Chapter 2

Instead, I was taken inside the hidden basement of the villa.

Injecting the drugs in the syringe into my body.

As she watched me twitching all over, Lauren always clapped her hands in excitement.

Sometimes she would even take pictures of me while under the effects of the drug.

Jack, who was holding the syringe, never said a word.

He was the richest man in the Northston, but he also seemed extraordinarily restrained in front of Lauren at the moment.

He seemed to be afraid that if he was not careful, he would anger Lauren.

I felt that perhaps the biggest villain should be Lauren.

One day, I just woke up after the side effects of the drug.

Lauren anxiously brought me out of the basement and had the servants wash and dress me.

I shivered and didn't dare to look directly at her, which caused the maid on the side to have obscure eyes.

"Do your part, or I'll rip you into pieces and feed you to the dogs!"

This wasn’t the first time that Lauren had treated them like this.

After all, Lauren's title as a great philanthropist was only true to her name in the eyes of outsiders.

The entire villa knew what a devil she was.

Lauren brushed on my hair and warned, "There's a very important guest who wants to see you later. You know what to do? The punishment will be way more severe if you don’t do as you’re told. You’re a good girl Jessica, I'm sure you'll do well."

Lauren's voice was soft, but her tone was full of threats.

I guessed that the guest was very important.

And when I saw the man sitting in the living room, I understood everything.

Northston's newest tech tycoon, James Shaw, a person that countless people wanted to secure a cooperation with.

I looked at Lauren, who was next to me. She seemed very nervous.

I then curved my lips.

My dear mom, the game has begun.

4,

"Mr. Shaw, I’m sorry she took so long to dress up."

Lauren bent over to accompany the smile.

Jack was already sat on the sofa, pouring tea without saying a word.

It seemed that he was not interested in meddling in these trivial matters.

I lowered my head and never said a word, and at that moment, James suddenly stood up, walked straight to me, and lifted my chin up.

After examining it for a while he laughed and asked, "Mrs. Chester, I wonder if Jessica has a boyfriend?"

As soon as the words fell, the entire living room was suddenly plunged into a dead silence.

No one expected James to suddenly come to this.

I looked at the man's face and instantly blushed. I then looked shyly at Mrs. Chester.

Lauren's face was gloomy, but she still forced herself to smile.

"This joke isn’t so funny at all, Mr. Shaw. Jessica has only just reached 18 this year."

The scrutinizing look in James's eyes became more obvious as he laughed.

"That’s good. How about this? You let Jessica accompany me for a few days, I'll cover the investment in your company's project."

After hearing those words, Jack, who had been silent, quickly stood up.

In a stern voice, he said, "No!"

Seeing everyone looking at him, he cleared his throat and said, "Jessica is the daughter we managed to retrieve with great difficulty, she is not to be used as a bargaining chip."

After hearing those words, Lauren's face became even more gloomy.

She laughed as she held my hand and glared at Jack.

Afterwards, she placed my hand in the palm of the man's large hand and fawned.

"Just in time, recently Jessica has been in a bad mood, it's always good to go out for a break".

At once, my heart skipped a beat and I turned to look pleadingly at Lauren.

Hoping that she would take back those words, I didn't expect Lauren to fling my hand straight away.

"Jessica, keep Mr. Shaw company, children who are disobedient don't end up so well."

With that, I followed James and left.

When I walked out of the villa, the sound of Jack and Lauren arguing came from inside the house.

It ended with the sound of debris falling to the ground, I looked at James who was always smiling beside me.

I then rolled my eyes. "This is the brilliant idea you came up with to meet up? It's really old fashioned".

Seeing me complain, James rubbed his nose his nose and handed a file of the information he had collected to me.

"In here are the daughters that the Chester family has found in recent years, you're the 10th one."