Chapter 15

Overwhelmed by the drug’s effects, Audrey’s phone slipped from her grasp.

She pinched her leg painfully, trying to force clarity back into her foggy mind.

However, the agonizing pain was no match for the burning desire that engulfed her.: She gritted her

teeth in torment.

Nathan’s words echoed in her drug–clouded brain, “You still owe me last wish. Let someone take

you home.”

Drenched in sweat, she wrapped her arms around herself. Tears streamed down her cheeks. It was a mix of unbearable physical agony and emotional torment.

Heat surged within her like lava boiling in her veins. Cold water could help. Before meeting Nathan, she had requested several buckets of ice and filled the bathtub with cold water.

Like last time, she had to endure it until it passed. Forcing herself against the wall, Audrey stumbled into the bathtub filled with ice.

Outside the door, Ryan heard the faint sound of water over the phone and nearly crushed it in his grip. He ended the call then instructed his assistant, “Get the hotel manager to open the door. Bring

the car to the hotel entrance.”

The assistant nodded and stepped aside to make a call.

Soon, the manager arrived and swiped the key card to unlock the door.

Ryan cast a backward glance at Charles, who appeared pale and unsettled. Ryan’s eyes, cold and daunting behind his gold–framed glasses, conveyed an unmistakable sense of warning.

“Hand him over to the police,” Ryan ordered coldly.

“Mr. Lambert! I’m Nathan’s brother–in–law! It wasn’t my fault. I was just following orders! Nathan is in Room 3020, Cloudsea Pavilion. We were together! You can ask him…

“Take him to Nathan. Tell him I want an explanation for this,” Ryan snapped impatiently.

He found Audrey in her

floor was flooded with water and ice.

had soaked

now, held close to a source of warmth and enveloped in a masculine scent,

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of rationality

the soft bed, she struggled to open her eyes. Her vision

the way his wet shirt clung to his body.

comforter over her. Audrey, acting on pure instinct, grabbed

His muscles tensed, freezing in place.

by desire. The drug had

she hooked her freezing, pale fingers around his neck to deepen the kiss, she tried to pry open his lips

the bed. He tensed in her grip. His entire body

body like at lifeline. Despite being controlled by a drug that made her yearn for a man, her tears

gently pressed her into the bed.

Ryan’s

his arm, pressing her back

“Audrey!” he exclaimed.

Her gaze was unfocused.

casting a colorful glow on his prominent nose

with a heavy nasal tone, “Ryan… Mr. Lambert, I

worry, I’ll take you to the hospital,” he assured

her up in the comforter. However, his touch, scent, and voice only intensified her

Her breathing became erratic. Reaching for Ryan’s hand, she pleaded hoarsely, “Help me,

abyss. “Audrey, I’m not Nathan. I can’t

Nathan was like a needle piercing the softest part of her

Charles had said, the drug’s potency intensified over time. She

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lost

wanted the man before her eyes!

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