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Oriana’s flared eyes stared at him like an angry beast.
After some time, Derrick stepped forward and placed his hands on her shoulder.
“I understand that you don’t wanna sleep with me. But, I don’t understand why it isn’t the same with other men.”
Looking at his paranoid expression, Oriana did not refute. She just asked calmly,
“When was I with another man?”
Derrick was a bit reluctant to bring up the topic.
“Oh, you think no one knows what you’ve done?” I went to the suburbs to find you that winter. I didn’t return for a whole night. I searched for you throughout that night.
Gabriella later told me that you and a wild man had been lingering in a cave all night.
When I rushed over, I even saw you both sleeping together!”
Oriana finally understood the reason.
The man that night was in cold. The snow had blocked the road and he could not return home. So she had taken the unconscious man to the cave for the night.
It turned out that Gabriella said that she was having an affair with the man. And he believed it.
Oriana forcefully pushed him aware and the said,
“I have nothing to say to you. Give Aunt Rebecca to me, then we’ll have a trade. Ponder about it.”
She opened the door and left.
Back at the Red Villa. North was pissed at what Oriana narrated to her,
How old were you back then? Why are these people so dirty minded. But Oriana, do you still remember the man you had saved?”
The man she saved back then?
Oriana recalled that she was twelve. She had rescued a man who had been unconscious in the snow. She was sure that if she had delayed, the man would have died in the snow.
At that time, the road was blocked by the snow, and it was almost dark. The temperature was very cold and his body was shaking. She took the man to a nearby cave and lit a wood to keep him warm. However, he was still very cold.
Oriana had taken off her clothes and hugged him tightly, using her body temperature to keep him warm. And that was how the man survived.
Thinking about it now, she was only twelve and had only wanted saving a human. But in the eyes of others, it turned out to be a different picture.
North was right. Gabriella and Derrick were really dirty.
Oriana replied,
“Eight years has passed. I can’t remember the man anymore. Even if he stood in front of me, I probably wouldn’t recognize him. But when he woke up, he had given me a diamond pendant. He said he was gonna come back for me.”
“What about the diamond pendant?” North asked.
“Uhm. I kinda lost it.”
North sent an perplexed emoji.
“Haven’t you read any romance novels? According to cliche, the man you saved must be a prince of a wealthy family.
Oriana really didn’t know where the diamond pendant had gone. She remembered that she had locked the pendant in the drawer in her room, but when she had opened it again, the pendant was gone.
North sent a message to Oriana. Derrick’s phone was tracked. The call he made was connected to a cottage on the outskirts of LA, and aunt Rebecca was there.
Oriana looked at the address sent by North. She had already planned on meeting up later with Derrick and using herself as a bait.
Derrick hid Aunt Rebecca in a cottage in the suburbs. Great! She had found the location.
Oriana sent a big kiss emoji and ended the chat. It was already night and it was very convenient for her to move around. She wanted finding Aunt Rebecca immediately.
Regarding the matter of Gabriella slandering her, she was gonna find a good time to teach her a lesson.
The priority was to rescue aunt Rebecca.
When Oriana was about leaving, her phone rang. She looked down at the screen and saw the name,
“Mr. Armstead.”
It was Deacon. The phone rang for about three times, but Oriana didn’t answer the call.
Soon, a message pop in. She clicked on it and it was Deacon’s message,
“fallen asleep?”
Oriana stared at the screen, it was his usual concise and strong style. She scrolled up and read their previous chats.
She realized that she had really fallen for his company. Now that she had recovered, she needed to build a high wall and keep him out. So he would not have a chance to hurt her.
Oriana didn’t reply to the chat. She placed her phone in her bag and headed to the cottage in the suburbs.
Deacon had already returned to Los Angeles. As soon as he arrived at the airport, Harry and Raven had gone to pick him up.
Sitting in the luxurious limousine car, Deacon stared at the phone in his hand. He had waited long for her reply. But none was forthcoming. His face clouded with a frown.
Harry who sat beside him let out a laugh and said,
“Bro, why did you come back two says earlier than planned? You even flew overnight.
And there’s some beauty imbedded in your phone. I’ve been watching you since.”
Deacon didn’t take his eyes off his phone, and didn’t also respond to him.
Raven smiled and added.
“Deacon doesn’t have time for more beauties. That’ll be be adultery right?”
Deacon raised his legs and kicked Raven.
Ouch!” Raven muttered amidst laughter.
Deacon placed a call to Red Villa.
When the housekeeper. Uncle Henry, answered the call, Deacon asked,
“Where’s Oriana? Is she asleep already?”
Raven wiped the dust that Deacon’s shoes had imprinted on his trouser.
“You don’t wanna admit that you’re already falling for that girl.”
“Young master, ma’am Oriana had just left.“Uncle Henry has replied.
Okay.” Deacon hung up the call.
Harry was already exploding,
“Damn! What’s the matter with your lady. Bro, it’s already eight o’clock in the evening.
You just arrived from a buisness trip. Isn’t she meant to have taken a bath, then put on a sexy nightdress and lay on the bed awaiting you. Bro, are you sure this girl ain’t cheating on you?”
Deacon glared at Harry, ordering him to shut him. He looked at his secretary. Andrew, in the driver’s seat,
“Find out where Oriana is.”
“Yes, president.” Andrew nodded respectfully.
Oriana arrived in the suburbs and found the cottage. She gently opened the door and quickly smelled a strong scent of medicine. Aunt Rebecca was not well. And it seemed that Derrick had treated her.
Seeing Aunt Rebecca lying on the bed, Oriana realized how much she had aged.
“Aunt Rebecca.” Oriana called and quickly walked over and gently shook her, “Aunt Rebecca, open your eyes, it’s me.”
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