reached Crestmont Hotel ear

e private dining room before she even stepped inside. She had bar

used his connections in Alyden to get Hannah back into

hat are you waiting for, Isaac? Is

ld her career. She's different from Natalie. Natalie is fine staying home and taking care of everyt

ed to Natalie for three years. You seriously

or someone just because she cook

room into another

tter smile. So that

nother three as his wife, yet after all that time,

how long she'd refu

waited until the conversation inside began to settle before stopping the recording and

ately. Everyone at the t

they were used to seeing on her. Instead, she had ch

Isaac's wife was supposed to look. It hadn't stopped his friends from l

about ending their marriage, and she was done dr

e clothes hiding her, she carried the effortless charm of a

ir attention almost at once, and a faint frown crossed his f

even look in Isaac's direction before walki

hed her wi

se had taken the seat, she would even ask them to move. So why had

e from the seat beside him. "Oh, I'm sorry, Mrs.

. "Don't. Why should you have to m

ll didn't spare him a glance. His irritatio

out how she behaved around his friends, and she had never put him in

ass of wine to Natalie. "Mrs. Reynolds, you'r

No, thanks. I can't drink

ce finished an entire bottle just to close a business deal." Her voice remained soft

he'd ended up in the emergency room with a perforated stomach. Yet Isaac had apparent

ht made h

spoke first. "If you're not going to drink, I

r team had finally brought it close to completion. Now he was

ned her lips, took the glass from Richard, and emptied it in one

y her satisfaction, though it

r glass. "Well, you've already had one. O

to step in. In his eyes, this was nothing more than another tantrum, and

eep forgetting that everything she had, including

inking another glass!

shoved it toward her mouth. "You don

d force the wine on her, then tipped th

ve him a cold, mocking smile. "Who the hell do you thi

, Natalie grabbed her purse,

, but Hannah suddenly l

good. I'm getting dizz

her to steady her. "Did you drink to

annah glanced over at Richard a

small nod. He waited until they left the room

her face, hoping it would help. It didn't. Her skin still fe

g wasn't

le taking out her phone, intend

the wrist near the doorway. "Hold on, Mrs. Reynolds. You really thought

gainst his grip, but her phone slipped fro

ep with someone as ordinary as you. Mr. Reynolds already agreed that you'd keep me company tonight. Show me a good time, and the deal is Miss Mills'.

nt complet

far. He had actually offered her to another

t down, and bit Richard's arm as hard as she could. She

shouted as he lifted

her foot hard between his legs. Richard s

d slammed the button for the top floor. Then she kept pressing the butt

leaned one hand against the wall for sup

ever was in the alcohol hit her even harder. Her vision blurr

he hallway. At that point, she only cared abou

The room beyond it was dark, and that was enough for her.

mbered that hotel rooms usually had a landline near th

searched blindly with one hand. Her fingertip

hand back. Someon

, and she immediately

ge hand wrapped around her wa

ion. A hand closed around her throat, and a man's col