Trapped in Love

Chapter 1 An Exceptionally High Commission

“Mr. Jordan, the results are in. Miss Shenton’s gynecological examination shows that she is still a virgin and meets all the standards. She’s clean.” The bodyguard respectfully informed the man on the other end of the phone at the entrance of the hospital’s examination room.

Caroline Shenton lowered her head and stood in the crowded corridor, trying to ignore the strange gazes of passersby.

She was weighed down by the burden of her sick mother and father’s gambling debts. Hence, she had resorted to using her body as a bargaining chip and agreed to get into bed with Evan Jordan.

A moment later, Evan’s deep and magnetic voice came through the phone. “Send her to Villa Rosa.”

*

Back at Villa Rosa, in the dim light, Caroline huddled nervously under the blanket.

The man standing by the bed looked incomparably handsome as he stared down at her with his stone-cold eyes.

Caroline knew that he was Evan Jordan—a man so influential in Angelbay City, one could even call him the king.

As Evan lifted the silk blanket that covered her body, Caroline’s naked form was revealed and reflected in his dark eyes. He leaned in for a fiery-hot kiss and plunged deep into her. A sudden jolt of pain shot through her body, prompting a stifled moan to escape her lips

As he bit her lips, he whispered into her ear, “Don’t cry. You did this willingly. Remember, not everyone is qualified to get into my bed…”

Caroline abruptly awakened and Evan’s last words before she blacked out still echoed in her ears. Slowly turning her head, she found Evan sleeping next to her, and for a moment, she was lost in a daze.

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blink of an eye, she had known Evan for three years, working as his private secretary and becoming his lover. Unexpectedly, she dreamed of the first

about to

woke up and grabbed the phone. “Speak!” he answered, pressing

hear the voice coming from the other end. “Mr. Jordan, I have verified it. The woman you

Evan’s eyes

expression and felt a twinge of sadness. After being Evan’s lover for three years, she knew that he had been searching for a girl who had once saved his life when he was young. Although her whereabouts were unknown,

Caroline’s gaze, Evan turned to

She picked up her clothes from the floor and walked barefoot to

man’s callous

long-lost girl Evan had been searching for. In Evan’s eyes, she was just a substitute for his unrequited love and

*

shower, Evan came out of the bedroom, dressed in a perfectly tailored suit.

met, Caroline said her usual words, “I’ll

way before turning and

out the coffee and breakfast, Evan’s assistant, Reuben Murphy, arrived with a

said to Caroline, “Ms. Shenton, here’s

food on

out the white pill and swallowed it without any expression. After watching Caroline take

indifferently on the sofa,

at the dining table, sipping his coffee and

then, that you need to know your place

how good Caroline was at hiding her emotions, she was not able to completely hide them in Evan’s

her coffee, pretending as if nothing was wrong. “You worry too much, Mr. Jordan. I was just thinking about today’s schedule

an excuse to hide them. She refused