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Russell watched the girl with flushed cheeks, her drunken eyes hazy and entrancing. He lifted her chin with a finger, his voice calm but firm.
“I didn’t look.”
Zoey raised an eyebrow. “Is she prettier than me?”
Russell chuckled softly. “I didn’t look. How would I know what she looks like?”
Zoey squinted at him, sensing his evasion. “Then, am I pretty?” Their breaths intertwined, the faint aroma of red wine mingling with Zoey’s natural fragrance, teasing Russell’s senses. His Adam’s apple bobbed as he replied hoarsely, “You’re beautiful.”
Zoey’s fingers toyed with the buttons of his shirt, the playful smile on her lips inching closer to his. “What’s your relationship with Roland?”
Zoey’s eyes gleamed with mischief. “Roland? He’s my little errand boy.”
Relieved, Russell’s tone softened. “Zoey, in the future, can you please let me know if you have something going on?”
Zoey’s drunken gaze sharpened slightly. “Are you upset?”
Russell’s lips pressed into a thin line. “It’s not that I don’t trust your ability to protect yourself. But if you handle everything on
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your own, I’ll feel like I’m just a decoration. Zoey, you can rely on me.”
Understanding his words, Zoey blinked and gave a solemn
promise. “Alright, if my man is around, even if I get into trouble, the consequences will be on him!
Russell found her serious tone both amusing and endearing. “Getting into trouble? What have you done this time?”
Zoey placed a finger to her lips. “Shh, don’t tell anyone!”
“Alright.”
“I sprinkled itch powder on Moriah’s face. It’s a special mix–she‘ Il keep scratching until she has my antidote. Isn’t that a bit naughty?” Her mischievous hand wandered to his shirt again, slipping beneath it.
Russell stiffened. “It’s not naughty; it’s justice.”
“Speaking of which…” Zoey retrieved her phone from her bag and made a call.
“Ariana, just so you know, Moriah has HIV. Since she scratched you earlier, you should take preventative medication.”
Ariana’s voice turned icy. “Are you trying to scare me?”
“Believe it or not, it’s up to you.” Zoey hung up, a sly smile playing on her lips as she glanced at Russell. “Now I’m about to do something bad to you.”
“What kind of bad thing?” Russell asked.
Before he could react, Zoey leaned in and pressed her lips
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against his. Her delicate fingers explored his torso, tracing his abs and moving lower.
Russell let out a muffled groan, gripping her waist to stop her wandering hands.
Zoey pouted, her brow furrowing. “You’re biting me?”
“Stop touching me,” he growled, his voice thick with restrained desire.
“I was just admiring your abs! Seven in total. Why is there an extra one, though? Aren’t they supposed to be symmetrical?” She seemed oblivious to her own appearance, her dress slipping further down her shoulders.
“Zoey,” Russell began, his voice tight, “fix your dress.”
Zoey glanced down and gasped. “Oh no, my buns are showing!”
Russell stifled a laugh, shrugging off his jacket and wrapping it around her. “All better now.”
“You’re so kind, Russell.” Zoey beamed and promptly lay down, resting her head on his lap. “I’m sleepy.”
Russell froze, his body rigid as her warm breath seeped through. his clothes. He turned her face away gently and took a steadying breath.
Half an hour later, the car pulled up in front of Serene Manor.
“Zoey, wake up. We’re here.”
Zoey mumbled, attempting to sit up but collapsing onto him again.
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The car door opened, and Troy’s startled gasp filled the air.
“Apologies, Mr. Russell!”
Russell glared. “Stop imagining nonsense.”
Troy coughed awkwardly. “Of course not!”
Ignoring him, Russell shifted into his wheelchair, lifting Zoey into his lap. Troy pushed them into the villa and helped them to the bedroom.
“Do you need assistance, sir?”
“No, I can manage. She’s asleep.”
Troy nodded and left.
In the bedroom, Russell carefully laid Zoey on the bed. Her eyelids fluttered open briefly. “Russell, you stood up?”
Russell froze, leaning over her. Once she closed her eyes again, he exhaled in relief. That had been close, he almost exposed.
Meanwhile, Ariana and Nelson had just finished their police statements.
Zoey’s call had left Ariana shaken. “Nelson, Zoey said Moriah has HIV. She scratched me!”
Nelson instinctively distanced himself from her, “Then let’s go to the hospital and have a look.”
He had Ariana sit in the passenger seat and drove off after
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maintaining a safe distance.
Ariana arrived at the hospital and underwent an examination. The doctor said that if she was scratched by an HIV–infected person and their blood was contaminated, there was a high possibility of contracting HIV.
Nelson was extremely disgusted, “Then you should start the treatment.”
Ariana wanted to get closer to him for comfort, but the man stayed far away from her. “Ariana, I will take you back to the Harmon house.”
Ariana harbored resentment in her heart but dared not show it, after all, all she could do now was to cling onto Nelson’s coattails.
Once she left Born Beauty, she will have nothing.
She nodded, “Okay.”
Nelson drove Ariana back to the Harmon house and drove away without getting out of the car.
Ariana looked at the taillights and stomped her foot angrily.
Coincidentally, Jordan and Dahlia drove back.
The two of them kept asking her questions, and Ariana, feeling annoyed, responded with a sigh and promptly kicked them out and took the car, before driving off to chase after Nelson’s vehicle.
She followed Nelson’s car to Paradise Club and watched as Nelson got out of the car, then kissed a woman dressed
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extremely provocatively at the entrance.
Ariana knew that Nelson couldn’t control his lower body, besides her, he had many other women.
A malicious look flashed in her eyes, if she had AIDS, she would definitely make him have it too!
