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CHAPTERS 1211 - 1215
CHAPTER 1211
The man on the phone was Stanley Pierson. When he heard that Andrew was looking for a woman named Audrey, he immediately said, "Sir, we do have a woman named Audrey now, but I'm not sure if she's the one you are looking for."
The name, Audrey, was a common one. However, it would be quite impossible to have two women with the name Audrey causing trouble in Phantasy Nightclub at the same time.
Andrew raised his eyebrows and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"
Stanley added, "Director Ziglar took a fancy to Audrey, who was drinking alone at the bar. He gave her a gift and she accepted it... but when Director Ziglar wanted to take things a step further, Audrey refused and even wounded him. Therefore, in a fit of anger, Director Ziglar ordered his men to tie her up."
Andrew said, "Stanley, I gave you the right to manage Phantasy Nightclub, but how could you let those people do such a thing to a woman?"
Stanley hurriedly explained, "Sir, if Audrey didn't accept Director Ziglar‘s gift, we certainly wouldn't let them do that to her. However, the problem is that she had accepted the gift but rejected Director Ziglar's advances and even wounded him, so no matter what, she was still the one at fault."
Phantasy Nightclub was the most famous nightclub in Madison City, where many dignitaries and magnates frequented. It was also one of Andrew's businesses.
Two months ago, a fight broke out in Phantasy Nightclub, but thanks to Andrew's infiuence in Madison City, they were able to keep the matter down. In the end, Andrew had asked his employees to coordinate with the police in the investigation, so that the case could be settled in the shortest time possible.
The reason the police was able to close the case within such a short period of time had a lot to do with the great cooperation of the employees at Phantasy Nightclub. Therefore, not only Phantasy Nightclub was not punished, the police had even commended them for their actions.
As Andrew expected, Phantasy Nightclub had become the final winner of that bloody fight.
Then, under Andrew's order, Stanley had come up with some new rules. One of them was that they must make sure no guests were to go against the will of other guests. Once that happened, Phantasy Nightclub would immediately get themselves involved to take care of the matter.
As for this time, if Audrey did not accept the gift, it would mean that the other party had forced her into it. Therefore, no matter how hard she resisted or even hurt the other party, Phantasy Nightclub would still be on her side.
However, Audrey did accept Director Ziglar's gift but rejected him after. Therefore, Stanley, who was responsible for Phantasy Nightclub, was not in a position to protect her anymore.
To tell the truth, Andrew didn't want to save Audrey at all. However, she was Silvia's friend. If something were to happen to her, Silvia would be sad and she would even blame herself for not being able to save her.
The last thing that Andrew wanted to see was Silvia being sad, so he said, "Ask Director Ziglar if he wants anything else, I'll give it to him."
As soon as Andrew said this, Stanley immediately understood what he meant. Andrew was willing to offer anything in return for Audrey.
As for what that thing was, Stanley was not sure. It could be a large sum of money, or even a house... As long as Director Ziglar asked for it, they would have to give it to him. Stanley could not help but to sigh because their boss was going to suffer a great loss in order to save Audrey.
"Sir, are you sure about this?" Stanley did not understand. He did not understand why Andrew would care about this woman.
Could it be that Andrew had also taken a fancy to this woman?
No, it shouldn't be!
Stanley had seen with his own eyes how Andrew doted on Silvia. It was unlikely that he would have a change of heart in such a short period of time.
Then, Stanley thought of Audrey's appearance. She was quite good looking, but she was completely different from Silvia. Perhaps, Andrew was already sick of innocent looking girls so he was now going for a glamorous looking woman.
Andrew said, "If she loses even a strand of hair, I'll not let this matter slide."
Seeing that Andrew was being so serious about this matter, Stanley was sure that there must be something between the two of them. Hence, he quickly answered, "I'll go over and bring her back now."
After the call had ended, Stanley walked out of the room. He went through the long corridor and arrived at another room. He knocked on the door and waited for the people inside the room to answer him. After making sure that there was a response, he pushed the door and stepped into the room. He said, "Director Ziglar..."
When Director Ziglar saw that it was Stanley, he got up to welcome him. "Mr. Pierson, are you looking for me?"
"Yes..." Stanley responded while taking a quick glance across the room. Sh‘t, Audrey was not in the room. Could it be that they have already finished her off?"
Director Ziglar asked, "What are you looking for, Mr. Pierson? Is there a treasure in this room?"
Stanley smiled and said, "I heard that there was a beauty here in your room, so I came over to have a look... Where is she?"
Director Ziglar said, "I've seen all kinds of women before and l have a lot of ways to deal with a woman who doesn't know how to appreciate favors."
"No..." This was an order from his boss, if anything went wrong, Stanley wouldn't be able to explain to Andrew. He said in an anxious tone, "Director Ziglar, where is that woman now?"
Director Ziglar looked at Stanley. He had almost never seen Stanley being this anxious, so he asked, "What's the matter, Mr. Pierson? Are you interested in that woman?"
Stanley said, "No, not me. It was my boss who had ordered me to bring her back. Therefore, if anything happens to her, I'll definitely be in big trouble."
The moment Director Ziglar heard it was Mr. Carter who wanted Audrey, his hand, which he had just stretched out to grab the glass on the table, trembled slightly. He asked, "Mr, Pierson, Mr. Carter asked for that woman?"
Stanley nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Carter had just given me a phone call. He said that as long as you are willing to let Audrey go, you can have anything you like in return."
Upon hearing this, Director Ziglar's heart skipped a beat. How could he ask for compensation from Mr. Carter? Was he courting death?
Director Ziglar waved his hand repeatedly and said, "Since Mr. Carter wants that woman, you can take her away. I've met Mr. Carter a couple of times before, how could I ask for any compensation from him?"
Stanley asked, "Where is she?"
"Come with me, Mr. Pierson." Director Ziglar led Stanley out of the room. His footsteps were very fast, as if he was worried that if they were a second slower, everything would be too late.
Then, the two of them arrived at another private room. Director Ziglar kicked the door open, and the chaos in the room halted in an instant. The people in the room turned back to look at the door in unison. Although they all looked fierce, no one dared to make a sound when they looked at the two men who were standing at the door.
Director Ziglar shouted, "Where is that woman?"
Stanley kept quiet but he was already looking around the room, trying to look for Audrey. When he finally saw Audrey, who was being tied up in the corner of the room, he immediately let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, those people did not dare to do anything at Phantasy Nightclub. Fortunately, she was only being tied up. Fortunately, nothing worse had happened.
The man who was talking to Silvia on the phone earlier stood up and pointed to one corner. "Director Ziglar, she's over there. How do you want us to deal with her? We're at your service."
Director Ziglar gave the man a look and said, "Let this woman go."
The man said anxiously, "Boss, let her go?"
Director Ziglar asked, "Do you have a problem with that?"
The man said, "No, Director Ziglar. But that woman wounded you, how could you not avenge yourself?"
Director Ziglar said, "Mr. Carter has asked for this woman."
CHAPTER 1212
When they heard of the name Mr. Carter, the fierce men calmed down in an instant, and even the look in their eyes had become tame.
However, the man who was on the phone with Silvia was unwilling to give up, so he asked again, "Director Ziglar, are you sure that she is really Mr. Carter's woman?"
Director Ziglar nodded and said, "Mr. Pierson is here too, do you still think that it's false?"
After hearing Director Ziglar's answer, everyone in the room shivered. They were all glad that they did not actually harm the woman.
Earlier, when they heard from the phone call that Audrey was Mr. Carter's woman, none of them believed it. However, they did not touch her just in case it was true. Alas, she really was Mr. Carter's woman!
"Why are you guys still standing there? Hurry up and untie Miss Audrey so that Mr. Pierson can take her away." The man immediately put on a smile. "Mr. Pierson, if we had known that Miss Audrey was Mr. Carter's woman, we wouldn't dare to touch her at all."
Stanley did not know either. If he had known it earlier, he would not have let these people touch his boss' woman. "What have you guys done to her?"
The man said in a humble tone, "Mr. Pierson, we haven't had the time to do anything to her and you've already found her. All of these are just a misunderstanding. Please do explain on our behalf when you see Mr. Carter."
"It's good that you haven't done anything to her. This is indeed a misunderstanding and I will make sure to explain it clearly to my boss." Stanley smiled and said to the waitress, “You two, hold her.“
Stanley did not dare to hold Audrey personally. If Audrey was really Andrew's woman, and Stanley touched her, he knew that Andrew would probably chop his hands off.
Since Audrey was his boss' woman, Stanley dared not neglect her at all. He ordered the two waitresses to send Audrey to the room which he had exclusively saved for Andrew.
The two female waitresses took Audrey to Andrew's room and turned back to ask Stanley, who was following behind them, "Mr. Pierson, where should we put her?"
Audrey was reeking of alcohol and because she was being tied up just now, she was in a total mess. Even if Andrew liked her, he probably would not be in the mood to do anything with her after seeing her in such a state.
Therefore, in order to please his boss, Stanley made a decision. He told the waitresses, "I want you two to wash Miss Audrey up. Make sure that she's clean before you put her on Boss' bed."
”Mm... It's so hot..." Because of the drug, Audrey was experiencing hot flashes, so she began to tug at her clothes. Her clothes were already revealing, so the moment she pulled her clothes, her body was already exposed in the air.
Stanley immediately turned his head away and said to the waitresses, "Hurry up, don't waste any more time. As for her hot flushes, only Boss can help her with them."
Now that his boss' woman was drugged, Stanley was glad that nothing worse had happened. Otherwise, he would really be in big trouble.
Stanley had been working for Andrew for three years now. Three years was neither too long nor too short. He knew that when it came to work, Andrew was absolutely the best.
In just three years, Andrew's company had successfully monopolized the entire Madison City. On top of that, his businesses were growing rapidly and they even had businesses in the neighboring countries.
However, Stanley knew nothing about Andrew's private life. He did not know who his family members were and what he would do besides work.
In these three years, Stanley never saw any woman around Andrew. Siivia was the first woman to appear by Andrew's side and she had changed him significantly.
Seeing Andrew's love for Silvia, all of them thought that their boss had finally found the love of his life. However, Audrey had appeared out of the blue.
Thinking of Silvia and Audrey, Stanley shook his head helplessly. He had always thought that his boss was one of a kind and not a swinger like many men were.
However, judging from this incident, it seemed like his boss was no different from other men after all. Andrew would think of other women too!
"Andrew, who was it that you were calling just now? Does it really help to call him?" Silvia was worried throughout their journey to Phantasy Nightclub, and she was bombarding him with questions.
Andrew hated that Silvia's entire attention was on someone else, so he told her, "If anything happens to Audrey, I'll pay you back with my life, okay?"
"Young Master Carter, can you not talk like this? How can I bear to let you trade your life for hers?" Silvia reached out and held Andrew's hand. "Audrey has no friends and her parents are not by her side. Now that she got into such trouble, she would probably need a shoulder to lean on. I'm her only friend, and it is my honor that I am the one she had thought of when she was in danger. I hope that I can help her and get her out of this trouble. If I were to run into any trouble in the future, I also hope that someone will appear in time to save me."
"You will never be in danger. Even if you were, the only person who you should expect to show up is me." Andrew suddenly turned the steering wheel and stopped the car steadily. "We are here."
"We're here?" Silvia was still a little confused. She got out of the car with Andrew and rushed up to hold his arm. "Thank you, Young Master Carter!"
Silvia knew that Andrew could be a little childish sometimes. Therefore, as long as she could speak patiently to him and make him happy, everything would be fine.
However, Andrew did not say anything. There was no need for her to thank him. She was his wife, and her business is also his business. Therefore, he would definitely save Audrey.
"Sir, you, you're here!" When Stanley saw that Silvia was by Andrew's side, he was somewhat surprised. His boss was indeed amazing. He had even brought his girlfriend along to meet his lover.
"Where is she?" Andrew asked.
Stanley glanced at Silvia but did not notice one bit of jealousy on her face at all. Then he said, "Miss Audrey had drunk quite a fair bit of alcohol and she was being tied up too... so I've asked the waitresses to wash her up and send her to your room."
Upon hearing Stanley's words, a slight frown appeared on Andrew's face. He was dissatisfied that Stanley had brought someone into his room. However, on second thought, ever since he had married Silvia, he had not stayed overnight in Phantasy Nightclub. Therefore, there was no need to keep that room for him anymore.
Even Andrew did not catch on the meaning behind Stanley's words, let alone Silvia. At that very moment, the only thing that she was concerned about was Audrey's safety.
She followed Andrew into a luxury suite which was located on the eighth floor. As soon as she entered the room, Silvia was stunned. The room was scented and the lights were suggestive. It did not look like they were here to save someone at all. Instead, it felt like they were here to meet a lover.
Seeing that their boss had arrived, one of the waitresses sensibly said, "Sir, Miss Audrey has been waiting for you in the room for a long time. We will get back to work first."
Her words sounded somewhat strange, but Silvia didn't want to think about it too much. Moreover, she did not believe that there wouId be anything between Andrew and Audrey.
"It's hot... I'm so hot... Help me..." A muffled voice sounded from the room. The moment Silvia heard it, she immediately rushed into the room.
CHAPTER 1213
The first thing Silvia saw when she entered the room was Audrey. She was lying naked on the bed and her entire body was flushed, as she murmured, “It's hot... It's so hot. Give me water. I need water."
"Andrew, Audrey wants some water. Can you please go get me a glass of water..." Silvia rushed over and tried to cover Audrey with the quilt. However, Audrey immediately pulled it away.
Silvia could not let anyone see Audrey's naked body. specially Andrew! She quickly said, "Andrew, don't come in. Ask those waitresses to come in."
The two waitresses who were about to leave instinctively looked at Andrew. Andrew then said in a cold voice, "Why are you two still standing here? Go and help her now."
Stanley, who had just rushed over, leaned in and whispered in Andrew's ear, "Sir, only you can get rid of the heat in Miss Audrey's body. Miss Turner won't be able to do anything about it."
Andrew raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice, "What do you mean?"
Was his boss unhappy? But why was he unhappy? Was it because Audrey was drugged?
Stanley hurriedly explained, "Sir, I had no idea that Miss Audrey was your woman. If I had known it earlier, I wouldn't have let anyone take her away, let alone let them drug her."
Stanley's words were very straightforward with his words, and Andrew, who had never thought about it in this aspect, finally understood what Stanley meant. He smiled coldly and said, "Stanley, I guess you are really tired of living."
The moment Stanley heard what Andrew said, his legs trembled. "Sir, I'm the one in charge of Phantasy Nightclub and now that something happened to Miss Audrey there, I'd take full responsibility for it. But, I really had no idea that she was your woman."
In the past, Stanley was great at observing people. He could always figure out what his boss was thinking and anxious about, but he was making repeated mistakes now!
Andrew looked at him coldly. "It seems like you haven't realized what your mistakes were."
Did he do something wrong that even he was not aware of?
Stanley was confused as he said, "Sir, please forgive me for being dull-witted. Could you please tell me what I've done wrong?"
Andrew said, "You should go to the ice cellar and stay there for a while. Come out once you've figured it out."
Stanley said, "Sir..."
On second thought, Stanley held his tongue. He did not want to say more to exacerbate the situation. Now, he should just deeply reflect on his earlier mistakes.
Stanley thought that it probably was not because Audrey was drugged. If Andrew meant so, he would not have said that Stanley had not realized his mistake.
If that was the case, then could it be because Audrey was taken away by someone else?
If that was it, Andrew would have rushed over to Audrey and comforted her. He wouldn't be just standing outside the room! So that could not be the case.
Hence, did that mean that Andrew did not care about Audrey at all?
The moment he had this idea in his mind, Stanley was so scared that he could feel a shiver down his spine. If that was really the case, then putting Audrey on Andrew's bed was...
Sh’t...
Stanley felt like he should jump off the eighth floor. How could he make such an idiotic mistake? "Sir... I..."
Andrew said, "Why are you still here? Do you want me to get someone to carry you there?"
With an aggrieved look, Stanley apologized, "Sir, I've already realized my mistake. You‘re not interested in Audrey at all. Sorry, I misunderstood your intentions."
Andrew said, "Since you knew but did it anyway, I want you to go to the cold room and stay there for two hours to reflect on your mistakes."
Stanley didn't dare to explain anymore. "Yes, Sir. I'll go now."
This was indeed his fault. All of them could see how much Andrew cared about Silvia. It was impossible for him to have a change of heart in such a short period of time. Therefore, he really deserved to be punished.
Andrew, on the other hand, was glad that Silvia was entirely focused on Audrey. Otherwise, if she happened to catch on Stanley's intention, she would definitely make a huge fuss about it.
In the room.
"Audrey, I've got you some water." Silvia handed Audrey a glass of water, which Audrey had chugged down in the next second.
However, this water could not relieve the heat in her body at all. "It's hot, it's so hot... Please save me... save me..."
Audrey felt like her body was on fire, and it was going to burn her alive. Unable to control herself, Audrey started scratching her body.
Silvia did not expect that Audrey would hurt herself. However, it was already too late to stop her. Therefore, she could only watch as a few bloody scratches appeared on Audrey's body.
However, it seemed like Audrey could not feel the pain at all as she continued scratching herself. Silvia quickly grabbed on to her hand and asked, "Audrey, what's wrong with you?"
"Hot... I'm hot... Help me..." Audrey was in a confused state. She could not recognize Silvia, who was in front of her. All she knew at that moment was that she was feeling very warm and if the heat in her body was not removed at that instant, she might really explode.
"Don't be afraid, Audrey. I'll take you to the hospital right away." Silvia grabbed Audrey's hand and shouted at the door, "Andrew, I'm sending Audrey to the hospital now."
In fact, anyone in Madison City, who knew Young Master Carter, would only listen to his orders. However, Silvia was the only who dared to give him orders.
With Andrew's help, Audrey was soon on her way to the hospital. After sending Audrey on the ambulance, Silvia asked Andrew to drive her to the hospital.
0n the eighth floor of Phantasy Nightclub, a tall man stood by the window and watched the ambulance driving away until it was out of his sight.
Huh... It seemed that he had failed again. He knew that no matter what he did, she would never give in nor would she save him.
When Audrey finally woke up, she saw that Silvia was next to her and accompanying her. At that instant, her heart which was as hard as stone, suddenly softened. Tears that had not fallen for many years flowed out from the corners of her eyes.
She quickly wiped away her tears and forced a smile. "It does feel good to have a friend by my side when I'm sick. I think I should get sick more often in the future."
"Don't talk nonsense. If you don't cherish your body in the future, I won't care about you anymore." Silvia glared at Audrey and got her a glass of water. "Here, drink some."
With a smile on her face, Audrey took over the glass of water and said, "Little girl, thank you!"
Silvia stared at her and said, "Why are you thanking me? I took care of you because if you really died, there would be no one to bicker with me anymore and my life would become very boring."
Audrey knew that Silvia did not mean what she said, so she did not expose her. Instead, she put on a smile without saying anything.
Silvia said again, "Audrey, do you still remember what you've said to me?"
“I've told you so many things," said Audrey. "How would I know what you're talking about?"
Silvia said, "You told me that as a woman, I should learn when to be tough and when to be gentle. You said that we as a woman should not pretend to be tough all the time. When it is time to be weak, we should be weak, and only then men would love us even more... You were the one who told me all these things, but why aren't you doing it yourself?"
CHAPTER 1214
"Wow, look at you. You're even giving me a lecture now." Audrey blinked her eyes and smiled naughtily at Silvia.
Silvia snatched the glass from Audrey's hand and said seriously, "I’m being serious with you here. Don't ever think that you can make me stop by joking around like this."
Audrey shrugged and said, "Silvia, we are different. It's just like cold medicine, it could save someone with a cold but not someone else who has a chronic disease."
Silvia asked, "What's the difference? Just because you are a few years older than me? Or is it because you are more experienced than me? So is that why you have to bear everything by yourself? Is that why you have to disguise yourself as a despicable woman so that everyone would look down on you?"
"Can you just stop talking about my age already? Women don't like to me reminded of their age!" Audrey looked at her red-painted nails. "Besides, I'm not pretending to be who I am now. I had always been a superficial and materialistic woman. I only like men who are rich. As long as they are rich, I am willing to be with them."
Silvia hated how Audrey ridiculed herself, and how she denied herself. "You're so annoying, Audrey!"
Audrey patted Silvia on the back and said, "Don't be angry, babe. If you die of anger, I'd have no friends. Really, it's not easy for a woman like me to find someone who wants to befriend me."
Silvia patted Audrey's hand away and said angrily, "You know that you don't have any more friends but you’re still trying to piss me off. You really deserve to be alone for the rest of your life."
"I love you so much, why would I make you angry, right?" While answering Silvia nonchalantly, Audrey turned on the front camera on her phone. When she saw her face on the screen, she screamed in shock, "Ah..."
The sudden scream startled Silvia so much that her heart trembled. After recovering from her shock, she still had to be concerned about the unreliable Audrey. "What's wrong, Audrey?"
"What happened to me?" Audrey touched her face, trying to discern something. "No, no... this is definitely not me."
The woman on the phone screen had messy hair and ruined makeup... She looked as ugly as a ghost. How could this person be herself? It was definitely not the usual Audrey who always looked glamorous.
Silvia grabbed the phone away from Audrey's hand and threw it aside. She said in a stern voice, "Audrey! I'm warning you, don't try to play dumb with me here!"
"Who the hell is playing dumb with you?!“ Audrey rolled over and wanted to get out of the bed. She thought that she must wash up and dress herself up immediately. What would she do if someone saw her in such a state?
Silvia was speechless when she saw how much Audrey cared about her looks. "Audrey, is beauty more important to you than anything else?"
"Of course it is. Is there any problem with that?" Audrey said as she walked to the bathroom, "Silvia, bring me my cosmetic bag."
Silvia glared at her.
When she noticed that Silvia did not move, Audrey added, "When I'm done with my make up, you can ask anything you want. I'll answer each and every one of them, okay?"
Silvia was never an obedient child. But taking into account that Audrey was being bullied that night, she had no choice but to give in to Audrey. After all, she was her friend.
Silvia found Audrey‘s cosmetic bag, gave it to her and went back to the ward to wait for her. However, Audrey took so long that Silvia had eventually fallen asleep.
Silvia rubbed her eyes and yawned. "Miss Audrey, why did you take so long?"
"It's not that long though. It only took me half an hour." Compared to her usual routine, the amount of time she had spent on her makeup that night was not long at all.
Silvia rolled her eyes and said, "Half an hour is not long? How long do you think is considered long then?"
"You're still young, and your skin is still soft and supple. Even if you don't put on makeup, you're still a beauty. Of course, you don't need to spend much time putting on makeup." Then, Audrey took a look at herself in the mirror. After putting on makeup, she looked much better. "Unlike me, I'm turning thirty soon. My skin is aging and I'm starting to get wrinkles. At this point, I really won't go out with my bare face anymore."
"Stop exaggerating, Audrey. You're still so beautiful. If I didn't know you, I would have thought you were in your early twenties." Silvia looked at Audrey, who looked much livelier after putting on her makeup, covering up the little flaws on her face. Audrey was a beautiful woman, with a natural charm that attracted men!
Listening to Silvia's compliment, Audrey smiled confidently and said, "Why? Are you going to fall in love with me after seeing the beauty of a mature lady?"
Silvia rolled her eyes again. "Whatever you have on you, I have it too. Why would I fall in love with you?"
Audrey then deliberately stuck her chest out and said, "Are you sure about that?"
Silvia grabbed the pillow and threw it at Audrey. "Audrey, why are you so mean? Let me tell you, it's because I'm still young. When I reach your age, mine will get there too."
"That‘s right. With Young Master Carter's help, you might actually go through another stage of puberty again." Audrey smiled and said, "But... even if you don't have what I have, Young Master Carter wouldn't mind it anyway."
"Alright, let's stop talking about me already. Let's talk about you now." Audrey would always avoid the questions or she would never answer them seriously. Therefore, Silvia had to get the topic back on track. No matter what, she must solve the root of the problem of the incident which happened that night, otherwise, Audrey might actually get into trouble again.
"What's there to talk about though?" Audrey didn't want to talk about it. There were things that she did not want to bring up after experiencing it once because she was afraid of recalling it again.
Silvia said, "Audrey, I want to ask you about what happened tonight. I don't mean anything else, I just want to tell you that you are no longer alone, and you have me as your friend. Remember, if you're in trouble or need help, you don't have to bear it by yourself, you can always come to me."
"Of course I know that. Didn't I ask you to come save me when I was in danger?" Since Audrey did not want to talk about it, Silvia stopped asking. Perhaps, Audrey had her own reasons for avoiding her questions. Therefore, she said, "You should have some more rest then. I'm going back home now."
Silvia was about to leave, so Audrey grabbed on to her hand and said, "Silvia, there's a prerequisite to what I said. You can only show your weakness when there is someone by your side, who is willing to love and pamper you. If there is no such person, then you cannot be weak. So, you must make sure that you cherish the person who loves you and not do anything that would lead to future regrets."
"Audrey, I know what to do, but what about you? Are you really not going to tell me what happened tonight?" Silvia gave her one last chance. If Audrey chose not to tell her, she would never ask again.
"I'll tell you, alright? I'll tell you everything." Audrey blinked her eyes, took a deep breath, and held back her emotions. Then, she said slowly, "I really thought that I was going to die tonight. I thought that I'll never see you again. I thought that I’ll never see..." that person again.
CHAPTET 1215
Silvia could tell that Audrey was afraid. She reached out to hold Audrey's hand. "Don't be afraid, Audrey! TeIl me, and we'll find a way to solve the problem. Else, you'd continue to live in fear."
Audrey sighed, "No, I'm not afraid anymore. I just feel that my life is as miserable as a joke. No, it's even more miserable than a joke."
Silvia did not understand.
Audrey laughed and continued, "Last night, as usual, I went to Phantasy Nightclub for a drink. I was trying to see if there were any good looking eligible bachelors. However, before I even had my second drink, someone stuffed something into my arms, and then I was taken away by a group of men."
Although Audrey spoke nonchalantly, Silvia nervously clenching her fists. Had she been there, Silvia would not have let those people take Audrey away.
"The old man who led the group of men said that I took his gift, so I had to go with him tonight." Audrey sneered. "I mean, if he is handsome, perhaps, I would have conceded. But, he was old and ugly, and his teeth were disgustingly yellow. So, of course I resisted and so they drugged me, and I ended up here in the hospital."
With a solemn look, Silvia said, "Audrey, if that old man were not ugly, were you really willing to submit to him then?"
Audrey, "I..."
Silvia interrupted her. "I know that you will never do that. I know you're just using this method to numb yourself and demean yourself. I'm warning you, Audrey. You'd better don't do that to yourself anymore in the future."
Audrey smiled and said, "Silvia, I guess you've been with your Young Master Carter for too long now that you're starting to get a little too overbearing huh."
"Don't try and change the topic." Silvia knocked on the table. "After hearing what you've said, I think that someone is deliberately finding fault with you tonight."
Audrey nodded. "I thought it was just an accident at first, but then I saw someone. When I was being taken away, I saw a familiar face. I've seen that person several times before."
Silvia said in surprise, "Audrey, did you offend anyone in the past? Think carefully."
Audrey shook her head but nodded her head after. "I think I have... I can't escape from him for the rest of my life anyway. My fate is destined, and I'm destined to be lonely for the rest of my life."
"Is he the one you loved?" Judging from the resolute look in Audrey's eyes, Silvia was quite sure that one of the men who hurt Audrey earlier was someone she really cared about.
"Huh..." Audrey didn't answer. Instead, she laughed wryly, eventually tearing up.
Yes! It was because she had once loved him and owned him that her heart was aching so much after she had lost him!
"Audrey, those who don't care about you won't feel sorry for you, so don't torture yourself for him anymore. No matter how much you torture yourself, he won't bat an eye at all." Silvia repeated what Audrey had told her before.
Audrey broke into a charming smile. "Who said that it was because of him? I'm not doing it because of him. I just wanted to find a rich man for myself, so that I don't have to work so hard for the rest of my life."
"You..." Audrey was unwilling to expose her raw self, so it was for Silvia to pursue the matter. She patted Audrey on the back and said, "If you feel like getting a drink in the future, just go to Starie Blotie. Don't go to Phantasy Nightclub anymore. That place is not somewhere ordinary people like us should go to.
"Yeah, that place is full of rich and powerful men... it's indeed not a place for us." Audrey sighed. She had never been a match for that person, and she could never win against him. He was the one who appeared by her side out of a sudden and gave her a fantasy. However, he was also the one who had left out of a sudden and broken her heart.
Both of them knew of each other's existence and wanted to make the other party return to their side. However, they were so stubborn, unwilling to give in first. They wanted each other to concede defeat first, but doing so only would hurt them both.
"Huh, what am I thinking about it still? If I keep thinking about it, I'll probably lose my sleep tonight." Audrey thought while shaking her head, trying to drive that ridiculous idea away. She must not waste time having impossible thoughts.
It was already late at night when Silvia finally came out of the hospital.
When Silvia was walking out of the entrance of the hospital, Silvia looked up and saw Andrew smoking while leaning against the car. She went over and took away the cigarette. "Andrew, you told me that drinking is bad for my body, so you never allow me to drink. Then tell me, is smoking bad for you?"
Andrew ruffled her hair and said with a smile, "Silly girl, you actually know how to care about me now."
"Who cares about you?" When she realized that Andrew had seen through her, she blushed and said, "If you smoke when I'm around, it means that I'm breathing secondhand smoke. Do you not know that passive smoking is more harmful to the body? I don't want to be poisoned by all that smoke and carcinogens at such a young age, okay?"
It was because he knew how harmful passive smoking was, so he had never smoked in front of her. However, he did not notice that she was coming over just now, so he could not put off his cigarette in time.
Silvia was just stubborn. She obviously cared about him, but she did not want to admit it. Andrew hugged her and said, "Okay, in order not to poison you, I'll quit smoking."
"Andrew Carter!" Silvia looked up at him and said with a particularly serious face, "Will you stay by my side forever? Will you suddenly leave me behind one day?"
She had never had such an almighty man in the past but she still lived a good life. However, there was such a person around her now and she was already used to his constant love and care. If he were to disappear from her life out of sudden, she probably would not get used to it, right?
"What are you thinking about, silly girl?" Andrew rubbed her head. “I haven't even tortured you enough, how can I leave you behind already?"
"Hmph... I knew you're never up to any good!" Although she said so, she smiled. "Well, it's getting late. Let's go home now."
If it weren't for his help this time, Silvia really could not imagine what would happen to Audrey. Fortunately, he was there with her. Otherwise, Silvia would not have been able to save her, and she might even get herself into trouble as well.
Now that she had Andrew, this great support to back her up, she could finally show her weakness and let him protect her.
Looking at her bright and charming smile, Andrew's Adam's apple bobbed and in the next second, he could not help but lower his head to kiss her. However, Silvia pushed him away as soon as he got close to her. "I don't like the smell of cigarettes. Don't kiss me."
There was indeed the smell of cigarettes, so Andrew had no choice but to hold back his kiss.
When she noticed the disappointed look in his eyes, Silvia felt that she had gone too far. She leaned into his arms and said, "You can't kiss me, but you can still hug me."
Andrew hugged her and gently patted her on the back. "Okay, I've already hugged you. Let's go home now."
In his arms, Silvia did not respond. He looked down and saw that she had already fallen asleep. She could fall asleep so quickly! "Silly girl, you've been keeping yourself busy for the entire night just because of someone else's affairs. Don't you think that you're a little silly?"
Although he said so, he had been by her side for the entire time too. He never really liked Audrey, but he still accompanied Silvia up till this hour. However, he had no complaints at all while doing that.
"Young Master Carter..." Silvia lay in Andrew's arms and rubbed her face against his chest like a kitten. She mumbled, "You will always be my greatest support, won't you?"
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