Trapped By Tainted Love

“Argh!” With a muffled sound, that woman landed hard on the sofa. Somehow, Victor managed to stand up in time and dodge her. He grabbed a wet wipe from Ivan and rubbed his fingertips against it. “It seems that my date didn’t disappoint you, Mr. Guzman,” he said flatly. “I didn’t expect you’d be in the company of such a beauty.” Trevor raised his head and took a sip of his wine. He reluctantly dragged his eyes away from Rachel and turned to Victor with an uncertain look on his face. “Were you serious before? About the… game? You were surely just messing with me!” “Not at all! As long as you can charm my date away from me, she is yours.” Victor’s lips formed a cold smile, his eyes challenging the man before him.

Trevor couldn’t hide his excitement. He couldn’t wait to start the game, so he look at Victor and said slowly, “Well…”

Victor knew exactly what Trevor’s look meant. He glanced at Ivan sideways, giving him a pointed look.

Ivan took the hint and opened his briefcase. He pulled out a document he had prepared in advance and handed it to Trevor. “This is the contract drawn up by Mr. Sullivan himself.”

Trevor’s good sense had already flown out the window the moment he learned he had a chance with Rachel. At that point, he was so obsessed with her that he took the pen and signed the contract without reading a single line. “Let the game begin, Mr. Guzman,” Ivan said, returning the signed contract in his briefcase. Victor grabbed his suit jacket from the armrest of the sofa, turned around and walked towards the door, Ivan on his trail. As he crossed the room, he finally got a good look at Rachel. His mind went blank for a moment. No wonder Trevor had lost his mind over her. She looked ravishing tonight. She was wearing a close-fitting, strapless dress that fit her figure like a glove. She looked much different from the exhausted, drained woman Victor remembered. Her makeup was different too. It was simple and elegant, giving her a fresh, natural look. Victor’s eyes lingered on Rachel for a while and he felt a surge of unease. He firmly believed he hated her so much that even a single glance could make him feel uncomfortable, disgusted even. Victor had always been in control of his emotions and he hated the impact that woman had on him. Rachel had been quiet the whole time, but when he walked past her, she grabbed his sleeve, stopping him from leaving the room.

Victor gave her a look full of poison and he shrugged off her hand, looking disgusted by her touch.

“What do you want? Too late for regrets,” Victor sneered, looking down at her. Rachel tried to ignore Trevor’s hungry eyes roaming all over her body. She lowered her voice in an attempt to keep her anger at bay. “What is that supposed to mean? You were the one who said…” Before she could finish, Victor’s face hardened. He grabbed Rachel’s chin, forcing her to look straight into his eyes. Rachel was startled by this unexpected move. The pain on her chin was so intense that she staggered

It backwards until her back hit the cold wall.

Victor’s face was just a few inches away from hers, his voice cold and piercing as he whispered menacingly, “Isn’t that what you wanted? Huh? Drop the innocent act. I don’t buy it.” “I am not…” “Do you really think I will ever believe you again? I thought you had learned your lesson, but I forgot what a stupid bitch you are. You’ll never learn,” he whispered in Rachel’s ear, his voice full of contempt.

Rachel wanted to retort, but his grip on her chin felt like a vice. Uttering a single word would be torture.

face turned pale and beads of sweat started

police station. It seems that I underestimated your dirty tricks. Didn’t you do all this just to be my date to the

finally understood what was going

with Victor. She didn’t give a shit about this stupid party or who would be Victor’s date

in a voice so

fear. This couldn’t

though, Victor let go of her chin and grabbing

pocket and a smug look on his face. “Mr. Guzman, I’ll leave my date in your

know what had just happened between Victor and Rachel, so he assumed that the man had simply

around and left

about to close behind them, Rachel’s voice reached him.

for a moment, but he closed the door

the private room, Rachel was left looking at the door

at

had hit it on the corner of the table when Victor had pushed her. Hearing Trevor’s question, she looked at

her chest and stood straight. “Come

greedy upon hearing

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