My boyfriend Daniel King of three years suddenly disappeared.
After waiting in vain, I eventually married someone else.
Years later, we met again. I was a hostess in a bar, while Daniel had become a billionaire in the business world.
He threw a wad of money at me and condescendingly said, "If you want money, sleep with me once."
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I betrayed my husband.
For money, I climbed into the bed of my ex-boyfriend.
After enduring a long torment, Daniel threw a stack of cash in my face.
"You haven't made any progress. If you're going to sell yourself, at least improve your skills."
I dared not look at his face. With the money in hand, I stumbled out of the hotel.
Last month, my daughter Ella had an unfortunate accident and is still lying in the intensive care unit.
During this period, I accompanied drinking, borrowed money, sold blood, and even sold myself today...
All of this is to raise enough money for Ella's surgery in the shortest possible time.
When I returned home, the door was wide open and the house was in a mess.
An ominous feeling surged up in my heart, and I rushed into the bedroom.
Sure enough, the savings in the bedside table had been looted.
I immediately called my husband, Alan Welsea, and he readily admitted that he took the money.
I cried out desperately, "That's Ella's life-saving money!"
But Alan justifiedly said, "My life is also a life. If I can't repay the debt, they will break my legs!"
I didn't know about his gambling habit until the second year of marrying Alan.
I gave him a chance, but he couldn't change...
Last month, I asked for a divorce, but Alan refused.
After Ella had a car accident, he promised confidently that he would make money to save Ella.
But not only did he go gambling again, he also took all the money I saved during these days.
After hanging up the phone, I felt heartbroken.
The next morning, I went to the King's Group.
Because I didn't have an appointment, I waited until it was dark before Daniel agreed to see me.
He sat behind the large desk and smirked at me.
"What? Need money again?"
I bit my lip and struggled to speak, "Can you lend me 100,000 dollars?"
Daniel pulled the corner of his mouth, "Why should I lend it to you?"
My cheeks turned red with shame, "As long as you lend it to me, I can do anything..."
A hint of interest flashed in Daniel's eyes, raising an eyebrow, "Show some sincerity."
Trembling, I took off my clothes one by one...
When I stood naked in front of Daniel, his face turned dark and terrifying.
He stood up and walked towards me with his long and powerful legs.
I closed my eyes tightly, tears swirling in my eyes, but I forced them back.
I knew that my weakness at this moment would only make me more pathetic.
A check floated to my feet.
I opened my eyes and met Daniel's eyes full of disdain and disgust.
"Stephanie Rodriguez, your appearance really disgusts me. Take the money and get out of here!"
Daniel's mouth is still so poisonous, but he is also generous and lent me 160,000 dollars.
I immediately rushed to the hospital and transferred the money to Ella's account.
Ella was saved...
I sat paralyzed outside Ella's ward, holding my knees and crying and laughing.
On the way home, I was blocked in the alley by two unfamiliar men with fierce faces.
They claimed that Alan had already sold me to repay the debt and asked me to repay it with my body.
I resisted desperately, but I was no match for them.
Despair overwhelmed me like a tide, just when I thought I would be trapped in an endless cycle of suffering, the weight pressing on me was suddenly pulled away.
Along with it came the painful groans and pleas of the two men.
I opened my eyes and the person who saved me turned out to be Daniel...
Daniel won the boxing championship during his university days, so these two people are not his opponents at all.
Soon, the two who were beaten up ran away in embarrassment.
I curled up in the corner, trembling all over.
Daniel gave me his coat, but his voice was full of mockery.
"I thought you betrayed me back then just to marry into a wealthy family."
"I didn't expect to find such a trash!"
"Stephanie, you are really blind!"
Daniel was right, I am indeed blind...
I fell in love with him recklessly back then.
I fell in love at first sight with Daniel at the freshman orientation in college.
He is the most popular boy in school, and I am the prettiest girl in the department.
We were considered a perfect match in school.
My family background is not good, so I started part-time jobs since my freshman year to earn tuition and living expenses.
Daniel often came to help out at the shop where I work part-time, and the reward was that I treated him to a bowl of instant noodles.
On our first holiday together, I saved money and bought him a pair of sneakers worth 40 dollars as a gift.
Daniel loved them so much and said they were the best shoes he had ever worn.
At that time, I thought our family backgrounds were similar.
Until one day, I accidentally learned from a classmate that a pair of socks on Daniel's feet could be worth thousands of dollars.
Knowing that Daniel is actually a rich second generation, I took the initiative to break up.
But Daniel did not agree. He waited outside my dormitory every day, trying to please me and promising to treat me sincerely.
I couldn't control my heart and fell again.
My only insistence was not to use Daniel's money.
Daniel also respected me and never showed his superiority in front of me.
I always thought that there was true love between us.
It had nothing to do with money, nor status...
Until my senior year...
Daniel suddenly said that he wanted to leave for a while and asked me to wait for him.
His phone can no longer be reached.
Overnight, Daniel completely disappeared from my world.
I foolishly waited, but what I got was the news of his engagement abroad...
My thoughts were interrupted by a sudden phone ring, and Ella's condition suddenly worsened.
I took the car that Daniel was driving and rushed back to the hospital.
The attending physician said that in order to save Ella's life, amputation must be performed immediately.
I was thunderstruck.
Daniel frowned and asked, "Did you borrow money for the child?"
With tears in my eyes, I pleaded desperately, "Ella is only three years old, can you please save her..."
Daniel made a decisive decision and arranged for Ella to be transferred to another hospital. With just one phone call, the most authoritative expert team in the country was summoned.
After a night of rescue efforts, at dawn, Ella finally escaped from the life-threatening situation and kept her legs.
Daniel looked at Ella lying on the hospital bed, still unconscious, and suddenly asked, "Whose daughter is she?"
A trace of panic flashed in my eyes, and then I said, "She is, of course, my husband's and my daughter!"
Daniel's face turned dark, "So you slept with another man and got pregnant right after I left?"
I bit my lip, "You had left, do you still expect me to remain chaste for you?"
After a moment of silence, Daniel suddenly sneered, "I'm not interested in your affairs."
"But the money you owe me, and the favors, when and how to repay, I have the final say."
He grabbed my chin and forced me to look up at him.
Daniel's smile was cruel and mocking.
"One time equals 1,500 dollars, Stephanie, you can wait to die in my bed."
I, a married woman, became Daniel's mistress.
During the day, I accompany and take care of Ella at the hospital.
At night, I work hard to please him, my sugar daddy, in bed.
On the weekend, Daniel sent me a hotel location and asked me to go there on time.
I thought he wanted to play some new tricks again.
Even if I felt ashamed, I had to cooperate with him.
Only when he is happy and satisfied can Ella get better treatment.
When I went to the appointment wearing the black stockings prepared for me by Daniel, I realized that today was the university class reunion.
In the private room, I saw Daniel surrounded by people at the seat of honor at a glance.
A male student joked, "Isn't this the high-class beauty of our class? Mr. King, back then you two were..."
The girl next to him interrupted with a sarcastic tone, "Isn't this Stephanie, who got married before graduating from university?"
The male student slapped his forehead and immediately shut up.
Daniel just glanced at me and casually said, "Stephanie? Long time no see, I almost didn't recognize you."
A burst of laughter came from around.
Someone whispered, "She dressed so provocatively for the class reunion, it must be intentional."
"Still trying to seduce Daniel? You've already married, shameless!"
"Look at you, what is Daniel's identity? It was her luck to be able to play with her for a few years back then!"
In the eyes of my classmates, I was just a gold-digging woman who failed to entangle Daniel and had to marry someone else.
If I had heard them talking about me like this before, I would have slapped each of them without hesitation.
But now... what qualifications do I have to defend myself?
After three rounds of drinking, I went to the bathroom.
When I came out, a hand pulled me into an empty private room next to it.
The sound of the door being locked startled me.
Daniel pressed me against the wall, and the hot breath mixed with the smell of alcohol sprayed on my neck.
"How about doing it here, 5,000 dollars for once?"
At the point where our bodies touched, I could feel his strong desire.
I pushed him away abruptly, "Daniel, are you crazy?"
Daniel looked at me with interest, "Are you shouting so loudly because you want others to find out about us?"
I bit my lip and lowered my voice to retort, "Daniel, it was you who pretended not to know me in the private room just now!"
Daniel raised an eyebrow, "Oh? Are you blaming me?"
As he spoke, he reached out to open the door of the private room.
I anxiously stopped him, "What are you going to do?"
He chuckled, "Go and tell our classmates about our current relationship."
I was anxious and held his hand on the doorknob.
I reminded him, "Daniel, if it's discovered that we have a relationship, won't it be embarrassing?"
But he didn't care, "You're the one who's for sale, I've paid, what's there to be embarrassed about?"
I felt like my heart was stabbed with a knife, bleeding profusely.
Although in the eyes of others, I am already unbearable to look at, but I still want to protect that tiny bit of ridiculous dignity.
I choked and pleaded, "Don't do this, please..."
Daniel smirked satisfactorily, "Kiss me."
I closed my eyes and didn't look at the disdain in his eyes.
I tiptoed and pressed my lips against his.
Daniel quickly took control and kissed me fiercely.
Between the spinning world, I felt my legs go weak and my head spin.
At this moment, the voice of the class monitor came from behind the door.
"Mr. King, where are you? Your fiancée is looking for you."
I suddenly came to my senses and hurriedly stopped Daniel's hand from reaching under my skirt.
Then came the noisy discussions of my classmates.
"I just saw Stephanie leave not long ago, and Mr. King followed her out..."
"Don't talk nonsense, His fiancée is here!"
"I think I saw him enter this private room..."
Their voices were so close that if someone pushed open the door, they would discover us just a wall away.
My heart was in chaos, my nails digging into my palms, causing a sharp pain.
I can only silently beg Daniel to open the door when he leaves.
"Daniel, are you inside?"
The door was knocked, and a sweet female voice sounded.
Daniel tidied up my skirt for me, with quick and calm movements, as if everything was under his control.
Before I could react, his hand had already turned the doorknob.