Chapter 2

He had a hundred dollar bill in his hand.

What did she think he is, leaving him money after sex?

The man’s face darkened, and he strode towards the balcony. The window was indeed open.

The stairs in this building was built higher than other places and the third floor was as high as the average fourth floor. How did she manage to jump down?

Was he really that horrifying? That she’d risk her life to escape?

The wind blew in from the window, sending a chill down the spine, but it couldn’t extinguish the evil fire in the man’s heart. This woman not only humiliated him with a hundred bucks, but she also jumped out of the window and ran away… Just wait till he catches her!

Estelle sneezed on the taxi, and the driver looked back through the rearview mirror, “Hey young lady, are you alright?”

Beautiful as she was and all soaked, something definitely had happened to her..

Estelle smiled softly, “I’m fine.”

The driver chuckled, “You must be a student. Be careful out there on your own.”

“Thanks, sir.”

Estelle nodded and quickly typed on her phone, “Destroy the surveillance footage of me at the Sapphire Hotel around 7 and 9 o’clock. Make it disappear!”

“Ok!” The person on the other end didn’t ask any questions, just simply took the orders.

The thought of the man’s harsh words infuriated her. Estelle didn’t want to dwell on the useless question of whether or not she should have met Jonathan. She just wanted to make sure he never knew she’d been there.

After getting off at Maple Street, Estelle paid double the fare for wetting the taxi’s back seat.

Back at the villa, maid Wilma was startled by Estelle’s soaked clothes, “Ma’am, what happened?”

“Minor issue, I’ll go up to take a shower.” Estelle headed upstairs.

“I’ll run the bath for you, ma’am.” Wilma didn’t dare to ask further and hurried upstairs to prepare.

in the warm bathtub, her

She forced herself not to think about what had

underwater as well.

clean pajamas, Bennett called just as Wilma was blow-drying Estelle’s

then went

hastily. “Estelle, where are you? Have you met Mr.

be detected from her voice, “Dad, you must’ve been so worried that Mr. Lamont and I can’t get along, so

do you mean,

me to meet at 7, even though you made the arrangement

the other side. Estelle’s heart sank,

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wrong I wanted you to meet Mr Lamont earlier, hoping that you two spending some time alone would make him less reluctant

asked worriedly. “What happened, are you

hear a hint of genuine concern in Bennett’s

not! I may be desperate, but I would never

Estelle said nothing

carefully asked, “Estelle, are you

“I’m fine,

make you see him again. If you don’t want

bit, “I’ve been living here for over two years, and I don’t mind staying for a few more months.

soon as they

relief, “Alright, then stay for a while longer, once the three years are up. I’ll

come home? She feels bad about the things she said last time you were home, and she’s just too stubborn to

have a class on Saturday morning, I’ll go back after

you have any problems, give me a

necklace and earrings set for me. I’ll pick them up in a

end, Estelle put down her phone, and her thoughts unintentionally wandered back to the things that

ears… her arms resting on the stone railing,

Lamont, we found out it was TC Group’s Vice President Hale. He planned to drug his companion tonight, but somehow you ended

look flashed in Jonathan’s eyes, “Since he’s left,

lowered

Jonathan returned to the Lamont family’s residence, it was already past midnight. His elder brother and his wife had gone to the L City for an economic seminar, his parents also tagged along. Only leaving his brother’s daughter and

a shower, and sat down on the rattan chair on the balcony

shone under the moonlight, his slightly damp hair hanging over his forehead, the dim light. casting

her vulnerability,

a further move until she responded, and she

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