Sean had no idea what was happening, but he nodded to Anna anyways. He took out his phone and was about to call someone.
Seeing that, the young man responded immediately, “No, we’ve already made a deal! I didn’t back out.”
“Huh? Then you should get moving! We’ll be doomed if she wakes up!” Anna frowned and shoved the room card into the man’s arms. She then turned around and dashed away.
Sean followed behind her and still looked baffled after he got into Anna’s car. He frowned, feeling that something had gone wrong. “Who are they? Do you know them?” He asked.
Anna glared at him and then called Wayne. “I just gave the room card to a young man. He has blond hair, wears a plaid shirt, and will be in room 3208 in a few minutes. Call the cops right away and arrest him and his gang. When I get home, I’ll explain everything to you.”
Wayne agreed without asking a single question. He had everything planned out the moment he hung up the phone. Wayne smiled, knowing Anna was about to surprise him once more.
After that, Anna hung up the phone and dialed the number she had just memorized. She glanced at Sean and realized that he appeared nervous. She turned on the speaker.
Jasmine answered the phone in a panic after a while. The moment she got through to her, Anna shouted, “It’s 1:30 now! Have you gotten her there yet? Which hotel is she staying in? We’ve been waiting for quite some time.”
“Huh? Who is this?” Jasmine froze for a long time because she hadn’t expected a woman to call her.
“You don’t need to know anything about me. You gave me the money, and I promised I’ll make things right. Do you have any questions?” Anna spoke in an overbearing tone.
“I haven’t thought about it yet,” Jasmine said after a brief pause.
“Why?”
“If I do this, I will hurt her badly. I don’t think I need to do that, so let’s just forget it.”
Anna frowned and asked, “What did you just say? You’re making fun of us, aren’t you? If you haven’t thought it through, just call me when you’ve made up your mind. My buddies are already waiting with their pants down. You don’t want them to do anything to her? How about you come here for her?” Anna said this in a mean and nasty tone as if she was also a gangster.
Hearing that, Sean’s face turned pale with fear right away. Anna was dressed stylishly and elegantly, so he didn’t think she could say something like that.
Meanwhile, Anna wanted to let Jasmine know that the world was far more dangerous than she had imagined. That’s why she intimidated her like that.
After hearing Anna’s words, Jasmine became nervous as well. She stammered for a moment before pleading, “No, I didn’t mean it like that. I’ll pay you the money and call it quits.”
“Okay, fine. You better make up your mind, young lady, before you do something like this. Not everyone is as nice as I am. If you’re not willing to go to jail, don’t get involved in those things.” Anna reminded her of this.
When she heard she might go to jail, Jasmine hung up the phone in a panic.
Anna looked up at Sean furiously after hanging up the phone. “Is this what you meant when you said Isabella had ‘safely’ returned to her dorm?!” She asked aggressively.
Sean was speechless. His life had gone smoothly all the way since he was born. He was elected president of the debating society after attending college based on his exceptional abilities and networking skills. He believed that by working hard, anyone could create their own life. Furthermore, he had never before encountered such things.
Anna wasn’t surprised when seeing the defeated look on Sean’s face. She shook the phone in her hand, saying, “I’ve recorded the call just now. Those jerks will say everything once they get to the police station. That friend of yours will be expelled from school and may even go to jail.”
She paused before saying, “To be more specific, if Isabella is willing to hold her accountable, Jasmine will go to jail. I will make her regret for the rest of her life because of her mistake.”
Then Anna gripped the steering wheel tightly and maintained a firm attitude. At the same time, Sean was anxious and remorseful. The phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated as he was thinking about what to say to Anna next.
When he saw the caller ID, he began to frown. “Jasmine, what’s up?” he asked.
Jasmine said as she cried, “Isabella is in danger! She’s in room 702 at the River Hotel. I called Lauren, but nobody answered. Help Isabella!”
Sean was taken aback and repeated the address. Anna turned around and sped there after hearing his words.
About 15 minutes later, Sean kicked open the door to room 702, and Anna walked into the room quickly. When she saw Isabella on the bed, she pushed Sean, who was standing right behind her, out and said, “Wait at the door.”
The sudden sound startled Lauren, who was straddling the bed with her camera. She only got one foot off the bed when she noticed Anna approaching her angrily. In the blink of an eye, Anna slapped her across the face, knocking her to the ground.
Lauren’s camera fell to the floor, and the screen shattered. She was furious, and Anna hit her once more as she stood up to fight back. Clenching her fist, Anna glared at her as if she wanted to kill her with her gaze.
“Oh, no! Are you fucking insane?” Lauren yelled. She already had visible bruises around her mouth and eyes.
“Why did you do that?!” Anna asked coldly.
Lauren frowned and turned to face Isabella, who was naked on the bed. She sneered and exclaimed, “She deserved it! She’s a bitch who seduced my friend’s man!”
While Lauren was speaking, Anna had already wrapped the covers around Isabella. She then stood up and picked up the camera that was on the floor. After removing the memory card, she went into the bathroom and flushed it down the toilet.
Lauren didn’t seem to mind Anna’s quick and decisive actions. “Don’t think everything will be okay after you destroy the memory card,” she said as she rose from the floor and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. With a wicked smile, she raised the phone in her hand.
Seeing that, Anna couldn’t control her rage and went insane at that moment. She took a step forward and grabbed the phone.
Lauren smiled coldly once more and said something that made Anna crumble completely, “I don’t care if you get my phone or not. All of the photos I took are saved in the cloud, so I can edit them whenever I want.”
Anna calmed down as she realized that she couldn’t solve the problem that way. So, she called Wayne again. “Wayne, is it settled? I still need you to help me with one more thing. Bring some people over to Room 702 of the River Hotel.”
When Anna hung up, she was more exhausted than ever, and she said impatiently, “I could have settled this peacefully. But since you obviously prefer violence, I’ll do what you want.”
Lauren didn’t want to talk to Anna anymore, so she got up and headed out of the room. However, Sean, who was standing in the doorway, stood in her way. Sean looked enraged. He didn’t enter the room, but he heard everything they said. Lauren did it because of him, and he knew that clearly. He said, “I’m sorry, I can’t let you go.”
Lauren shouted, “What? You’re going to stop me for that bitch?!” She pointed to the bed behind her, adding, “You and Jasmine would not have been presidents of the debate club if it weren’t for me. I knew you two liked each other and assumed you’d be together. You’ve only known this girl for a few months, and you’re already crazy about her. Is it because she is good at seducing men, or are you simply not as good as I thought you were?”
Lauren’s eyes turned red as she spoke. She appeared to be blaming Sean, but she was also expressing emotions that she had suppressed for a long time. This emotion she was experiencing seemed to have nothing to do with Sean.
“Neither. Actually, you misunderstood what happened between Jasmine and me,” Sean said.
“Stop talking! You know Jasmine has feelings for you, don’t you? You are not only cold to her, but you are also condescending. I’ve left the student council, but that doesn’t mean I’ve lost power. You should resign from your position if you know what you’re doing. Otherwise, I’m not going to let you off the hook!” After warning Sean, Lauren grabbed her bag and tried to leave. She didn’t expect Sean to stand in her way yet again.
“We can discuss the student council later, but I can’t let you go right now.”
Lauren was furious. She knew she couldn’t argue with him any longer, so she tried to push him away. Seconds later, as she heard a lot of people coming from the other side of the corridor, she was stunned. She smelled a faint scent of cologne and realized she had no way to escape.
Wayne’s single glance at Lauren was enough to make her terrified. His commanding aura made her realize that things were about to spiral out of her control.
“I’m here,” Wayne said as he raised his head and looked at Anna, who had just walked out.
At this point, Anna had already dressed Isabella. After seeing Wayne, she pointed to the bed and said, “Tell them to send Isabella home.” She then pointed to Lauren, who was nearby, and said, “This person took nude photos of Isabella and stored them in the cloud.”
Wayne frowned and moved to the side. Several men then dragged Lauren back into the room.
“What are you guys doing? Are you crazy?! I’ll call the police!” Lauren lost control, yelling and screaming the entire time she struggled. She couldn’t handle so many people and was tied to a chair a few minutes later.
Anna observed what was going on in the room with cold eyes. She realized the irony when she saw how terrified Lauren was.
“Do you feel scared? You’ll never understand how desperate Isabella was unless you go through what you did to her,” Anna then sneered at the bodyguards and said loudly, “Strip her naked!”
Lauren screamed in pain, her face flushed from the struggle. Her legs stomped around on the floor, causing the entire chair to collapse on top of her.
Sean had no idea this would be the harsh solution Anna had mentioned. He watched as things deteriorated and couldn’t help but intervene. Then he tried to talk Anna out of it, “You said that she should go to jail for something like that. Yet, you’re doing the same thing to her, and it’s not going to solve the problem. I don’t think that’s the best solution.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.