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 whatever comes,

the situation was limited. The

Bailee inside, Jonathan was followed by

more openly. I hope Mr.

last time because that had been just a

was a different kind of foe, with a

worse. But she had to

him, he didn’t care. His

Jonathan, Eileen masked her concern with a smile.

Bailee momentarily before settling on Eileen, sensing a different kind of allure from

swift. “I’m open to hearing your solution, as long as it

you’re displeased, I’m sure you know several ways to make

replied, “Fine, stay

Bailee out. Bailee’s cheeks were wet

this,” Eileen reassured her. Comforting Bailee with a gentle touch, she

despondent eyes found a spark of optimism. “You’re sure you

Leave it to me,”

and lingering looks, Bailee

she pivoted back to the ward,

Kian, who was poised by the window.

who requested your presence,” Jonathan remarked, a note of displeasure in his tone. “Are you counting on his

as he told Jonathan, “It’s late now, Mr.

to offend either Bryan or Kian. He could only grit his teeth

expect

threat, Kian gestured to Eileen, a silent

Eileen left Jonathan

want me to do, Mr.

Bryan values you,” Kian replied. “I would like you

evident. “Are you asking me to leave Apex

“You can join the Warren Group if

in thought, aware that

the meantime, I’ll handle Jonathan,” Kian said, not

hospital halls echoed with silence, the night’s cold wind permeating the corridor, failing to disperse the gloom around

plays of the elite, but

Bryan had

alone against the influence of the

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

voice tinged with urgency, Bailee was moments away from dialing for

in the car first,”

her features. “Did they make things difficult for you? What

I leave Apex Group,” Eileen started the engine and

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