Trapped in Love By Kitty Song

Chapter 2 Humiliation

Soon, the door opened. Henry appeared in the doorway, wearing a loose bathrobe. His piercing green eyes locked onto Casey, with a predatory gaze. Caroline’s heart skipped a beat, but she forced a smile for the sake of the 70,000 dollars commission.

“Monsieur Devereaux, sorry to disturb you,” she said, stepping into the presidential suite.

Henry shrugged and flashed her a smile. “Ms. Shenton, I’ve been waiting for you.”

Caroline’s heart was racing, but she maintained her composure and placed the prepared contract on the coffee table.

She subtly scanned the presidential suite from the corner of her eye, taking note of every detail.

Once Henry took a seat on the sofa, Caroline retracted her gaze and sat down as well, keeping a slight distance from him.

Henry handed her a glass of wine, and Caroline clinked her glass against his. “Thank you for your hospitality, Monsieur Devereaux.”

Henry’s eyes lit up. “Ms. Shenton, you’re very smart, and you’re not shy. I like it!”

Caroline forced a smile, aware of the need to impress Henry for the contract. With a slight tilt of her head, she downed the red wine in her hand.

pity. “Impressive, but you wouldn’t expect one glass to seal the deal

“Monsieur Devereaux, I understand that you’ve expressed interest in working with MK for some time

initiative to sign the contract on his behalf, as a gesture of our respect for you? I believe it’s a brilliant idea, don’t

proposal, the smile on Henry’s face faltered and his gaze grew sharper as he stared at

Caroline managed

as leverage to compel Henry to sign the contract

room’s atmosphere momentarily turned somber, but Henry soon broke the silence

has shown me respect, so it’s only fitting that

contract and pen on the table and

had not

under such circumstances, Caroline dared

handed the contract to Caroline. “Well, I’ve given you what you came for. Shouldn’t you keep me company

and she feigned ignorance. “Monsieur Devereaux,

only going to receive a three-percent profit margin from MK. Since I’ve made a concession, I

been altered? Did Evan do it? After all, only the two of them had been involved

Caroline’s eyes widened as she stared at the wine glass on the coffee table. If her suspicions were correct, Henry must

Henry away from her. She could see the impatience in his green eyes and realized that he had also ingested the

too strong for her to resist. She could feel his lips closing in on hers and knew that she had to act quickly. Caroline lowered

was so powerful that Caroline’s vision

out. Why are you pretending?” Henry sneered as he reached for the