Chapter 7

I went to the bathroom of the hotel room, stood in front of the mirror, and looked at myself.

There were still red marks on my cheeks left by Derek. I immediately took out my makeup bag to cover the marks and put on some clean clothes.

I pursed my lips. The wounds from yesterday had begun to heal.

However, the wound on my tongue was relatively deeper, and even werewolves with strong healing power couldn't heal in one night.

I took a sip of ice water, which diluted the taste of blood in my mouth.

At least I could speak now.

After sorting myself out, I immediately left the hotel and went to the office.

I carefully went to Marshall's office.

"Cynthia, if you don't want this job, quit right now!" Marshall shouted in dissatisfaction.

"Sorry, Mr. Schultz. It won't happen again," I apologized softly.

Marshall waved his hand impatiently and said, "Cut the crap. Just sort out the document and go to the conference room."

I went to my seat, sorted out the document, and trotted toward the conference room.

To my surprise, I saw Lucas' face with a half-smile as soon as I entered the conference room. What was more, Marshall asked me to sit next to Lucas.

It turned out that Lucas was Marshall's partner on the current project, and they were together here today to discuss the cooperation details.

The second I sat next to Lucas, he rubbed his foot against mine. I looked up and glared at him, only to see him watch Marshall speak with feigned ignorance, and he would even occasionally agree with Marshall.

To be honest, after being tied up by Derek, I felt that I was about to have nightmares.

Halfway through the meeting, I couldn't stand Lucas' constant flirting anymore. I told Marshall that I had a stomachache and needed to take a break.

I ran to the break room and fetched a glass of water. I felt better after having some water.

I was about to have a second glass when Lucas suddenly came into the break room with a big smile on his face and locked the door.

"I heard that you were not feeling well, so I came to check on you."

Without giving me a chance to say or do anything, he pulled me over and kissed me. He used his tongue to pry open my mouth and stick it inside my mouth.

My tongue hadn't recovered yet. He kissed me so hard that I couldn't bear the pain.

Probably tasting the blood in my mouth, he let me go.

He wiped his lips, and then a trace of anger appeared on his face, making me confused.

"Who are you getting wild with this time? You even broke your tongue."

I immediately wanted to scold him, but then I figured that maybe my behavior on the plane made him think I was easy.

Besides, my mouth was injured, so I couldn't scold him even if I wanted to.

What was more, Lucas was a powerful Alpha, so I didn't dare to scold him anyway.

I cringed and tried to find an opportunity to escape.

"Who said you could leave?" Lucas saw through my intentions. He reached out and grabbed my arm.

He looked at me and asked, "It has just been a short time since we parted. And you already want it so badly?"

He clutched my chin, opened my mouth, and looked inside. He sounded a little angry.

I thought, 'It's none of his business even if I have sex with someone else. Does he think I'm his, just because we slept together for a few days?'

I touched my mouth which started to bleed again and stared at him fiercely.

"Come with me."

Lucas took my hand and walked to the door of the break room.

I panicked. I wanted to break his hand, but he squeezed mine so hard that I could not move at all.

I thought, 'What does Lucas want with me out there? Besides, there are so many people in the company. If they see me walking with him while holding hands, I'll be damned. After all, I'm a married woman in their eyes.'

"Don't move. If you don't want me to tell others about what happened on the plane, follow me."

Lucas' words quenched my desire to flee. His threat was powerful enough to force me to do as told.

Under everyone's gaze, I lowered my head and was pulled out of the company by him until I got in his car.

I had no idea where Lucas was taking me. He just drove in silence without looking at me.

I didn't expect Lucas to take me to the hospital.

In fact, if Lucas hadn't kissed me so hard, I'd have forgotten about my bleeding tongue.

The doctor gave me a general checkup and asked me how I got hurt. I could only force a smile and say that I had bitten myself by accident.

The doctor glanced at Lucas meaningfully.

Then the doctor smiled and said, "Young people are so impulsive."

His sentence made me blush, while Lucas said nothing.

On the way back to the company, I looked at the silent Lucas and thanked him in a gentle voice.

"Cynthia, don't do this anymore," Lucas calmly said, and his words baffled me.

I thought, 'So, in his mind, I had a bleeding tongue, because I had sex with some guy?

What a psycho. I'm not that horny.'

Since he ignored me, I didn't bother to talk to him either. We were silent along the way.

Lucas drove me back to my office, and we walked into the building together.

Along the way, my colleagues gave me unintelligible looks, and I heard their whispers.

I lowered my head and quickened my pace, trying to leave everyone's sight as soon as possible.

On the contrary, Lucas did not care. He walked slowly as if enjoying being watched.

Marshall was furious when he saw me and Lucas walk in together.

"Cynthia! Are you crazy? It's business hours. Where did you take Mr. Norman?" Marshall pointed at me and scolded loudly. "People in the company have already started to talk. Someone even slanders me and says that I used improper means to get the chance to work with Mr. Norman!"

I thought, 'How can you blame me for taking Lucas when everyone saw him dragging me away?

Lucas is so tall and strong. How could I possibly take him against his will?

Forget it. Marshall must be defending Lucas anyway.

Given my current status, I can't lose my job whatsoever. No matter how aggrieved I am right now, I cannot afford to talk back to Marshall.'