Lawson hadn't intended to offer such a massive payout initially, but Elena's radiant complexion and stunning curves had completely ignited his predatory desires.
"Get the hell out of my way," Elena said, her voice dropping to a lethal chill.
"You're telling me to get out? You're nothing but a lowly intern! You dare speak to me like that? I'll call your boss right now and—"
Before the threat even left his mouth, Elena's fist connected squarely with his jaw, a brutal strike that instantly knocked two of his teeth loose.
"Ahhh! You stupid bitch, you have a death wish!"
Lawson lunged at her like a rabid dog. Elena stepped gracefully to the side and unleashed a merciless, precision-strike beatdown right in the middle of the luxury suite.
Within moments, Lawson was a battered, groaning mess on the carpet, his face bruised purple and both eyes swollen completely shut.
Elena calmly brushed off her hands, entirely unbothered.
"If you thought you could pull the casting couch routine on me, you picked the wrong woman. Oh, and do me a favor—tell your boss the partnership between our companies is officially over!"
With that, Elena turned and strode out of the suite.
She didn't look back once.
After leaving the hotel, her instincts kicked in.
Just to be safe, she hacked into the hotel's security mainframe from her phone and completely wiped all footage of her entering and exiting the premises.
If Amber Sinclair decided to snoop around later, she wouldn't leave a single trace to follow.
***
LUMEN Studio.
Nicole Evans glanced nervously at Elena's empty chair. Leaning in, she whispered to Elaine, "Elaine, Elena's been gone a long time just to drop off some sketches. Do you think Mr. Lawson might try to..."
"How should I know? It's her job to handle the client," Elaine replied, an undeniably smug smirk playing on her lips.
She had personally dealt with Lawson before. The man was a notorious, disgusting predator.
He had tried to grope Elaine during their last meeting, and she had been avoiding him ever since.
Instead of dealing with him herself, she always pushed the handovers onto her subordinates.
A few weeks ago, while Elena was on leave, Elaine had forced Nicole to make the delivery.
Nicole had experienced Lawson's aggressive harassment firsthand. Not only did he make vile, suggestive remarks, but he had physically tried to force his hand up her blouse.
If Elena simply submitted and got the contract signed, she'd be thoroughly humiliated and traumatized.
It was a win-win situation.
As they whispered, the studio doors swung open, and Elena walked in.
She looked completely unfazed, walking smoothly to her desk and sitting down as if nothing had happened.
"Elena, you're back! How did it go? Did Mr. Lawson try to..." Nicole blurted out eagerly.
But catching Elaine's sharp, warning glare, Nicole instantly snapped her mouth shut.
Elena noticed the quick exchange and immediately pieced everything together.
Elaine had planned this from the start.
Both Elaine and Nicole knew exactly what kind of predator Lawson was, yet they had deliberately sent her directly into the lion's den.
They had intentionally pushed her into the fire.
Elaine quickly cut Nicole off. "Elena, did you complete the assignment?"

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