In the dead of night, Nightfall was still ablaze with lights. Darcy Song approached the only private room on the top floor with trepidation, her fingertips pinching into her palm, causing a slight pain. Thinking of the agreement the man had spoken of, Darcy subconsciously bit her lip. Was she really going to sell herself to a strange man for three years, falling to such a low point?
But at the thought of her mother lying in a hospital bed, Darcy felt utterly powerless; she had no other options left. Taking a deep breath, she pushed open the dark door.
The next second, a hand reached out from inside and pulled Darcy in.
"Ah..."
In the darkness, looking at the man standing in front of her, Darcy screamed instinctively.
"Shut up!"
From Darcys perspective, she only knew that the man in front of her was very tall, at least 6 feet 3 inches. Beyond that, his voice was cold, and his aura was indifferent.
She quietly moved to the side, and when she came in, she thought she saw a light switch next to the door. But before Darcys hand touched the switch, she was pressed against the door by the man. A cold breath hit her face, making her feel a bit dizzy.
Feeling the temperature on her lips, she instantly sobered up.
She raised her hand, and Darcy instinctively slapped the mans face, but he was prepared. Before her hand touched him, he grabbed her wrist.
"Ah..."
Her wrist throbbed painfully, and Darcy couldnt help but cry out.
"Darcy Song, at this point, do you think you still have the right to refuse?"
Hearing the mans voice, she stiffened. Suddenly, the curtains by the window were blown open a bit. In the night, Darcy saw the mans face clearly.
"Ethan Moore!"
In an instant, all the lights in the room came on.
Looking at the man in front of her, Darcys eyes were filled with pain and panic.
She was familiar with Ethan Moore, only because this man had been by her side for five years. But after the car accident five years ago, Ethan Moore disappeared from the city.
Darcy didnt know what caused the car accident five years ago. However, that accident caused Ethan Moores father to die on the spot. When the accident happened, Darcy was abroad. By the time she returned from abroad, Ethan Moore had already vanished.
With Ethan Moores disappearance, Moore Corp also became a part of Song Corp.
But now, looking at the man in front of her, she had an inexplicable sense of foreboding.
"Hard for Miss Song to remember me."
Although Ethan Moores tone was indifferent, Darcy could clearly hear the sarcasm in it.
Without thinking, she subconsciously grasped the door handle. Seeing her action, the sarcasm in Ethan Moores eyes became more evident.
He stepped forward and directly pinched Darcys wrist. With a forceful hand, she was thrown onto the sofa beside him.
"Sign this document!"
The man sat down on the sofa in the center of the room, his slender fingers picking up a document and throwing it in front of Darcy.
Hearing the word "document," she remembered why she was here. Thinking of what Cloud had said, and looking at the man in front of her, Darcys face turned pale instantly.
She reached out, her fingers trembling, but she still opened the document in front of her.
It was not a document but a contract of servitude.
"Ethan Moore, why are you doing this? Why did you leave the city suddenly five years ago? Why have you suddenly returned now..."
"You have no right to ask why!"
Before Darcy could finish her sentence, Ethan Moore interrupted her.
The man lowered his eyes, and at first glance, one could only see his profile, sharp as if carved by a knife. Hearing Darcys voice, he looked at her coldly, "You just need to decide whether to sign or not."
This simple sentence made Darcys face, which had little blood color to begin with, even paler.
But this scene only brought Ethan Moore immense satisfaction.
In front of Darcy, Ethan Moore directly took his phone, "Cloud, notify the hospital to stop the medication for Mrs. Song and..."
"Ill sign!"
As soon as her voice fell, a silver pen was presented to her. Taking the silver pen from his hand, Darcy signed her name on the last page.
"Ethan Moore, you..."
As soon as she put down the pen, she was pulled into the mans arms. When she collided, Darcy only felt pain, but Ethan Moore directly blocked her mouth.
"Darcy Song, this is what you deserve, and its what you owe me."
In a daze, Darcy thought she heard the mans voice, but it was too soft, and she couldnt hear it clearly.
Leaning over, Ethan Moore directly picked up Darcy and carried her horizontally.
The moment she was put on the bed, the lights in the room went out.
In the darkness, the senses are more vivid. She couldnt see the mans expression on his face, but she could clearly feel his violence.
Yes, it was violence!
"Ethan Moore, dont do this!"
Although they hadnt seen each other for five years, the mans scent was still familiar to her.
But apart from the familiar scent, everything about him made her feel incredibly strange.
The Ethan Moore from five years ago, although aloof, was always gentle. But the man in front of her, from beginning to end, showed no tenderness to her.
"His..."
The response was a pain in her collarbone.
Apart from Ethan Moore, there had never been another man in Darcys life. But in those five years together, they were also only emotionally involved, and Ethan Moore at that time never crossed that line.
Darcys eyes rolled down a tear.
In the darkness, tasting the saltiness in her mouth, Ethan Moores eyes flickered, but it was just for a moment, and then it disappeared. The indifference at the corner of his mouth faded a bit, but Darcy couldnt see it at all.
It was already early dawn, and when Darcy closed her eyes, the sky was already a little bright.
Darcy was awakened by a knock on the door, and when she opened her eyes, a piercing pain came in waves.
The knock on the door continued, and Darcy gasped as she sat up. As she got up, the quilt on her body also slid down.
In sight, there was nothing but messy hickey marks.
With a wry smile, Darcy picked up her clothes from the ground, but the dress in front of her was already in tatters. Frowning, her gaze fell on a pure black shirt.
Reaching out, Darcy directly put on Ethan Moores shirt.
Smelling the scent of lavender, Darcys eyes flickered.
The voice in her memory kept ringing.