The night was ink black.

Lights were glimmering in the Westin Hotel.

The quiet hallway stretched on endlessly. Cast under dim lighting, it appeared to be wrapped in a layer of mystery and glamor.

A petite silhouette sneaked up to the presidential suite.

The door was ajar. Angelica Mare peeped into the suite through the slit. The room was extremely quiet, and the only sound came from the rush of running tap in the bathroom. Angelica Mare gently pushed open the door and walked into the suite.

She turned to close the door.

A cool seductive voice suddenly came from the bathroom. “You can leave the documents on the table.”

Angelica's heart hammered and nearly jumped out of her mouth.

Cold sweat formed on her back.

She turned and saw that no one was coming out from the bathroom, then she breathed a sigh of relief and closed the door.

The ceiling light was off, the room was barely lit by the weak bedside lamp. It made for a stark contrast with the bright Beijing city lights out the floor-length windows.

Angelica was in no mood to admire the beautiful night view.

She stood before the huge baroque bed and quickly changed into the sexy lingerie she had brought. Taking a deep breath, she dove between the sheets and arranged her body in a seductive position.

At that moment, the sound of running water in the bathroom stopped. The door immediately opened, and from it, a tall figure emerged.

Out drifted the steam from the shower, mingling with his natural air of aristocracy. Angelica held her breath.

The man was clad in a bathrobe and was drying his hair with a towel. Sensing that he was not alone in the room, he stopped and jerked up his head.

With an icy cold glint in his eyes, he locked his sharp gaze on Angelica.

Angelica had put on very light makeup for the occasion. She was a sight to behold under the dim lights, with her porcelain white skin, dark eyes, small red lips, and pretty, delicate features.

She wore a pink sleeping gown which accentuated a figure that could lure one in.

However, the man was not enticed by her breathtaking beauty. His gaze dimmed, and it now exuded a dangerous air that zeroed in on her.

“Why are you here?” he asked. His voice had an elegant quality that was alluring yet chilling.

Angelica gulped nervously, fighting to keep her cool. She managed to show a dazzling smile on her pretty face. With her eyes darting, she mumbled, “Well… the night is long, I-I’m here to warm… the bed for you…”

“Warm. My. Bed?” the man, his brows furrowed, asked this in a tone so cold it could kill.

Angelica felt a strong oppression and her breath quickened. She braced herself and said, “Yes. I’m your fiance, it’s only right that we sleep together…”

Just when Angelica was about to go on, she felt an approaching air of masculine aggression. The tall imposing figure pressed in so close, his delicately carved facial features were just inches away from her face.

Angelica dared not move a muscle. Her doe eyes stared at Dexter Blaze, her heart pounded inside her chest.

The blankets were yanked from her body, and she felt a rush of cold air.Was she going to give herself away just like that?

However, after tonight, he would honor the marriage promise and marry her… wouldn’t he?

Holding on to this thought, Angelica Mare quickly closed her eyes, her face unflinching with determination.

Just as she was bracing herself for what was to come, she felt something cover her body.

Dexter looked at Angelica with a cold glimmer in his pitch-black eyes. His hands got hold of the bed sheet, and with it, he wrapped her into a tight bundle in an instant.

Angelica opened her eyes in shock and discovered that she was in mid-air.

The door creaked open and she was thrown out into the carpeted hallway. Dexter looked down coldly at her and mercilessly uttered a single word, “Scram!”

The door was then quickly slammed shut with a loud thud.

Angelica was dumbstruck. She remained wrapped in the bed sheet, and it took her a while to come back to her senses. The result of throwing herself at him was being thrown out of the room in turn?

“Dexter Blaze! Do you know what chivalry is? You… you…” Angelica struggled to free her hands from the bed sheet and helped herself up into a sitting position.

At that moment, the suite door re-opened.

Angelica lifted her head and saw Dexter towering over her, eyeing her in an arrogant and haughty way.

She met his crisp, frosty gaze, and her words got stuck in her throat.

“Take these away!” He threw her clothes out too.

Angelica jumped off the floor and made to dash into the room without giving a second thought.

Thud!

The door shut. It missed her nose by inches.

That jerk!

Outraged, Angelica considered smashing the door, but she remembered the status of the man inside the room and hung her head dejectedly.

Dexter Blaze – heir of the Blaze Group, a business magnate who wields immense power and fortune and was also the most eligible bachelor, with girls clamoring over him.

The Blaze Group was abundant in capital, a true conglomerate with businesses in all kinds of industries: financing, real estate, entertainment, you name it. It ranks as the most influential corporation in the whole of Phillipines, if not Asia.

Angelica, on the other hand, had risen to wealth and luxury only a few days ago. She was the long-lost daughter of the ABC Corporation, missing and living frugally for the past twenty-two years.

The ABC Corporation was nothing compared to the Blaze Group even in its most glorious days.

If not for the marriage promise laid down since they were just babies, how could she possibly be in any way connected to this godly figure?

This door between them was not the only thing keeping them distantly apart.

“You are the apple of my eye, I love…”

Angelica glanced at the phone ringing on the floor and the caller ID registered. Her face sank. She sat down on the floor and picked up the phone.

“gelian, how did it go? Did Mr. Blaze say when the marriage will be?” her father, Gorge Reyes anxious voice came from the other side of the line.

Gelian, Reyes Gelian?

Angelica curled her lips. Even though a few days had passed since she returned to the Reyes’s Family, she still couldn’t get used to that name.

She glanced at the door across the hallway and said, “Erm, dad, not so great.”

“Gelina, the ABC Corporation is facing bankruptcy, all our assets are frozen, no banks would lend us money if not for Mr. Blaze’s guarantee. We can’t even amass the 500 thousand dollars that you want. So by hook or by crook, you have to get Mr. Blaze to marry you..

Angelica Mare drew in a deep breath. “I know.”

She hung up and clenched her fist tight in determination.

She must win over Dexter Blaze and obtain the 500 thousand dollars to save the mother who raised her!

Angelica Mare, you can’t give up!!!