The two men took off their coats in a hurry while approaching Tina.
Before Cassie stepped out of the room, she turned and snapped some more photos.
Cassie left the club, got into her car and drove away.
She soon arrived at the hotel. She walked into her room and sat down on the lounge casually. With legs crossed, she grabbed her phone and dialed a number.
"Cassie. My husband almost got fired from the newspaper, trying to help you. What do you want now?" Cassie's friend answered with a bit of anger.
"This time it's different. It's going to be a promotion for your husband, this time," a wry smile appeared at the corners of her mouth as Cassie said,"The target this time is Miss Tina. Roger, the vice president of GR Group is her brother."
"GR Group? Is she the Miss Tina who has come back from abroad recently?" the woman asked. Cassie's friend seemed to know a few things about Tina.
"Yes. I'll send you some pictures later. Your husband will know what to do with them after he sees them," Cassie replied confidently. 'I'll not fail this time. I can easily control Tina.' she thought.
"Well, then send them first," the woman said.
"Okay," Cassie responded as she ended the call. She chose several pictures and sent them to her friend.
It was a few minutes past midnight. Squatting in a corner of the room, Tina covered her naked body with her clothes that she picked them up from the floor. Thinking of the sexual marks and bruises on her body, she couldn't help but sob, trembling with indescribable sadness. She hadn't stopped crying since the two men left 2 hours ago. 'I can't go home now. Mom and Roger will see these marks, ' she thought.
It wasn't until 1:00 am that Tina got dressed. She stared ahead blankly, and left the nosy club.
The street was quiet. There was a handful of passers-by walking along the street. Tina wandered aimlessly as vehicles drove past her. She had no idea where to go or what to do. She almost got sideswiped by a fast moving car. The driver yelled at her,"Are you crazy?! Stupid bitch!" But she did not even turn to look at the driver. She kept walking as if nothing had happened, oblivious to anything going on around her.
At 6:00 am, she was still roaming the streets. It was still dark and she didn't know where her legs had taken her. Hunger and coldness started to gnaw at her from inside. This time, her only wish was to eat steaming hot noodles to keep warm.
In the morning, the GR Group became the hottest topic within the whole business circle. Its stocks fluctuated every second. Roger came to the company at 7:00 am. After reading the morning newspaper, he opened the computer and checked the stock market. GR Group's stock had fallen steeply.
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