Chapter 42 – The Aftermath

Laura’s tense heart loosened with Len’s determined look. She struck him gently with her fist, “Tell me, what to do? I am so anxious.”

She acted in a cutesy manner like a girl of twenty, which always pleased her husband a lot.

“We will release a statement to explain what happened. When Lynn finished the show, she received a called from one of her fans, who claimed that she was fleeing a domestic abuse situation, she texted Lynn her room number as 708, but actually, the right number was 709. Lynn is a simple- girl, and as a fresh actress she wanted to maintain a good relationship with her fans, but unfortunately, she was attacked and almost raped. This is the whole story, Lynn will not only be innocent but also gain the reputation for being kind-hearted and simple.”

“That is exceptionally good. Where do we find a girl to play the witness? She must be trustworthy.” Laura worried.

“Those two guys can be sure to find a trusted witness.” Len took out his phone and called them, he told them his intentions and that they needed to find a girl to be the witness, at last, he said, “As we had to charge you first, you must cooperate with us. How much do you want for this?”

“Two million.” Though they might get charged, two years in prison for two million was much better than to live in poverty. To be jailed was the worst situation they might have, who knew what would happen at the last minute.

“It is a deal.” Two million was not a big deal for Len Sanders. He hung up the phone and looked to Lynn proudly, “When you have been cleaned up after this, you will have a bright future, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith will look at you differently.”

A “simple, kind-hearted” actress, who paid considerable attention to her fans, hardly existed in this day and age.

The plan to remedy the situation had been put in place, and Lynn could now relax. Her face grew dreary, “Papa, Mum, how did you know I was almost raped on the seventh floor?”

Laura paused before she could remember how the event happened, “Someone shouted down the hall, saying that something was happening on the seventh floor. All the reporters were going up, so, we went up after them, and we believed that Bess had fallen into our trap.”

Lynn was dumbfounded by hearing her mother’s words because she texted the message to the reporters about the incident right before she opened the door.

Her face twisted, she was enraged.

Though Len Sanders had bought all the pictures from that night the accident happened, Mr. and Mrs. Smith witnessed the matter in person, as they had not been pleased with Lynn since they decided to tell Martin to cancel their engagement.

“Martin, Lynn has ruined her good name. It is better to have your engagement end. In addition to Len Sanders’s daughter, there are several other good educated girls from other decent families, they are all beautiful.” Mrs. Smith said regretfully, “I have asked you to investigate Bella’s nude photos, but you insisted on breaking your engagement. Look, at the one you chose?

Mrs. Smith was disgusted when she thought of that night. When she saw Lynn sandwiched between two men.

Martin frowned, “Mum, the truth of what happened to Lynn has not been told yet. She was obviously drugged at the time. If I broke my engagement once again, how do you think people would see me? And how will this affect BD?”

“So, you don’t think BD has been affected at this present stage?” Mrs. Smith disagreed, “You must have this whore out of my sight.” She reminisced, “I liked Bella more, and that girl is disciplined. She was a bit reserved in high school, but an honest girl though. She became generous after she entered university, oh… You are, indeed, shortsighted!”

“Well, well, let’s take care of our business first.” Mr. Smith spoke, though he had been silent since he agreed with Martin. “If Martin cancelled the engagement at this point, Lynn was just involved in this scandal, people would say we are ruthless, impersonal. I believe Len Sanders will do something to remedy this, for he is always shrewd. Let us wait and see.”

Mrs. Smith stopped nagging, a sigh hung in her heart. In fact, Mrs. Smith thought just as Bella had, that they would be together the rest of their lives.

He thought of Bella, everything reminded him of her. Even the milk that the maid brought him reminded him of the inexplicably milk-like skin of Bella, which he had touched once before, it was really as smooth as the milk.

His heart gradually grew sad as he supped the milk and stepped into his bedroom.

Martin could not remember the reason that he allowed the Sanders family to expose Bella’s photos at his wedding, though he had been intimate with Lynn before, it could only be regarded as a mistake that every man could make, and how could he accept Lynn finally because of this mistake.

Bella went to Williams Mansion with Charles and followed him into the master bedroom.

Charles took off his clothes, the jacket, vest, shirt, one by one gracefully, and Bella lowered her head gradually, as the clothes on the floor piled up.

A beautiful voice came contemptuously, “Is there shit on the floor?”

“I am not a dog, I don’t shit on the floor.” Bella counterattacked consciously, she lifted her head and saw his perfect naked body, her eyes fixed stiffly on his face, and dared not to look any lower.

But to gaze at Charles, Bella needed much courage, Her eyes dizzied after a while, but she did not wish to move her eyes down, she had to endure the pressure until she could look away.

“Come and help me while I bathe.” Charles walked naked and unashamed into the bathroom when he had not heard Bella move, he halted and threated pompously, “You seem to forget how to earn your daily meals.”

Bella did not want to argue with him, so she moved into the bathroom at once.

If she said she had finished her chores, her so-called husband would have told her shamelessly, ‘I define the regulations.’

She was inferior because the Brooks had no power and no money.

Charles soaked himself in the tub, as his slender arms stretched over the edge, he enjoyed the massage that Bella had provided.

“You felt an immense pleasure when you watched Lynn make a fool of herself, didn’t you?” Charles said at leisure, sensing the hands on his shoulder pause, then he gave out a hum, “You were very clever tonight.”

Bella said indifferently, “She deserved it.”

Charles’ voice was deep, “Come here.”

Bella was rigid, …into the tub…?

She had never thought that they could stay warmly with each other. When Charles became gentler, it was easier for her to stand him.

“You are challenging my patience.” Charles pulled the hands that rested on his shoulders in great strength; Bella fell into the tub, which made the water spill out and onto the floor.

She feared that he was going to do something horrible to her, when he pushed her to the other side of the tub, opposite to him.

“Now keep in mind every word I am going to say.” He gazed at her, and his blue eyes flashed a kind of dim scorn.