Upon realizing the unfortunate fate that awaited her, Rena’s face turned pale.


    Harold was shameless and vile. He was a true bastard!


    She closed her eyes briefly before reopening them, softly saying, “Please, don’t be angry. I’m apologizing to you on Eloise’s behalf.”


    Hearing this, the man sat on the sofa and extended his hand out to her.


    Hands now stained with the man’s blood, she slowly raised it as well. As she reached back to him, she gently ced her palm on his.


    Eloise fought desperately against the security guards‘ grasp, her mind racing with the implications of Rena’s involvement with the vile Harold.


    “Rena, you can’t go with this bastard! How will I ever exin this to your father?”


    Suddenly, the sound of approaching footsteps filled the room, growing louder with each passing second. The door swung open, revealing several policemen who entered with an air of authority.


    Eloise’s mind raced, and in a moment of desperation, she cried out, “I hurt Harold! Arrest me! Take me away! I am willing to face the consequences of my actions, even to spend the rest of my life behind cold prison walls, but please, don’t harm Rena! Harold, I’m begging you!”N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    Kneeling on the floor, Eloise clutched her head, overwhelmed by feelings of helplessness, remorse, and regret.


    She hated herself for being powerless, for acting on impulse, and for allowing Harold’s maniptions to drag Rena down. The scene that unfolded before them waspletely unexpected. The policemen turned their attention to Harold and inquired, their voicesced with curiosity, “Mr. Moore, what is going on here?”


    Harold, aware of the gravity of the situation, gently took hold of Rena’s trembling hand and guided her to sit beside him.


    Rena’s body quivered violently, and an ache of disappointment settled in Harold’s heart.


    Had he be such an intimidating presence to her?


    Since Rena had agreed to his request, he had to offer her some incentives. To mask his pain, he carefully covered his wounded. abdomen with tissues and calmly exined, “Amidst the chaos, I might have inadvertently injured myself. However, ourpany’s surveince cameras, though currently out of order, will be repaired within the next two days. At that time, I will provide you with theplete surveince video.”


    The policemen immediately regarded the situation as a tangled affair of emotions.


    Their inquiries remained curt, and soon they departed, leaving behind an air of unease and tension.


    Rena continued to tremble, aware that Eloise was temporarily safe, but also cognizant that Harold now possessed the surveince footage, a weapon he could use against Eloise at any moment.


    Inside Harold’s office, an eerie silence settled, shrouding the room in a tense atmosphere.


    Harold’splexion turned pale, his pain now evident on his face. He turned his head towards his secretary and issued an order, “Prepare the car.” Then, his gaze fixed on Rena as he gently grasped her chin, his voice filled with a mixture of determination and longing, “Come to my vi tomorrow night, okay?”


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    Rena’s eyes appeared vacant, devoid of the spark they once held.


    Harold persisted, “y the piano for me, Rena.”


    Not a single word escaped Rena’s lips, but Harold remained undeterred. He was driven by a strong desire to keep her by his side, to regain the control he once held over her. He firmly believed that in just a matter of days, Rena would return to her former obedient self.


    Waylen, he thought bitterly, would be nothing more than a forgotten memory for her.


    With his injuries weighing heavily on him, Harold departed apanied by his secretary and assistants, leaving Rena to attend to Eloise’s well—being, As soon as the man was gone, Rena had helped Eloise get back home.