Bianca showed Sophia a text message on her phone. Then she wrote in her notebook, “I chose to meet you despite everything. When that jerk made his awful request, I could tell he wasn’t good. I thought maybe you had to hide for a reason, so I wanted to understand it. Sophia, I really want to help you. You have a bright future. Remember, you used to be loved by many as an actress… Don’t forget your fans waiting for you.”
Bianca looked at Sophia, who avoided her gaze.
Sophia was deeply moved by Bianca’s words and started crying.
Bianca decided not to pressure Sophia anymore. Instead, she reached out and held Sophia’s cold hand on the table, silently offering her support.
Sophia tried hard to stop crying and eventually succeeded.
She looked up, her eyes now showing determination.
“Before I married him, he was really nice to me. I didn’t realize what he was like back then. But later…”
Sophia’s fingers gripped tighter as if she was gathering her courage.
“He raped me, took compromising photos, and used them to make me marry him. When I found out I was pregnant, I felt like I had no choice. He made me leave the film industry using our child and those photos… Since then, he’s kept me locked up at home like a prison. He knows everything I do inside these four walls. Whenever I think about escaping, he comes back and hurts me. The worst time, he broke three of my ribs.”
Bianca’s eyes widened in shock. She reached for her water glass and drank several sips, trying to calm down.
What a horrible and evil man.
Bianca silently cursed Gabriel in her mind.
She held Sophia’s hand tightly, her face determined and sincere, and wrote quickly, “Sophia, I took a risk to meet you, so I promise I’ll help you. Do you trust me?”
“I told you my deepest secret. If I can’t trust you, then who can I trust?”
Sophia gave Bianca a sad smile. She was so tired. If it wasn’t for her child, she might have given up already.
Bianca was her only chance to escape from Gabriel’s control after five years.
“Okay, then, listen to my plan,” Bianca said.
Bianca wrote down the plan in the notebook.
After leaving the restaurant, Bianca hailed a taxi to the Emperor Hotel. At the same time, she texted Gabriel, saying, “Mr. Lee, thank you for today. I’m coming to see you now.”
Not far away, Gabriel sat hidden in his car, watching everything carefully. Only when he saw Bianca leaving the restaurant and getting her message, did he start his car with relief.
Gabriel’s people were waiting outside the restaurant’s private room. When Bianca left, they went in and took Sophia.
In the hotel’s fancy suite, Gabriel arrived before Bianca. He lay on the bed, watching TV, looking bored.
Gabriel chose the Emperor Hotel because he wanted to keep Bianca. Young women like her, just starting their careers, could be easily influenced by a man’s money and words.
He liked horse riding and had a strange fascination with women’s hands. He was attracted to Sophia because of her hands, which he found special.
But as he watched Bianca today, he saw that her hands were not only beautiful but also skilled at handling horses.
That’s what caught his interest.
At that moment, the door clicked open.
Bianca came in, but she didn’t close the door all the way. She left it slightly open.
Gabriel got up from the bed and walked over to Bianca with a smile. “You’re here at last, beautiful.”
Bianca was wearing a classy white dress with an open back, looking charming and attractive.
Gabriel reached for Bianca’s hand, but she skillfully avoided him. She walked further into the room, sat on the soft bed, and spoke gently, “Mr. Lee, as a humble agent, I don’t handle many famous clients. I met your wife, Sophia, through you and hoped to convince her to work with me. Unfortunately, she wasn’t interested. Can you help me persuade her?”
When Gabriel heard that Bianca wanted something from him and was offering herself in return, he stopped being cautious. He tempted her, “I can help, but you’ll have to spend the night with me first.”
“Really? Then we have a deal. You have to help me once we’re done.”
“Don’t worry, my dear,” Gabriel said with a wide grin.
Bianca looked shy, which made Gabriel want to approach her, but she skillfully avoided his advances.
“Mr. Lee, there’s no need to hurry. We have all night ahead of us. How about we start with a drink to make it more fun?”
“Sure, it’s your call.”
Gabriel called the waiter over and asked for a bottle of red wine.
He was attracted to women like her-seeming innocent but hiding a naughty side.
Gabriel poured wine into a glass with a suggestive smile and handed it to Bianca.
She swirled the wine in the glass, then turned to Gabriel and suggested, “Mr. Lee, just drinking isn’t much fun. How about we make it more exciting by feeding each other?”
“That’s a fantastic idea,” Gabriel eagerly agreed.
As Bianca came closer, offering the wine to Gabriel with a playful smile, he took a sip from the glass she held out, his hand brushing against her bare back.
Inside, Bianca felt disgusted, wanting to react to his behavior.
But she held back her feelings and went along with it.
“Now it’s my turn to feed you, sweetheart.”
Gabriel got up to fetch another bottle of wine, but Bianca excused herself to the bathroom. “Mr. Lee, I’ll take a quick shower. Could you feed me in bed afterward?”
“Darling, you always know how to make things exciting!” Gabriel chuckled, amused by her suggestion.
Once inside the bathroom, Bianca locked the door.
Suddenly, a large hand grabbed her wrist, pressing her against the wall. A familiar, seductive voice whispered, “Miss Scott, you’re feeling quite adventurous tonight.”
Bianca’s eyes widened in disbelief. Dave?
Glancing up, she confirmed it was indeed Dave before bombarding him with questions.
“Why are you here? How did you get in?” Shock reflected in Bianca’s widened eyes.
This hotel belonged to Dave, so he could come in whenever he wanted.
He came to check on Bianca, but he didn’t expect to hear her flirting with Gabriel in such a playful way.
With a cold look, Dave grabbed her wrist and pressed her against the wall, getting close to her. He whispered sharply into her ear, “You told me everything was okay this morning, but now you’re here, flirting with Gabriel in the hotel. He’s Sophia’s husband. Do you understand how serious this is?”
“Of course I do,” Bianca replied calmly.
“You do?” Dave frowned, surprised.