Chapter 179

Outside the door, the maid inserted the spare key into the lock, blocking any movement from inside.

"Help!" Debra cried out, pounding on the door.

Downstairs, blaring music drowned out any noise from upstairs. Rosalie, in a red dress, and Ralph were engrossed in an impromptu tango.

"Don't bother. Today, you're mine." Erick advanced.

Debra shoved him away, smashed a water glass, picked up a shard, and held it to her neck. "Don't come any closer, or I'll kill myself. Then all your scheming with Rosalie will be in vain."

Erick hesitated, realizing that he couldn't let Debra die there. "Damn, you think you can threaten me?"

He lunged forward to snatch the glass, but Debra didn't give him a chance. Blood trickled from her neck, and Erick was startled, not daring to move further.

Marion had been waiting outside the villa for a while. As their agreed-upon time approached, he called Debra but got no answer.

Glancing at the mansion, he spotted a woman leaning against a second-floor balc