At that moment, hearing Raymond's increasingly aggressive tone and realizing that this meeting had nothing whatsoever to do with helping her solve her crisis with the George family, Elizabeth felt her own anger rising to match his frustration.The desperate hope she had been clinging to - that maybe Raymond genuinely wanted to help her and that Benjamin had arranged something that could actually save her from Mr. George's deadly deadline - crumbled completely as she understood that she had been lured into this isolated location under completely false pretenses.Elizabeth then stood up abruptly from the leather couch, her movement sharp and decisive as she prepared to remove herself from this increasingly dangerous situation.“Raymond,” Elizabeth said, her voice carrying a tone of cold disappointment and barely controlled anger, “it's becoming very clear to me that you have absolutely no interest in discussing the actual purpose of this meeting that Benjamin supposedly arranged.”Her w

With a voice that dropped to a disturbingly intimate and threatening low tone, Raymond began speaking to Elizabeth in a way that made her skin crawl with revulsion and fear about what was happening to her in this isolated luxury suite.“Elizabeth, sweetheart,” Raymond said softly, his words carrying an undertone of cruel amusement, “why would you continue making life so incredibly difficult for yourself when the solution to all your problems is sitting right here beside you?”His grip on her lap tightened as he spoke, his fingers pressing into her leg in a way that was clearly meant to demonstrate his physical control over the situation.“Look at where you are right now,” Raymond continued, his voice taking on an almost mocking quality. “You're seated here beside me, my hand is resting on your lap, and we're having a civilized conversation about how I can save you from the George family.”To emphasize his point about her supposed overreaction to his unwelcome advances, Raymond squeez

At that moment, upon seeing the drink that Raymond had retrieved from the hidden drawer, Elizabeth immediately noticed something that sent alarm bells ringing in her mind - the bottle had clearly already been opened before, with the seal broken and the liquid level showing that some of it had been consumed or removed.This observation made her feel even more uneasy about Raymond's insistence that she drink from this particular bottle rather than the sealed whiskey he had originally offered her.“Raymond,” Elizabeth said cautiously, trying to keep her voice calm while expressing her legitimate concerns, “why don't you want me to literally take from the drink that you offered me earlier? What's wrong with the whiskey that was perfectly fine just a few minutes ago?”Her instincts were screaming that something was very wrong with this sudden change in his drink preference, especially given the suspicious condition of the bottle he was now insisting she use.Raymond nodded his head as if h

At that moment, upon seeing that the effects of the substances he had secretly mixed into Elizabeth's drink were clearly starting to take hold and compromise her ability to think clearly or resist his advances, Raymond calmly turned off his phone without making the promised call and slipped it back into his suit jacket pocket.Elizabeth watched in growing horror and confusion as Raymond deliberately put away the phone that represented her only hope of salvation from the George family crisis, her drugged mind struggling to process what his actions meant for her desperate situation.“Well, Elizabeth,” Raymond said with a tone of cold satisfaction, his mask of false charm finally slipping away completely to reveal the calculating predator underneath, “I have to be honest with you about something important.”His voice carried a cruel amusement as he began explaining the true nature of what he had planned for their meeting from the very beginning.“I knew from the moment Benjamin told me a

At that moment, upon hearing Sophia's revelation that he had been completely absent from his companies responsibilities for over six months, David shook his head slightly in a gesture that combined frustration with himself and resignation about the situation he had allowed to develop.“Well, Sophia,” David said with a tone that suggested he was trying to rationalize his long absence from the company, “literally, that is exactly why I have you working for me in the first place. You are the one who has been handling all the day-to-day operations and managing everything on my behalf, so I shouldn't literally need to show myself at the office regularly.”His voice carried the confidence of someone who believed his delegation of responsibilities justified his extended absence from direct involvement in the business.“I hired you specifically because you're capable of managing these matters without requiring my constant presence and oversight,” David continued, clearly attempting to shift r