Chapter 79 Brian Was Attacked
The manager roughly shoved the girl onto the seat beside Brian.
“Remove your hands from her.” Brian’s voice cut through the air like ice as he fixed the manager with a piercing stare.
The manager’s face immediately transformed into an anxious smile. “Of course, Mr.
White.”
Brian shifted his attention to the trembling girl. “Take a seat. Share a few drinks with me, and I’ll ensure your safe return home tonight. I’ll compensate you tenfold your usual earnings.”
Hope flickered across the girl’s features as she stammered, “You… you really mean that?”
“Of course” Brian replied, a subtle smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
Thoughts of her ailing mother weighed heavily on her mind. After an internal battle, determination won out. She lifted a glass and extended it toward him. “Please drink with me, Mr. White.”
Just as their glasses were about to meet, the private room’s door burst open with a
thunderous crash.
A towering young man in his twenties charged into the room.
Upon spotting his girlfriend, he lunged forward, pulling her protectively behind his
broad frame.
In one fluid motion, his fist connected with Brian’s face, the impact echoing through
the space.
Without pause, he seized a nearby chair and brought it down upon Brian with devastating force.
The room collectively drew in a sharp breath, including Norton, who had been watching the scene unfold in silence.
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Everyone braced themselves for Brian’s inevitable explosion of rage.
To their astonishment, Brian merely let out a low chuckle and addressed the young man, “Take your girlfriend and go. If she means anything to you, keep her away from
establishments like this.”
Turning to the manager, he added, “Triple her usual wages.”
The offer surpassed even his earlier promise of tenfold payment for the day.
The girl stood frozen in disbelief before recovering her composure, bowing repeatedly with genuine gratitude. “Thank you so much, Mr. White!”
“Leave,” Brian commanded dismissively.
As Yvonne stepped into the room, she caught sight of the couple’s retreating forms.
Her eyes surveyed the scene of disruption before her. “What transpired here?”
After someone explained the situation, Yvonne immediately contacted Rachel. “You won’t believe this Brian just got attacked at the club.”
“Attacked?” Rachel’s voice dripped with incredulity.
—
“Indeed. He’d invited a waitress for drinks when her boyfriend stormed in, landed a she bears a solid punch, and struck him with a chair. But here’s the interesting part striking resemblance to you. Much as I hate to admit it, it seems he still harbors feelings for you. He’s in quite a state now, stumbling around with a bruised face, completely intoxicated.”
Rachel’s grip tightened on her phone. “This girl… truly looks like me?”
“Yes,” Yvonne confirmed.
Before she could continue, her phone vanished from her grasp.
“Yvonne?” Rachel called out, but silence answered.
“Yvonne?” she tried again, only to hear Brian’s husky voice. “It’s me.”
Brian? Rachel’s heart lurched, and instinctively, she terminated the call.
When Brian attempted to reach her again using Yvonne’s phone, Rachel refused to
answer.
His eyes grew bloodshot as he returned the phone to Yvonne. “Call her.”
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Yvonne regarded him with sympathy. “She won’t answer me either. And honestly, why do you pursue her? Is it love? Or mere habituation to her constant presence and
devotion?”
Brian’s expression darkened at her pointed words.
Undeterred, Yvonne pressed on, “I’m speaking truth. If she truly matters to you, seek her out yourself instead of causing chaos here.”
Brian’s face clouded with emotion as he stormed out of the club.
Once inside the car, Ronald automatically steered toward Brian’s home.
“Find her,” Brian commanded suddenly.
Ronald hesitated. “Shall we drive there?”
Brian fixed him with an intense stare. “Did I purchase a jet merely for decoration?”
That evening, Rachel met with Kern Clifford for their first negotiation. The discussion progressed more smoothly than she had expected.
“Ms. Marsh, it’s approaching dinner time. Perhaps we could continue discussing the remaining details over a meal?” Kern suggested.
Rachel weighed the professional nature of the invitation before nodding. “Thank you,
Mr. Clifford.”
Kern’s gaze shifted to Trey, who stood vigilantly behind her. “Your assistant should join
us as well.”
“That’s very kind, thank you,” Rachel responded with professional courtesy.
The dinner began ordinarily enough, with Kern inquiring about various aspects of the design drafts. Rachel answered each question with careful attention to detail.
When Kern attempted to press alcohol upon Rachel, Trey intervened protectively.
“Ms. Marsh, you’re fortunate to have such an attentive assistant.” Kern observed with
a calculated smile.
“Cheers,” he declared, emptying his glass in one swift motion.
Not wanting to appear discourteous, Rachel lifted her own glass and drank.
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Though unfamiliar with the intricacies of business dinner etiquette, she recognized she couldn’t always rely on Trey to intercept drinks on her behalf.
“I appreciate your directness. Such qualities make for excellent business relationships,” Kern remarked, raising another glass.
Rachel found herself obligated to match his second toast.
By the dinner’s conclusion, a noticeable haziness had settled over Rachel’s
consciousness.
She consoled herself with the relatively early hour, planning to sleep off the effects at
her hotel.
As Kern exited the private room, he immediately placed a call. “Ms. Santos, everything
proceeded according to your specifications.”
“Rest assured, I’ll advocate for you in any future dealings with the White family,” Doris replied with practiced smoothness.
“Much appreciated,” Kern concluded before ending the call.
Doris, concealed beneath a mask and hat, made her way toward the private room.
Meanwhile, Rachel’s disorientation intensified.
An unusual exhaustion crept through her body.
Despite her low alcohol tolerance, this reaction seemed excessive.
Something felt wrong–an unnatural heat coursed through her, accompanied by a growing restlessness.
“Trey, it’s unbearably hot. Could you adjust the air conditioning?”
Hot?
Trey studied her with growing concern, noting her flushed complexion. running a fever?”
“Could you
be
“I’m not sure. Everything feels like it’s burning,” Rachel mumbled, tugging at her collar
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with uncharacteristic vulnerability.
Trey quickly averted his gaze from her flushed skin and adjusted the temperature
controls.
“Hold on. I’ll get you back to the hotel.”
“Alright,” she responded weakly.
Upon arrival, Doris observed Trey supporting Rachel’s unsteady form and frowned at this unexpected complication.
Though she had forgotten the assistant’s presence, a sinister smile played across her features when she found it was a man. “Even your devoted assistant must have his limits, Rachel.”
She followed discretely, capturing photographs of Trey assisting Rachel from the
building, her confidence growing with each shot.
At the hotel, Trey called for room service, increasingly worried about Rachel’s deteriorating condition.
The drugs in her system had begun to take full effect, stripping away her usual composure and leaving her clinging to him instinctively.
Though Trey sensed something amiss, he couldn’t identify the cause. He continued calling her name, trying to break through her haze. “Rachel, wake up, please wake up.”
The doorbell’s chime interrupted his efforts. Assuming it was room service, Trey moved to answer, but Rachel’s grip on his arm remained unrelenting.
He sighed in resignation. “Use your keycard to enter,” he called out.
The sound of a man’s voice from within shattered Brian’s remaining restraint.
The moment the door unlocked, he burst through it with explosive force.
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