The night slipped by, and dawn soon arrived. Elias finally stirred awake. His body felt heavy, and he had a splitting headache. "Mr. Hale, you're awake!" Mitch hurriedly stepped forward and helped him sit up.Elias tried to recall what had happened. Fragments of memories flashed through his mind, disjointed and blurry. When he saw the glass of water Mitch handed him, his expression instantly darkened, and he swatted it away."It's not drugged, though you were drugged last night," Mitch hurriedly explained."Who did it?" Elias' voice was hoarse, but his presence was daunting."It was Sharon. She bribed the hotel manager, got her hands on your room key card, and hid inside your room, intending to… force herself on you," Mitch answered, his last few words barely above a whisper.The moment those words left his mouth, a loud thud echoed throughout the room. Even the bedframe creaked. Mitch flinched as he watched his boss slam his fist into the mattress, the veins on his arm bulg
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