SHE WAS DRUGGED

Hot! Hot!

Why was she feeling so hot all of a sudden?

Ria blinked rapidly but her eyelids felt too heavy to stay open, there was no way she was drunk— the only thing she drank was the orange juice which Nathan had given her.

He wouldn't... he couldn't have put anything in it. That was impossible. Nathan was her fiancee, he wouldn't hurt her.

She leaned against the cold restroom walls, her breath were getting shallow and a wave of heat surged through her body- her mind in disarray— a thousand thoughts crashing into each other.

She needed to leave before she loose control.

Gathering herself, Ria staggered towards the door, her legs gave in before she reached the door, as another wave of heat surged through her body again. She dragged herself up— each step was slow and disoriented.

But just as she reached the entrance of the room, she heard voices speaking in low tones behind the door, which was lightly opened.

"Kelly, you're not supposed to be here. If Ria sees you, she might get suspicious. Our plans could be exposed," Nathan’s voice came in low and urgent.

" I just wanted to see you, baby," Kelly whispered, jealousy dripping from her tone. "The thought of you being with her drives me insane. She doesn't even know that you're with her so that she keeps helping out with the company designs. I can't wait to see her face when she finds out I'm the one you really like."

"Yes, sweetheart. I only like you," Nathan replied. "But for now, you have to go. If she catches us, everything could fall apart. Just a little longer—after tonight, I'll break up with her."

"Okay, baby," Kelly purred. "But I want a kiss before I go."

"You naughty girl... come here."

Then came the unmistakable sound of kissing, which seemed forbidden— something not meant to be heard by others.

Ria’s breath caught in her throat. She froze.

That was Nathan’s voice and Kelly’s— her boyfriend and her adopted sister.

Time seemed to stand still as the world stopped.

She took a step back, one hand hand on the wall to keep herself steady, as her heart pounded wildly in her chest. No! This wasn't happening.

But then Kelly giggled—low and satisfied.

Ria's stomach churned— she felt sick and her skin grew hotter like it was set aflame from the inside. The betrayal was a huge shock to her— nothing could have prepared her for it.

Tears pooled in her eyes, but she blinked them back. She wasn't going to cry, she wasn't going to let those two backstabbers see her vulnerability.

And then, the truth hit her.

Nathan had drugged her— that would explain the heat crawling over her skin and the intense ache for pleasure

A low sarcastic chuckle escaped her lips . She had gone against everyone just to be with Nathan, putting her own life on pause to work for his company, working behind the scenes and letting Nathan take credit for her hard work, all because they were going to get married.

But it was all a facade; Nathan never liked her from the start. He took advantage of the fact that she felt love-starved and kept her by his side while feeding her crumbs of his affection.

She bit her lip as another surge of heat hit her— the effects of the drugs were kicking in. She had better leave before Nathan starts looking for her, whatever they had planned wasn't something good.

Her legs wobbled as she turned to leave, barely able to keep her hands from pulling off her dress as the heat in her body intensified. She had thought Nathan was finally willing to show her off seeing that he'd asked her to come with him to this party as his plus one. Who would have thought it was going to be a nightmare?

But then the door swung opened.

Nathan was surprised to see her standing in front of the door, wondering if she'd overhead what he and Kelly were saying.

"Ria, what are you doing here? I thought you were downstairs at the party".

At the same time Kelly came out of the Room, wearing a smug smile on her face, it was as if she didn't care if Ria was suspicious.

"I came to find you, I wanted you to take me back home but I don't think there's a need for that," She said in anger and turned to leave.

Nathan scratched the back of his head worriedly; it seemed like she heard everything but if he let her leave, it would ruin everything he had planned tonight.

"Wait, Ria," Nathan stopped her. "Why are you leaving? Are you not feeling well? Your body is very hot, it seems like you're coming down with the flu," he said as touched her forehead. "Why don't you rest in the room for a while and let me get you drugs".

"You bastard!" Ria hissed, flinging his hands away. "You did this to me and now you're trying to act like you care, don't you dare touch me?

She turned to Kelly, "it wasn't enough that you stole my parents love and made them hate me but you had to come for my man too, just you.... I..." Ria's words trailed off as she fell on the ground

She couldn't bear the intense heat, anymore— every fibre of her body screamed for relief. The feeling was foreign to her but she knew that she needed to be touched— she wanted to be touched.

"Well, seems like this conversation will have to wait till another day," Kelly said with a grin as she hovered over Ria's face. "Bring her Nathan, we need to get her to the room before the party is over.

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