Let Me Stay The Night

Emilia cowered in a corner and urged, “What are you doing? Come on in!”

Startled by Emilia’s erratic behavior, the assistant hastily followed suit and entered the elevator. Emilia, now visibly more composed and sober, swiftly pressed the button for their intended floor.

Plucking up her courage, the assistant asked, “Emilia, what’s wrong?” Considering Emilia’s relatively short tenure in the entertainment industry, she shouldn’t have made too many enemies just yet.

Emilia glared at her. “What’s with the questions? That’s none of your business!”

With haste, Emilia hurried out of the elevator, closely followed by her piteous assistant who was scolded for nothing.

As Emilia used her fingerprint to unlock the door to her condominium, she caught a glimpse of her assistant, who was still following her persistently, which ignited a surge of anger within her.

“Did Melissa ask you to keep an eye on me? I may be drunk, but I’m not disabled! It’s not like I’d cause her trouble. If there’s nothing else, you can leave now. Stop appearing in front of me all the time. You’re becoming a nuisance,” Emilia snapped.

Emilia yanked the door open and stalked in, slamming the door shut after her.

The assistant rolled her eyes and left.

The house was enveloped in darkness, and Emilia’s head throbbed with pain. Leaning against the cabinet, she fumbled for the light switch.

Her hand came into contact with something warm on the wall.

This is strange. Since when did I install a heater behind the door?

Perplexed, Emilia tightly gripped the warm object, giving it a few firm squeezes. Unexpectedly, the thing grasped her wrist in response. In an instant, a dark figure materialized and forcefully pushed Emilia against the door.

hitched when a force grasped her throat, constricting

as fear flashed across her eyes. In a trembling voice, she asked, “W-Who are you? How did you get

voice. Sensing Emilia’s fear, she pressed on tauntingly, “Oh, the countless misdeeds you’ve committed. Just look at how terrified you are. You’re

visitor was Anya, Emilia relaxed but swiftly put on her guard again. “How did

at the bank had been spread all over the Internet. Emilia was initially pleased to learn

luck. With Anya out of the picture, there

relieved knowing that Christina had no concrete evidence linking her to the matter. Once she overcame this current obstacle, she was determined to seize an opportunity to clear her tarnished reputation and make a comeback in the entertainment

to switch on all the lights, allowing Emilia to

Her face was as pale as a sheet,

Emilia’s spine, causing her skin

an accident to

how Anya barged into her house. Carefully, she asked, “Anya, what brings you here? I’m going through a rough patch myself, so I’m not sure how much assistance

police, but I managed to escape,” Anya stated nonchalantly, collapsing onto the couch. She grabbed an apple

to order Emilia around matter-of-factly.

seething in fury. Did Anya seriously

offense to hide a criminal, so Emilia wanted nothing more than to kick Anya out. Alas, she wasn’t bold enough to

home. Why don’t I order

me,” Anya demanded angrily, afraid that someone else might

was an outlaw, so Emilia dared not offend her. “Okay, I’ll whip up some pasta for you. Why

shoulder and warned Emilia with a sneer, “Don’t even think about playing any tricks. I’m at my wits end, so if you force me any further, I’ll make sure you end up in jail with me.”

ashen as she forced out a smile. “We’re in this together, so I won’t be foolish enough to betray you. Hurry, go take a shower. I’ll bring you some

her bedroom. After making sure Anya was in the bathroom, she sneaked out of the condominium

thief in my