From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 518

If the system were still with her, she wouldn't be stumbling from one dead end to another.

Just then, her phone rang.

Rebecca took a deep breath and answered. "Dad?"

"Rebecca, how's it going? Did you see Mr. Christensen and Mr. Robinson?" Daly's voice was taut with worry.

She forced herself to sound steady. "Dad, try not to worry. I promise I'll sort this out!"

It had only been a day, and yet half of the Morris Group's assets had already vanished. Of course Daly was panicking.

"Hurry, then. I'll be waiting for your news."

"Okay." Rebecca hung up, her brows knitting in frustration.

Suddenly, a thought struck her.

Midnight Bar.

She remembered the system mentioning once that Daniel was a regular there—- he dropped by several times a week.

So, if she went to Midnight Bar, she'd almost certainly run into him.

It wasn't long before her car pulled up in front of the place.

At the same moment, the black sedan that had been tailing her all afternoon rolled to a stop at the curb as well.

Five burly men stepped out and headed into the bar, one after another.

Inside, the air was thick with neon and the pulse of music-glamour and vice woven together.

Rebecca scanned the crowd, searching for Daniel's familiar face.

Nothing.

was usually so easy to find, had vanished like

She made her way to the bar and ordered an Azure

was gambling-gambling that Daniel was here. If he was, she

barely settled onto the tall barstool when a middle-aged man sidled

pure disgust. "Do you really think you're worth

she looked up, a man standing nearby used the cover of serving drinks to drop a small white

instantly, leaving

Rebecca lifted her drink, the pill

a strong cocktail, but after

limbs felt heavy, her skin

to her temples and stumbled toward the

alright?" The same man who'd hit on her earlier was suddenly at her side, catching her as she

foggy now, her body limp

man exchanged a knowing glance with his

men closed in, and together,

mind-things like this happened all the time in places

dingy

throbbed and her

Tropics at the bar. After drinking it, she'd gotten

And then...?

had led her

the previous night surfaced in her mind-images too awful

turned

just a

clenched the sheet

did these come

saw made her blood

were these

had she ended up in bed with a group of

Smack!

her hard across the face.