Episode 9

My eyes remained fixed on the man in front of me; he was extremely handsome.

Edwin Zhoa is a tall man, about six-foot-six, I think, but I cannot say for sure. His skin color was similar to Sara's, a tanned bronze. He had a pair of black eyes, as dark as the deepest darkness, with thin and fine lips. His face was chiseled, perfectly complemented by the beard he wore.

But Edwin Zhoa didn't just have a perfect face; he also had a spectacular body. Well, at least from what I could see above his tailored navy blue suit… This man looked so sexy that it caused a strange sensation within me.

I can't deny that he was incredibly handsome. The way he walked and spoke spoke of the dominancy he must possess. His gaze was deep but not very friendly.

"Diana!"

"Diana, is something wrong?" I heard my nanny's voice coming from beside me.

I was so distracted, meticulously observing Edwin Zhoa, that I let my thoughts connect with my mouth and started babbling nonsense without realizing it.

"I can't believe what happened last night, and the worst part is that I don't even remember. I don't remember what it was like being in his arms… If I hadn't gotten pregnant with Sara, I would have said it was a lie."

"Oh, my God, Diana! What did you just say? That man is a demon, and you're thinking about something other than using your head!"

Upon hearing my nanny's scolding, I turned to look at her, not knowing how to justify what I had just said.

"I'm sorry," was the only thing I could say to justify my words, which I didn't intend to say out loud.

"Diana, I still remember the morning you came back after what happened to you. I remember well how you cursed that man," my nanny mentioned.

Instantly, my nanny stirred up so many bad memories that night when I woke up completely naked in an unfamiliar room.

It was past two in the morning when I began to open my eyes again. The whole room was completely dark, and I couldn't distinguish anything around me.

There was only a small light at the far end of the room, slowly illuminating where I lay.

As I tried to remember what had happened hours before, an unusual aroma reached my nostrils.

The intense smell of sex permeated the entire room, especially the bed.

Quickly, I tried to get out of bed to run away from there. I couldn't even imagine what had happened inside that room.

With the first movement off the bed, my body hurt so much that it became impossible for me to get up. The pain I felt in my entire body was nothing compared to the pain I felt in my heart.

After crying for a long time, I made my best effort to get out of bed and go to the bathroom. I didn't care what time it was; I just let the cold water wash over my entire body and began to scrub vigorously.

As the water cascaded over my body, memories came and went in my mind. In that moment, I remembered when Emma offered me a glass of water to apologize for how my father had treated me minutes before.

I thought it was strange of her, as Emma would never do such a thing for me… But I had hope that she would change towards me. So, I drank the water she offered.

Seconds after drinking the water, I began to feel very sick. My vision became increasingly blurry, and my strength was waning.

Emma, with the help of another person I don't remember, put me in Emma's car. We arrived at a hotel, but after that, I couldn't recall how I ended up sleeping with that man.

The more I tried to remember the man's face, the more impossible it became; I could only remember a few things, but everything else was blurry.

Now as I looked at Edwin Zhoa, I could put a face to the man I slept with that night... The possibility of Edwin Zhoa being Sara's biological father gave me hope.

It was a hope I couldn't let go of. I had tried to contact Sara's father, but I never expected him to come to this mansion and propose to me.

If I manage to marry him and tell him everything, it's highly likely that Edwin Zhoa will help me retrieve Sara as soon as possible.

I immediately turned to my nanny, Aria, with a huge smile on my rosy lips. My eyes shimmered with such intensity that I couldn't hide the excitement I was feeling...

"Oh, nanny, if that man turns out to be Sara's father, this is my chance to tell him everything and for him to help me get my girl back," I said to my nanny Aria.

"My child, I hope that man is everything you're expecting because, if not, Sara will pay the consequences of each of your decisions... Besides, if that man doesn't turn out to be Sara's biological father, your parents are too wicked to let her go this time."

My nanny's words completely erased the smile from my lips. The little hope I had vanished completely...

I grabbed my nanny's hand and brought her back into the room. I don't want anyone to realize what we have discovered.

"What's happening, Diana? Why did you push me back into the room like that?" my nanny asked, surprised by the unusual way I was treating her.

"Nana, no one should know that we suspect this man could be Sara's father... Not until I have absolute certainty that Edwin Zhoa is Sara's father," I replied to my nanny.

I truly hope that man turns out to be Sara's father. But the difficult part for me will be proving that I am not Emma but Diana.

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