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Chapter 56

Chapter 56:

Eileen paused, lost in thought, as the elevator reached Jonathan’s floor.

Benjamin held the door for Eileen, saying, “I can’t go with you.”

Eileen stepped out and told Benjamin, “Thank you.”

The doors shut as Benjamin watched her leave. Then he pressed the button for another floor, not leaving the hospital.

Through the ward’s ajar door, the voices within spilled out. Jonathan’s voice carried an edge, “No one can be let off easily after attacking me.”

“You sexually assaulted me first!” Bailee’s voice rose, defiant. “Sexual harassment is a serious charge, and I could take you to court.”

Unyielding, Jonathan said, “Proceed! It’s time we see whose actions carry the heavier weight.”

Silence engulfed the room momentarily. Bailee stood there, her fingers clenched in the fabric of her clothes, resolve etched in her posture. Kian was by the window, his hands nestled in his pockets, an observer to the scene.

Jonathan’s voice, laced with scorn, broke the stillness. “I’ve dealt with many women like you. If you please me, this whole issue will be forgotten.”

Jonathan rose, inhaling deeply near Bailee’s hair, a troubling pleasure evident in his demeanor.

Bailee instinctively stepped back and kept her distance from him. “No!”

“You’re pushing your luck,” Jonathan warned with annoyance. Turning to Kian, his displeasure evident, he declared, “Kian, it seems I’ll have to resolve this matter with you.”

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Kian responded calmly, “Mr. Mueller, I think you will be more interested in someone else.”

Bailee, lips pressed together nervously, said to Kian, “I can handle this. Just call the police.”

Jonathan, eyeing Bailee and then Kian, asked, “Who are you talking about?”

“It’s me,” Eileen said, stepping into the room.

Bailee tried to usher Eileen away. “This is my issue; I’ll deal with it,” she said.

She exerted herself to move Eileen out of the room.

Jonathan ran out to stop Bailee, yet his attention shifted to Eileen. “You’re Bryan’s assistant. Is Bailee related to you?”

“Yes.” Eileen turned to face Jonathan. “Mr. Mueller, being Bryan’s assistant shouldn’t alter how you treat me. Just consider me an ordinary person.”

Jonathan’s smile was chilling as he beckoned Eileen and Bailee into the ward. “Let’s talk this through, all of us together.”

“You can leave. I’ll handle this. I’m ready for

limited. The stakes were higher than

inside, Jonathan was followed by Eileen, who received a look

more openly. I hope Mr. Mueller won’t press too hard, considering Ms. Curtis’s presence,” Kian

had managed to handle Ellis easily last time

time, Jonathan was a different kind of foe, with a grudge against Bryan that could

only make matters worse. But she

Jonathan was aware of Kian using him, he didn’t care.

a smile. “Here to address this issue on

momentarily before settling on Eileen, sensing a

“I’m open to hearing your solution, as

and I are both ordinary people. If you’re displeased, I’m sure you know several ways to make that clear,”

Jonathan’s ego. He replied, “Fine,

out. Bailee’s cheeks were wet with tears. “Eileen, please, just leave,” she

worry. There’s a way out of this,” Eileen reassured her. Comforting Bailee with a gentle touch, she urged, “Get a cab home. You don’t have to

spark of optimism. “You’re sure you can handle this?

head home. Leave it to me,” Eileen

and lingering

Bailee was safely on the elevator, then she pivoted back to the ward,

on Kian, who was poised by the window. “Mr. Warren, may I have a word

presence,” Jonathan remarked, a note of displeasure

“It’s late now, Mr. Mueller.

his teeth and

promise. I expect

threat, Kian gestured to Eileen, a silent

room behind Kian, Eileen left Jonathan fuming

me to do, Mr. Warren?” she inquired

you,” Kian replied. “I would

you asking me to leave Apex

“You can join the Warren Group if

thought, aware that

consider this. In the meantime, I’ll handle Jonathan,” Kian said, not forcing her to make

silence, the night’s cold wind permeating the corridor, failing to disperse the gloom around

to the power plays of the elite, but never before had she felt so cornered, so

past, Bryan had been her steadfast

the Warren family, knowing that Kian wouldn’t help

into the night, Eileen’s eyes fell upon Bailee, who was poised for an emergency call, clutching her phone

voice tinged with urgency, Bailee was moments away from dialing

car first,”

“Did they make things difficult

Eileen started the engine and