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.”

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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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as his private secretary and becoming his lover. Unexpectedly, she dreamed of the first time

rubbed her throbbing head and was about

phone. “Speak!” he answered,

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

Evan’s eyes darkened even

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

Evan turned to her and growled,

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

the water wash over her face. The man’s callous behavior made her feel sad, but she knew that she had no right to

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 that could

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bedroom, dressed in a perfectly tailored suit. He looked regal and detached, his handsome features

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

glance her way

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

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

the food on the table, and replied calmly, “Got

without any expression. After watching Caroline take

on the sofa, and

newspaper and sat at the dining table, sipping his coffee

me telling you back then, that you need to know your place and control your

hiding her emotions, she was not able to

as if nothing was wrong. “You worry too much, Mr. Jordan. I

come up with an excuse to hide them. She refused