The Bitterness of Life

"AH!"

The pain of being penetrated surprised her a little, Natalie sank her claw on Anthony's back deeply.

Anthony looked down and saw bloodstains on the bed, he immediately slowed down.

This woman… Was this her first experience? He had absolutely no idea!

After learning this fact, Anthony stopped and let Natalie get used to his shape. He didn't forget to give her a warm kiss on the forehead and hug her so that she quickly forgot the pain.

After their heated intercourse, Natalie fell fast asleep in Anthony's arms.

While the woman was asleep, Anthony noticed that Natalie had a necklace around her neck. He then grabbed it and looked at it.

At the end of the necklace was a pendant. Under the dim light of the room, he opened it and looked inside.

When he looked at the locket, a fire lit up in his heart.

…

The next morning, the sun shone brightly and the city of Surabaya was busy again.

Natalie opened her eyes and was instantly dazed.

Where was this?

While she was still thinking, pain started to attack the temple of her head. Looks like the alcohol she drank yesterday gave her a hangover.

As she was busy massaging her temples, she started to remember what happened last night.

Yesterday she caught her fiancé cheating on her and after that…

Geez, looks like she really broke someone's car window!

However, what happened after that… she couldn't remember.

Now that she's in a hotel room… So what really happened last night?

Her cell phone, handbag, even the bottle of Whiskey she bought yesterday was beside her bed.

But… What was this blood on the bed sheets!!

It seemed… she had sex with someone last night.

Even though it was her first experience, Natalie felt indifferent.

She didn't know who she was doing it with, she only vaguely remembered the figure of a handsome and manly man.

After washing her face, she packed up and walked towards the exit of the room.

She had important business today, she must hurry to leave.

When she opened the door, she was shocked. At first, she thought that she had opened the wrong door, but no way!

In front of her, there were 3 people standing right in front of her door. The person standing in the front wears a black vest, white shirt and black tie. He put on a smiling face and looked friendly.

Behind him were two bodyguards wearing black suits.

"Good morning, you can call me David. My young master left this item and asked me to hand it over to you."

David turned and took the shopping bag the bodyguard was carrying behind him. He then gave it to Natalie respectfully.

Natalie glanced into the bag, apparently it was a pair of high heels! When she looked down, she realized that she was wearing hotel slippers.

Come to think of it, it looks like she left her shoes on the road while she was trying to escape those three perverts.

"What is your master's name?"

David smiled and handed her a business card.

"This is my young master's business card, his name is Anthony Stevano. The young master said that if you are awake, please call this number to discuss what happened last night."

David's words stunned Natalie!

Anthony Stefano!

She didn't hear wrong, did she? That person was the CEO who often appeared on TV, right? If Natalie was not mistaken, the man's company and wealth had gone global…

The company run by Anthony engaged in the field of e-commerce, fashion goods, and technology. What's more, the pair of high heels she received came from their brand, Gratia which was taken from the Latin word Sola Gratia (only by His grace).

From the early days of college until now, Gratia had always been covered by fashion magazines around the world.

When she looked at the back of the business card, she saw the logo of Gratia— a beautiful mermaid!

She had seen Anthony on the news before. His handsome and arrogant figure attracted the attention of many women from all walks of life.

Apparently, she met him last night!

What's more, Natalie had sex with him!

No, no, it looks like she still forgot something. Oh, right! She broke his car's window!

When Natalie shyly raised her eyes, David's smiling eyes were waiting for her.

Natalie coughed softly. "Then I'll call him later. I have something to do now, I have to go first."

"Alright, please take care from now on." David stepped back and motioned for Natalie to leave.

Before leaving, Natalie wore the high heels Anthony had given her. No wonder it's expensive, it really felt so nice in her feet!

…

—Green Hill Residence.

Natalie's aunt, Celine, sat across from her with a frown on her face. From top to bottom, the items she wore were of expensive brands.

After the death of her parents, her aunt Celine and uncle, William, moved into her house and took 50% of the inheritance left by her parents. It didn't stop there, her uncle took over her parents' business which was one of the famous fashion brands in Indonesia, namely Doxia.

Not long after, her uncle and aunt also brought Erlyn into her house. These three people were like maggots, they lived and splurged on the money left by Natalie's parents.

When her parents died, she was too young and did not know anything. She considered her uncle and aunt to think of him as their daughter. But reality hit her hard.

"Now that you are home, let's discuss when you will get married. I need to sell this house to buy a bigger house. Surabaya has been getting hotter lately, if my house doesn't have a swimming pool, I might die from overheating!"

Celine looked at Natalie with a sneer.

This made Natalie even more disgusted with her aunt.

The inheritance left by her parents was quite a lot, but ever since her uncle and aunt moved into her house, they used various excuses and wasted almost all of her parents' inheritance. It could be said, this house was her parent's last legacy.

Natalie didn't tell her uncle and aunt that she would be moving into her new house when she got married. It seemed that Erlyn knew this and told them. That reason was enough for her aunt to sell this house and use the money.

Natalie suppressed the disgust in her heart and smiled. "Auntie, you don't need to rush. Instead of selling this house, why not just renovate it? It should be cheaper. Just ask uncle for money and build a swimming pool in the backyard."

"You don't know anything, the economy of this country is sluggish and our sales are dropping drastically! Your uncle is working hard every day, but the results he gets are really not worth it. Now, he's in debt to keep your parents' business from shutting down. Why are you so selfish now? Do you want to sell this house and take all the money? Don't you feel sorry for us?" A single tear escaped from the corner of Celine's eye.

Natalie's two dangling hands immediately clenched into fists.

She clearly remembered that her uncle borrowed money not for the continuation of her family business, but rather used it to buy the latest BMW, the latest Iphone for Erlyn and some bags and make up from famous brands for Celine.

In fact, her uncle's family vacationed in Singapore last month using that money.

In debt? Natalie hoped the debt collectors would go after and kill her uncle!