As Melody struggled against William''s advances, thoughts of Lucas flooded her mind. She regretted the lie she told during that phone call. Maybe if she had been honest, Lucas would havee to her rescue As she fought back, she felt her body heating up, and her vision blurred. She shook her head desperately. "This drink..."


    William smiled triumphantly and slowly walked up to her. "How does it feel? Getting a little hot, aren''t you? Don''t worry; I''ll make sure you enjoy yourself soon enough!"


    ''What should I do? Can anyone help me now?'' Melody thought in despair while she forced herself to walk away from William.


    Meanwhile, Lucas returned to his private room and downed a couple of sses, but his mind was elsewhere. The image of Melody raising her ss to the older man irked him.


    At that moment, a call from Edmund came in.


    "Sir, I''ve looked into the incident from that day. Miss Melody was indeed telling the truth. Her sister arranged for her to spend a night with an investor in the entertainment industry. Melody ended up in the wrong room due to being intoxicated, and no one manipted her to get close to you."


    After hanging up, Lucas recalled the 200 dors Melody gave him that day.


    Suddenly, he stood up and walked out, much to his friends'' surprise.


    "Lucas! Where are you going?"


    "To have a smoke," Lucas replied without turning his head.


    His friends clicked their tongues. "Smoking again? Didn''t you just smoke?"


    Lucas strode quickly toward the private room he had just left, forcefully kicking open


    the door.


    Bang!


    ''Is that Lucas? Good god... It seems like I''m so desperate that I''m having hallucinations. How could Lucas be here? He doesn''t even know I''m here,'' thought Melody just before losing consciousness.


    "No! Don''t touch me!"


    Melody jolted awake, her voice echoing in the room. Startled, she sat up and found herself in a bright and spacious ce.


    ncing around, she realized she was in a hotel room. The bathroom light was on, and the sound of running water indicated someone was taking a shower inside.


    Melody could not help but think of William, who had evil intentions toward her. After drinkingst night, she felt a flush of warmth throughout her body. When William attempted to pounce on her, she had no strength left to resist.


    "Did I end up sleeping with that gross old man?" wondered Melody with disgust.N?velDrama.Org holds this content.


    She knew she had to get out. She could not bear to face the awful William.


    Wrapping herself in a nket, Melody got out of bed. She searched for her clothes but could not find them anywhere, not even a scrap of fabric.


    ''Where are my clothes? Did that gross man really have such good taste in clothing? And isn''t this size totally not his?'' thought Melody when she saw a neatly arranged set of men''s clothes on the nearby cab.


    However, she did not have time to dwell on it. Without much thought, she grabbed a shirt and put it on. After all, it was better than beingpletely naked.


    She then quickly got ready to leave with her bag and phone in her hands.