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n turned

hould I call for

otage, " Ethan replied,

o put everyone on edge. He clearly ha

take care of it,

e, sliding into the ba

ng other people's vehicles. S

drive you there, and insu

stly abroad. Even with several properties to

finished yet. For now, he was temporarily sta

pping at a red light, Grant gl

contact around noon. He highly recommended

to pitch to him, all without success. Ethan

Bryson, though... that sli

re the d

older on

right away. Instead, he sank back into th

. She shrugged off her coat, took her m

hed washing up, t

in the evening. Who would

n a bathrobe and wen

ood in the hallway, ho

ing the scene of an accident. We need y

em, momentarily st

accident, " one of them a

eniable. It was clea

e jumbled and rushed, as if they didn't know where to begin. She only caught fragments about a vehicle and so

is here to pick you u

response, he motioned

ort distance away, a black car sat idling. The

someone from

ask a question, but the ca

ing her arm and roughl

ose. A pungent chemical smell rushed to her head. She thrashed, trying to fight back, but her s

r echoed in the

r to the hotel. Mr.

nt after seeing the surveill

at, he's not going t

fought to stay conscious, but her body refused to o

y completely. Wedged between the two men,

She couldn't string a s

ard a private elevator whe

. We had to move you from your original presidentia

looked nervous, bo

verything exactly to your secretary's instructions...

unheard of, especially w

slightly damp, radiate

st make sure it do

forehead. He had just taken over this post, and the mistakes

ried toward the elevator, only to

ision wa

Ethan, clinging to

ardened, his already unapproac

the person away when h

ze in their tracks. Intimidated by Ethan

shirt as if her l

Husba

ely a whisper, left

cked glance. They hadn't hea

e wearing dangerously thin. He was about to peel her off when

p me

rength, completely unable to stand on her

Slowly, he turned his head to look at the two s

of his stare, the two me

rby elevator chimed open. Dir

e two men immediately hur

't been enough. He had fully intended to take things further, even if it meant using less-than-

to pay, he figure

earlier that day-Dirk paused for a fraction

my girlfriend. She's had a bit too m

melting against his chest. Her face was unnatur

s clearly t

he only grasped one thing: the man in

ead weakly, her

... it's no

eyes shining with a feve

n held out a hand

.. come

taken over her senses. In this state,

ut stopped dead the second he met Ethan's gaze.

agged into this against her will. Whether she was actually involved with Dir

ow exactly what you've done, " Ethan said,

out a reply, Ethan's atten

ic movements gave away just how deep the drug was in her system. She pressed flush a

ire body was on fire, and Ethan, standing right in front of her,

d more, completely unable to se

usually icy demeanor contrasted violently with the pliant woman he was seeing now.

aze had gone dark, completely unreadable. If he let this drag

lena's wrists, immobilizing her. With a swift, precise motion, he t

rd, he steered her towar

ess to stop him. Even if he had wanted to protes

verything he had orchestrated, someone else had j

drug was. Tonight, she would hav

t do we-" one of his

t o

k with fury. Without waiting for them,

move her arms, but that wasn't enough to stop her. She writhed even closer, de

d stopping the elevator on another floor

to pull herself up slightly. Parting her lips, she softl

in a sha

.. " she murmured

tely clouded. Her eyelashes were damp, her expression