Matthew knew Leon was Colman's best friend, so he thought it strange when he heard they had a fight. "Okay. What for?" he asked.
Colman stopped, tilted his head and thought for a bit before he answered, "I stole his girlfriend."
Matthew's face darkened.
"You haven't seen her, Dad. Her name's Amber, and she seems like a really nice girl. I'm sure her and Mom will get along great," Colman said, hinting he was going to marry this girl.
Matthew was at a loss whether to cry or to laugh. "Last I checked, you had no shortage of women. Am I wrong?" he asked his son. He didn't understand why his son would poach his best friend's girlfriend.
"No," Colman answered, scratching the back of his head. He turned around and gave Matthew a smile. "But Amber's different.
We are destined to be together." 'Couldn't Leon at least break a bone or two of Colman? Give him something to think about?' Matthew thought to himself.
Over summer vacation, Colman called Amber a couple times, but she never returned his calls. Not even a text. He decided to leave well enough alone and not go to her house.
After summer vacation, Amber graduated from high school. Her grades were good enough to get into the university. She figured this was a good investment in her future.
There were many students from rich families attending the university, and there were also straight-A students like Amber, who hailed from humbler origins.
What she didn't know was a rich sophomore quickly developed a crush on her. He drove a Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita, a car worth five mil easy. The next day the love-struck student filled his trunk with red roses, making a high-profile confession to her in front of everyone.
Amber hated being made a spectacle of, so she left him there, to the disappointment of the crowd.
But the rich man's friends blocked her way and stopped her from going anywhere.
Amber had to turn around and tell the man, "Sorry, I don't like you. I'm here to study, not date the first rich guy who comes along."
It was embarrassing for the young man, who was quite taken with her. His face turned livid. When he was about to lose his temper, a silver gray luxury car roared towards them.
The silver gray luxury car zoomed over to her at high speed. The throng dispersed when he showed he had no intention of stopping. Finally, someone exclaimed, "Damn it! Isn't that Colman's car? Get out of the way!"
When they heard it was Colman, they made way for him.
Colman's La Voiture Noire pulled up behind the man's five-million-dollar luxury car. Colman was a skilled driver, stopping just short of the other man's vehicle—a distance of ten centimeters. If he drove forward just a little, the two cars would collide. Colman had more to lose, considering his car was the most expensive in the world, priced at a little over 19 million.
In the driver's seat, Colman took off his sunglasses. The crowd gasped at his handsome visage.
Colman looked at the man. His eyes were cold, while the love-struck man's eyes were confused.
While everyone was wondering what was going on, the silver gray sports car backed up a few meters. Suddenly, Colman stepped on the gas and rushed zoomed the other man's multi-million-dollar car.
Bang!
"Ah! Oh, My God! He smashed into him!"
The other man's vehicle was knocked over by Colman's Voiture, scattering the roses all over the pavement.
His friends deserted him, not wanting to suffer the same fate.
Startled, Amber's face turned pale. She could do nothing but watch Colman tear into the other man's car, upending it.
Colman himself was safe and sound, but the hood of the Voiture sports car was badly damaged. Even if the car wasn't damaged, Colman would never drive it again.
He opened the door and got out of the car. The other man gaped at the wreckage of his vehicle. Colman grabbed Amber's hand and asked the other man, "Who do you think you are? This is my woman. I lost a good friend trying to win her heart. You don't even rate!"
When they heard that, everyone was gobsmacked.
Colman took Amber away under everyone's curious gaze. She didn't want to go with him, but he used his strength and leverage to push her into the car.
He forcibly fastened the seat belt for her, and the sports car roared out of the campus, fans rattling, and parts of car falling off.
Amber didn't know where Colman was taking her, but she wasn't about to take this lying down. She wasn't going anywhere. "Stop here. I want to get out," she ordered.
Ignoring her, he drove the badly damaged sports car all the way back to the Huo family's house, losing a few more parts along the way. It was shaking badly by now, and he had to turn the steering wheel a lot to keep it on the road.
Yes, the Huo family's house.
He led Amber upstairs, a firm grasp on her wrist. Ignoring her protests, he brought her before his mother. Erica was applying a facial mask, and stared at both her son and Amber in confusion.
Colman said, "Mom, this is my future wife, Amber Zhen. Amber, say hi to your future mother-in-law." He had a reason to call her his "future wife." No one would try to get between them if they believed the two were to be married.
Erica's jaw dropped, and she said nothing.
Amber's reaction was similar.
Erica peeled the paper from the facial mask she had just applied and pinched Colman's shoulder expressionlessly. With a low cry, Colman almost jumped up. "What the hell, Mom? It hurts!"
"Does it hurt?" asked Erica.
"Of course, it hurts. Why did you pinch me?" Colman complained and rubbed his reddening arm.
"So I'm not dreaming!" Erica exclaimed. After throwing the facial mask paper into the trash, Erica came over to hold Amber's hand with a smile. It was like she'd become a completely different person. "Amber, right?"
Within a trace of fear in her big eyes, Amber nodded timidly, looking like a frightened hare.
"Oh my God! Call your father now. I'm going to have a daughter-in-law! Isn't that awesome?" Erica took Amber's hand and led her downstairs to the living room. She excitedly ordered the maid, "Bring all the snacks here, quick!"
"Yes, ma'am!"
When she realized what had happened, Amber immediately stood up from the sofa and said, "Ma'am, Colman doesn't know what he's talking about. It's not like that…"
Sitting opposite her, Colman knew what she was trying to do. He told Erica leisurely, "Don't listen to a word she says, Mom."
"Why?" asked Erica in confusion.
"She's mad at me, so she's going to try and get my goat."
When he said that, Amber didn't know what to say in reply.
Erica understood what was going on. She let go of Amber and patted her son's shoulder. "Now that you have a girlfriend, you should be nicer to her. If you cheat on her, I'll skin you alive. Understand?"
"Don't worry. I won't do anything stupid," Colman said, looking at Amber.
Amber was still in a daze.
And that was how Amber was bullied into becoming the future daughter-in-law of the Huo family, though she didn't know it at the time.
Colman was really a strange man. When everyone in the city heard that Amber was the future daughter-in-law of the Huo family, he didn't pay much attention to her. He never came to visit.
Of course, there was no other woman who could sit in the passenger seat of Colman's car anymore.
Even Amber wondered if it were a dream that Colman had taken her to the Huo family home. It was not until Erica came to visit that she realized she had really met Colman's mom.
Since Amber had something to do with the Huo family, all the drama that came with that position was hers now.
During her three years in college, Colman always treated her however he wanted and wouldn't let her turn him down.
He founded a game company and developed games. The company turned a profit in no time.
It was Colman who arranged for Amber to study abroad. She had to go. If she didn't go, he swore he would marry her right there and then.
Then he went to convince the members of Amber's family to let her do this. In the end, she was forced to agree to study abroad.
The night before she left, Colman took Amber to the high school she had attended before.
"Didn't you always want to talk about our relationship? Well, I'm free today," Colman said. Actually, it was not that he didn't have time until today. He was afraid that once they had a serious talk, they would break up.
After all, he walked into her life and basically directed it the way he wanted to go. He didn't care about her opinion at all.
But today, they had to talk. If Amber liked him, he would be good to her as always. If she didn't like him, then he would send his beloved girl to the best university abroad so she would have a bright future. He would be relieved to let her go.
