Life at the Top

As Carol stood, she waved a hand and said, “No worries, I’m just making the call. It’s up to my uncle to decide what will happen next.”

As she lowered her head to look up his number, Carol opened the door to her office.

Carol had just stepped out of her office when a woman brushed past her.

While waiting for the call to be answered, Carol glanced at the woman who brushed past her and was walking toward her office. Frowning slightly, she said, “Stop.”

The woman paused in her steps.

“What’s your name? Why have I never seen you before?”

The woman stood with her back to Carol. She did not move nor speak.

A bad feeling washed over Carol as suspicion arose in her.

forth and interrogate the woman when

fingers to stroke Carol’s smooth, beautifully maintained skin as he whispered, “Don’t

by fear. However, she managed to retain a shred of her rationale and strength, saying shakily, “Who are you? What do you want?

and said, “This is a kidnapping. But don’t worry, we’re not kidnapping

around Carol’s neck and walked back into the office with her. The distance between the two

body was as stiff as a stick. She was basically half-dragged into

she saw Carol being forced back into the office. She asked in a stern voice,

stopped earlier placed a dagger at Wendy’s throat. Her ordinary-looking face was expressionless

gazed coldly

as he looked at

fists and remained silent. She merely glared coldly at

weak woman who stood no chance against two thugs with weapons. It was impossible to fight back against them, and the

make a fuss. I’m not a patient person,

might be beautiful, but that’s a shame because someone