“Even if I am forcing you, what can you do about it?”Liam’s dominant attitude made Anna speechless.“Indeed, I can’t do anything, but the agreement is void since I didn’t sign it willingly!”“The agreement is valid as long as it has your handprint!”“You are acting like a dictator! Such a disgrace! I can sue you in court for offenses like coercion and limiting other’s freedom.” Anna protested loudly, though it looked like a useless struggle to Liam.Liam started laughing. “You could try, but I doubt anyone will accept the case!”“I will… appeal it somewhere else if no one in the city dares to accept the case.”“Appeal? Where do you think you can appeal if not even the lawyers here dared to accept the case?”“I…”“Just accept it, Anna!” Liam patted Anna’s thin shoulder.Anna was more certain than before that Liam had been acting weirdly these days to force her into signing the agreement!She could tell just from the evil grin on his face!“Liam. Ackman.”Anna glared at him without blin
Lobby of the Grand Lexus Hotel.It was 5 pm, everyone had gathered on time.All of them looked like they were wrung dry. They had dark and heavy eyebags, their breaths light and shallow. Most couldn’t even stand steadily on their feet.Anna was in much better shape than them, even though she lacked sleep too. At least she didn’t feel like she was going to fall at any moment.“Anna, you’re good, how can you still be standing? I’m dying here.” Nina yawned widely, pointing her thumb up at Anna.Anna scratched her head awkwardly, she napped for a while in Liam’s room, of course, she was in a better condition.“Ah, uhm, Nina… are you ok? Did the customers pick on you?”Nina shook her head hurriedly, “She’s so hard to please! A heartbroken woman is harder to please than an angry teacher! She tortured me, I tried everything, she even made me dance. In the end, I finished a bottle of wine with her and she finally went to sleep.”“Oh.”“What about you, Anna? How was your customer?”Anna scratch
“Yeah, Jennifer, when will you pay up?”“Don’t forget, 50 million dollars and work as a slave for a year!”“She can’t get out of it; we have video evidence. Ha-ha…”The students started discussing amongst themselves. Jennifer opened her mouth and looked at Liam’s cold expression. She couldn’t say a word. Her body trembled, almost falling. Luckily, Mindy caught her and steadied her on her feet. “Jennifer, stop, you lost…” Mindy looked at her worriedly. Jennifer stared at Anna, Hatred flowed in her eyes, but with Liam there, she didn’t dare say anything. She forcibly suppressed her rage. The crowd started laughing, everyone taking turns to congratulate Anna. Jennifer gritted her teeth in anger, fire shooting out of her eyes.Nina laughed and said, “Jennifer, when are you going to pay up? Don’t think about getting away!”“Jennifer will never do that! It’s just 50 million, it’s nothing to the Wurst family!” Mindy stood in front of Jennifer and shouted.“Unlike someone else who’s nothi
Anna and her classmates arrived at the karaoke hall. Her classmates stuffed a microphone into her hands, urging her to sing.Unbidden, Anna was reminded of Liam condemning her singing, and hurriedly passed the microphone to Nina.“You guys have fun, my throat isn’t feeling very well.”“Anna, you have a great voice, and you don’t want to sing? Come on!” Nina stuffed the mic back into her hands.Anna whispered under her breath, “Really? My signing doesn’t suck?”Nina exclaimed in shock, “Anna, have you heard yourself? Your voice is beautiful, till the point where you could enter a competition. If your singing sucked, mine would be background noise!”Anna insisted on passing the mic to her classmates then found an empty seat in the corner and tried to get some peace and quiet. They knew Anna was shy and often kept to herself. She rarely joined in on social events, so they let her be.Nina accompanied Anna and sat in the corner, “Anna, about your bet with Jennifer, why did you give it up
Anna felt like she was burning up as she leaned on Nina. She was seeing stars while her muscles softened uncontrollably. “Anna, are you drunk? You shouldn’t have finished those two cups with Jennifer.”“All of them were watching, I had to! I’m fine, I know how high my tolerance level is, I’ll be fine after I get some rest.” Anna patted her cheeks, sobering herself up.“I’ll send you back now?”Anna shook her head, “I’ll take a nap now.”“Ok.”Jennifer flanked at Anna, approached her, and sat beside her. “Anna, are you drunk? It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have made that toast to you.”Nina glared at Jennifer. Nonetheless, Jennifer continued as if she was blaming herself, “Anna, why don’t I send you home first? I’m not drunk, I can take care of you.”Anna shook her head, her body was burning uncomfortably. She didn’t want to move. All she wanted was a glass of ice water to lower her temperature.She tugged at her collar and took in a few deep breaths as she attempted to suppress the heat
Anna was pulled into a room. She couldn’t see who was pulling her but felt the door being shut and locked behind her. The room was pitch black, she couldn’t see anything. She swayed on the spot for a few moments. Her body increasingly heated up as her footsteps grew lighter and lighter. “This feeling…”She muttered under her breath. She was instantly reminded of the last incident. Panic rose in her chest, and she shook her head furiously, trying to remain alert.When she tried to escape, a strong pair of arms caught her from behind and threw her onto the sofa in the room.“Ah! Who is it? Who are you?”She screamed in shock.The person straddling her forced her further into the sofa, pulling at her clothes, his intent obvious.She struggled as best she could, she didn’t know what or where her fleeting hands hit, but the room gradually filled with a warm red glow.The color she hated the most!She widened her blurry eyes and finally caught a clear look at the man straddling her, a figu
Liam returned to Fitzrovia Hills with Anna in his arms.She lay in his strong arms, moaning in pain. “No…”“Don’t touch me…”She waved her arms in protest, struggling hard, her arms were closed. She couldn’t see the person holding her.Liam placed her on the bed, held her arms tightly in his, and called out to her, attempting to wake her up.“You’re safe now, it’s over!”“Anna, it’s me!”“Wake up, you’re fine now!” Anna shook her head furiously, “No, don’t touch me, don’t touch me, get off…”Under the influence of the drugs, she had lost all rational thought, screaming instinctually. Droplets of tears gathered under her closed eyelids; Liam’s heart ached at the sight. He hugged her tightly, “Don’t worry, it’s all over now! I’m here, I’ll protect you.”Anna stopped struggling for a few seconds, grabbed hold of Liam, and climbed onto him.“I feel so hot… It’s so uncomfortable…”Her breathing was rough and labored, pulling at his clothes. By now, the effect of the drugs was at its st
Liam stood beneath the staircase, whilst Anna stood at the top.He lifted his head and stared at her from below. She was wearing nothing but a white shirt, her pair of long legs, from his angle below, they looked particularly long and smooth, he could even see a touch of black…Liam swallowed, his Adam’s apple bobbing, and quickly moved his gaze upwards. Under her wide collar, her black bra peeked through the thin material, matching her beautiful collarbones, slim neck, and slightly pink cheeks, she was indeed a sight to behold. Anna could feel his scorching gaze, and instinctually covered her chest, “You… why are you looking at me?”“Ha-ha, I didn’t know you not only liked me, you like my shirts too.”“No, I don’t, I never…”Anna caught a glimpse of the Chanel bag in her hands, and the packaged food and her stomach rumbled. “That… is that for me?” She bit her lips, voice small and soft. “No!” Liam laughed and turned away, heading for the kitchen, placing the food on the table. An