Marriage after one night

nd had few customers, especially on weekdays. However, that didn’t stop Rose Da

t doesn’t look like you came here with anyone who can take care of you. You

drinking, and quipped, with a slur in her speech, “I don’t need anyone to take care of me

e not making

eared quickly, and she was back to her cheeky dru

and started swaying and singing aloud with the music playing in the bar. She love

ble and knocked something off. She turned

ed to pick up the laptop. Its owner was a sleek-suited man, looking at her with

o pick the laptop up, but the room swayed the moment she decided to bend down. The man heaved an exasperated sigh,

mad at me. Who comes and works a

hint. She looked at him, noticing his strong, handsome features and bone structure. The man had a face like

s if she was a proble

ha

ailed. But you know, I don’t really have any luck left, and life hasn’t been kind to me, so I thou

on to his patience as he muttered, “Thanks for clarif

arm around his shoulders. “Do you believe in Lurphy’s Maw?”

wh

aned and drowning in poverty?” She looked around as if telling him a secret. “Honestly, I can’t afford to come into this bar, let alone have a drink here. But it doesn’t matter

out?” the man asked, slight exasperatio

oing down toward a painful end, but watching a car crash can be

ch a car crash, but I do understand h

r crash?” Rose asked him, s

ing?” The man was clearly annoyed by he

st leave me all alo

that she was beyond caring. As she finished her sente

That one with the brown leather jacket looks nice, right, Lap

around her waist and stopped her. “Fine. I’ll get you someplace safe. Bu

sed out in his arms. He looked down at her—her innocent features, her dark lashes fanning her cheeks, her bow-shaped lips—and for the fir

hing. She opened her eyes to see the same man she had met in the bar standin

n, where did this ja

e it was the alcohol, or maybe she just got lucky, but this guy seemed way too han

he could think was, Why die a virgin when I have a be

said with a forced seductiveness in her voice, “You want to know where my jade locket ca

vious impatience. He fro

en, she grasped his neck between her hands and kissed his cold lips. After a few moments of passionate kissing, she slowly pulled away. “You’

n down at her naked body. Oh God, what have I done now? she thought. Her memory was blur

stranger, she thought. She looked at the aspirin, reached for her handbag, and opened it, taking out sever

look for her biological parents. However, once she got there, she had no idea how to find them. She didn’t have the money or resources to start looking for them properly, but she ha

her satchel lying on the floor. She had a miniature camera attached to the satchel’s belt, which she had been using

herself passionately kissing the stranger. Did I really seduce a stranger last night? Jeez, Rose, get your act together! she thought. She got up an

jade locket

in every nook and corner of the room but couldn’t find it. Rose was utterly flustered. The locket was the only val

d. She had received a tex

ou want it, come to the

mad that she was sure she could punch the man if he refused to give back her locket. Of all the

o the receptionist, and a polite-looking man came up

erstood me. It’s Mr. Joseph Hendricks you’re looking for

hey rode it to the eighth floor an

door. “Come in,”

nd made a gesture to invite her t

. He was wearing a stylish, dark blue, handmade suit, a clean white shirt, and a striped tie. This guy clearly swims

hts, he asked, “Where d

l you?” loudly, s

his expressions inscrutable as he said, “How could

his necklace since I was a child. If a

calling me weird nicknames. And this,” he said, showing her the

had taught her a thing or two. She gave him a look and said, “If you do that, the whole world will be calling you weird name

holder and threw them in front of her. “This is the contact informa

s slightly. Was he no

the video, edited it into an email attachment, and wrote four or five

l delete the video. If you do

is chair and gave her

ll just create a sex scandal before I go, Rose t

even look in h

wait here for a while and see if this scandal

five minutes, the video spread like the plague. She quietly looked at the news, feeling a little dizzy. After a few

on there was on Rose and even sent her a death threat.

-dollar company. Of course he would have a bunc

ing? Double damn you, Murphy

, again. She was supposed to die in a few weeks, but somehow, she had managed to risk bringing that forward! At this rate, s

suppress this issue. She walked up to him, feeling a weight in her ches

at was gone in a flash. He continued

al. Tell me, what do you want me to do?” Ros

“Let's make a deal. If you meet my requirements, I w

and said, “Okay, what

nd, in a cold, stern tone