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Before the black Rolls Royce, a black benz pulled over at the entrance of the park and a man dressed in black suits stepped down in the rain, he adjusted his suit and with an open umbrella he walked towards the next car which was the expensive Rolls Royce and pulled the back door open.

The car's flash light went off and darkness took over once again.

As the most famous man in garden city stepped down from the car in all black attire, the man immediately adjusted the umbrella to shade him from the heavy rain.

His sharp gaze stared around the place as he stood elegantly under the umbrella, his hands moved into the pocket of his black pants. The place was quiet and dark since it was already late and raining.

A while ago he was informed about the woman who dared left him in the room after a fucking night was sighted at the park and according to his source she was still there. He wanted to meet her or maybe speak to her directly perhaps because she looked exactly like Emelia Jones, the only girl he ever looked at.

He wasn't sure if he wanted to ask her about the blood stain she left on the bed or the fact that she looked exactly like the girl he was familiar with. Emelia was practically the only girl who had the privilege to get close to him for some reasons and since the Jones were doing business with him, he used to see her every day. And that didn't make him feel disgusted or angry like he did with other women.

After a few steps inside the park, Noah immediately spotted someone sitting on one of the benches under the rain , her back facing him. Her long silky black hair obviously talks about her exceptional beauty and unique appearance. Elisa was lost in her world of hopelessness and loneliness as she didn't know where to start from or go to. Crying in the rain didn't make her feel better but she couldn't stop herself, she felt tired because she was already tired of life itself. She doubted she could handle all of this, she didn't want to think about anything. She wanted to move on with her life but how would she do it when she has no life?

He wanted to take a step forward but he couldn't for some reasons. It felt like a broken promise to him even though Emelia wasn't anywhere close.

The night when Emelia was raped by a bunch of street runners and was found by a good Samaritan who sent her to a hospital. Emelia lost herself and protested against the doctors, she refused to allow them check on her or even give her pills. The trauma gave her a shock just like it would on any other girl. And Noah, who was a little bit fan of her, couldn't watch her destroy herself because of those idiots so in order to calm her and make her accept treatment, he had to make her feel good and better. And to do that he had to say what would make her feel good of herself, he had to say something that wouldn't make her look down on herself like she was doing therefore he promised to marry her if no one finds her interesting. He gave her his word even though he wasn't sure if that was what he wanted.

His allergy towards women made Emelia a suitable candidate because he was never disgusted by her despite all her flirty actions.

He believed there was no place for women in his life but something in him tells him otherwise. Just looking at her and the fact that he had sex with her without an after effect was something that raised a lot of questions and at the same time makes him angry.

Perhaps it was because of the fucking drugs.

He managed to convinced himself to believe it was all because of that damn drug but guess what, he couldn't forget that night as the mere thought of it makes him colder.

Staring at Elisa, he didn't know what to think or how he was feeling even though he could tell the change in his emotions, the weird feeling that had refused to leave his chest since that night. And having the same look as Emelia made matters a little bit complicated but thanks to that one night Noah knew she wasn't Emelia.

" Boss" Bruce, his personal assistant, ran in the rain to bring him his cellphone." It's the old master. He wants to have a few words with you" he explained when Noah didn't say anything, not like he was expecting him to say anything. He seemed cold and nonchalant like always. " What does he want?" He asked sternly but his question was beyond Bruce. He possibly couldn't pass such a message to the old master besides, Noah was his grandson and he has the right to talk to him like every grandfather. The fact that he wasn't living with the man couldn't define his paternity. His bloodline as an Ashton couldn't be erased no matter how hard he tried to stay away from them.

Noah was the youngest son of the billionaire, Luis Clerk and the princess of the Ashton family. And also the youngest grandson of the mighty Ashton family.

He was the youngest among Luis' four sons. Even though he didn't want to have anything to do with the Clerks, he was still the crown prince of both the Ashton empire and Clerk kingdom.

" Tell him I am busy" he said coldly as his gaze stared at the slender back of the girl sitting on the bench just a few feet away with a slight frown. The rain wasn't getting any better nor was the weather." Let's go" he said, his voice void of emotions as he turned back to walk away.

He knew very well how to avoid his grandfather but this time he had to talk to the old man. He knew what he wanted but he still had to ask him. There were few questions he wouldn't want to be left unanswered, especially why he had to drug him.

Elisa who has been sitting in the rain for the past few hours turned back as if she felt someone behind her but only saw his back and the black umbrella which was being held on his head. She didn't think much about it since it was a public space and decided to leave the park. She didn't realize how quiet the place was nor did she realize the time.

She grabbed her hand bag and walked through the rain towards the entrance of the perk immediately after the three expensive cars had left.

Since it was raining heavily in garden city, Elisa couldn't get a cab so she decided to walk under the rain even though she didn't know where she was heading to. She had no idea where to go but she knew she had to think of something, she knew she had to think of somewhere, anywhere!

The idea to go back to the Davis mansion and plead with her adoptive parents left her mind immediately it slipped in.

" Miss, where are you going?" After walking for almost half an hour, a cab suddenly stopped beside her and the driver noticed how drenched she was.

" I can take you to where you are going if you will allow me, '' he offered, though he was off from work. Elisa stared around the quiet road and without a choice she sat inside the car and the driver drove off.

" I will take the main road if you don't mind" the driver said, breaking the silence but she didn't say a word or maybe she didn't hear him. She was lost in thought that she couldn't free herself.

It felt as if the world was crashing down on her. How could she lose all the good things in her life at this point? When she received the offer to act the lead role in the upcoming movie she thought sharing it with her family would change and dry things back. Even though things between her and her family were never better, she was ready to manage like always.

“ Thank you” she got out of the car and stared at the building before her. It wasn't in her nature to ask help from others but she couldn't help it.

The black door pulled open after a single knock revealing the familiar face the one person she wasn't expecting to see.“ Elisa?”