《Marriage Like Candy》 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 "Honey, please, don''t abort this child. I beg you, please..." Cherry was in the hospital.She knelt on the cold ground and grabbed theer of the man''s clothes so tightly that her knuckles turned white.But he looked indifferent. "Cherry." Charles lowered his eyes and looked at her pale face in disgust. "No. you have to end the pregnancy." She shuddered violently and felt that he was so strange to her as if she had met him for the first time. "Cherry, when we have a baby of our own, I will let it be the happiest angel in the world." She didn''t forget his promise, but now he stood in front of her ruthlessly and forced her to kill the unborn baby. "Charles!" She broke down and shouted, "This is your own child.How can you be so cruel?" "Mine?" Cherry almost cried her heart out but Charles seemed to be amused by her words. He grabbed her chin and looked grim. "How dare you say that? I never slept with you, let alone have a baby." Shocked, she had a paler face. "What are you talking about?" Her voice trembled uncontrobly. ''"We did sleep together on our wedding day. How can you deny it and the baby?" "On the wedding day?" He was indignant enough to crush her chin by the hand. "I went to work as soon as the ceremony was over. How could I get you pregnant?" Thest trace of color faded on her face. "Wait!" She began to see the point and asked in a trembling voice. "You mean you didn''t sleep in the hotel that night. Then who was..." "Ask yourself!" Charles threw her aside resentfully. All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org. "How dare you to ask me, you shameless?" She fell to the ground in destion, her hands and feet cold. The memory of the wedding day flooded in her mind. Perhaps because she had drunk too much or she had been sick, she went back to the hotel honeymoon suite to rest before the ceremony was over. That night she shared with the man what she treasured the most. But now Charles told her that it wasn''t him. Her mind went nk. Before she could ept the shocking news, Charlesmanded the nurses next to her, "You! Drag her into the operating room and abort her child!" When the nurses and doctor heaved her up, she struggled violently to free herself. "No...Charles, please, please forgive my baby! Though it came by ident, it did nothing wrong!" At least it was her baby. She was not cool- blooded enough to let it be at the mercy of others. Cherry resisted with all her strength, but her failure was doomed. They carried her onto the operating table and turned on the light that almost blinded her eyes. The doctor brought the instrument over expressionlessly. "No...Please don''t..." She was pinned down, unable to move, and could only sob and beg. Bang! The door was kicked open, and a few bodyguards in ck rushed in and quickly grasped the doctor and nurses. "Who are you?" Frightened, the doctor shouted. "Without the license, you are not allowed in!" But the bodyguards did not answer. They sealed the doctor and nurses'' mouths and stood in two rows on both sides of the door in order. In the dead silence, a man showed up in the corridor, walking slowly towards them. Tall and straight, he looked elegant and wore an indifferent air. When he arrived at the operating room, the light fell on his face. It was a good-looking but cool face. Austin stopped, looked at the mess in the operating room, and said coldly. "Let me see who dares to hurt the baby!" Chapter 2 Chapter 2 The moment Cherry saw the man''s face, she was shocked as if she was struck by lightning, with her face turning pale out of blue. "You...You..." Her lips trembling, and she tried to say something, while the man raised his hand impatiently. Seeing the gesture, the well- trained bodyguards around immediately took the doctors and nurses away. In a few seconds, only Cherry and the man were left in the operating room. At this moment, Cherry had already recognized the man. With a pale face, she staggered down from the operating table and dashed out in a panic, but before she could reach the door, the man grabbed her wrist. "Let me go!" Cherry struggled as if she had been electrocuted. "Sir, I don''t know you.Please let me go!" "You don''t know me?" Hearing Cherry''s words, Austin sneered, abruptly pulling Cherry to the wall beside her and leaning against her. Then, he sneered with the corners of his lips moved up. "Miss Quigley is really forgetful.It''s only been two months, and you forget me?" "Let me go! What happened on the wedding night was just an ident! You can''t touch me anymore!" Austin looked at the little woman''s pale face and withdrew his hand with a sneer. "Miss Quigley, you clearly recognize me.Why did you y the fool?" Cherry fell against the cold wall panting heavily with her face pale. Yes. The moment this man appeared, Cherry had recognized him- He was the man that had sex with her on her wedding night. He was the biological father of the child in her belly. Cherry couldn''t remember what had exactly happened that night, but the moment she had seen the man, she remembered it. The man was too special and impressive that she failed to ignore and forget him. "Sir." Cherry trembled uncontrobly, crossing her arms tightly and forcing herself to speak calmly. "That night was just an ident." "Of course, I know it. Don''t worry, I didn''t mean to pester you, but..." His eyes fell on Cherry''s stomach. "You must give birth to the child." Cherry shuddered and looked at the man in front of her in shock.Cherry had to admit that the man in front of her was a heart-throb.She had regarded Charles as a handsome man, but this man prevailed over Charles in this regard. But such a good-looking man had a pair of cold eyes, like a bottomless cold pool, revealing a chilling coldness. Cherry also grew up in a rich family and had met various people. However she somehow felt edgy when being examined by the man. Not daring to make eye contact with the man, Cherry lowered her head bit her lips, and promised, "Don''t worry, I don''t mean to have an abortion. I will give birth to the child. The operation just now... N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. Was just an ident." "Good." The man looked down at her and ordered coldly, "Take care of the baby.Give me the baby ten months later and I will offer you a sum of money.The amount of money is up to you." The man thought that he was reasonable, for Cherry was just a tool for giving birth to a child. Cherry kept silent, unable to refute. In this way, she didn''t have to have an abortion or raise the baby. Ten monthster, everything could return to normal as if nothing had ever happened. This might have been the best result. Thinking of it, she wrapped herself in her surgical gown and said in a low voice, "You don''t have to give me the money.I will give birth to it." "Great." Austin threw away the tissue in his hand with an indifferent look. "Miss Quigley, remember your promise.Don''t let me find out that you try to abort the child again.Otherwise, you will have to bear the consequences." Then, he turned to leave without looking at Cherry. Left alone in the operating room, Cherry slid down the wall weakly, and tears rolled down her face. When she left the hospital and returned home, it was already evening. She was going to exin the ident on the wedding night to Charles, but she didn''t expect to hear the moaning from the room when she reached the bedroom door. Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Cherry was dumbfounded.She rushed in like crazy. In the room, Nora intimately stayed with Charles, Cherry''s husband, on the bed.Cherry was trembling all over.She had never thought that such a drama would happen to her and Charles. Especially it was Nora, her own sister, who was having an affair with her husband. The huge noise disturbed the two people. They turned to look at Cherry who stood at the door with a pale face. "Cherry?" Nora turned pale with fright and wanted to get up but Charles pressed her down. "Don''t move!" Charles was indifferent as if he hadn''t seen Cherry at the door. "You''re back." He put on his bathrobe and walked calmly to his wife at the door, greeting her casually as if he had just drunk a ss of water. "Have you gotten rid of that bastard in your belly?" Cherry was angry and paused. In the hospital just now, Charles had left impatiently after seeing her pushed into the operating room and didn''t know what happened next. Cherry unconsciously covered her lower abdomen and lowered her head to hide the guilt in her eyes. "It is gone," she answered softly, not daring to look into Charles'' eyes. If Charles knew that she hadn''t gotten an abortion, he would have forced her to do it. She couldn''t watch her child die. Therefore, even if she had to lie to Charles, she would Keep the child. Although she didn''t know how long she could hide it from him, she would y it by ear and think of a way when she had a baby bump. "That''s great," Charles said coldly without suspicion. Cherry shuddered.She jerked her head up and looked at Charles''s cold face and his body with Nora''s lipstick.She unconsciously clenched her fists and flew into a rage again.She asked sharply, "Charles Laris, do you have anything to exin to me?" "Exin?" Charles sneered. "What''s there to exin? Did you exin to me after you slept with another man?" Cherry''s face turned pale. "Charles, as I said, this was just an ident. On the day of our wedding..." "Enough!" Charles interrupted her.He looked down at her with an extremely cold expression. "Cherry, I don''t want to hear about what you did with your lover.You have betrayed me.This is the truth.Don''t try to deny it!" Sensing his disgust, Cherry became pale.She lowered her head and held back her tears.He was right.She had indeed betrayed him and had even lied to him about the abortion.She could not refute. "Charles!" All the anger and grievances were reced with helplessness. She closed her eyes sadly and sobbed, "I have wronged you.But even if you want to retaliate against me and torture me, why did you choose Nora? Why?" If Charles had slept with another woman, she might have been able to stand it.However, she could ept that he slept with Nora. "Why did I choose Nora?!" Charles angrily sneered, "The reason''s simple.She loves me.You keep saying that you love me, but in fact, you have never done anything for me." Cherry looked up at him in disbelief. Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org. She unconsciously covered the left side of her lower abdomen and asked in a trembling voice, "I have never done anything for you?!" Through the thin fabric, she could clearly feel the scar on her left abdomen. It was left by the kidney donation operation two years ago when Charles had a car ident. She had even donated her own left kidney for him but now he said that she wasn''t willing to do anything for him? When Charles looked down and saw Cherry''s pale face, he felt a little sad. But the next second, he sneered. Was he insulting himself? How could he feel pity for this selfish woman after knowing what she had done? He looked away irritably and forced himself not to look at Cherry''s face. He threw the clothes next to him on Nora and said coldly. "Nora, let''s go.This ce disgusts me!" As he spoke, he mmed the door and left without looking back. Cherry was left, trembling uncontrobly. This ce disgusted him?! He actually that said?! Before she could react, Nora stood up. "Cherry, I have to apany Charles to meet clients. Please clean up this ce," Nora said with a sweet smile. Seeing Cherry''s paler face, Nora smiled even more smugly and put on her clothes and walked away. Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Nora caught up with Charles at the stairs. "Wait for me!" He then stopped and turned to look at her coldly. "What did you say to Cherry just now?" "Nothing." She leaned on him softly and said coquettishly, "I was just asking her to help us clean up the room." She had a good figure, but he quickly took a step back as if he had been electrocuted. He instinctively wanted to push her away from him, but she held him even harder and looked up at him with the pitiful look in her eyes. "Are you angry with me? I know I was wrong, but can you forgive me for the sake that I donated you my left kidney?" When he was about to push her, he suddenly stopped due to her words. Two years ago, he was in a car ident. And she gave her left kidney to him to save his life. He owned her his life. So when he slept with her under a drunk state a few days ago, and she cried and said that she wanted to be with him for the rest of her life, he couldn''t refuse. Right now, he could not bear to see her pitiful expression, and he could only avert his gaze. "Let''s go." In the end, he could only let her hold him and walk stiffly forward. But he didn''t know that while he was not seeing her, she lowered her head and a smug smile appeared on her red lips. At the same time, Cherry spent hours cleaning up the room. Looking at the spotless room in front of her, she was in a daze for a moment. The room was cleaned, but could her marriage with Charles be pure now? She knew the answer well. She and Charles could never go back to the old days. Her eyes turned red. She then packed up the health products she had just bought on the way from the hospital and got into the car to go back to the Quigley family. When she walked into the vi with bags, just as she was about to call her parents, she heard the conversation between her father, Albert Quigley, and her mother, Jane Sandgren, from the living room. "Honey, I heard that Charles sent Cherry to the hospital today to abort the child in her womb." "What? Cherry''s pregnant? The baby''s father was the man on the wedding day?" "Yes, God is helping us.I was wondering how Charles could know that she was with another man on their wedding day.Now that this child is the best evidence, we don''t have to say anything to Charles." "But honey, are you sure that they will divorce in this way? You know how much he likes Cherry.Back then, for her, he almost gave up being the heir to the Laris family." "It''s okay, don''t worry.A man can''t forgive his wife to cheat on him.If this won''t work, we''ll drug Cherry again and see if he will forgive her be then." The conversation between her parents in the room kept rushing into Cherry''s ears, which made her face turn pale. She couldn''t believe this fact. And she loosened her hand and all the bags fell to the ground. ng. The loud noise quickly attracted the attention of her parents in the room. They stood up from the sofa in a panic and saw her standing at the entrance with a pale face. N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. "Cherry?" A trace of panic shed across Mrs.Quigley''s face. "When did youe? You...What did you hear?" She looked at her mother and asked in a trembling voice, "I heard everything. Mom, so you and father drugged me on my wedding day?" She just felt that something was wrong with her on the wedding day. No matter how much she drank, it was impossible for her to have sex with a man she had never met and mistook him as Charles. It turned out that she had been drugged.She was drugged by her "dearest parents." Yet they did not dare to look into her eyes, so they could only stammer and exin, "Well, Cherry, don''t be too emotional.We did that for your sake.After all, your life in the Laris family isn''t easy, so it''s better..." "Better what?" Her face turned pale and she screamed, "It''s better to give up my marriage and hand my husband to your real daughter Nora, right?" That was true. She was not their biological daughter, but the daughter they adopted from the orphanage. But even so, she had treated them as real parents for more than ten years, but they had ruined her happiness for the rest of her life. Cherry looked at their pale faces and tears finally rolled down her face. "Dad.mom, I know I''m not your biological daughter.I never expect you to treat me the same way your treat Nora." She sobbed. "But I just want you to be a little fair to me.Is that this difficult?" Chapter 5 Chapter 5 All Cherry wanted was an answer, but her words sounded harsh to Mr.and Mrs.Quigley. "Knock it off!" Mr.Quigley stood up, the trace of guilt in his eyes was reced with anger and impatience. "Had you not shamelessly seduced Charles, you could never have be Junior Mrs.Laris.Now we''re just asking you to return what you have taken away from your sister.Is there a problem with this?" Hearing how her father had said those ridiculous words with the assumption that justice was on his side, Cherry''s eyes widened in disbelief. "Seduce? Charles and I got married because we''re in love.When did I seduce him?" "When did you seduce him?" Mr.Quigley was exasperated. ''''You''ve been sticking to Charles like glue since you was a child! Otherwise, how could Charles have fallen for a low-born adopted daughter like you? Let me tell you, I regret having adopted you! If it weren''t for you, Nora would have married into the Laris family!" Cherry looked at her father''s angry face and bit back the words she would like to have said. There was no need to retort. No matter what she said, her parents would just ignore it. She looked down at the healthcare products on the ground. There were five or sixrge bags filled with soothing ointments for her mother and nutritional supplements for her father, all of which were carefully selected in the drugstore. But now, she found it ironic. No matter how filial she was, in the eyes of her parents, she would neverpare to Nora, their biological daughter. She forced herself to blink back her tears. "Dad.mom, you don''t have to feel regretful." She put on a straight face, maintaining her dignity. ''"We all know that you only adopted me because I have the same blood type as Nora." In fact, she had long known that her parents considered her as Nora''s blood bank, rather than as their child. However, she couldn''t help but hope that if she became more obedient, they would treat her better. Only now did she know how naive she was. To them, adopted kids could neverpare to natural ones. With that, she did not have the courage to look at her parents again, so she ran away. Mrs.Quigley turned to her husband anxiously. "What should we do? Cherry has found out the truth about her wedding day.Do you think she will tell Charles?" "Whatever!" Mr.Quigley was still furious. "What is done can''t be undone.She did sleep with another man and now she is pregnant.On any ount, she can''t deny this." "But what if Charles believes that she was framed? It''ll stultify our efforts." Mr.Quigley paced up and down in agitation, but her husband seemed calm. He immediately took out his cell phone, dialed Nora''s number, and told her everything. "Well, that''s it.Cherry might know what we have done.I think she''ll go to Charles soon.Nora, you''d better be prepared." After that, Mr.Quigley breathed a sigh of relief and hung up the phone. "Okay, don''t worry." He hugged his wife. "Nora will figure this out.Besides..." There was an evil gleam in his eye as he spoke. "As long as Charles thinks that Nora donated that kidney to him, she''ll always be his responsibility." Mr.Quigley trembled slightly. But soon, she leaned her forehead tenderly against his chest and nodded, "We must never let Charles know that Cherry was the one who donated the kidney." [...] [In a private room of an exclusive club] Nora hung up the phone, her pretty little face slightly twisted with fury. Good for you, Cherry! Cherry was carrying another man''s baby, how dare she still try to steal Charles from her! Unconsciously tightening her fists, Nora suddenly thought of something, and an evil smirk lifted a corner of her red Lips. "Cherry, you want a problem? I''ll give you a problem!" Thinking of this, she wrapped her arms around Charles'' waist and said softly, "Charles, Cherry just sent me a message." N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content. Charles paused, then said coldly, Why did you tell me this?" "Because I think she might have wanted to send the video to another person instead of me..." Nora pretended to be scared and hesitated. "I don''t know ifT should tell you..." Charles clenched his ss. "What did she send you?" "She, she...She..." Cherry blushed and didn''t finish her sentence for a long time. In the end, Charles lost his patience and grabbed the phone from her hand. There was a video on the screen. Charles froze when he saw its contents. Chapter 6 Chapter 6 At the same time. Outside the Joy Club. Cherry got out of the taxi and looked at the bustling scene in front of her.She covered her lower abdomen ufortably. This was the busiest entertainment venue in S City.She had just called Charles''s assistant to confirm that Charles and Nora were here. Cherry carefully protected her lower abdomen and walked all the way into the box where Charles was. When she pushed the door open and entered, she saw a chaotic mess. The huge box was filled with the smell of alcohol, and most of the people inside were already drunk and lied on the sofa. In the middle were Charles holding a wine cup and Nora in his arms. Although Cherry was already mentally prepared, she could not help but turn pale at this moment. "Charles." She forced herself to calm down and raised her voice. "I have something to tell you.Can youe out for a while?" The noisy room suddenly quieted down. Charles''s friends looked curiously at Cherry, but Charles didn''t seem to hear anything. "So this is the legendary Junior Mrs.Laris."All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org. A few drunk men beside Charles nced at Cherry. "We''ve told Charles so many times before, but he refused to bring you out to meet us.We''ve been curious about which beautiful woman can make Charles cherish her." "Cherish?" Charles sneered and finally got up from Nora.He looked sideways at Cherry with cold eyes. "It''s embarrassing to bring her out." Cherry''s face was extremely whitened. "Charles." Cherry clenched her fists tightly, trying not to make her voice tremble. "I''ve already figured out the truth on the wedding day, and I was really framed.Can youe out and listen to my exnation?" She looked at Charles on the sofa and pleaded, but Charles just sneered. "Framed?" He sneered. "Cherry, how dare you say that." Charles looked at Cherry who looked pure and beautiful, like the white snow. Back then, he was deceived by her face. She had stated she wouldn''t ept premarital sex, so he had been enduring his lust for so many years. However, he didn''t expect that she would sleep with another man! Charles unconsciously clenched his fists.He was still holding Nora''s phone in his hand, and the cold metal on it hurt his palm.But he didn''t even care.His mind was filled with the video he had just seen on Nora''s phone. Hehe! Did Cherry really think that he was a fool and would be fooled by her for the rest of his life? Thinking of this, he suddenly got up from the sofa and came over to pinch Cherry''s chin, looking crazy. "Cherry, you said you wanted to exin what happened on the wedding day, right? Okay.I''ll give you a chance to exin, but first, you have to make me happy." As Charles spoke, he grabbed Cherry''s hair, pressed her to the ground, and said coldly. Chapter 7 Chapter 7 She looked at Charles. He looked the same as in her memory, the teenager who held her in his hand and cared for her. The man who even gently asked her if he could hold her hand in the past. Cherry''s tears finally rolled down her cheeks. "Charles..." She lowered her head, but an iron seemed to have been melted in her throat and saying every word was so difficult. "Why...Why did you do this to me..." She did not understand how a person who had loved her so much could be so cold in the blink of an eye. "Why?" Charles sneered and pretended not to understand Cherry''s words. "It''s simple.You are so dirty.I don''t want to touch you." Cherry shuddered. She looked up at Charles as if she had met him for the first time. Dirty... He actually said she was dirty... Her heart ached so much that it almost broke. She almost used all her strength to break free of his hand and staggered up. "Charles." She tried to ignore the mocking eyes of the people around her and pretended not to hear Charles''s insults. She lowered her head and said, "I''ll wait for you at the door.When you''re done here,e out and find me.I have something to say to you." After saying this, she did not want to take another second in this humiliating ce and ran out of the door. There was dead silence in the room. No one dared to breathe and look at Charles''s silent back. "Why are you suddenly silent?" Charles turned around indifferently as if nothing had happened just now. "Keep singing.Order two more bottles of wine.It''s my treat today.You''re wee!" Only then did everyonee back to their senses and hurriedly start to make noise again. They ordered wine, sang songs, and in just a few seconds, the room was bustling again. It was as if Cherry had never appeared. Charles sat back on the sofa and drank the red wine in one gulp. However, neither the alcohol nor the singing seemed to enter his heart. All that lingered in his mind was Cherry''s pale little face just now. She said she wanted to exin what happened on the wedding day. Could it be... Was there really a misunderstanding about what happened that day? He untied his tie irritably. Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. Damn it. "Charles, are you crazy?"He thought. With the video, there would be no misunderstanding. But...What if someone really set her up on purpose? The idea was like a me in Charles''s heart. He couldn''t help but stand up. "I''ll go out and find Cherry." He said briefly to Nora beside him, "Help me entertain everyone." Nora looked at Charles''s absent-minded look and unconsciously clenched her fists, but she still had to force a smile. "Okay, you go find my sister.Just leave this to me." Charles nodded and left in a hurry. Nora watched his back disappear at the door of the box, and the smile on her face froze. The next second, she took out her phone and dialed a number.She said coldly, "He''s out.You can get ready." Outside the box. Cherry curled up in the corner of the resplendent corridor, her mind filled with Charles''s cruel expression.Tears welled up in her eyes again.She closed her eyes and forced herself not to think about it. Cherry, this was just a misunderstanding. Charles was so cruel to you because he misunderstood that you cheated on purpose. As long as she made it clear that she had been tricked on the wedding day, he would definitely return to the gentle Charles. Definitely She keptforting herself until someone suddenly patted her on the shoulder. "Charles!" Her face lit up and she quickly turned her head. What she saw was not Charles, but a shifty man. "Beautifuldy." The man in front of her reeked of alcohol. The pungent smell of alcohol hit her face. Cherry''s pores almost exploded and she struggled desperately. "Let go of me! My husband is right here! Don''t mess around!" But her strength had no effect in front of men. Cherry was almost crazy. "Let go of me! OrT''ll call the police! You..." She was struggling like a mad person, but she didn''t expect to see the familiar figure at the end of the corridor over the man''s shoulder. "Charles?" The moment she recognized the figure, Cherry''s face lit up. Great. Charles was here.She would be saved.She wanted to shout for help, but she didn''t expect to see Charles at the end of the corridor. He just turned around slowly with a cold expression. Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Cherry''s face turned pale in an instant. Charles... Did he not see her? But how could it be? They looked at each other. He must have seen her.How could he be indifferent? "Wait, Charles!" Cherry regained to her senses and screamed to stop the man not far away, but Charles didn''t seem to hear anything and just left without looking back. "Charles!" Cherry was anxious to catch up, but the wretched man beside her threw her hard against the wall again.She wanted to resist, but the man was fierce and had too much strength.She could only look at Charles''s back with thest trace of expectation. Charles... Help... Help me... She kept shouting in her heart, but Charles did not stop, and then he disappeared at the end of the corridor. Thest hope in her heart was gone in an instant. Charles... He didn''t care about her anymore... Tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes. She felt as if she had lost all her strength and allowed the man on her to tear her shirt off her shoulders. In the end, she couldn''t escape this fate. She had slept with that strange man on the wedding day. But now, she didn''t want this to happen... A fist suddenly came from behind the man, and he was punched on the face. The man staggered and rolled to the ground. "Who dares to hit me?" The man got up from the ground and was about to curse angrily, but the moment he saw the tall figure in front of him, his face turned pale in an instant. "Mr.Yanak?" He couldn''t believe his eyes and was so scared that he couldn''t speak clearly. Austin looked down at the wretched man in front of him with disdain in his dark eyes. "Get out." His tone was not high, but he had a strong momentum, which scared the man to pee. "OK.l get out of here.Mr.Yanak, enjoy yourself..." He didn''t dare to look up at Austin at all.He got up from the ground in a panic and crawled away. Only Austin and Cherry were in the corridor. Austin looked down at the disheveled and pale woman against the wall and frowned slightly, "Are you okay?" Austin didn''t expect the world to be so small. Today, he and his friends came to drink. He came out for a cigarette and ran into Cherry. When Cherry heard Austin''s voice, she trembled as if he had just woken up from a dream. She looked up and saw the handsome eyes and eyebrows. He was wearing a ck windbreaker jacket, holding a cigarette with one hand and looking at her coldly. Cherry''s eyshes trembled before she realized that she was saved. But she was saved by him, not Charles. She didn''t even know his name. Mr.Yanak... Cherry remembered what the wretched man had just called the man in front of her.She suddenly realized something. Her eyes were wide open and her face was pale. "Wait, he called you Mr.Yanak...Are you Austin?" There was only one Mr.Yanak in S City. Austin Yanak, the leader of the Yanak family. "That''s right.It''s me." Cherry couldn''t believe her ears and her eyes widened. The child in her belly was actually Austin''s. No wonder Cherry was so surprised, but the name Austin Yanak was too shocking. Austin Yanak was the only son of and heir to S City''s richest Yanak family. The Laris family was out of reach for her, an adopted daughter. While the Yanak family was much more powerful and prestigious than the Laris family. She was pregnant with the child of the Yanak family. Looking at Cherry''s shocked look, Austin gave a mocking smile. "Since you know who I am, be more careful." He said coldly. All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org. He looked down upon at her. His body suddenly stiffened. He angrily forced himself to look away took off his coat, threw it at the woman, and said coldly, "Protect the child in your belly.If anything happens to this child, you can''t bear the consequences." Cherry covered her belly and her eyshes trembled. Although Austin''s words were unpleasant to hear, she could not retort him. She was an adopted daughter of the Quigley family. How could she be as important as the descendant Yanak family? Austin looked at her shoulder. His jacket coat had the smell and temperature of tobo unique to men. Cherry bit her lip and took off her coat. "Mr.Yanak, thank you for today, but I don''t need your coat..." She could not afford to offend him.She did not match him.She didn''t want to have anything to do with him, except for the child in her belly. Thinking of this, she wanted to return Austin''s coat to him, but he did not reach out to pick it up. "This coat is not for you." He was very tall and looked down at Cherry with a condescending sarcasm. "It''s for the baby in your belly.Do you think you won''t be misunderstood if you walk around such a ce? I just don''t want my child to take risk." Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Cherry''s hand froze in mid-gesture.She looked down at her mussed-up clothes and a self-mocking smile broke on her lips. Right. How could she wrongly think that Austin was worried about her? What he really cared about was the baby in her belly. As for her, he probably didn''t want to look at her. Thinking of this, she no longer refused. Putting on Austin''s coat, she said coolly. "I see.Thank you, Mr.Yanak." "From next month onwards, go to St Andrew''s Hospital for prenatal examination on the third day of every month." Seeing his order carried out, Austin was satisfied and said coldly, "I¡¯ve got everything set up.Don''t forget." Hearing his bossy tone, Cherry griped her clothes, but then she quickly bit her lower lip and answered, "Okay.Mr.Yanak, if you''ll excuse me." With that, she turned around and detached herself. Austin looked at the seemingly petite woman.She was actually an iron hand in a velvet glove. Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. His gaze narrowed into a squint. This woman left without the slightest hesitation. It was rare to see a woman acting like this in front of him. Austin watched the slender figure disappear at the end of the corridor. Suddenly, there was a noise behind him.He followed the sound and caught a glimpse of someone hiding behind the pir. Austin recognized the shady character at once. "George Mellis." He put out the cigarette and said coldly, "Are you done watching the fun? Get out of here." Hearing this, George walked out reluctantly. "Austin." He shrugged his shoulders and said snappishly, "You have excellent eyesight.How could you find me?!" Austin darted an impatient look. "What did you hear?" "I heard everything." George blinked. "For example...I heard this woman was carrying your child." Austin did not panic at all. "Fine." He shoved his hands into his pockets and turned around. "Keep your mouth shut." George''s sparkling eyes narrowed slightly. "So Austin, is that woman really pregnant with your baby?" "Yes." Austin strode out. "Do you think I''m interested in raising someone else''s child?" "Wow! What a rare urrence!" George''s eyes twinkled with excitement and he quickly followed Austin. "It''s been three years.You finally figured it out and touched another woman!" Austin paused and his face turned gloomy. "It was just an ident." "An ident?" Georg''s eyes widened. "If it was just an ident, why were you willing to let her give birth to this baby? More importantly, as far as I know, this woman is married, right? Stealing someone else''s wife? Tsk, Austin, this is not you." Austin did not answer and continued to walk out. But George obviously didn''t want to end this conversation. He kept pace with him and questioned closely, "But Austin, aren''t you morally wrong? How could you knock up a married woman? If her husband knows, won''t she be regarded as a loose woman? Maybe she will have to get divorced! Isn''t it a little selfish of you?" Austin broke off. "I don''t care about what will happen to her." A momentter, he spoke in a cruel manner. "All I know is that the baby must be born." Chapter 10 Chapter 10 [On the other side] [In the private room] Charles drank one ss after another, looking extremely gloomy. Just now, he was really worried that Cherry really had something to tell him so he left the private room to look for her. However, he didn''t expect to see Cherry pressed against the wall by a man as soon as he came out. From his point of view, Cherry did not struggle at all as if she waspletely willing to be kissed by that man. Recalling that scene, Charles could not help feeling even angrier that he almost crushed the ss in his hand. Was this what she especially came here to tell him? Was she telling him how flirtatious she was and that she could flirt with whoever she met on the side of the road? Jealousy and anger burned his heart like mes. He gulped down the wine in his ss and took out his cell phone, wanting to call thewyer. He wanted a divorce with this shameless woman, Cherry! However, just as he was about to dial the lawyer''s number, he stopped. Suddenly, Cherry''s cries, which he had heard when he turned around in the corridor, came to his mind. She seemed to be begging for help. He originally thought that she was just pretending to be afraid as she was caught by him. But... What if she was really forced to do so? Although he had been disappointed in this woman over and over again, Charles could not help but think that she might really love him and she was innocent. "Damn it!" Charles couldn''t help but curse with his conflicted thoughts. He kicked the tea table in front of him and the noisy room suddenly quieted down. Everyone looked at Charles in panic but he ignored them and got up to walk out of the private room again. "Nora." The people around came back to their senses and looked at Nora in shock. "What happened to Mr.Laris today?" Nora also showed an unpleasant look now. She almost embedded her crystal nails into her palm! Just now, Nora learned from her father that Cherry wasing to Charles about what happened on the wedding day. In order to reduce Charles''s trust in Cherry, she especially showed Charles the video secretly taken by the pinhole camera installed in the hotel room that day. Moreover, she bribed a punk to deliberately press against Cherry so that Charles would misunderstand when he saw them. When she saw Charlesing back angrily just now, she thought that her n was sessful. She didn''t expect that Charles would go out to look for Cherry again. "This bitch is really troublesome! She cursed in a low and hateful voice, not wanting to answer the people in the room.¡± She stood up and chased after Charles. "Charles, wait for me!" She caught up with Charles at the door but he didn''t care about her at all. He just looked around the corridor for Cherry. However, he didn''t find her anywhere. He was so anxious that he grabbed the waiter who was passing by and shouted, "Where''s Cherry?" "What?" The waiter was shocked. "The woman who was here just now! A beautiful young woman in a shirt dress! Where is she?" "Oh, you mean that long-haireddy." The waiter came to his senses. "She seemed to have left with a man just now." "What did you say?" Charles''s eyes turned red in an instant. "I...I said..." The waiter was so scared that he stammered. "She seems to have left with a man but I didn''t see that man clearly...Maybe...Ah!" Before the waiter could finish his sentence, Charles threw him away. Charles looked ahead at the empty corridor and punched the wall with his eyes bloodshot. "Charles Laris, Charles Laris." "You deserve to be a cuckold!" "This bitch Cherry has betrayed you many times! Are you still naively thinking that she was framed?" "She couldn''t be!" "She is aplete slut.It is not enough for her to have sex with those men in the hotel.Now she even hooks up with an unknown in Joy Club." Charles thought only. "Damn it!" He cursed. He didn''t want to stay in this ce where Cherry had been intimate with other men for more than a second and left without looking back. Nora did not follow him this time.She stood there and looked at his back and couldn''t help smiling.She should admit that this little punk did a good job this time as he even took Cherry away. Now Charles would finally give up on Cherry.She became even happier when she thought about this while her phone suddenly rang.She looked down and saw that it was from the little gangster she had bribed. The curve at theer of her mouth deepened.She answered the phone and praised, "Pierre, you did a great job this time.I can double the price I promised you then." She said with satisfaction, thinking that the one on the other side would be grateful. However, she didn''t expect that... "What the hell!" Pierre cursed on the phone, "Nora, you bitch.If you dare to let me do those things which you are not clear, I''ll kill you!" Nora''s smile suddenly froze. "What nonsense!" She frowned. "Didn''t you seed? Aren''t you with my sister now?" "Who the hell is with your sister? Nora, let me tell you, if you make me offend such a big shot again in the future, I will let you die with me!" Pierre hung up the phone and didn''t give Nora a chance to speak after viciously dropping this sentence. Nora held her phone and was shocked. What was going on? Wasn''t Cherry be with Pierre now? Why did he deny it? If it weren''t him, who would Cherry leave with? Moreover, who was the big shot Pierre mentioned? Nora was confused and wanted to call Pierre to make it clear. However, she only heard the beeping sound. "Damn it." She angrily turned off her phone and snorted. "Forget it." "Who cares?" Anyway, as long as Charles got rid of Cherry, she would finally be Junior Mrs.Laris! On the other side. Cherry had no idea how she got home. She seemed to be sleepwalking on the road for a long time and finally hurriedly took a taxi home when she felt ufortable in her lower abdomen. N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content. She returned to the familiar vi with aplicated look. This was the new house for Charles and her. She used to regard it as the happiest ce for her but now it became a cold ce for her. As long as she stood there, she could think of the harshness and cruelty he showed when he made her kneel down and left her behind. However, even so, she didn''t know where else to go except here. Cherry inserted the key into the lock and pushed the door open, ready to go straight up to the guest bedroom on the second floor to take a bath and rest. However, as soon as she entered the living room, a cold voice sounded from the sofa. "Cherry, you''re finally back?" Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Cherry shuddered and turned, seeing Charles sitting on the sofa.He had obviously been sitting there for a long time for the red wine on the coffee table had half-emptied. Under the dim light, he stared at her with a terrifying cold expression. Cherry bit her lip, pretending not to hear his question, and turned to go upstairs. But before she could take several steps the man on the sofa suddenly came over like a whirlwind and grabbed her arm hard. "Cherry.did you hear me!" Charles was about to roar, but suddenly, he looked down and saw Cherry''s clothes. In an instant his heart got a violent shiver. He didn''t notice what Cherry was wearing when he was a little far away. Now he got closer and found that she was wearing a man''s coat. Not only that, her own shirt under her coat had long been torn,pletely exposing her snow-white skin, with all the red marks on it.She looked as if she had just had an affair with aman. Charles''s hand holding Cherry''s arm unconsciously tightened. All the anger he had endured exploded in an instant. He grabbed Cherry''s neck and shouted irrationally. "Cherry! Where the hell have you been?" Cherry was choked and couldn''t breathe. She desperately grabbed the man''s finger and screamed, "Charles, have you ever had any care about me? Then why do you ask me where I went and what I did?" Cherry said it aggrievedly.But in Charles''s ears, she was guilty and unwilling to answer his question.He tightened his grip on Cherry''s slender neck, his dark eyes almost spitting out fire. "You are ashamed to say what you were doing Just now, right?" He roared, with blue veins standing out on his forehead. "Well, then I''ll tell you.Did you hang out with that man just now? Cherry.you''re so damn cheap.You can even sleep with that kind of man?" Charles became angrier and angrier and even really wanted to strangle this dissolute woman! After leaving the Joy Club, he went straight home and was waiting for her. He himself did not know what he was waiting for. Perhaps he could not help but fantasize that she woulde home immediately and exin to him what had happened in Joy Club and everything at the wedding. But he didn''t expect that she woulde back in another man''s clothes! Cherry suddenly stopped struggling and looked up at the man in front of her. Only when she saw the anger in his eyes did she realize that something''s wrong. Charles Laris misunderstood her again. Grievances welled up in her eyes like a tidal wave. This time she didn''t even have the urge to defend herself. She just felt disappointed and desperate. Was this kind of man she had loved for more than ten years? Over and over again, he had misunderstood her and never given her any trust. She felt pain so much that she even could hardly breathe.She looked away. held back the tears, and said stubbornly, "It''s nothing to do with you.Otherwise, you don''t mind at all, do you?" Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. The words caused by anger burned thest shred of the reason of Charles. He pressed Cherry against the wall fiercely and his eyes were filled with madness. "Right, Cherry, I really don''t mind what you do with other men.But...I''m your nominal husband.Other men have fucked you so many times, but I haven''t tasted it at all.Isn''t that a bit of a loss for me?" Cherry suddenly stopped struggling. Looking up at Charles''s cold expression, she got a bad feeling. "Charles, what are you doing?" "What do you think?" Charles sneered and yanked Cherry''s clothes away. "Of course, I''m going to fulfill the right as being your husband!" "Ni Oo ! " When she realized what Charles was going to do, Cherry struggled hard. But Charles tore her clothes like a crazy beast. Cherry panicked when he felt the man''s fierce breath approaching. Of course, she didn''t resist doing something with Charles. but she was carrying a child now! Charles was so angry now. What if he identally hurt her child? Thinking that the little life in her belly might be in danger. Cherry suddenly pushed the man away with great strength. "Charles.let me go!" Charles did not expect this weak woman to suddenly burst into such strength that he was pushed unprepared and fell to the ground awkwardly. "Charles!" Cherry came to her sense when she saw Charles fall. She quickly came over to help him up. "Are you okay? I didn''t mean to.I just..." But Charles just pushed her away.He looked at the woman in front of him with anger and even sadness. "Cherry." He said with a self-deprecating smile. "You can sleep with anyone except me, night?" "What?" "Task you, as long as it''s not me, any other man can touch you!" Charles suddenly roared. "You can be so dissolute in front of other men. I''m the only one who can''t touch you!" He and Cherry had known each other since they were young and had confirmed their rtionship when they were still ignorant. He treated her as an apple in his eyes before, so he respected her, loved her, and never made love to her. But what about her? She resisted having sex with him but turned around to have sex with another man! Charles''s originally angry suddenly turned extremely cold.He shook off the woman in front of him and stood up. "Cherry, don''t worry. I don''t want to touch a dirty woman like you anymore." He lowered his head to look at the woman and said in a cold voice. ''¡¯I¡¯ll move out today.From now on, you can y with any men as you like.I won''t care about you." The color drained from Cherry''s face. "No..." She shook her head crazily, her face as pale as a sheet. "Charles, I never meant that.I..." She wanted to grab Charles''s arm. But he seemed to have felt disgusted once looking at her.He shook her off fiercely and left without looking back. Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Charles kept his words and didn''t go home for a whole week. The next Saturday his car finally appeared at the entrance of the vi. "Charles!" The moment Cherry heard the sound of the car, she couldn''t wait to run downstairs without changing her pajamas.But Charles just threw a dress on the sofa. "There''s an important banquet today. It''s improper to take Nora there." N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. He said coldly, "Dress up and go with me." The joy on Cherry''s face wore off. Looking at the dress on the sofa, she lowered her head with a wry smile. How would he be willing toe back for her? He just came back for a "legal wife." "I see." Afraid of disobeying Charles on such a trivial matter, she picked up the dress and went upstairs. Half an hourter, Cherry changed her clothes. Charles was waiting impatiently on the sofa, but when he looked up and saw Cherry, he was stunned. She was so beautiful. The pure white silk gown outlined the woman''s nice figure, and the light makeup showed her elegance perfectly. She was like a spotless white rose. Spotless? Charles cast down his eyes and smiled sarcastically. How could this kind of woman who had thrown herself at countless men be spotless? The affection in his eyes faded. He got up and urged, "Let''s go." The banquet was held at the most luxurious six-star hotel in S City. Cherry didn''t even know what the theme of the banquet was. She was led by Charles, greeted and toasted the people at the banquet numbly. Until. "Mr.Yanak!" Charles''s eyes lit up when he saw a tall figure in the crowd. He hurriedly pulled Cherry over and smiled fawningly at that man, "Thank you for inviting us here.Congrattions on the listing of your new fund.Here''s a toast to you." Austin had been discussing the new contract with a partner when hearing the greeting. He turned to see a ttering smile. He frowned with no sort of recognition. Seeing that Austin didn''t recognize him, Charles quickly handed over his business card and respectfully introduced himself. "I''m Charles Laris, the eldest son of the Laris family.I had cooperated with one of your subsidiaries a while ago." Austin took the business card and finally remembered him. The Yanak family was one of the richest families in S City, and there were several first- ss families following. The Laris family could be narrowly considered as a second- ss family. As for the Quigley family that adopted Cherry, it could only be counted as a third-ss family. Therefore, from Austin''s perspective, he only had a vague impression of the Laris family, though it was superior to the Quigley family. To be exact, if it weren''t that the Laris family happened to cooperate with the Yanak''s subsidiary, Charles wouldn''t have been worthy of an invitation at all. Handing the business card to the assistant next to him, Austin said calmly, "Nice to meet you, Mr.Laris." "The pleasure is mine." Charles seized the opportunity of talking to a big shot like Austin. He quickly dragged Cherry over, "This is my wife, Cherry.Why are you standing there like a fool? Hurry up and greet Mr.Yanak!" But Cherry was shocked, with her face as white as a sheet.She never expected that the banquet was held by Austin. If she had known, she would never havee. Austin finally noticed Cherry, who was standing beside Charles. Cherry was on the edge when meeting his calm eyes. But Austin seemed not to know Cherry at all. He just nodded naturally, "Nice to meet you, Mrs.Laris." Cherry was too shocked to say anything for a whole while. Charles pinched her palm and whispered in her ear, "Cherry, what are you doing? Mr.Yanak is talking to you!" Only then did Cherry recover and quickly lowered her head to avoid Austin''s eyes, "Nice to meet you too, Mr.Yanak." Austin nced at Cherry silently and turned to leave. "Take care, Mr.Yanak!" Charles said goodbye with a smile. Waiting for Austin to disappear, Charles withdrew his smile. He grabbed Cherry''s arm and dragged her into the corridor. "Charles, what are you doing? Let go of me! I''m pained!" Charles shoved Cherry against the wall. His face darkened, "What am I doing? ''m gonna ask you the same question.What are you doing in front of Mr.Yanak? Are you trying to seduce him?" Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Cherry was rubbing her hands that had been pinched by Charles. Hearing his words, she suddenly raised her head with her pale face full of disbelief, "Charles, what nonsense are you saying?" "Nonsense?" Charlesughed out with extreme anger. Looking at the beautiful face of the woman, he just couldn''t help thinking in the wrong direction, "Am I wrong? What, you''re having higher taste this time and ready to make a move on Mr.Lamp? Let me tell you, Cherry, stop dreaming.Do you think Mr.Lamp will like a woman like you? " Cherry''s face waspletely whitened.She looked at his angry eyes, and it was the first time she had felt the man was so unreasonable.Cherry was reluctant to talk to Charles, so she turned around and left.However, Charles was yelling behind her, "Cherry, listen, I don''t care that you sleep with others.But if you dare to offend any guests at the party today, you''ll find yourself in serious trouble!" Cherry paused and unconsciously cried.She turned around and ran into the bathroom nearby.She washed her face hard in the bathroom and finally calmed down. Then, she hurriedly refined her makeup to cover up the traces of crying beforeing out of the bathroom. She was hesitating whether to go back to look for Charles when she suddenly heard a cold voice from the corner of the corridor. "Reba, I''m warning you.If you dare to touch me again, I''ll let the whole Langwell family be buried with you!" Cherry stopped abruptly. Although she had only heard a few words, she still recognized him. It was Austin''s voice. She couldn''t help but look over curiously, seeing Austin stand there with a tall and beautiful woman. She recognized that the woman was the popr star, Reba Langwell. Austin leaned against the wall, looking a little ufortable. While Reba, who was standing beside him wanted to get close to him. In the end, she seemed to give up. All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org. Reba bit her lips and stomped her feet unwillingly, then turned around and ran away. Austin became the only one left in the corridor. He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes. Damn it. He felt doomed.He was so careless to fall into Reba''s trap. Austin pressed his eyebrows irritably, but suddenly- "Austin, are you okay?" A soft voice suddenly sounded. Austin was bemused and turned around to see a clean and delicate face. It was Cherry. From afar, she saw Austin in pain and wondered what was wrong with him. Out of worry, she came over to take a look. Recognizing the woman in front of him, Austin looked grimmer. He wanted to ask her to fuck off, but he didn''t expect that- The woman in front of him raised her hand and touched his forehead. Her beautiful eyebrows furrowed and she whispered, "Your forehead is so hot.Are you having a fever? Do you want to see a doctor?" Austin''s body froze and he could no longer say the words "fuck off", which had arrived at the edge of his mouth. "I think you really have a fever." Seeing the man who had always been serious was looking at her in a daze, Cherry''s frown deepened and she became more certain of her guess. Then, she turned around, about to call someone, but her wrist was surprisingly grabbed just as she turned around. Cherry was frightened and screamed. Before she could react, she was dragged into the baby care room next to her. The door mmed shut. "Don''t move." The light was off in the baby care room. In the darkness, Austin whispered with a deep voice, "I was set up." Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Cherry suddenly realized that the man was abnormally hot. "T''ll ask someone to help you." "No.Don''t let anybody know." Cherry tautened herself to dodge his approach, "What are you going to do?" What was he going to do? That''s a good question. Austin stared at the woman in front of him. His original n was to endure the effect of the medicine because he was confident about his self- control. He had never slept with the woman he hadn''t been interested in, so Reba failed to get close to him just now. But now...Austin narrowed his eyes. "Excuse me, have you seen my wife?" A familiar voice came from the outside and scared Cherry. The door of this room was closed, but she could see someone''s feet under the door. Charles was standing at the door of this room with a woman''s bag in his hand, frowning. Cherry had just min to the bathroom, so he waited for her in the hall. But he didn''t expect that she hadn''te back an hourter. He thought she had gone home, but the driver and nanny denied it. Where did she go? He felt it strange and came to the bathroom, asking the female guests who came out of the bathroom but was told that the bathroom was empty. As he was in confusion, he saw Cherry''s handbag in the corridor. N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. Charles looked around, then cast his eyes on the room of maternal and child. The door was closed, but themps were off. He frowned and approached The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!