The only thing Larissa could do was move her head haphazardly to avoid Dorian's disgusting, stinky mouth.The assistant frantically pounded on the door outside, shouting, "Mr. Cole, please open the door! Or else I'll call the police!"But Dorian turned a deaf ear to it. Gripping Larissa's suit jacket, he ripped it, causing the buttons to pop off and scatter onto the floor.He then did the same thing to her shirt, causing irreparable damage to the two garments. The suite's thermostat was on, but Larissa only felt cold, especially when her chest was exposed to the air with Dorian's lewd gaze upon it."Mr. Cole, sexual assault is against the law." She struggled to keep herself calm, but her voice could not help but tremble. "If you stop now, I can pretend nothing has happened and will not hold you accountable.""What assault?" Dorian was dismissive. He even retorted unapologetically, "You're my future wife. How is this considered sexual assault?""I am married, Mr. Cole!" Larissa

As long as there was enough time, her assistant would bring someone over to save her. Fortunately, her assistant did not disappoint her. Not more than a few minutes later, she heard the assistant shouting again, "Ms. Seymour, are you in there?"This time, the assistant was pounding on the bedroom door."I'm here!" Larissa replied loudly.The arrival of "reinforcements" caused Dorian to panic. He finally gave up on waiting around and decided to take the offensive. However, before he reached Larissa, she used the bed and rushed to the other side of the room, succeeding in opening the bedroom door before he could get to her.The people outside swarmed in.The assistant hugged a disheveled Larissa, crying as she asked, "Ms. Seymour, are you okay?"Larissa shook her head. Seeing Dorian hurrying over in his attempt to catch her, Larissa hastened her pace and left the bedroom.The hotel security guards blocked Dorian's path with their tall and strong bodies."Sir, please remain in thi

"My apologies, Mr. Cole." Larissa's attitude was equally just as firm. "I'm afraid you will not be able to give me the compensation that I want."Suppose Dorian was acting irrationally under the influence of alcohol. In that case, she might have chosen to compromise for the hotel's sake. After all, Summer Entertainment had collaborated with Regal Dynasty multiple times. If their production was filmed in Covenford, they would typically choose Regal Dynasty as the base for the entire production crew.But she noticed a micro camera in Dorian's room. It was placed on the TV stand, facing the bed. The camera was tiny, resembling a regular USB drive. If Larissa hadn't worked in the hotel industry for a long time and had seen all kinds of micro cameras, she would not have noticed it at all.At that moment, she felt cold, having figured out in an instant that Dorian planned all of this.She did not know what he was going to do with the footage, but it would definitely be something he could

"Ow!" He wailed from the pain as he struggled to get up, only succeeding somewhat after Jay yanked him up by the back of his neck."Apologize to Ms. Seymour!" Jay ordered him.With the ordeal he had gone through, Dorian's face was already wet with tears and snot. He did not dare to go against Jay's order. Even though he was unwilling, he did as he was told. "I'm so sorry, Ms. Seymour!"Larissa could not hear any hint of sincerity in his voice."Ms. Seymour, if you're angry, feel free to hit or shout at him if you wish," Jay said.Larissa did not understand why Jay would go this far. From their brief acquaintance at the Seymour family home, Jay had come across as an assertive person who would persist even when he was in the wrong. "No need," Larissa replied, refusing his offer. She believed that someone like Dorian, whom she considered trash, couldn't be adequately punished through mere beatings or scoldings. Circling around them, she went back to the bedroom. Jay watched her w

Larissa had been wondering how her phone could have shut off with 50% battery remaining. It turned out that it was because of Kevan's calls.He normally never called her, only sending a text via WhatsApp when he was coming home late, but today …He probably had something important to do. Otherwise, he would not have called her so many times.Larissa quickly called him back, and he answered on the first ring."Where are you now?" Kevan's words were rushed, his voice low and cold.Larissa had just opened her mouth, but Kevan had taken over without even giving her a chance to say hello."I'm at home."She felt inexplicably guilty from how aggressive his aura was.Kevan grunted in acknowledgment, and his voice was gentler than before. "I have something I need to deal with over here. Dylan will find you later. Stay with him and don't go anywhere else. Wait for me to come home."Larissa had a fleeting moment of disillusionment—he seemed to have taken her for a child.Larissa's chee

Kevan's gaze suddenly focused on her wrists, and Larissa followed his gaze. Only then did she discover the dark red marks from Dorian's grip on her earlier. The marks were obvious due to how fair her skin was.Kevan's gaze darkened, and it was a little sinister how dark it got.Larissa shuddered involuntarily as he took two steps forward, grabbing her arm to raise it. He then asked in a low voice, "Cole did this?"Larissa did not need to lie. "Yeah."Biting his lip, Kevan asked again, "Does it hurt?"Larissa's mind went blank as she found herself captivated by his mesmerizing eyes. In a daze, she replied, "Yeah." Her voice was soft with a hint of hurt. It sounded very much like she was trying to seek attention from him. When Larissa came back to her senses, she was chagrined. What on earth had she done?Kevan's eyes narrowed, and the cold aura coming from him grew heavier. He pushed her onto the sofa and retrieved a first aid kit to treat her wrists. While he was applying some so

StreamWave …It was clearer and clearer who the culprit was.As for why it was an operational computer … Lana was probably afraid they might trace it back to her. But this diversion was useless as the only person in StreamWave who had a connection to Reuben was her."Did the police find Lana yet?""They did, but Lana denied it. She said that Reuben was framing her. There isn't any direct evidence to prove that she's the one using the account, so the police can't do anything about her."One was innocent until proven guilty. Even if everyone knew what was up, no one could punish her with the law, not to mention that Lana's plan was well-considered.Reuben tried to provide his chat history with her to prove that he was telling the truth, but he could not produce his phone. Even after he had turned the hotel room upside down, there was no sign of his phone.Based on his memory, he never used his phone again after Lana got someone to deliver the camera.The police promptly requested

Kevan was not marginalized because of that. On the contrary, everyone wanted to curry favor with him.Dylan knew that once Kevan had decided on something, no one could convince him to give up. Either way, he still tried and did exactly what a good friend would have done. This was as far as he could go.But there was one more thing …"Why am I the one to remind Sharon? It's not like you don't have her phone number!" Dylan lost his temper.Kevan said lightly, "She's your fiancée, not mine. If you don't want to remind her, then forget it. I won't even need to give out the timeframe of half a month, which is even better."Without waiting for Dylan to react, Kevan ended the video call.Dylan was so mad that he was gritting his teeth and shouted several strings of profanity. He sulkily called Sharon's number after he had calmed down.…The next day at work, Larissa was summoned by the general manager. He was waiting for her in his office, rubbing his hands with an unnatural smile on

Larissa left Jay's room, fully aware that she might face termination by the general manager. However, she was not afraid of this outcome. Jay might have the power to cost her job, but he was not able to do whatever he liked in Covenford.With her credentials and skills, finding another job in the industry wouldn't be difficult for Larissa. Surprisingly, the whole afternoon passed without any communication from the general manager.Larissa did not know if it was because Jay had not complained about her or if he did complain and the general manager chose to overlook the matter.But regardless of whichever it was, she did not care.…Not long after she clocked out, Larissa received a phone call from Zero, whom she had not met for a long time."My Lady Luck, you free tonight? You cool with supper?"Zero rarely called her out for a hangout, so Larissa could not find it in herself to refuse her."Sure. Send me the address."Supper was at a Southern-style diner that sold greasy foo

StreamWave was the exclusive platform for live-streaming the competition, so both parties would be collaborating closely. If StreamWave requested a favor from them, the organizers would be obligated to comply."Raina already asked. They said there's a limit to the total number of participants, and they've already arranged the competition schedule, so they can't forcibly stick in an extra person." Zero let out a long sigh before pushing an extra serving of steak toward Larissa. "Do eat more, Larissa! Let's enjoy the meal and stop thinking about such sad things!"…Larissa spent nearly two hours with Zero. When they emerged from the diner, they were pretty much stuffed."Huh? Isn't that Lana?" Zero exclaimed as she tugged on Larissa's down jacket's sleeve.Following where her finger was pointing, Larissa saw Lana and a man entering the high-end restaurant across the street. She did not get a good look at the man's face due to how dark it was, but she was sure that it was not Lucas.