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.

*

working as his private

was about to sit up when

up and grabbed the phone. “Speak!”

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

Evan’s eyes darkened

twinge of sadness. After being Evan’s lover for three years, she knew that he had been searching for a girl

gaze, Evan turned to

and rose from the bed, moving like a lifeless doll. She picked up her clothes from the floor and

water wash over her face. The man’s callous behavior made her

able to stay by his side because of a red mole on her right earlobe, similar to the one on the long-lost girl Evan had been searching for. In Evan’s eyes, she was just a substitute for his unrequited love and a toy

*

came out of the bedroom, dressed in a perfectly tailored suit. He looked regal and detached, his handsome

her usual words, “I’ll make

a cold glance her way before turning and walking down the

breakfast, Evan’s assistant, Reuben

to Caroline, “Ms. Shenton, here’s

paused for a moment, placed the food on the

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

approached Evan, who was sitting indifferently on the sofa, and informed him

down his newspaper and sat at the dining table, sipping his

telling you back then, that you need to know your place and control your emotions? They are

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

nothing was wrong. “You worry too much, Mr. Jordan. I was just thinking about today’s schedule and got a little

up with an excuse to hide them. She refused to admit it and let him strip away the last