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.

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

wine glass, she responded, “Monsieur Devereaux, I understand that you’ve expressed interest in working with MK for some

to sign the contract on his behalf, as a gesture of our respect for you? I believe

faltered and his gaze grew sharper as he stared

managed to maintain

to

but Henry

MK has shown me respect,

on

taken aback. She had

circumstances, Caroline dared not

contract to Caroline. “Well, I’ve given you

feigned ignorance. “Monsieur Devereaux, I’m

and grabbed Caroline’s wrist. “Ms. Shenton, I’m only going to receive a three-percent

Did Evan do it? After all, only

as she stared at the wine glass on the coffee table. If

her teeth and struggled with all her might to push Henry away from her. She could see the impatience in his green eyes and realized that he had also ingested the drugged wine that he

to resist. She could feel his lips closing in on hers and knew that she had to act quickly. Caroline lowered her head and bit down hard on the back of his hand, causing him

the face with great force. The blow was so powerful that Caroline’s vision began to fade, and a metallic taste

you pretending?” Henry sneered as he reached for the vodka