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.”

can leave. I’ll handle this. I’m ready for whatever

understanding of the situation was limited. The stakes were higher than

Bailee inside, Jonathan was followed by Eileen, who received

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

to handle Ellis easily last time because that

was a different kind of foe, with a grudge

would only make matters worse. But she had

Kian using him, he didn’t care. His vendetta

concern with a smile.

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

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

people. If you’re displeased, I’m

replied, “Fine, stay and talk this through with

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

sure you can handle

me,” Eileen

lingering

was safely on the elevator, then she pivoted back to

the window. “Mr. Warren, may I

requested your presence,” Jonathan remarked, a note of

he told Jonathan, “It’s late now, Mr.

his teeth and reluctantly give up the opportunity

promise. I expect results,

threat, Kian gestured to Eileen, a silent cue

Kian, Eileen left Jonathan fuming

me to do, Mr. Warren?” she inquired once

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

you asking me

straightforward. “You can join the Warren

as Eileen lost herself in thought, aware that Vivian might not want her to stay by

three days to consider this. In the meantime, I’ll handle Jonathan,” Kian said,

cold wind permeating the corridor, failing to

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

Bryan had been

the influence of the Warren family, knowing that

eyes fell upon Bailee, who was poised for an emergency call, clutching her

her voice tinged with urgency, Bailee

the car

the passenger seat, concern etched on her features. “Did they make things difficult for you? What

started the engine and

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