His Domineering Lover

"Adrian, what's so good about her that you treat me like that?"

Kendal stood by the door, not daring to walk in.

She'd grown up with Adrian, but he had never been gentle to her.

Despite the torture of unrequited love, she was determined to marry him.

She had done everything she could to prevent him from loving another woman, but now he was already in too deep.

Dire despair gripped her.

It was too much for her to accept.

"Get the hell out of here!" Adrian yelled.

It was the last straw and Kendal broke down, running out while crying.

Her leaving didn't make Aleigha feel any better. On the contrary, she was more convinced that Adrian would never change.

"Tell me, how are you going to thank me?"

Adrian pinched Aleigha's chin, smiling languidly.

"Mr. Xiao, as you said, we are even now. All I need to do is to find a certified company."

She looked at him unwaveringly and patted his hand off.

"Aleigha, I can forget what happened between you and Lennon and you can take your time to find that company."

He paused, "But you must stay."

"Why? I have no interest in being your mistress and living in derision."

Adrian was provoked.

"You know that's not what I mean." He raised his voice.

Aleigha didn't want to hear him explain. He was dating Aubrie, which she had seen with her own eyes.

Being the third wheel only made her miserable.

"Enough. I don't want to know what you actually mean."

With that said, Aleigha turned and was about to leave.

Adrian leaned forward and grabbed her.

As if she had anticipated it, she used his hand as support and swirled, kicking him on his groin.

She didn't miss a bit.

Adrian's face turned pale as he slowly squatted on the ground.

Looking up at the woman, he swore in his heart that he would make her regret it sooner or later.

"Look at you. Where's your arrogance?" Aleigha asked him condescendingly with a smile hovering upon her lips.

Nothing could make her feel better than watching Adrain out of his depth.

With the lesson learned from last time, she asked his driver to send her out.

Before the door closed behind her, she heard Adrian's roar in exasperation.

"Is Mr. Xiao OK?"

The driver heard it too and asked Aleigha.

"Oh, he's fine. The pain, you know." Aleigha gave him a reassuring smile.

On her way back to the Gardner family, Aleigha was absorbed in her thoughts.

It had been three days since she'd left.

And she assumed that Kendal must have told Emilia all that had happened.

However, Kendal didn't go to find Emilia after she left Adrian's house.

She deemed it too humiliating to share with her friend.

Driving fast and absent-mindedly, she crashed into another car.

She wasn't fatally injured but still needed months to fully recover.

Aleigha asked the driver to pull over and got off before they arrived at the Gardner family.

She stilled had that card from Dustin with her.

Suppressing the impulse to go shopping again, she took a taxi and went back.

It was already dark when she arrived and she could hear delighted laughter and chatter from the house.

Her lips broke into a bitter smile. She had disappeared for three days and none of them cared about it.

Not even Dustin had tried to find her.

But soon the undercurrent of disappointment disappeared.

She realized once again that she was just a pawn, not a family in their eyes.

The front gate was locked, so she climbed over the fence and got into the yard.

She wondered whether they would be curious about her whereabouts in the past days.

Standing before the door, she heard Emilia's joyous voice.

"Dad, she must have returned to the countryside. Don't worry. Our trip to Italy can't be delayed because of it. You've promised me that a long time ago." "Of course. I'm a man of my word."

"You're doting on her again."

"Aleigha's engagement with Adrian should be discussed again. I'm afraid a girl brought up in the countryside may humiliate our family."

Aleigha trembled in anger, her hand clutching the doorknob.

Taking a deep breath, she opened the door and walked in.

Her sudden presence reduced the blissed conversation to complete silence.

They all turned their eyes to her.

Aleigha traipsed to them in her scratched dress.

Their stunned faces intensified her hatred.

"I..."

Her mind drifted away from her and she fell to the ground before she could finish her words.

The only thing she felt before totally passed out was resentment toward all of them.

She woke up in the afternoon the next day.

It had been long since she had slept so well.

The servant asked her how she felt immediately after she opened her eyes.

"I want to see my grandpa," Aleigha said.

The servent nodded respectfully and left the room.

Soon, Dustin and the others all showed up in her room.

Among them, Emilia's mother's expression was the weirdest.

She walked forward with her brows furrowed. "Aleigha, do you know the rules of the Gardner family?"