The sunlight penetrated through the windows, illuminating the office. The sun was warm, but somehow, even the warmth from the sun could not soften Damon's cold expression. It looked so terrible that one would shudder in fear. It was as if the temperature in the entire office had just plummeted.Damon’s eyebrows were deeply furrowed, and his usual sharp gaze seemed to be even colder at that moment. His lips were pursed tightly, while his jaw was tense. From the look on his face, it was obvious that he must be furious."Jeanette Leighton, you shouldn't have hidden it from me." He stared at her, agitated.Damon would not normally call her by her full name. He would always call her “Jeanette”, while his tone would be gentle. His expression was always filled with tenderness as well.However, when he called her name today, even his voice seemed to be as cold as ice. Jeanette could feel goosebumps all over her. She opened her mouth as she tried to explain, but Xavier said something before
“What are you doing?” Jeanette frowned, her expression filled with discontent. Her lips had gone numb from his biting. It was nearly bleeding.“Shouldn’t I be asking you that question? What have you and Xavier been doing?” Damon asked with a frown, clearly incensed.Jeanette hung her head. “What could I possibly do? He’s an assistant, I’m the CEO. Professional stuff, obviously.”“Stop avoiding the subject. He told me you kissed. What is going on? How did he end up kissing you?” Damon rubbed her lips, gently stroking her soft mouth. His face filled with intense annoyance.Jeanette quickly explained, “That’s none of my business. Who knows what’s gotten into him? He kissed me out of the blue. But I promise I pushed him away at once!”Damon narrowed his eyes, and they flashed dangerously.“Why didn’t you tell me?” He nearly had a stroke. He felt a wave of raging anger in his chest when Xavier told him everything. He would have punched him in the face if his legs were working.Jeanet
Mimi’s eyes were red. The alcohol did not seem to diminish her depression at all. In fact, her depression intensified.Mimi never thought that she would fall into such a state. She remembered how motivated she was when she first entered the entertainment industry.In Mimi’s opinion, the initial years during her journey to stardom had been incredibly smooth.She had debuted as a child star and had filmed countless movies. Besides, every scene she had was very demanding. She had worked on so ma
“Look, there's a pretty lady at two o’clock. She has a hot body. She’s been wearing a mask from the moment she walked in. I can’t tell what she looks like.”“I’ve been watching her for a very long time. Her body is so hot. Her face must be nice too.”“Look at her, she’s probably drunk. This is a great chance…”The men looked at each other and smiled. Their evil intent was clear on their faces. Then, the men stood up and walked toward Mimi, who was in a small corner.She was sprawled on the t
“Sir, we have rules in this bar.” The waiter anxiously dragged Elias down.However, Elias’ eyes had grown red from anxiety. He didn’t care. He burst into the boss’ private room without even knocking. A bald man lifted his head and eyed Elias indignantly. He had a big beard on his face and was dressed in a black tank top, which displayed his firm muscles. There were tattoos all over his arms too.However, he looked very young, as if he were no older than thirty. If it weren’t for his fierce get-up, he would probably look like a handsome man who could make countless women fall for him.The waiters burst in after him, then stood awkwardly at the doorway, lowering their heads as they anxiously explained, “Sir… We… We’re sorry. We couldn’t stop him. He was too rash. He insisted on rushing here to see you.”Their boss frowned. He leaned against his seat in the private room as he surveyed the incensed Elias. His eyes flashed dangerously. “Who are you? Don’t you know we have rules in this
The receptionist’s first instinct was to avoid drawing problems. All she could do was force a smile despite her fear.“I’m sorry, sirs. We’re fully booked for the night. Please try a different hotel.”The man who was carrying Mimi frowned. “Fully booked? How is that possible? You’re a stinky, tiny hotel, and it’s not like you’re located in a high-traffic area. How could you possibly be fully booked? Are you f*cking with me?”The receptionist was sweating. “No, no, no. I wouldn’t dare. We really are fully booked. It’s tourist season now. So we’ve had a lot of tourists lately.”“Cut the cr*p! I refuse to believe that a stupid hotel like yours is fully booked. Give us a room right now! Or I’ll make you regret this!” one man growled ferociously.The receptionist mumbled to herself for a while, feeling reluctant to draw any trouble, “I’m sorry, sir. We really are fully booked.”“If you won’t give us a room, my friends and I are gonna go upstairs and check every room. If you’re lying,
“That’s not what I’m talking about! Did you pick up a girl from Zachary’s bar?” The boss’ voice was ice-cold. The man was taken aback. He turned around and looked at Mimi, who was fast asleep. His eyes filled with apprehension. “Yes, boss. How’d you know that? But I’m not breaking the rules, am I?”They had done this more than once. Usually, they only needed to threaten the girls a little, and they would be too afraid to say anything. Their boss would feign ignorance as long as they didn’t call the police and cause trouble for their boss.“You idiots! Do you have any idea who that woman is?” Their boss sounded extremely enraged.The men were taken aback. “Who? She’s just a celebrity, right?”“She’s backed by someone extremely powerful. Let her go at once! Or I can’t cover up for you, and you might end up dragging me down too!”The man was taken aback. Then, he panicked. “Is… Is it really that bad?”“Don’t say I didn’t warn you. The power behind that woman isn’t something to be
Back at the bar, Elias seemed to have lost all sense of rationality. It had been more than twenty minutes, but there was still no news of Mimi. He was suddenly struck with fear. What if those men had actually done something to her?Elias couldn’t bear to think about it. He had no idea how he had lost control so easily. He felt as if his heart were about to leap out of his chest. He clenched his fist, looking absolutely sullen.Zachary looked grim as well. Elias couldn’t take it anymore. He lunged forward and grabbed him by the collar. “Can that guy even be trusted? Why haven’t we had any news of my friend? I’m warning you, if anything happens to her, I’ll make you pay!”Zachary quickly tried to soothe him. “Mr. Burnham, please calm down. Don’t be so rash. Your friend will be fine. Their boss may be a gangster, but he’s a pretty honest guy. He knows when to toe the line and knows what to do to avoid trouble. He’ll make his men bring your friend back.”“You’d better be right about th