Right Person, Wrong Time

As Ryan watched the woman on the bed slowly close her eyes, he finally kindly left her some ointment.

"This is to be applied to the wound. I've booked this room in the hotel, and here's the key card. You can stay for as long as you like, but if you want to find Nicole, I suggest you wait three days. Your condition should stabilize by then," Ryan uttered while standing by the bed.

He appeared neat and meticulous, showing no signs of the recent activities he had been involved in.

Evelyn, with a buzzing sound ringing in her ears, responded drowsily.

Ryan didn't say anything more. He thought that the taste of Evelyn just now was indeed satisfying.

After glancing at the woman curled up on the bed, he turned and left.

It wasn't until the sound of the door closing reached her ears that Evelyn gradually opened her eyes.

Though she was exhausted, sleep eluded her. She was haunted by the vivid images of what had just transpired every time she closed her eyes. She felt utterly ashamed of herself.

Never had she imagined that she would end up in a stranger's bed.

Evelyn turned her head and looked at the ointment on the bed. Despite the urge to throw it away immediately, the dull ache in her lower body reminded her that she needed it.

Suppressing the humiliation welling up in her chest, she took her time reaching out for the ointment.

She tightly clenched it in her hand as a cold determination filled her eyes. Nicole Anderson, I won't let you get away with this! All the humiliation I suffered today is because of you!

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Meanwhile, on the other side, Nicole no longer had time to worry about Evelyn's situation.

She had started expanding the research center and conducted internal exams. Only less than 10 percent of the people on the list managed to pass a few of the exams.

Nicole did not say much and immediately expelled those who couldn't pass.

As expected, those people stormed into her office. They were the ones who had paid to get in and were now demanding a refund after being dismissed.

Nicole, who had anticipated this scenario, promptly presented the records of Gina collecting their money. "Gina Feuer was the one who received your payments, not the research center. If you have any issues, take it up with her."

Watching the commotion, she continued in a calm voice as her lips slowly curled into a smile, "Although the research center is privately owned, its essence is to serve the country. If news of your bribery were to be exposed, it wouldn't bode well for your future."

Faced with Nicole's threat, the few individuals immediately quietened down and behaved themselves.

"I have already filed a lawsuit against Gina. If any of you have any financial disputes with her, you should go ahead and make an appeal," Nicole declared before turning around and leaving.