said in a grave voice. His sister had caused enough damage. If she was to stay here, God knew how many more disrespectful things she would say to that terrifying man. And if that man took something seriously. "But Brother Jiang..." "I said go to your room! Now!", Jiang snapped at her angrily. Rosaline took two steps back. Tears still rolling down on her rosy cheeks. She turned and dashed upstairs to her room.