Victoria returned to her room. As she sat on the edge of the bed to take off her shoes, someone hugged her around the waist from behind.She turned to look at Benjamin as she lay down. "I said you should go to sleep, didn't I? Have you been awake all this time? I told you I'd be back soon. You didn't listen to me."She gently prodded his face. Benjamin opened his eyes and grabbed her hand. He put it to his lips and kissed it.Sensing what he was trying to do, she pushed him away. She called vigilantly, "Benj—"Before she could finish, he had already kissed her. "I can only sleep when you're beside me."She struggled. However, Benjamin was assertive and determined to get what he wanted. She didn't have a chance to refuse.Pinned to the bed, she lost herself in his kiss. Her struggles were futile. Feeling bad for Benjamin, she stopped making things difficult for him and hugged him back on her own accord.She glared at him. Little did she know, she looked extremely alluring with he
Victoria gave Wendy a death stare. Wendy knew she'd screwed up. She chuckled awkwardly before saying, "I'm going to get y'all some food."She fled as quickly as she could and even remembered to close the door behind her.Benjamin arched an eyebrow at Victoria, who pulled him into the bathroom.He leaned against the door. "I'm also curious to know what you told Ethan to stop him from coming and picking a fight with me. He even went to Sienna of his own accord so she wouldn't realize I'm here."She pulled the toilet bowl lid down and sat on it. "Ethan's just like a child. He takes to sweet-talking pretty well."Benjamin frowned. "Are you saying that I'm the opposite? Cutie, that's not what you used to say about him. You were unwilling to sweet talk him then. Your attitude toward him has softened."That was a bad sign to Benjamin, who was overly possessive toward Victoria yet felt terribly insecure in their relationship."Benjamin, I'm your wife. I'll be with you for the rest of ou
Benjamin didn't leave. He stayed with Victoria in the room. With Ethan willingly covering up for him, no one knew he was there. Also, after resting, he looked much better.…Time passed in the blink of an eye. It was soon the night before Ethan's research team would arrive at the factory. They gathered in a room to discuss their plan of action tomorrow night.Victoria said, "We'll take action at 12:30 am. Wendy and Yves will move the women out of the underground club."Ethan, get ten men to go with them. Half will follow them into the club, while the other half will assist from outside. Benjamin, you'll be rescuing Timothy and the others."Benjamin looked at Victoria and asked, "What happened to them?"Afraid it would affect his sleep quality, she hadn't told him about them.Ethan rushed to answer, "Ashton injected them with my drugs." He didn't care whether or not it would worsen his relationship with Benjamin.Victoria added, "He only had a small sample and used some of it on
Yves was wearing a hood with only an opening for the exhalation valve. He removed it as he got out of the car.He sized up his surroundings and quickly spotted Ethan and the others. Excited, he waved at them.Ethan watched his silly antics with obvious disdain. Yves would've given himself away if that wasn't Ethan's team down there. What an oaf! He never thought twice before doing or saying anything!Sienna was beside him and recognized Yves. "A friend?""I'm not friends with such a half-wit!"Everyone else got out of their cars. Someone who seemed to be a leader was already instructing them to unload the trunks.His face full of smiles, Ashton eagerly approached them. Ethan also walked up to the crowd.Most of Ethan's subordinates were men of Ashton's age. The eldest there was only in his 40s. Considering their mission, Ethan excluded the older team members, who could have difficulty getting about.His subordinates disregarded Ashton. Instead, they all walked up to Ethan when
It was drizzling, and the wind was strong in the hills. Suddenly, it was as cold as early winter. No one was outside the drug factory except the guards on their shifts.The employee dormitory was dark and quiet. Only the sound of the wind could be heard.A few agile silhouettes darted out of the room Victoria stayed in. Descending out of the blue, they knocked out a few careless guards and hid them.Wendy and Yves led their team into the underground club."Benjamin, you should rescue Timothy and the rest now. I'll go to you soon," said Victoria.Benjamin was worried about her. He wanted to stay with her, but his family needed him more.He allowed her to put herself in danger for the Summers. Now, he couldn't stay by her side because of the drug dealers at times like this.They had already talked about it. Still, once Benjamin turned his back to her, he felt immense guilt and dejection.He turned around and hugged her. Reluctant to leave, he kissed her on the forehead with a pai
Upon returning to her room, Sharon clutched her chest as she recovered from the shock. That woman earlier resembled the one who destroyed her family all those years ago.She poured herself a glass of water and gulped it down. Then, she slowly calmed down. As she sat on her bed, her dull eyes suddenly grew determined.She wanted to live. She had to live! She had to protect and care for her son. She also wanted to exact revenge. At that thought, she was no longer despondent.…At 3:00 am, a fire started in Sharon's room. Running out, she shrieked as she slammed on her neighbors' doors.The commotion quickly woke up those sleeping in the rooms on the same floor as her. As they ran out of their rooms, they noticed her room was already on fire.The fire was raging. Moreover, the rooms were made of wood, so the fire soon spread to the next room.Billows of smoke poured out of the burning room. Those who planned to put out the fire quickly gave up on that thought."Fire!""There's a
Ashton had drunk too much and was already asleep. Still, he immediately sprung up from bed when he got word about the fire in the employee dormitory. "A fire? In the dormitory? How did it happen?"Hurry up and fucking put it out! Stop it before it gets to the laboratory! Gather everyone to extinguish it. If you can't, make sure it won't spread. Nothing must happen to the laboratory!"Ashton wore his slippers and dashed out of the room without wearing his clothes.Thick smoke was billowing from the direction of the dormitory. The sky was tinged red and black. The fire had apparently reached the laboratory.Cold sweat broke out all over Ashton. Pointing at the fire, he urged anxiously, "Quick, quick! Get everyone to help put it out!"How was he to collaborate with Walter if the laboratory was burned down?If Walter canceled the collaboration, how would he get the necessary weapons to turn the tables? He didn't want to be under a woman's thumb for the rest of his life.Ashton was i
Meanwhile, Wendy, Yves, and a few others knocked out Ashton's subordinates in the underground club.Wendy looked at the women with sympathy. "Don't be scared. We're here to save you. Come with us!"To her surprise, they stayed put. They were very reluctant to trust them as they huddled together.Before this, Ashton came up with several similar scenarios. They not only failed to escape but would also be beaten up if those men caught them.They all wanted to escape this place but had since lost hope after getting beaten up a few times. So, it wasn't that they didn't want to get out. They just didn't have the courage to do so.Wendy couldn't understand, though.Puzzled, she looked at Yves, who stepped forward. "I understand your concerns," he said. "We're not Ashton's subordinates. You can relax and follow us out of here. Your families are waiting for you!"Someone recognized him. "Are you Mr. Homer? The one who always made the news by dating female celebrities?"Yves was thinking