Trapped in Love

Chapter 2 Humiliation

Soon, the door opened. Henry appeared in the doorway, wearing a loose bathrobe. His piercing green eyes locked onto Casey, with a predatory gaze. Caroline’s heart skipped a beat, but she forced a smile for the sake of the 70,000 dollars commission.

“Monsieur Devereaux, sorry to disturb you,” she said, stepping into the presidential suite.

Henry shrugged and flashed her a smile. “Ms. Shenton, I’ve been waiting for you.”

Caroline’s heart was racing, but she maintained her composure and placed the prepared contract on the coffee table.

She subtly scanned the presidential suite from the corner of her eye, taking note of every detail.

Once Henry took a seat on the sofa, Caroline retracted her gaze and sat down as well, keeping a slight distance from him.

Henry handed her a glass of wine, and Caroline clinked her glass against his. “Thank you for your hospitality, Monsieur Devereaux.”

Henry’s eyes lit up. “Ms. Shenton, you’re very smart, and you’re not shy. I like it!”

Caroline forced a smile, aware of the need to impress Henry for the contract. With a slight tilt of her head, she downed the red wine in her hand.

Yet, Henry’s face expressed a hint of pity. “Impressive, but you wouldn’t expect one glass to seal the deal now, would you?”

for her. Putting down her wine glass, she responded, “Monsieur Devereaux, I understand that you’ve expressed interest in working with MK for some time

don’t I take the initiative to sign the contract on his behalf, as a gesture of our respect for you?

faltered and his gaze grew sharper as he

nervousness, Caroline managed to

leverage to compel Henry to sign the contract was

turned somber, but Henry soon broke the silence with

appreciate your proposal. MK has shown me respect, so

contract and pen on the table and signed it after

aback. She had not anticipated

circumstances, Caroline dared

“Well, I’ve given

Devereaux, I’m afraid my alcohol tolerance can’t match

forward and grabbed Caroline’s wrist. “Ms. Shenton, I’m only going to receive a

mind went blank. Had the contract been altered? Did Evan do it? After all, only the two of them

widened as she stared at the wine glass on the coffee table. If her suspicions were correct, Henry must have drugged the

see the impatience in his green eyes and realized that he had also ingested the drugged wine

could feel his lips closing in on hers and knew that she had to act quickly. Caroline lowered her head and

across the face with great force. The blow was so powerful that Caroline’s