It's been 24 hours.

She was trapped in this room all day, watching the day got dark. Her voice was husky with screaming. All her tricks failed , the strong man guarding the door refused to let her go.

She laid on the bed, kept flashing back to all things happened today in her mind. Finally she smiled, feeling enormously relieved.

She waited for this opportunity for three years.

However, a sound downstairs caught her attention. Janiya listened to the footsteps carefully as it got closer and closer. Then the door opened with a bang. Janiya frowned and looked at the man standing in front of the door—it was Nigel. He approached her step by step, wearing a gray suit. She got up from the bed quickly to where beyond his grasp.

But she failed. Nigel sat beside her, stroking her cheek gently, and whispered,"You want to go?"

Janiya nodded firmly and looked expectantly at Nigel.

"Now you have three choices. If you agree, I can set you free and give you everything you want. You don't have to work so hard but stay at home as my wife." Nigel said exactly, he kept talking as he saw Janiya nodding. "Firstly, you can have a child with me, then I will let you go. Secondly, we put on a show, but only I have the right to decide when will it end. As for the third way... Death!"

Janiya’s eyes went wide. Obviously, none of the three choices was a good one.

Perceiving Janiya's hesitation, he went on saying, "I can protect you from others, actually you have no other choice. You’ve already knew the influence of Nans family."

Nans Group was the most well-known corporation of the country. Everybody knew their brand and ways of cooperation. While she was merely a director of one small public company. She had no powerful people behind her to rely on. In Nigel eyes, she was just like a sheep in a butcher’s block.

After a long time of stalemate, Janiya finally said, "I chose the second. Do I free from giving birth to a child if I do as your plan?" Well, she didn't want to have a baby with an unemotional man.

Nigel nodded his head in approval.

Janiya bit her lower lip. "So, to ensure my interests, should you make up something for me? After all, we are just strangers." Even now, she did not forget to get some benefits from him.

"What do you want?" Nigel became curious about the woman in front of him.

"I want your ... power. I have long heard that you have great influence, shouldn't it be a problem if I borrow it?”

"You have quite an appetite." Nigel gazed at Janiya, finally he agreed to her request.

"Okay, deal."

Nigel was less indifferent like that at the beginning, but more easy-going. He made a phone call, soon after, a contract was sent to them.

Janiya read the contract carefully. It clearly stated the labor of division between them and what they wanted. Janiya signed her name after confirmation.

With the finishing stroke, her lips hang up to put on a soft curve. She felt herself ridiculous. Over the past six years, she was sold twice in a row, once by her mother, and now by herself.

Fate really conspired against her. Despite all her hard struggle, she was still unable to escape from the tentacles of power.

She must seize this opportunity. If failed, she would totally become a puppet manipulated by Nigel.

The moment Nigel had his stamp on the two contracts, she became the "accessory" of him. Whether the game was over or not, it depended on him. But fortunately, she also got what she wanted. So the contract wouldn’t cause her any trouble.

Nigel threw one of the contracts to her, putting his arm around Janiya’s shoulder, whispered in her ear,"Put on your best act. Don't let me down."

Janiya could hardly sleep at night. Finally she fall asleep, but soon woke up from nightmare. She laid on her bed, looking at the ceiling until morning came.

Next morning, Janiya got up at six o’clock. After shower, she put on a slightly heavy makeup to cover up her anxiety of last night.

She drove to the company exactly on time. The moment she got off the car, a group of crazy journalists rushed towards her. Sounds of voices and commotion draw people to slow down for this farce.

As the director of the company, she could only attract everyone's attention while a juicy gossip was going the rounds. After all, there were many people eyed on her position of Director.

"Excuse me, Miss Janiya. Can you tell us the exact date of your wedding with Nigel?"

"Mr. Nigel said that your wedding will be held in the near future. Is that true?"

"Can you tell us about how you and Mr. Nigel got to know each other and fell in love. I think your love story must be extraordinary."

Extraordinary?

Janiya took firm steps, with a sneer playing around her mouth. Her acquaintance with Nigel was indeed extraordinary. She wasn’t in the mood to answer. Without even thinking, she knew that it must be Nigel who did this.

She was smart, she could see right through everything. However, she could never see through Nigel's intentions.

She wasn’t a beauty. Was Nigel a fool to get their wedding around? No, he wasn’t stupid. He must do it on purpose, and she had to figure his intent out.

Otherwise, there would be traps all around her. She had to be very careful or she could be blown to pieces.

Janiya finally got rid of these unpleasant journalists. She arrived her own office, safe and sound. Just then the door creaked open, Sienna strode in. She looked at Janiya, with a mobile phone in her hand, "Boss want to talk to you."