"What a foul-mouthed Bitch!!! A homewrecker! Both of you should go to hell!"
Samantha screamed as loud as she could just to vent out her frustrations. She even raised her middle finger just imagining Amelia's shameless face.
After leaving the Frost Family Mansion, she just found herself strolling around Willowshade City's riverbank.
"Aaahhhh! Screw them!"
She screamed once more to make herself feel better. It was something she failed to do when she had a face-off with Amelia earlier.
She chose to remain calm and composed, pretending she was not bothered by Amelia's provoking words.
'I swear not to cry anymore,' she thought to herself as her gaze fell on the river, watching the flowing water.
"If only my pain were just like this flowing river… I could easily forget and move on… but I'm just a human… so vulnerable," she softly mumbled, her fingers clutching her chest.
"I found you," a baritone voice interrupted her from behind.
Samantha turned around, only to be surprised to see Jayden standing a few meters away from her.
'What is he doing here?' she asked in disbelief.
With a charming smile on his face, Jayden swiftly moved towards her, closing the distance.
"How did you know that I'm here? Are you stalking me?"
Jayden chuckled huskily and shrugged his shoulders.
"Why do I feel like you see me as a wicked villain? Is this how my half-brother portrays me in your mind?"
Samantha narrowed her eyes, staring at him suspiciously.
"My guts tell me you have a hidden motive. You and I aren't close enough. Why are you suddenly paying attention to me now? Or perhaps, is it fun for you to watch me and your brother falling apart?"
The smile on Jayden's face instantly faded.
"Yesterday, you kept asking me to help you. And now, you are treating me like this, Sam."
His expression turned more serious as he met her gaze.
"If you consider my kindness as being pretentious and having ill motives… then fine, I'll keep my distance from you. Maybe it's not really my place to worry about you."
Samantha was dumbfounded by the sudden shift in Jayden's mood. His playfulness was gone, and he was back to being cold and indifferent. It was truly hard to figure him out.
Little did she know, Jayden just ditched his company meeting right after hearing what happened to her in the Frost Family Mansion. He had someone in the mansion who would report everything to him.
Jayden was about to leave when Samantha quickly grabbed his hand.
"Alright! I'm sorry," she conceded. "I didn't mean to upset you. It's just that, after everything that happened to me recently, it is hard for me to trust people easily."
Jayden remained still, hiding the smile that tugged at the corners of his lips.
"Come with me. I'll drive you home," he said, keeping his neutral tone.
Samantha subconsciously bit her lower lip before saying, "I can't go home. I was kicked out of the mansion. I have nowhere else to go."
Samantha was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds. Her mother passed away after giving birth to her, while her father, Miguel Reynolds, died of cancer three years ago.
He was a business partner of Daniel's father, Dominic Frost. Before dying, Miguel entrusted his daughter to Daniel, believing he would take better care of her once he was gone for good.
Jayden was aware of Samantha's background and the tragic story of her family. His half-brother Daniel and Samantha's in-laws made her rely on them since she was now alone.
They compelled her to sell her property and coax her to live in the Frost Family Mansion with Daniel. Then they merged Reynolds' company and Frost's company to strengthen the Frost Empire.
"Don't say you have nowhere else to go. That's not a problem because you have me. I got your back," he stated matter-of-factly.
Samantha: "..."
Before she could react, Jayden already grabbed her hand, guiding her to his car. She just obediently followed him while staring at their entangled hands.
'What does he really want from me?' she pondered, silently observing him.
Her heart began to race once more because of Jayden's thoughtful actions. She had never imagined that the first person who would reach out to her in the lowest point of her life was her brother-in-law.
Jayden freed all his schedules today, delegating his unfinished company tasks to his assistant.
Then he brought Samantha to his place. He couldn't just leave her alone. Besides, this was a perfect opportunity for him to build a stronger connection with her.
At Jayden's place, he easily made her feel at home, allowing her to do what she wanted.
Even though Samantha still had some reservations, Jayden made sure to act naturally in front of her.
To take her mind off her current problem, the two talked more about business matters over a few drinks.
After losing track of time, Samantha ended up getting drunk again.
Intoxicated, Samantha started to become more vocal.
"I think you are drunk. Stop drinking already! Tsk, tsk, you can't hold your liquor," Jayden said helplessly, attempting to steal the glass she was swirling in her hand.
"No!" She made a protest, bringing her glass away from him. "I'm still sober… hic–," she slurred, blinking slowly. "Total–ly sooobb-er!"
Jayden hissed, rubbing his temples. He knew that Samantha could be quite a handful when she's drunk.
He had just experienced it last night. She threw up several times, dirtying her own clothes, so he had no choice but to remove them.
She also turned aggressive, biting him all over his body. That explains the bite marks and 'hickeys' he mentioned this morning.
Still trying to steal her glass, when suddenly Samantha pushed him on the couch.
'Damn. She is quite strong for a drunk woman.' Jayden lamented inwardly when his body hit the backrest of the couch.
To his surprise, Samantha turned to face him and climbed on his lap, straddling him. She even placed her arms around his neck, her face inching closer to his.
Jayden became frozen at her bold move.
'Damn it, Sam. Are you really trying to test my self-restraint?' His breath hitched at the smell of her sweet, intoxicating scent.
"Brother-in-law! Tell me! How's my performance?" She asked in her demanding tone.
Jayden frowned in confusion. "Performance? What performance?"
Samantha charmingly pouted her lips, her cheeks already scarlet red from drunkenness.
"What else?! Of course! My performance in bed!" she said, grabbing his collar.
Jayden: "..."
'How would I know? We haven't slept together yet.' He thought, swallowing hard.
Since Jayden remained quiet, Samantha continued to speak her mind.
"Am I really boring in bed? Do I really have a lousy performance in sex… that's why my husband cheated on me?"
He continued listening to her rant.
"That cunning bitch. She is even a proud mistress. She has the audacity to insult me, telling me to learn Kama Sutra techniques!!! She is just a damn homewrecker." She began cursing Amelia in her drunken state.
Jayden didn't know whether to laugh or not. He just stared at her, blinking in amusement.
"I'm not a clueless girl! I also know how to turn a man on."
After saying those words, Samantha's hand began to move, gently caressing his sturdy chest through his shirt.
She moved them further down, until her palms felt the hard buns on his abdomen.
"Oh," she gasped, then giggled. "Brother-in-law, you have an excellent physique."
"I like your abs," she added, licking her lips while looking at him with her round, beautiful eyes. "Can I touch them?"
Not waiting for his consent, Samantha quickly lifted his shirt to touch his abs with her bare hands.
Jayden was at a loss for words. His breathing became more ragged when her fingers began pinching, caressing, and playing with his abs.
His eyes turned dark with desire as he felt his body responding to her touch.
The next thing she did was bring her face to the nook of his neck. Then she began trailing soft kisses– from his neck down to his chest, while her hands continued moving further south.
'Fuck!' He cussed under his breath when she accidentally rubbed the hard bulge poking through his pants.
He could already feel his body burning, a bead of sweat forming on his forehead.
Jayden was struggling to control himself from pinning her down. Samantha was unknowingly playing with fire right now.
"Jayden," she softly uttered his name, her lips brushing his earlobe. "Do I turn you on, brother-in-law?"
Jayden was at his wits' end when Samantha suddenly grabbed his bulging erection, rubbing it through his pants.
"Damn it, Sam! I can no longer take this!"