Chapter 31
Author: Pen thinker
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The air was cool and crisp, a stark contrast to the suffocating tension of the VIP room they had just escaped.

At that moment Dahlia’s head throbbed, a dull pain pulsing at her temple as she slowly regained consciousness.

Her body felt weak, her limbs slightly heavy from the alcohol forced into her system. She blinked slowly, her vision adjusting to the dim lighting of the unfamiliar space.

Then, her gaze landed on him.

Raymond.

He stood a few feet away, his posture relaxed yet unreadable, as if none of what happened had affected him in the slightest. His sharp eyes, calm and impassive, flickered toward her the moment she stirred.

At that moment Dahlia’s chest tightened, her emotions immediately conflicting.

What was he doing here?

Her mind raced as fragments of memories flooded back—the dinner with Jefferson, the endless drinks, the feeling of being trapped.

Then, the slap.

Her stomach clenched as she remembered the impact, the dizziness, the moment her body had given out.

But… how d
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