Chapter 50 Delivered to His Bed

Chapter 50 Delivered to His Bed

“Very good.” Mandy smiled and nodded. The server uncorked the bottle right there, poured wine into three glasses—for Mandy, Helen, and Sloane—and then quietly exited the room.

“Come on, let’s toast to the Madam,” Helen said, lifting her glass. “To thank her for being willing to lend a hand.” She motioned for Sloane to follow her lead.

Sloane saw the bottle had been opened on the spot, so she picked up her glass and clinked it with theirs.

Their glasses met with a soft chime. Sloane took another small sip. The wine spread across her tongue with its usual tartness–then came a sharp, bitter aftertaste that didn’t belong.

Her eyes narrowed slightly, a faint glint flickering in their depths.

Without a word, Sloane set her glass down.

Helen and Mandy kept chatting, but Sloane found her vision growing hazy. The next moment, her body slumped forward onto the table.

Helen and Mandy exchanged a satisfied glance.

“She must’ve had too much,” Mandy said calmly. “Help her to one of the rooms so

she can rest.”

supported Sloane

room.

unfazed, walked out of

darkness, Sloane’s eyes suddenly snapped open. She flipped up from the bed in

room’s lavish furnishings–clearly

of a hotel.

known the wine was tampered with the moment it touched her tongue. Since all three of them

only

out a cold laugh. They really went all out to drug

endgame? Why go this far together? What were they trying

The lock gave a soft

in the silence–steady, deliberate taps of

could tell

just beyond the threshold. Then, with a low creak, the

timed it perfectly, her body a blur as she lunged at the shadow in

was prepared. He sidestepped her effortlessly, spun, and countered with a sharp chop toward

narrowly avoiding

shadow, fists slicing through the air. Sloane was stunned. The man’s movements were fast, aggressive, and sharp. Every strike was precise

to have such speed and skill. Her fighting was controlled,

a flurry–each

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