Chapter 29
Then, the drug took over Angeline. She dropped her phone and pinched her thigh as hard as she could to force herself to stay lucid. Still, the pain was no match for the desire that blazed through her. She clenched her jaw
and moaned.
“You still owe me a wish. This is my final one–allow someone to take you home.”
Ned’s words continued to reverberate in her murky mind. She was drenched in sweat as she held herself. She didn’t know whether her physical or emotional discomfort was getting to her, but the tears wouldn’t stop
coming.
She was burning up. Molten lava was coursing through her veins.
Cold water! Yes, that was what she needed. Before meeting with Ned, she’d asked the hotel to prepare a few
buckets of ice for her. She’d also asked them to draw her a cold bath.
This was just like the last time. All she had to do was wait it out. Angeline forced herself to clamber to her feet
before stumbling into the bathroom and into the ice–filled tub.
Outside the door, Sean heard the sound of water through the phone. He gripped it so tightly that it was almost twisted out of shape. After hanging up, he said to his assistant, “Have the hotel manager open the door. Bring
the car to the entrance.”
The assistant nodded and stepped aside to make the call. Soon, the manager hurried over with some staff.
They opened the door.
Only then did Sean turn to look at Tommy, who didn’t look like he was doing to tell. Behind his gold–rimmed glasses, his gaze was icy and terrifying. “Hand him over to the cops.”
“Mr. Lawson, I’m Ned Fletcher’s brother–in–law! Whatever happened today has nothing to do with me–I was just acting on someone’s instructions! Ned’s in room 3020, the Seacloud Pavilion! We came here together; if you don’t believe me, you can-”
Angeline, who still had her coat on, was soaking in the tub. Her hair was dripping wet, and she leaned her head against the side of the tub. There were ice cubes and water all over the marble floor, having sloshed out from Angeline tumbling into the tub earlier.
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