Chapter 7
“Stop right there!” Juliana’s loud voice sliced through the air like a blade.
Alice flinched and quickly stuffed the phone from the floor into her pocket.
She hurried back to the private room, holding her chest where her heart thudded wildly, trying to steady her breath. After saving the video, she checked the time, grabbed her bag, and turned to leave.
But before she could step out, a group of three or four girls stormed over and grabbed her, twisting her arms behind her.
“Search her.” Juliana’s voice came out cold and cruel.
Hands roamed over Alice’s body, and her things were scattered all over
the floor.
Just as someone was about to grab her phone, Alice suddenly drove her knee upward and slammed it into the girl’s lower stomach.
“You crazy woman!”
Juliana saw it happen and instantly slapped her across the face.
Alice tasted blood in her mouth but smiled anyway.
That smile only pushed Juliana over the edge.
After giving her friends a quick look, Alice was pressed down on the coffee table by the girls.
Cold liquor soaked through her blouse, clinging to her skin like ice. She could hear Juliana talking on the phone with Vincent.
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“Vincent, Ms. Caylor seems to be injured…”
About 15 minutes later, someone kicked the private room door open from the outside.
Vincent stood at the entrance, the light behind him casting shadows as his gaze landed on the chaos.
Juliana calmly wiped her fingers with a tissue, cleaning off blood, while her so–called “best friends” yanked Alice’s hair and pinned her down on the coffee table.
“What happened here?” Vincent’s tone was low and intimidating.
“Ms. Caylor just barged in and attacked me…”
Juliana fell into his arms, showing off the red marks on her arm that she had secretly pinched herself. “Luckily, my friends kept me safe…”
Through her blurry, blood–covered vision, Alice saw Vincent’s shoes stop in front of her
She struggled to lift her head. “I didn’t…” she murmured, and as she spoke, blood trickled out from the corners of her lips.
She tried to speak up for herself, but Vincent cut her off.
“Shut up! Who told you to talk back?”
At his words, the bodyguard stepped up and forced her down.
A hard slap hit her face, the loud smack echoing through the room.
The first hit twisted her face sideways.
The second made her ears ring painfully.
The third blow made everything go dark for a moment.
奥兰
Chapter 7
Blood spilled from her nose and mouth, soaking into her clothes.
She crumpled to the floor, weak and dizzy. Through her fading vision, she saw Vincent standing nearby with Juliana in his arms.
He stared down at her with arrogance. “I hope you don’t forget what happened today.
“If you ever lay a hand on Juliana again, I’ll make sure you suffer more than you could imagine.”
With that, he walked away with Juliana, never once glancing back, leaving Alice all alone in a pool of blood.
She struggled to move her fingers as tears, mingled with blood, dripped
onto the floor.
The sting on her face was nothing compared to the ache in her heart.
So in his eyes, she wasn’t even worth an explanation.
