Thea placed her resume on the table.Just then, the man raised his head.Seeing Thea, he was surprised.“Hold on.”“Huh?”Thea was about to leave after handing in her resume, but she stopped and looked at the recruiting manager of Ella Corporation. She asked, “Is there anything else?”Hank Wilson stared at Thea, giving her a once-over. His expression turned greedy. He had never seen a more beautiful woman.Hank pointed to the chair, saying, “Take a seat. Let’s talk.”“Okay.”Thea sat.“Which position are you applying for?”“I’m applying for the position of fashion designer.”“Do you have any related work experience?”“No.”Hank frowned, saying, “Sweetheart, this won’t do. Do you know who we are and what our designers represent?”As he spoke, he leafed through her resume.“You graduated from a second-rate local fashion design academy and you don’t have any experience yet.” He shook his head slightly. “Do you know? Everyone applying for this job is an international gradua

It was time to go home.Hank told the other applicants to return the next day.After that, he packed his things and said, “Thea, why don’t we go back to my place? There’s nobody at home. I can explain everything in great detail.”“Huh?” Thea was stunned. “Your place?”Seeing Thea’s shocked expression, Hank amended his statement quickly. “My place is nearer, so it’s more convenient. If you’re uncomfortable with that, we can go to my office instead.”Hank was the human resources manager at Ella Corporation. As he was in charge of recruiting, he had his own office.There was a couch in his office, which would work just as well as a bed.He had thought it through. He would get Thea into bed by hook or by crook.After all, the media labeled her the most beautiful woman in Cansington.He got excited just thinking about her hot body and her pretty face.Thea breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that they would be going to his office. Quickly, she said, “Thank you, sir.”“Don’t

The woman looked to be around twenty-five or twenty-six years old. She was a vision in a black leather jacket and black leather pants with long, black hair flowing down her back. Her clothes showed off her lithe figure.Once she arrived at the underground parking lot, she stood in a corner and looked around, as if she was looking for something. Subtly, she reached behind her back, producing an exquisite pistol.At that moment, she turned around suddenly and aimed it right at James.Seeing that it was James, she panicked. She put the pistol away quickly and stammered, “It-it’s you?”James sauntered over and leaned against a stone pillar, studying the woman who looked deceptively innocent. Mildly, he said, “What are you doing here? Why aren’t you at the border of the Southern Plains?”James had seen this woman before. She was a key member of a band of grave robbers. He had caught her robbing an ancient tomb before.However, since they were robbing the enemy’s ancient tomb, he l

The Prince of Orchid Mountain’s tomb, the treasure chest, the key, Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge, and Black Rose?James looked at Black Rose, gracefully clad in a black leather jacket. He got lost in his thoughts.Was it just a coincidence, or was all this part of some bigger plan?“General, please grant me your protection,” Black Rose said again, a pleading expression on her face.James glanced at her. “You just told me that someone murdered all your companions. Not only did you not run away, but you followed the attacker to Cansington. Now, you’re asking for my protection. How is this logical?”Black Rose explained, “The murderer who took the chest isn’t the mastermind. The murderer wants the box for himself, so he did not hand it over to the mastermind. Instead, he escaped to Cansington, lying low. It’s why I followed him here. I have the key. If the mastermind finds out, I wouldn’t survive.”“Who’s the mastermind?”Black Rose shook her head. “I’m not sure. I never deal

“Thank you.”“Oh yeah. Thea, I heard that your husband is Lex’s handpicked candidate. He’s an orphan and a retired soldier. Why are you with him? You could definitely do better than him. Why not consider a successful young man who’s wealthy?”As he said that, Hank straightened up. “I know someone. He’s young, already a manager at a big organization with a monthly income of fifty thousand dollars. He has a house and a car. Why don’t you divorce James? My friend would be good for you!”The friend he was talking about was himself.However, he was smart enough not to make it so obvious.He was testing Thea.Thea felt warm. She pulled her shirt up slightly and fanned herself.Noticing Hank’s perverted gaze, she blushed. Looking away, she said in a small voice, “Sorry, Hank. I’m feeling a little warm.”“It’s not warm. The AC is on.”Hank took the opportunity to sit down beside Thea. He touched her forehead. “Do you have a fever?”Thea avoided his touch, twisting away from him. “Han

In the office.Hank took off all his clothes.He walked to the bathroom and pushed the door, only to discover it was locked.“She’s quite alert,” he bit out viciously. Knocking on the door, he shouted, “Thea, open up!”In the bathroom.Thea kept splashing her face and even her head with water. Her clothes were soaking wet, clinging to her body and putting her curves on full display.However, the drugs were powerful. No amount of water could negate their effects.She grew warmer and warmer.She felt as if bugs were crawling inside her, a primal desire rising.She had never felt desire like this before.She squatted on the floor, pulling at her clothes and scratching at her skin.Outside the door, Hank’s voice rang out. “Come on, Thea, open up. You want it, don’t you? I’ll make you feel better if you open the door…”Hank kept teasing her from the outside.Thea still had her wits about her.She knew that she could not give in.She had a husband.Her husband was James.She

Hank dragged Thea out, throwing her on the couch.Thea’s clothes were in tatters. She was going to lose her mind.Hank was like a cat playing with a mouse, wearing a playful expression. “Come on, Thea. Beg me. Beg me!”Thea bit her lip.Even though her body could no longer take it, she refused to say anything.Just then, something happened.Crash!Someone kicked the locked office door down.The office door collapsed. A man rushed in furiously, veins popping on his face.“Wh-who are you?”Hank turned just in time to see the door collapsing and a man rushing in.He felt the temperature in the room drop, feeling like he had been plunged into ice. Involuntarily, he shivered.James walked to him.“Who are you…”James saw Thea lying on the couch, her body soaked and her clothes in tatters. Anger rose within him. He reached behind him, producing two silver needles.Swoosh!The needles flew out from his hands.“Ah…”Hank moaned.He was now blind.James grabbed his arm and p

James heard the siren.He knew that the police were coming.However, he did not want everyone to learn about the things that had happened today.Thea was just an ordinary woman and had already endured enough abuse.James did not want the police to get involved because the news would spread, and chaos would break out in the city. Although Thea was alright, it would definitely spark rumors if word got out.She had been the center of gossip for too long. James did not want the matter to cause her any more trouble.Thus, he phoned the Blithe King.After the call, he returned to the office and sat on the sofa, waiting for a reply.Meanwhile, dozens of security guards gathered at the door.Their faces were beaded with sweat and they wielded electric batons, afraid to enter the office room.Inside the office, Hank’s lifeless body was lying in a pool of blood on the ground. The Blithe King was in a meeting when he received the call from James. He had heard of James’ temperament and

The Blithe King’s subordinates immediately went to make arrangements.Afterward, he instructed again, “Take all the surveillance camera footage within Ella Corporation. Comfort the families of those who James maimed, and give them whatever they need, whether it’s treatment or compensation. Detain all the security guards who saw James here today and get them to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Everything they saw today must be taken to their graves. Otherwise, I’ll ensure they’ll be held accountable if any word of what happened today gets out.“Also, announce to the public that it was a joint exercise between the military and police forces.”The Blithe King made quick arrangements to take care of the matter.As for the deceased Hank, he had sent someone to investigate his identity but later found that he was from the Wilsons, one of The Great Four of Cansington.He sent personnel to inform the Wilsons personally, telling the family that he admired Hank and had recruited him for sec

James came back to his senses after a momentary daze.“You were unconscious when I arrived. I called the police and then the manager got arrested.”James was worried that Thea would be traumatized by what had happened, so he calmly explained and comforted her.Thea was extremely relieved.She was glad she had read plenty of books and could use the knowledge to detect danger in advance.Otherwise, she could not imagine the consequences had she not realized it.“Let’s go eat,” James urged Thea.She nodded her head obediently.James had already finished preparing the meal while Thea was asleep.The Callahans who went out had back just in time for dinner.They made a trip to the supermarket, and when they entered the house, they were discussing the joint exercise between the military and police forces.“Tsk, tsk! The scene was so grand. There were dozens of cars and it was extremely imposing!” Gladys exclaimed as she remembered the scene with lingering fear.“Thea, don’t tell y