I'm The CEO's Bedwarmer

shocked, but she also felt like she was drowning-no wonder, as a whole bucket of water h

ng temperature but also due to the sharp pain from the hard ob

life so good for you

icole knew she was the one who had thrown the cold water. Not only was her mean cou

ght because of our graduation party," Nicole apologized,

taken to calling her Luciferia because of her ter

ight years old after her parents died in an accident. Aunt Norma had told her back then that she had no other close

u wore a fancy gown last night, you suddenly have the right to be lazy. Listen here-you may have grad

d harsh, making Nicole bow

I'm really sorry. It

hough she didn't quite un

Why are you two yelling

er cousins, Luciferia's older sis

er sister, she was equally mean. It was a good thing their eldest sibling wasn't home

dn't let the day pass without making her their morning entert

ging near the cracked mirror and saw t

by four in the morning, and by now, she should have already finished ironing clothes, cl

those chores themselves, they

if she weren't around, would they

ake. I saw your rich friend's social media post

he tugged harshly at a few strands of Nico

ges anything? You're still poor. You're still our se

her words but ke

and her friends just invited me last night. I didn't even insist on w

limber. You keep hanging out with rich peopl

nd as if to slap her. Nicole instinc

s believed she was trying to climb her way into wealth, which wasn't true. N

ing there for? We're

ddenly yelled again. The sheer volume of her v

ow.. You don't

her cousin. She immediately wanted to slap herself for it. Her lack of a filter o

t you! Talking

had just used to pour freezing water on N

but she knew it would hurt if it hit her head. She squeezed her eyes shut, bracing

t No

going on

glaring at her and only at her. As always, even though she had done nothing wrong-even though it w

ed from college, she thinks she's better than us!" Lizabel

never learns," Nicole

ut it was infuriating. She had been quietly minding her own business, and yet, her cousins had

as new? It was always like this. The only peace she ever got

k to the house. I ne

voice was co

er one last glare befor

alone with her aunt, who remained stan

unt Norma slowly to

ur college di

her gaze even sharper-like

I was afraid it might get wet or

her diploma here. Knowing her cousins' cru

knew you'd become too arrogant, especially knowing tha

er. Nicole furrowed her brows slig

her face when she said she wanted to find a way to go to college. She had

nt's permission to study. Eventually, she had started to believe that maybe her aun

company offering her a scholarship under a study-now-pay-

ool. She had studied aeronautic

, she had endured it all j

ly that raised her understand that every

, she would h

eling defeated. She had no e

?" her aunt scoffed. "I suppose that just

rely shook

ou're a summa cum laude or not, you will never leave this house. You will serve us for the r

oice was fill

d back tear

and walked out of the room did Nico