Claire was lounging at a coffee shop not far from Vermaen Hospital.On the second floor, at a small square table by the window, she sat alone. The chair opposite her was empty. She had her elbows propped up on the table.Steam rose from the cup of coffee in Claire's hand. She preferred hot coffee over iced. She inhaled its rich aroma deeply, closing her eyes.As Claire sipped her coffee, a special notification sound chimed from her phone.It signaled that the hidden camera she had secretly installed in Jade's hospital room had captured something. She quickly checked her phone, tapping the notification, and the surveillance footage appeared on her phone screen.Claire frowned. She set down her coffee cup. The screen showed someone entering Jade's room. It didn't take long for her to recognize that he was Tony.A sly smile spread across her face. She plugged her earphones into her phone and listened to the audio the camera had recorded.[Jade, are you okay?]She heard Tony's voice. He w

“Where are we going?” Tony asked again.Michelle didn’t answer immediately. She kept her eyes on the road, both hands gripping the steering wheel.The night was quiet. Michelle’s car glided smoothly down the highway.“What kind of food do you like? Do you have any food allergies?” Michelle asked instead.Tony turned to her with a frown. “No, I don’t. Why? Are you treating me to dinner?”Tony’s words were more of a sarcastic jab. He didn’t expect Michelle to actually mean it.“In that case, let’s go to a French restaurant. There’s a pretty famous one around here,” Michelle said.While still driving, Michelle opened the map app on her phone, which was mounted on a holder on the dashboard. She typed in the name of the French restaurant she had in mind, and soon the map filled the screen.“Yep. Less than two kilometers from here,” Michelle said, letting the app guide her.Tony kept watching Michelle with a frown. Was she really planning to treat him to dinner?“What’s going on? Are you in

"You’re awake already? That fast?"Claire's question startled the big men who were undressing Tony. They immediately turned their eyes to Tony’s face.Tony stared back at them with a haughty look. He didn’t seem worried at all, even though his hands and feet were tied to the table."Impressive! You’re really something, Tony. You’re making me want to enjoy your body even more," said Claire.Tony looked at her again. She had just taken off her black bra. Now her round boobs were fully exposed, bouncing as she moved."What did you just say? Enjoy my body? So this is all for that? That’s your goal for planning all this?" asked Tony."So what if it is?" Claire responded, smiling arrogantly. Wearing only her underwear, she walked towards Tony, intentionally swaying her hips to make Tony notice how sexy and alluring she was.But Tony looked at her strangely. He couldn’t believe she would nearly strip naked in front of the big men there. Was Claire used to this kind of thing? Was she an exhi

Across from Vermaen Hospital, a car came to a stop.The front window rolled down, revealing a woman with a beautiful face and narrow eyes. She gazed at the hospital's entrance with an unreadable expression."Is this where Tony's wife is being treated?" she muttered to herself.Alone in the car, she received no answer. She redirected her eyes to the sprawling hospital building.Unfortunately, it was already late at night. If she insisted on entering the hospital, the guards would bombard her with questions about her relationship with the patient. That would be so troublesome for her.Yeah, that woman was Michelle. After leaving the warehouse where Tony had been tied to a table, she initially intended to go home, but her mood was too foul, so she decided to stop by the branch bar instead.In the bar's back smoking room, she drank and smoked alone, hoping it would improve her mood, but it didn't help.The images of Tony lying unconscious on the warehouse table kept flashing through her m

One slap followed by two more. All three landed on Claire’s left cheek.Claire staggered. Josephine frequently worked out her arm muscles at the gym, and she had used almost all her strength out of sheer anger.“Do you realize what you’ve done? Do you realize the damage your shitty lies have caused, huh?!” Josephine shouted, grabbing Claire by the collar.Claire looked at Josephine in fear. She still had the terrifying image of Tony from last night in her mind. Her body was still slightly trembling. She wasn’t in any condition to face anyone, but she had to come here to explain everything to Jade, or Tony would come after her and finish her off.From what happened last night, she understood one thing: Tony wasn’t someone to mess with. When he was furious, he would do anything to unleash his anger, regardless of whether the person in front of him was a man or a woman.She regretted misjudging Tony. She blamed herself for thinking Tony was easy prey for a predator like her.In reality,