Mistaking the CEO for a Gigolo

“Got it!”

If I tell someone else about this, this man and Daphne Ankins would hunt me down.

In order to stay alive, the bodyguard decided to stay here and return later. He’d pretend he had sent Nicole back.

The man stepped forward and brought Nicole to a room.

As she was unconscious, he immediately took her pulse.

Her pulse is racing. Something is inside her body. If this force reaches her head, she’ll be beyond salvation.

Grimly, he thought. Young girl, you’re lucky to have met me.

Soon, he returned with a box of silver needles and applied the needles to her acupoints.

The next day, Nicole woke up with prickling pains all over her body like a swarm of ants had just attacked her.

She smacked her head as flashes of scenes from last night appeared in her mind.

Daphne! She fed me a drug that would damage my brain and make me an idiot.

Am I an idiot now?

She stretched her hand out and counted quickly, “One, two, three, four, five.”

Hmm? I’m not an idiot. I can still count.

the poison not

took her own pulse and it seemed

a scar on her wrist. It was obviously some marks left from an acupuncture

treat me

and realized those marks

she was skilled in acupuncture, she

the drug out

technique. He didn’t even teach Rocky this technique. Did he save

when she thought about it,

was no way he’d arrive at the estate in time

this estate was

of it,

father who learned acupuncture

he in

time. Looks like she’s my only clue to get to the person for

someone knocked on her door. Nicole promptly took her silver needles out and inserted them into a few acupoints on her body. She

the door, Yoda broke in

four maids followed behind

on her bed, his

immediately surrounded her. “Ms. Lane, time to wake up. We’ll help you

Nicole lay there, unmoving.

once. He was about to touch her cheek when her eyes

sat up