<b>Chapter </b><b>533</b>
<b>Grayson </b><b>and </b><b>Sabrina </b><b>appeared </b><b>out </b><b>of </b><b>nowhere</b><b>. </b><b>They </b><b>seemed </b><b>surprised </b><b>to </b><b>see </b><b>Paul </b><b>in </b><b>the </b><b>corridor</b><b>.</b>
<b>Paul </b><b>was </b><b>paying </b><b>attention </b><b>to </b><b>Joe’s </b><b>condition</b><b>. </b><b>He </b><b>nced </b><b>briefly </b><b>at </b><b>them</b>
<b>without </b><b>noticing </b><b>the </b><b>panic </b><b>written </b><b>across </b><b>their </b><b>faces</b><b>. </b><b>He </b><b>didn’t </b><b>have </b><b>time </b><b>to </b><b>pay </b><b>attention </b><b>to </b><b>them</b><b>.</b>
<b>He’d </b><b>hesitated </b><b>for </b><b>a </b><b>moment</b><b>. </b><b>However</b><b>, </b><b>he </b><b>suddenly </b><b>heard </b><b>the</b>
<b>think the </b><b>hotel </b><b>attendants </b><b>made </b><b>a </b><b>mistake</b><b>.</b><b>”</b>
<b>Paul </b><b>frowned</b><b>. </b><b>Why </b><b>did </b><b>she </b><b>sound </b><b>rather </b><b>familiar</b><b>?</b>
<b>an </b><b>say</b><b>. </b><b>I</b>
<b>At </b><b>the </b><b>same </b><b>time</b><b>, </b><b>Grayson </b><b>and </b><b>Sabrina’s </b><b>expressions </b><b>changed</b><b>. </b><b>Had </b><b>their </b><b>n </b><b>failed</b><b>?</b>
<b>The </b><b>aphrodisiac </b><b>shouldn’t </b><b>have </b><b>gone </b><b>wrong</b><b>. </b><b>It </b><b>was </b><b>a </b><b>newly </b><b>developed </b><b>drug </b><b>from </b><b>Murida</b><b>. </b><b>The </b><b>person </b><b>who </b><b>ingested </b><b>it </b><b>would </b><b>be </b><b>disoriented </b><b>and </b><b>not </b><b>remember </b><b>what </b><b>happened </b><b>while </b><b>under </b><b>the </b><b>drug’s </b><b>effect</b><b>.</b>
<b>An </b><b>idea </b><b>popped </b><b>into </b><b>Paul’s </b><b>head</b><b>. </b><b>He </b><b>turned </b><b>to </b><b>look </b><b>at </b><b>the </b><b>Silvers </b><b>and </b><b>warned</b><b>,</b><b>/ </b><b>It </b><b>better </b><b>not </b><b>have </b><b>been </b><b>you </b><b>guys</b><b>!</b><b>”</b>
<b>He </b><b>knew </b><b>who </b><b>the </b><b>woman </b><b>was</b><b>. </b><b>It </b><b>was </b><b>Annie</b><b>.</b>
<b>Paul </b><b>gritted </b><b>his </b><b>teeth</b><b>. </b><b>How </b><b>could </b><b>they </b><b>be </b><b>so </b><b>audacious </b><b>to </b><b>scheme </b><b>against </b><b>his </b><b>boss </b><b>during </b><b>a </b><b>charity </b><b>g</b><b>?</b>
<b>He </b><b>took </b><b>a </b><b>step </b><b>back</b><b>. </b><b>Then</b><b>, </b><b>he </b><b>raised </b><b>his </b><b>leg </b><b>and </b><b>kicked </b><b>at </b><b>the </b><b>door</b><b>. </b><b>He </b><b>did </b><b>not </b><b>care </b><b>whether </b><b>Annie </b><b>would </b><b>be </b><b>hurt </b><b>by </b><b>his </b><b>behavior</b><b>. </b><b>He </b><b>would </b><b>kick </b><b>the </b><b>door </b><b>down </b><b>if </b><b>that </b><b>was </b><b>what </b><b>it </b><b>took </b><b>to </b><b>get </b><b>into </b><b>the </b><b>room</b><b>.</b>
<b>To </b><b>the </b><b>sound </b><b>of </b><b>Annie’s </b><b>screams</b><b>, </b><b>Paul kicked </b><b>the </b><b>door </b><b>down</b><b>.</b>
<b>He </b><b>saw </b><b>Joe </b><b>leaning </b><b>against </b><b>the </b><b>table</b><b>. </b><b>He </b><b>red </b><b>at </b><b>him </b><b>coldly</b><b>.</b>
<b>“</b><b>Mr. </b><b>Martin</b><b>…</b><b>”</b>
<b>Paul </b><b>saw </b><b>Joe’s </b><b>coat </b><b>on </b><b>the </b><b>ground</b><b>. </b><b>Although </b><b>his </b><b>shirt </b><b>was </b><b>unbuttoned</b><b>, </b><b>his </b><b>pants </b><b>were </b><b>still </b><b>on</b><b>. </b><b>Paul </b><b>sighed </b><b>in </b><b>relief </b><b>and </b><b>looked </b><b>at </b><b>Annie</b><b>.</b>
<b>She </b><b>was </b><b>holding </b><b>a </b><b>towel </b><b>tightly </b><b>in </b><b>an </b><b>attempt </b><b>to </b><b>cover </b><b>herself</b><b>.</b>
<b>At </b><b>the </b><b>same </b><b>time</b><b>, </b><b>her </b><b>forehead </b><b>and </b><b>arms </b><b>were </b><b>bruised </b><b>because </b><b>of </b><b>her </b><b>fall</b><b>. </b><b>Annie </b><b>looked </b><b>like </b><b>a </b><b>victim</b><b>.</b>
<b>Grayson </b><b>and </b><b>Sabrina </b><b>eximed </b><b>simultaneously</b><b>, </b><b>“</b><b>Annie</b><b>!</b><b>”</b>
<b>They </b><b>couldn’t </b><b>tell </b><b>whether </b><b>they’d </b><b>done </b><b>the </b><b>deed</b><b>.</b>
<b>Sabrina </b><b>immediately </b><b>asked</b><b>, </b><b>“</b><b>Annie</b><b>, </b><b>what’s </b><b>up</b><b>? </b><b>Why </b><b>are </b><b>you</b><b>… </b><b>Mr. </b><b>Martin</b><b>, </b><b>what </b><b>are </b><b>you </b><b>both</b><b>…</b><b>”</b>
<b>“</b><b>Mr. </b><b>Martin</b><b>, </b><b>why </b><b>would </b><b>you </b><b>and </b><b>Annie </b><b>be</b><b>..</b><b>” </b><b>Grayson </b><b>looked </b><b>horrified</b><b>.</b>
<b>However</b><b>, </b><b>their </b><b>expressions </b><b>of </b><b>surprise </b><b>froze </b><b>on </b><b>their </b><b>faces </b><b>when </b><b>they </b><b>looked</b><b>. </b><b>up </b><b>at </b><b>Joe</b><b>.</b>
<b>Compared </b><b>to </b><b>Annie’s </b><b>ruffled </b><b>appearance</b><b>, </b><b>Joe </b><b>was </b><b>still </b><b>fully </b><b>clothed</b><b>.</b>
<b>The </b><b>oue </b><b>of </b><b>their </b><b>scheme </b><b>was </b><b>evident</b><b>. </b><b>They’d </b><b>failed</b><b>!</b>
<b>“</b><b>Make </b><b>them </b><b>get lost</b><b>,” </b><b>Joe </b><b>ordered </b><b>icily</b><b>.</b>
<b>Paul </b><b>immediately </b><b>roared</b><b>, </b><b>“</b><b>You </b><b>will pay </b><b>for </b><b>what </b><b>you’ve </b><b>done </b><b>today</b><b>. </b><b>Get out</b><b>!</b><b>”</b>
<b>The </b><b>Silvers </b><b>seemed </b><b>to </b><b>be </b><b>stuck </b><b>in </b><b>a </b><b>trance</b><b>. </b><b>They </b><b>did </b><b>not </b><b>move</b><b>. </b><b>Upon </b><b>seeing </b><b>that</b><b>, </b><b>Paul </b><b>stepped </b><b>forward </b><b>and </b><b>repeated</b><b>, </b><b>“</b><b>Get out</b><b>!</b><b>”</b>
<b>Annie </b><b>came </b><b>to her </b><b>senses</b><b>. </b><b>Her </b><b>face </b><b>was </b><b>devoid </b><b>of </b><b>color</b><b>. </b><b>Although </b><b>she’d </b><b>realized </b><b>that </b><b>she </b><b>had </b><b>fucked </b><b>their </b><b>n </b><b>up</b><b>, </b><b>her </b><b>brain </b><b>was </b><b>otherwise </b><b>nk</b><b>.</b>
<b>Grayson </b><b>was </b><b>reluctant </b><b>to </b><b>submit </b><b>to </b><b>their </b><b>fate</b><b>. </b><b>He’d </b><b>arranged </b><b>everything </b><b>meticulously</b><b>, </b><b>and </b><b>he </b><b>wasn’t </b><b>going </b><b>to </b><b>be </b><b>chased </b><b>out </b><b>just </b><b>like </b><b>that</b><b>. </b><b>He </b><b>said</b><b>, </b><b>“</b><b>Mr. </b><b>Martin</b><b>, </b><b>you </b><b>look </b><b>unwell</b><b>. </b><b>You </b><b>might </b><b>need </b><b>Annie</b><b>. </b><b>Are </b><b>you </b><b>sure you </b><b>don’t </b><b>want </b><b>her </b><b>to </b><b>stay</b><b>?</b><b>”</b>
<b>“</b><b>Yeah</b><b>. </b><b>You’ve </b><b>known </b><b>each </b><b>other </b><b>since </b><b>you </b><b>were children</b><b>. </b><b>It </b><b>will </b><b>save </b><b>you </b><b>a </b><b>lot </b><b>of </b><b>trouble </b><b>if </b><b>Annie </b><b>stays </b><b>to </b><b>help</b><b>,</b><b>” </b><b>added </b><b>Sabrina</b><b>.</b>
<b>Paul </b><b>was </b><b>speechless</b><b>. </b><b>He </b><b>asked</b><b>, </b><b>“</b><b>Mr. </b><b>Silver</b><b>, </b><b>do </b><b>you </b><b>not </b><b>understand </b><b>what </b><b>I’m </b><b>saying</b><b>?</b><b>”</b>Têxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.
<b>He </b><b>could </b><b>tell </b><b>that </b><b>Joe </b><b>was </b><b>in </b><b>horrible </b><b>condition</b><b>.</b>
<b>Paul </b><b>said</b><b>, </b><b>“</b><b>Go </b><b>back </b><b>and </b><b>think </b><b>of </b><b>how </b><b>you’l </b><b>grovel </b><b>for </b><b>his </b><b>forgiveness</b><b>!</b><b>”</b>
<b>They </b><b>could </b><b>only </b><b>leave </b><b>under </b><b>Paul’s </b><b>instructions</b><b>.</b>
<b>Chapter </b><b>533</b>
<b>7</b>
<b>After </b><b>they </b><b>left</b><b>, </b><b>Paul </b><b>immediately </b><b>closed </b><b>the </b><b>door</b><b>.</b>
<b>Joe </b><b>had </b><b>rushed </b><b>into </b><b>the </b><b>bathroom</b><b>.</b>
<b>Paul </b><b>called </b><b>Skr </b><b>again </b><b>as </b><b>he </b><b>listened </b><b>to </b><b>the </b><b>sounds </b><b>of </b><b>gushing </b><b>water </b><b>in </b><b>the </b><b>bathroom</b><b>. </b><b>He </b><b>asked</b><b>, </b><b>“</b><b>Where </b><b>are </b><b>you </b><b>at </b><b>now</b><b>, </b><b>Ms. </b><b>Sullivan</b><b>?</b><b>”</b>
<b>Paul </b><b>sounded </b><b>calmer</b><b>. </b><b>However</b><b>, </b><b>his </b><b>tone </b><b>was </b><b>still </b><b>panicked</b><b>. </b><b>Skr </b><b>nced </b><b>at </b><b>the </b><b>signboards </b><b>and </b><b>replied</b><b>, </b><b>“</b><b>I’ll </b><b>be </b><b>there </b><b>in </b><b>a </b><b>few </b><b>minutes</b><b>.</b><b>”</b>