pte

ble figure. He couldn't understand why she'd returned to this city

yes ignited his fury further, why woul

he had to explain the reason for betrayi

d at his

office that felt suffocating wit

, making his brows crease in a frown. It exposed the

ermission to call me while I work"

said you would consider this proposal; don't tell me th

u should be more direct" He spat coldly,

and do not dare to waste my time" He dropp

ike she still stood there. As he stepped out of the building, his chauf

the well lit streets. His saw her in h

using. He sighed out deeply in a bid to calm his nerves, t

ed against using the VIP parking rout

or anyone else. His curiosity piqued, he considered confronting the

sh?" Lucas snapped, his

st that the investors have already gathered for over

, I don't care," Lucas retorte

der, I beg you," the v

feed you to Fang," Lucas warned, his voice drip

strode into a group of middle-aged men clad in black. Their eyes seem

e met on the same terms," one of them said, the

cendingly at the men. They followed suit, but their post

ce, the room was heavy as if presse

nwh

rked with her. She had to use the bathroom and as she walked past the lobby, she stumbled upon a disturbing scene. A lofty

e: "You need to serve them; they're powerful, an

r fingers with her stiletto, drawing blood. Karen's anger boiled ov

oom. "You dare to intervene?" she sneered, swinging the bat at Karen. In a desperate

ll go in her stead and serve well to the guest. Am I clear?" T

, her mind racing with the implications of her decision. When she emerged, the strippers and fe

her spine: "Are you suggesting you'll do this every time we have a special guest?" Th

ng casino games and into an inner room with a hidd

going? What was

e was pushed forward toward

pass beside as the doors opened slowly. She heard th

ou; we hope it's to your liking," the p

gers steepled under hi

d the visible trembling of her body. He deteste

closer. The force made the wine she poured out into

ining Lucas's expensive shoes. He wasn't ang

ons: disgust, pain, confusion, and anger. He sh

titute now?" Lucas demanded, his th

Lucas's mind wrestled with the reality of her transformation, an

lared at each man in the room maki

e a beast. No one dared to test his patience and at this point not even a s

et as possible. Some stood in unison but they

fixed on her, col

to meet his gaze. Lucas's anger

cas commanded, his legs crossed in the opposite

flat tone and his eye

ex-wife or else things would've taken

n resolution, still bearing that defiant pois