Xavier scratched his messy hair, not offering further explanation, but he asked with concern, "How are you? Are you feeling better? Does your head still hurt?"
"Much better!" Serena explained awkwardly, "I used to drink a lot, but I guess I hadn’t done it in a while, so my body wasn’t used to it."
"Well, now that no one’s restricting you, you can drink as much as you want. Just tell me, and I’ll bring you the best wine in the world!"
Serena pressed her lips together, "No, no, I... "
"Serena, after everything that’s happened, are you still going to push me away?!"
"No... it’s not that! It’s just that one shouldn’t receive a reward without merit. I can't accept such an expensive gift from you for no reason, right?""What's so expensive about it? Just a few bottles of red wine.""I know that the Blaze family is incredibly wealthy now, but..." Serena lowered her head, wanting to tell Xavier that sKarina was the first to enter.As soon as she saw Xavier, her face lit up with a sweet smile. She approached him affectionately and said in a coy voice, “Xavier, why did you call me here? Was it to fulfill my wish of seeing the presidential suite?”Xavier curled his lip in disapproval. “Miss Carter, you’re overthinking it. I didn’t call you—it was him.”He casually gestured to Christan, who was standing nearby.Karina turned her head and, upon seeing Christan, her eyes curved into crescents. “Oh! It’s the Movie King! I’ve seen every drama you’ve acted in—I’m a big fan!”Christan nodded slightly but didn’t say a word to her.Next came Clint.Upon entering and seeing the room full of people, he asked in confusion, “Is there something going on?”Xavier shrugged in the same disinterested way. “They said there’s a good show coming up, s
“My… my name is Poppy Castano.”Poppy Castano?! Christan’s eyes flickered. The name sounded familiar.But he couldn’t place it immediately, so he stayed quiet and let her continue.“Miss Carter and I planned to teach that bitch Serena a lesson for always stealing other people’s men. So, we secretly found a homeless man, got him drunk, and even drugged the alcohol with an aphrodisiac.”“We told him there was a top-class escort staying on the 36th floor who only accepted high-status clients. If he could sleep with her, he’d have a story to brag about for life. And because of her special identity, she wouldn’t dare make a fuss—he wouldn’t have to worry about legal consequences!”Christan frowned and couldn’t help interrupting. “Miss Carter? Who’s that?”“Karina Carter, the heiress of the Carters. She said she’s Xavie
On the bed, the sheets were wrinkled and half-hanging off the side. The pillows and quilt were bunched up and tossed into a corner.Right in the center, a completely naked man lay sprawled out in a big ‘X’ shape, snoring loudly with his mouth wide open, sound asleep.There was a dried bloodstain on his temple.On the floor beside the bed, a beautiful woman was hastily pulling on her clothes with a flustered expression.Although Brody’s scolding wasn’t exactly quiet, it still failed to wake the sleeping man.The woman clutched the clothing she hadn't finished putting on against her chest, looking at the newcomers in panic. “I…”“Who exactly are you people?! This presidential suite isn’t your room—how did you end up here…?!”He didn’t finish the sentence, but everyone present understood the implication.The scene on the bed made everything painfully clear.Just moments ago, these two had clearly engaged in some very intense ‘action’ right there.At first, the woman lowered her head and
The entire room fell silent in tacit agreement.A moment later, Christan asked in a low voice, “Then how did you manage to escape? Especially with both feet injured?”Thinking back to what had just happened, the fear in Serena’s heart slowly gave way to anger.She gritted her teeth. “That bastard tried to get close to me, of course I fought back! In that moment, I didn’t care about anything—I just grabbed whatever I could and threw it at him! Thank god, a small porcelain bottle hit him right on the forehead. He collapsed, and I took the chance to crawl out.”Even though her tone still carried anger, her expression had calmed considerably.After she finished, Vega’s eyes turned red. She couldn’t stop herself from expressing relief. “Oh my god, thank goodness you were lucky and managed to get away! If that scumbag hadn’t been hit, I can’t even imagine what might’ve happened
In desperation, Serena grabbed whatever was within reach and started hurling it at him.The drunk dodged left and right, avoiding most of it.But his reflexes were dulled from alcohol—he couldn’t move fast enough.A ceramic ornament flew straight at him. He failed to dodge in time and took a solid hit to the forehead.It wasn’t big, but it was made of hard material. The impact sent his vision spinning, and with a heavy thud, he collapsed to the ground.Serena didn’t dare pause. Taking advantage of the moment, she dragged herself toward the door with all her might.From the doorway to the elevator was only a few dozen meters, but it took her nearly ten minutes to crawl that far.Leaning against the wall, she finally managed to press the elevator button. Every passing second felt like torture.At last, the elevator arrived on the 36th floor, and Serena scrambled inside like she&r
As if electrocuted, she instantly pulled her hand back, then buried her face into Xavier’s chest in utter embarrassment, not daring to even lift her eyes.The man, on the other hand, let out a good-natured chuckle. “Serena, you’re even more irresistible when you’re shy.”The door opened, and he eagerly carried her inside the room, heading straight for the bedroom!Time seemed long, the distance short—an enchanting room, full of passion and intoxicating sights…...The next day, the hotel officially opened for business. As the acting CEO, Xavier had to leave early to be on-site at the operations department.Serena, for once, had a proper day off and allowed herself the rare luxury of sleeping in.Still drowsy, she didn’t know how much time had passed when she heard a knocking at the door.Xavier had a room card. If it were him, he wouldn’t need to knock!