"Come on, it was just a joke!" Sylvia lifted her glass and took a sip, "But let's not bring it up again, okay?"

"Sure thing!" Baron, seeing Sylvia drink, could hardly contain his glee. "After all, my company's looking forward to working with Ms. Jarvis. We can't afford any bad blood." He raised his glass again, "To a fruitful collaboration, Ms. Jarvis!"

Sylvia took another sip, her smile polite yet distant, "Aren't you going to sing, Mr. Barlow?"

"Let's leave the singing to Dennis. We have more important things to talk about." Baron edged closer, silently counting the minutes, watching for any sign of Sylvia's reaction. Usually, it only took three minutes for the drug to kick in, leaving the person weak but conscious.

If they passed out, that took all the fun out of it.

However, after Dennis finished two songs, Sylvia showed no signs of being affected, and Baron started to worry.

Suddenly, Sylvia stood up, "I need to use the restroom."

Baron quickly followed, "Blue Oasis can be a bit sketchy. Let me escort you there, stand guard outside."

for the door, opening it just as Gabriel was about

deeply, shooting a venomous look at Audrey

twisting to hide something shiny up her

head back," she

a beat as he reached out to

"Since Blake's already gone, we might as well leave too!"

watched, helpless and seething,

turned to Audrey, furious, "I was so close! How could you let Gabriel

catch you two in a compromising position. It would have been quite the show, but Sylvia managed

frustrated, grabbed a bottle of whiskey from the table and downed it angrily, "That

way," Dennis

let go, "She's on guard now. It won't be easy to get her

Gabriel. There's always a way,"

turned into a consuming

condition, flushed and dazed, Baron realized she had drunk the drugged whiskey meant for

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