"Why? Is your friend asking for it?" Tommy asked on the phone, seeming to have moved to a quieter place.
He continued, "That drug is very powerful. It takes effect in as quick as ten minutes, and it can turn any virtuous woman into a slut. My friend used this drug to conquer the woman he had long admired finally.
"Women would beg and cry for sex when they've taken it. There's no time at all to take them to the hospital before the side effects kick in. But this drug is hard to come by now since it's tightly regulated these days."
Back when Angeline drank the drug, Ned had waited ten minutes for it to take effect before leaving. Then, Tommy was brought back by Sean's men.
Ned wondered if Sean would have just stood by and watched Angeline sleep with someone else.
He hung up the phone but continued to grip his device firmly. He breathed heavily, feeling like his heart was about to explode. He loosened his tie and swallowed.
Holding onto the last bit of hope, he dialed Sean's number. There was no answer the first time, so he dialed a second and third time.
He lost track of the number of times he entered the same number until Sean finally answered.
"Speak," said Sean in a deep, commanding voice, sounding like a man with authority.
"U-Uncle Sean…" Ned stuttered, his voice trembling.
"Back then, when Angeline was drugged at the Regalia Hotel, did you manage to take her to the hospital?"
"There was no time."
His reply struck Ned like lightning, and he hastily ended the call. He refrained from asking Sean the identity of the man Angeline had slept with since she wasn't taken to the hospital.
That night, it was Ned who forced Angeline to take that drug. He had sent her to another man's bed, knowing that she was in love with him at the time.
He had even stopped her from leaving and insisted on having Zachary take her back. He even said it was his last wish.
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