Walking down the street in New York, Rena felt cold snow falling on her face, mixing with her tears.
Rena walked on aimlessly. Little did she know that on her first day in New York, her fiance would humiliate her with $100,000. Although the two were only together for half an hour, Rena already sensed that her fiance was a grumpy, arrogant man. More importantly, he was disgusted with the idea of contractual marriage.
The discovery gave Rena a headache. She had already predicted her fiance's resistance to her. After all, few people can accept the sudden appearance of a strange fiancee. Rena had planned to enter into a contract with her fiance, then break it off when she found her brother and return to their original lives. But today, Carlos's attitude made it clear to Rena that her arrogant fiance would never cooperate with her and that he would only hate her.
Rena did not want to go to Carlos's house at this time. She did not want to see him again as his fiancee under such circumstances.
Rena's hands clenched in her coat pocket. Suddenly she felt something in her pocket as hard as a card.
What's this?
Rena took out this little thing. It was a business card with the address of St. Mariana High School. The headmaster of this school is named Alfred.
Alfred, the name seems to ring a bell.
Rena turned the card over and saw a scrawl. "Alfred was your father's mentor and friend. He retired from the FBI five years ago and is now the school's principal. If you have some trouble in New York, you can go and find him."
The last few words were almost illegible. "Sorry for forcing you out of the house."
Oh, it turned out that the agent left it.
Rena remembered that her father had a mentor at the FBI. The mentor became her father's best friend after retirement. He runs a private high school in New York City that seems to be St. Mariana high School.
The helpless Rena had no choice. She would do everything now to avoid meeting Carlos -- her fiance .
Rena found the school according to the address. When she said Principal Alfred's name to the assistant, she took Rena into a sitting room. Rena didn't have to wait long. Soon she heard some footsteps outside. Rena looked up and saw the door pushed open and in came a young man with glasses.
The man is about 27 years old; his eyes were clear, and he seemed polite. He offered a smile. "You're Derek Davis's daughter, right? I'm President Alfred's teaching assistant. My name is Gerard. I just got off the phone with Principal Alfred. He says he's your father's good friend, and he wants you to settle down here while he goes back to school tomorrow."
Rena was a little surprised. She had no idea that the person who came to meet her was so young and polite. "Thank you, I'm sorry to bother you."
Gerard says, "You're welcome. It's also my honor to host Mr. Davis's daughter. I have great respect for your father. He was an excellent FBI agent. I'm sorry for his death."
Rena bowed her head sadly as he spoke of her father.
"Well, you've just arrived in New York today and must be exhausted. Let me take you to your room to have a rest."
Gerard looked at Rena's exhausted face and felt a bit sad.
Rena knew she was in a bit of a mess, but she was so confused and tired that she didn't care how she looked.
Luckily, she has found a place to live temporarily without having to face her arrogant fiance.
Rena's mood brightened a little. She smiled at Gerard. "Thank you."
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Carlos, who has left Rena, has done nothing more outrageous. He just drove his Ferrari home.
His mother, Neveah, was waiting for him at home.
"You've come back. I was waiting for you to dine with me." Neveah said to Carlos with a smile, as if Carlos had just gone out and come back as usual.
The truth is Carlos sneaked out of the country because he was angry. This year, he would graduate from West Point and apply to join the Special Forces, but her mother, Neveah, strongly opposed it. Carlos was even more surprised when his mother told him he had a fiancee. They entered into a contract marriage at an early age. Her mother tried to stop him from becoming a special forces soldier by bringing the girl to New York and getting them married.
Come on, how could this ridiculous thing about contractual marriage happen to a cool guy like Carlos?
Carlos grew up in the army. His father was a senior officer in the U.S. Special Forces, and his mother was a wealthy young lady. The love between his father and mother is like a romantic movie. When his father was a nobody, his mother fell in love with him and eloped despite the family's opposition. The following plot is even more legendary, his father, with a military talent to become a senior special forces officer, gave his mother the best love he could offer.
It's an enviable couple. But just as the moon won't always be round, God seems to like to joke. Carlos's father was assassinated in Afghanistan five years ago, causing great pain to the family. Although they are still treated like the families of senior military officers, his most respected father will never be back.
After her father's death, her mother Neveah became stricter. Carlos knew that since his father's death, his mother had assumed responsibility for the family. She began to socialize with other commandos, trying to maintain the status and honor of her family.
Carlos also has an older sister named Leyla. Since she was a child, his sister had often been ill, and Carlos had always cared for her. Leyla married an army officer a few years ago, but her marriage seems to be having some problems recently. Carlos talked to Leyla a few times, but Leyla was reluctant to talk too much about her marriage.
Carlos had inherited his father's military talent from an early age and wanted to be a special forces soldier like his father. Life in the military always made him feel passionate and committed. But after his father's death, his mother firmly opposed him becoming a special forces soldier. Carlos understood that his father's death had hurt his mother, and she did not want him to suffer such a terrible thing again. But being a special forces soldier had been Carlos' dream since he was a child, and it was hard for him to give it up.
The love of a mother and the dream of a man is perhaps the most difficult things in the world to change.
So when Carlos's mother was about to pick up his fiancee to New York, he sneaked out of the country. He wanted to fight the contract marriage in this way.
It's ridiculous. How can Carlos marry someone he hasn't met yet?
But when he ran away to Norway, God played a joke on him again. He is captured by his uncle, Lance, the most prominent Mafia boss in Los Angeles. So he had no choice but to go home.
But in his heart, Carlos hated his fiancee, even though he didn't know her at all.
"Drink a glass of milk first." Neveah, Carlos's mother, gave him a glass of milk.
Carlos looked around. "Isn't Leyla here?"
The mother replied, "Ever since she had a miscarriage, she's been more depressed. She is now in rehabilitation with the help of a psychiatrist. You'll see her in a few days. Of course, you will also meet your fiancee in a few days."
"Mother, if I must get married, I want to choose my own wife."
"Oh? Who do you want to pick? As far as I know, you don't have a girlfriend."
"I would rather have a woman in the street as my wife than some ridiculous contract marriage."
Speaking of his wife, Carlos remembered Rena's beautiful eyes and neck.
He shook his head, forcing himself not to think about Rena.
Neveah listened to Carlos, patted him on the head, and said gravely. 'You can't force anyone, or I'll make you never be a soldier, you know?
"Well, I see."
Carlos sighed. He is a little regretful now. If only he had insisted on bringing the girl back or had asked for her address. At least the girl at the airport looked submissive and pretty and didn't fight him with her mother.
Neveah shook his head as he looked into Carlos's thoughtful face. She knows her son's character. Carlos would do anything he wanted, even if he forced it. So she was distraught that Carlos would compel a girl to marry him.
"You had better spend your time caring for your sister. Your sister is much better now. The doctor says as long as she doesn't have any more irritation, she'll be fine by next month." Neveah said lovingly to Carlos.
"Really? That's great."
Neveah and Carlos, by tacit agreement, did not speak of contract marriages or special forces anymore. They all understand that this contradiction still exists. But they have chosen to ignore it for now and enjoy the dinner together. Although they will argue about these issues in the future, they are still each other's favorite family members.
During Carlos's absence, Neveah had thought a lot. She knew her son was a very stubborn man. She didn't want her son to suffer the same disaster as her husband. However, no one can force him to do what he doesn't want to, so she changed her strategy.
"Rena, your fiancee, her parents were FBI agents who were murdered in the Caribbean not long ago," Neveah told Carlos after dinner. "Out of protection, I invited her to New York. At the same time, she is a math major studying cryptography, and I hope she can contribute to the information security of the Special Forces."
Carlos was shocked by his mother's words. "Mom, you don't mind me joining the Special Forces?"
Neveah nodded. "But you can't join this year. You must graduate from West Point first."
Carlos laughed. "Thank you, Mom."
"There's another thing. After all, Rena's parents died for state secrets, so protecting and caring for Rena is the military's job. Do you understand?"
"Yes Ma'am! "
"Calm down. If she doesn't like you and refuses to marry you, I will respect her opinion. But that means you're the one who's been left behind. Do you understand?"
What?! Carlos felt teased by his mother. Come on! There is never a woman who is not attracted to Carlos' charms, okay? Although Carlos hated the contract marriage, he would never allow himself to be rejected.
"I will make that woman love me, and then I will turn her down. I don't want smart woman become my wife. After I break Rena's heart, I'm going to marry the girl at the airport. My wife should be like a sheep, not an eagle."
Carlos is proud of his idea. "Don't blame me Rena. The only mistake you made was being my fiancee. And the girl who turned me down at the airport, I want to make her willing to be in my bed one day."