Chapter 22 Resistance From The Heart

In the middle of the night, Anna Hu opened her eyes, which showed that the person lying on the bed was not actually asleep. Looking at the celebrity of the entertainment circle who was sleeping beside her, she felt disgusted. She knew that Mr. Xiang was a famous playboy, but she didn’t expect him to have such a special hobby. She quietly got up from the bed, put on the pajamas and ran to the bathroom. She took a shower in the bathroom. The more she washed, the more she hated Marilyn who was supposed to take all this. The water sprayed on her face. She kept her eyes open in resentment. Her eyes were wet and hurt, but she didn’t care. Her hands clenched fists. After taking a shower, Anna put on a bathrobe and wiped off the mist from the bathroom mirror. From the mirror, a beautiful face could be seen. She was definitely more charming than Marilyn. Over the years, she had been promoted a lot in the entertainment industry. After years of hard work, she had gradually developed a better way of dealing with people. She found it hard to accept this fact. ’In this society, only a person like me matches with Ethan. That Marilyn Shu who knows nothing, would only show an innocent expression like a white rabbit when faced with problems. She pretends to be as pure as the princess in the castle, ’ she thought. Anna hated the princess because they were born with a better status. So even if they didn’t know anything, they could have the best things in the world. ’Why? The education I received from my childhood, and my experience in the entertainment industry, I have to rely on myself to get what I want. No matter what means you use, as long as you are the winner in the end, everyone will come to congratulate you. No one will see the process, and everyone will only see the person who is standing in the top on the stage. How many bodies he has stepped on to reach the peak position do not matter at all.’ As she thought about it, she opened the door and went to the room of Marilyn. Marilyn’s room card was still in her hands. She walked carefully along the corridor and looked up at the room number. And then she looked at the number on the room card. After confirming that it was correct, she opened the door. The long-term training had developed Ethan a very high vigilant. Therefore, when Anna was about to open the door, Ethan had woken up. In the dark night, his eyes were like a hunting eagle. He did not get up to leave the sofa, but after he heard the door was opened, he immediately got up. He wanted to see who it was. When he walked out of the door, he glanced at Marilyn who was in the bedroom. She was still in deep sleep and didn’t realize the danger at all. He walked over and opened the door of the presidential suite first. It never occurred to Anna that the person who opened the door of Marilyn’s room was Ethan. He had been with her so blatantly. Anna looked at the man in front of him. His bathrobe was half open, and his strong chest was exposed. At this time, with his hand in his bathrobe pocket, he looked at herself calmly. "Ethan, why are you here?" Anna asked, pretending to be ignorant of Marilyn. "Then why are you here?" Instead of answering her question, Ethan asked in reply. "Oh... I don’t know..." Anna stammered. "I was too tired from shooting, so I decided to take a rest in this neighborhood. Then I went out for a walk since I couldn’t fall asleep in the middle of the night..." "Anna Hu!" Not in the mood to hear Anna’s lies, Ethan interrupted her impatiently. "I know I’m guilty of canceling the wedding with you. So I don’t care today’s matter. But I also hope you can understand that there is a limit to my patience. I think you know that." As Anna was a smart person, Ethan was sure that his threat worked. Even though she was furious, Anna didn’t say anything. She sulkily left. The next morning, Marilyn woke up naturally. Recently she had been too tired and it was rare for her to have such a comfortable environment to have a good rest. The sun was not dazzling in the morning, but it was still sprinkling to Marilyn on the bed through the window. In the sunlight, her sleeping look was especially peaceful. The soft sunlight shone her hair with golden color, which made her as beautiful as a porcelain doll. She slowly opened her eyes. As soon as she opened her eyes, Ethan’s handsome face appeared in front of her. "You woke up," said Ethan in an affirmative tone. "You must have a good sleep, right?" After a whole night’s sleep, Marilyn was completely sober and her eyes were lit up, indicating that she was starting to think. Last night, she was really too tired and sleepy. She only knew that it was Ethan who got a room for her and sent someone to give her the room card. After knowing this, she seemed to ask him why. She couldn’t remember because she didn’t hear his answer. Ethan stood up and said, "I have asked the kitchen to prepare breakfast for us. I don’t know whether you like, western food or Chinese food, so I have prepared both. What do you want to eat?" She slowly sat up and was ready to get out of bed. Turning around, Ethan bent down and moved closer and closer to her. "Soybean milk and deep fried dough sticks? Or sandwich and milk? " Ethan asked in a soft voice, leaning towards Marilyn. Marilyn couldn’t bear it any more. She turned around, trying to keep away from him. But there was no other choice but the bed behind her. She accidentally fell down on the bed again. Ethan took pleasure in her misfortune. He directly jumped on her, his legs hanging on the edge of the bed, with his hands supporting on her left and right sides, and trapped her between the bed and his arms. "When did you become so active?" asked Ethan in a teasing tone. Shocked at his ambiguous attitude, Marilyn thought it would be better for her to get up and leave as soon as possible. Otherwise, it was too embarrassing and ambiguous to stay in such a posture. So she said dully, "Milk, thanks." Marilyn’s voice was low, but it was still heard by Ethan. "Okay." Hearing her answer, Ethan didn’t get up hurriedly. He continued, "I have ordered a clothing shop to bring you three sets of clothes. When they arrive, you can choose one you like. Take a comfortable shower and change your clothes." "Yes..." As her voice trailed off, she replied, "I see." Seeing Marilyn act like a shy girl, Ethan wanted to tease her even more. He had been keeping a distance from Marilyn at first, but now, he simply put his face in front of her. When Marilyn saw his enlarged face, she was so frightened that she lowered her head shyly. Ethan turned around to get close to her ear. "Do you want me to help you take a shower?" It was obvious that Marilyn was shocked by his words. Even though they had ever had intimate contact, she had been educated to be a reserved girl since childhood. She thought it was very embarrassing for a man to say these words so easily. ’How could he help me with the shower? We are not husband and wife.’ The thought of it annoyed her. She shot an angry glance at Ethan. When he saw the look in her eyes, Ethan lost control of himself. He went straight to Marilyn and kissed her on the lips. In fact, he had wanted to do that for a long time. Since she walked the room last night, she lay on the bed like a lazy kitten, and puzzled when she just woke up, Ethan kept thinking it. The sudden move startled Marilyn. She tried to step back, hoping to stay away from the man in front of her. She didn’t know how to describe the situation when she saw Ethan appear in her life again and again. Yesterday when she couldn’t even live in her house, he gave her a hand and helped her. In fact, she should thank him. But what he had done seemed to have no respect for her at all. ’Does he want to possess me just because he have done me a little favor? Or am I that kind of woman in his eyes?’ She didn’t understand why Ethan prepared breakfast and clothes for her in the early morning. She couldn’t figure out why he did that. She didn’t want to figure it out. She only knew that this man was very dangerous. He was so charming. It took all her willpower to resist his charm. She remembered that when she came out of the Lin’s house yesterday, she was already moved by his call. But she thought of the big shot in the entertainment industry who met last night. There were so many people approaching her with ill intentions. The man was like this, so was her nominal husband who had failed to divorce. She didn’t dare to trust a man easily. If she trust the man called Ethan Lan, and at last the man would betray her, which was not what she could bear. She knew it from the very beginning. At the thought of this, Marilyn began to push Ethan away. It was not until then that Ethan let go of her. As soon as the man let go of his hand, she immediately got up and left the bed. "Ethan, I don’t know why you are here, but I think we’d better keep a distance? Let bygones be bygones. Let’s just pretend we never met."