Tina’s eyes widened as his alluring voice echoed beside her ears.Was Samuel going to do it… right here?That was when a phone started to ring abruptly. Tina turned towards Samuel and saw the terrible look on his face then, and quickly explained, “N-No! It’s not my phone!”Samuel’s expression only darkened further, and he turned to leave and answered the call, which turned out to be from Sandy.“Mr. Langford,” Sandy greeted him respectfully, unaware that his call had cut short their hanky-panky. “We’ve just received a reply from Mr. Carter—he said that he would like to visit you to discuss some of the specifics regarding our joint project…”“John Carter?” Samuel’s tone was quite unfriendly. “Now?”Sandy seemed to detect something right then, and asked tentatively, “What would be a good time for you, Mr. Langford?”Samuel took a deep breath and rubbed his forehead. John Carter was the most eccentric partner they had ever had, and if they missed this chance, there was no telling
Samuel stared coolly at Tina.This was a test—Tina wouldn’t crawl for the black card if she had any dignity.And yet, he proved to have overestimated her.Tina took the car with no hesitation, even asking, “Can I go now?”“Leave!” Samuel’s furious single word was the only response she got. Tina promptly ran away and breathed a sigh of relief.In contrast, such humiliation from Samuel was insignificant in comparison to the humiliation she faced constantly with the Lynds. Moreover, once the Lynds get their money, they would not disturb her, and Sylvia would make a full recovery after her surgery. That was what mattered most!Nonetheless, after Tina left Samuel’s house, a car nearby slowly followed her.The private detective inside called Cindy’s number. “Miss Young, the one you want me to keep an eye on is leaving.”“Where did she go?” Cindy asked.“Mr. Langford’s private residence.”“Alright, good work. Keep following her.”Though Cindy maintained her soft tone, her
An hour ago, it had been past work hours for Tina and she was just cleaning up when the manager approached her, saying, “There’s a delivery I need you to make.”“A delivery? By myself? But it’s already very late…” Tina pointed at herself, perplexed. “Yes, by yourself!” The manager nodded. “Sombrero Nights. Go right now!”Tina naturally had to cave since she was under employment, and even though it was already very late, she rode the little electric scooter that the hotel used for deliveries and arrived at Sombrero Nightclub.“Excuse me, where is Mr. Jackson’s private room?”The nightclub receptionist studied Tina from head to toe then, and once he saw that she was delivering food, he said, “Third floor, Room 308.”“Alright, thank you.”When Tina arrived at Room 308, she opened the door to deafening music and a floor littered with beer bottles.Everyone inside cheered when they saw Tina arrive.“The food is here!” “I’m famished, Mr. Jackson. You have to feed me now…”Mr. Ja
Tina leveled her head at the sharp edge of the table and charged towards it, ready to kill herself.Nonetheless, Mr. Wallace had already seen what she was intending, and landed a firm kick on her thin shoulder.As Tina was knocked to the floor, he watched her and chuckled smugly. “Haha! Trying to die, little wretch? No way!”He slapped Tina across the face then, but she closed her jaws on his hand, almost biting out a chunk of his flesh! Her vicious retaliation sent Mr. Wallace stumbling two steps backwards as blood flowed freely over his palm!Losing his rationality, he yelled, “Tina Lynd! You dare bite me?! Go, all of you—give her a proper beating!”With that, he kicked out viciously on her stomach!Tina’s face turned pale from the pain and curled into herself, clutching her belly. She watched as the people surrounding her closed in and slowly closed her eyes, her tears streaming and mixing with blood as she was left helpless and despairing.It seemed that she was dying fo
Frightened by Cindy’s madness, the chauffeur did not dare to say another word and quickly followed Samuel’s car.***Meanwhile, Samuel had his arms around Tina—she was trembling and barely lucid, though she was holding his hand with a vice-grip and didn't seem to be letting go anytime soon.“Help me…”“I don’t want to die…”“Don’t leave me…”Samuel was under the impression that Tina had violated their agreement and was intent on punishing her, only to end up foiling an abduction.Knowing that he had misunderstood her as he stared at her in her miserable state, he quietly said, “It’s alright, Tina. You’re safe now.”They eventually arrived at the hospital, but Tina still wasn’t letting go.As such, Samuel stayed patiently at her side as a doctor tended to her injuries, but she was still not letting go even when she was supposed to be changed into patient garb. “Stop it, Tina,” Samuel said coolly.Tina couldn’t hear him clearly, however, and kept repeating, “Don’t leave me…”
After Samuel followed Cindy back to her house, she changed into a thin sleeping gown and served him the chicken soup she had promised, saying, “I’ve done my best to boil this soup, Sam. I know that you’re picky about your food, but please be gentle with me if I didn’t do well…”Samuel took a sip. “It tastes fine.”“Really? Great!” Cindy exclaimed. “I’ll cook you something different every day from now on!”But for some reason, he remembered the food made by the anonymous lady when he visited his grandmother the other day. That was more to his tastes…Still, he humored Cindy to the end and finished the soup. However, just as he was about to leave, Cindy caught him immediately. “Please stay and chat with me, Sam. I’m alone… I’m scared…”Above her thin clothes was a look of utter vulnerability.Still, Samuel frowned. “Don’t you have bodyguards?”“You know my father only cares about my younger brother,” Cindy said miserably. “I don’t matter to him, and would have been sold off if n
Cynthia decided that she would use Victor to destroy Tina! After all, he was the most convenient blade she had at the moment!***The first image that Tina saw was a doctor approaching her with a syringe, which left her bristling in fear.“What are you doing?! Don’t touch me!”“Don’t worry, Miss Lynd,” the doctor assured her. “You’re safe now!”It was only then that Tina looked around her and finally realized that she had been rescued. Gathering the fragments of memory she had before losing consciousness, she asked, “Did Samuel Langford save me?”“Yes. In fact, Mr. Langford himself brought you here,” the doctor replied. “You were drifting in and out of consciousness while nursing a high fever at the time, but you kept holding his hand—he waited until you fell asleep before leaving.”Tina was left dumbstruck. Samuel had been staying with her? “W-Where is he now?” she asked nervously. “When is he coming back?”Since Samuel had saved her life, she must thank him.“That, we do
Nonetheless, Tina’s sneaky departure still drew some attention, with Pearl asking suspiciously, “Mother, do you see that attendant? She looks just like Tina from the back!”Ellen rolled her eyes without even a glance. “Why would she work as an attendant here? She would never have been able to afford to pay us a million dollars if she didn’t have a patron!”“That’s true…” Pearl agreed that she must be seeing things then.“Right now, the only thing you have to worry about is how to find Tina,” Ellen said as she patted Pearl’s hand. “You’re smart and come from a good family—all Tina would amount to is getting a patron in Mr. Langford’s assistant. On the other hand, you just might reach Samuel Langford himself and become Mrs. Langford!”Thrilled, Pearl started imagining herself as the daughter-in-law of the most powerful family in Freesia. “Don’t worry, Mother! I’ll definitely trample Tina beneath my feet!’Meanwhile, after excusing herself, Tina was just as expected scolded by her ma