Punished By His Love

CHAPTER 2

Siddharth did not look at Ashi. "You heard me."

Ashi fiddled with the edges of her filthy clothes and said in a soft voice, "Sir, this joke is not funny at all."

Siddharth sneered and said sharply, "Wasn't it your plan to be married to me all along?"

Siddharth's gaze cut through Ashi's thin sunken face like a sharp razor and stared into her eyes. Ashi shuddered and turned her head away, but Siddharth squeezed her chin and forced her to look at him.

Ashi then realized that the features under the shades had a cool and beautiful outline. God definitely favored him because he looked so handsome. Moreover, that black stubble on his jawline exuded incomparable rugged masculinity.

His suit was well-tailored and looked luxurious.

Ashi could tell this man was a very distinguished person.

In contrast, she was wearing worn out clothes covered in mold, with disheveled hair and dirty face. Moreover, her body was smelly because she had not showered for days.

The two of them were going to get a marriage certificate? Ashi lowered her gaze and said softly, "Sir, do you think because I have been in jail for two years and had not seen any man. I would simply marry any random ugly man, even if I had not met him before?"

Siddharth could not help but took another look at her.

She was quite young, but had a sharp tongue, and was extraordinarily calm. His disgust towards her inevitably increased. "Are you deliberately using this method to anger me and to arouse my interest in you?"

As soon as he finished, he did not wait for Ashi to answer but immediately ordered the driver, "To the city hall!"

"Let me go! I don't even know you!" Ashi was horrified and wanted to get out of the car.

With a backhand motion, Siddharth pinned her against the seat with his elbow, glared at her with a sinister gaze, and said in a cold voice, "Woman, listen up! You will be dead if you dare to get off the car."

Ashi was scared. She had tears tumbling in her eyes, and she said in a weak voice, "I...don't want to die."

"To the city hall!" The man ordered again.

"Young Master Siddharth, do we go straight to the city hall?" asked the assistant in the front passenger seat.

Siddharth looked puzzled.

The assistant looked at Ashi and said bluntly, "Young Mistress' clothes are worn and old, and she looked dirty..." "Return to the Nigam Mansion!" The man gave another order.

"Yes, Master Siddharth." The driver started the engine.

One and half hours later, the car stopped.

Ashi got out of the car and saw the grand mansion that was the Nigam Mansion. It was located halfway up the mountain.

There was a world of difference compared to the mansion located halfway up another mountain that she had seen three days ago. This looked like a palace, whereas the mansion from three days ago was like a dilapidated prison. The man that took her innocence would probably be a death row inmate. She was still lost in her thoughts when Siddharth grabbed her wrist.

When he pulled her along and strode forward, she had to jog behind like a stray puppy because she was much shorter than him.

The maids in the mansion bowed politely upon seeing the man. "Welcome back, Young Master Siddharth."

The man led Ashi through the main house towards the low-levelled rooms in the yard. He handed Ashi to a few maids and said, "Find some clean clothes for her, and let her take a bath."