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I signed a three–year secret relationship agreement with Elliot.
On the surface, I was the enviable executive secretary. Behind closed doors, I was merely a substitute for his lover.
I was only allowed to travel between the villa and the company, always by his side.
I thought he loved me deeply, until I accidentally overheard his conversation with friends at a drinking party.
“Parker would be furious if he knew you’ve kept his daughter, whom he’s been searching for most of his life, by your side, playing with her for three whole years.”
“So what? As long as Lucia isn’t upset.”
“Even though Juliet has a great figure, you must be bored with her by now. Why not let me have her…”
“Hmm, I’ll think about it.”
From these fragments of conversation, I pieced together the truth.
So Elliot had kept me trapped by his side for three years all because of Lucia.
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To him, I was nothing but a plaything he could share with
friends.
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Tears slid down the corners of my eyes as I stuffed the renewal agreement I had prepared back into my pocket.
I would leave him forever.
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“Juliet, why are you standing at the door?” Just as Elliot finished speaking, the private room door was forcefully pushed
open.
Elliot looked at me expressionlessly, pushing his gold–rimmed glasses up his nose, his tone ice–cold. “How long have you been
here?”
As the person was about to answer truthfully, I quickly interrupted, asking naturally, “Elliot, will you be busy for much longer? Should I take a taxi home first?”
A flash of displeasure crossed Elliot’s face. “Don’t you dare leave my sight!”
With that, he pulled me into the private room.
The deafening music pounded in my ears as I looked at the men with varying expressions under the dim lights, feeling a wave of revulsion.
Elliot’s hand firmly gripped my waist.
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He kept his distance from other women, yet clung to me possessively in his arms.
He bit my collarbone hard and said, “Don’t go anywhere except by my side, understand?
After I finish my work next week, I’ll take you for a vacation, okay?”
I pushed him away, enduring the pain.
He never acknowledged my status, yet always clung to me, leaving visible marks on my body.
I said, “Okay.”
I had always obeyed him, but this answer was an exception.
He smiled with satisfaction, his hand slipping under my blouse. “You’re so obedient. How should I reward you?”
I broke free from his embrace, unwilling to continue this charade of intimacy.
When I saw he had no intention of stopping, I calmly reminded him, “So many people are watching. Aren’t you afraid the news will reach Lucia’s ears?”
Sure enough, his face immediately turned cold. “You have no right to mention her.”
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For three years, I had meticulously played the role of an alluring rich girl, just to be more like Lucia.
Yet I didn’t even have the right to mention her name.
Perhaps to Elliot, I would never be worthy in this lifetime.
His eyes darkened, but he left first, pulling me toward the underground parking garage.
Just outside the private room, we ran into Lucia.
Lucia asked curiously, “Eli, who is this?”
Facing Lucia’s curious gaze, Elliot remained composed, smiling with exceptional tenderness. “She’s just an ordinary employee from my company who caused some trouble at the party. I’m taking her back to the office for a reprimand.”
He tightened his grip on my wrist, silently warning me.
My eyes filled with tears from the pain, and I nodded earnestly.
Seeing my sincere expression, Lucia believed Elliot’s words.
Elliot smiled with satisfaction.
Lucia folded her arms, looking suspiciously between us, but was eventually called away by her friend without saying anything
more.
Elliot held my hand and pressed me against the back seat of his
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Bentley.The car had been specially modified with soundproof windows that prevented anyone outside from detecting what happened inside. Ironically, I once thought he was being considerate by driving smoothly on any road. But in reality, two–thirds of our intimate moments took place in this car. He thought it was both convenient and thrilling–just close the windows, and no one would ever know the shameful things happening inside.I had never felt so cheap.
He pinned both my wrists with one hand, making my already swollen wrists even more unbearably painful.
When I tried to struggle, his expression instantly turned cold. “Rein in your temper,” he said displeased. “Don’t make me irritated.”
“You performed very well in front of Lucia earlier. I’ll give you a special reward.”
The temperature in the car rose, yet I felt unusually cold.
His eyes held only lust, not a trace of love.
I was just a pet he could summon at will.
I collapsed onto the seat, like a rag doll.
Elliot’s face gradually darkened with menace.
Just as he was about to speak, his phone rang.
Lucia’s coquettish voice came through: “Eli, haven’t you left yet?
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Could you drive me home?”
Her voice seemed to come from just outside the car window.
