NovelEnglishAs they departed, Dorothy took out her room key and unlocked the door.
Lane followed her inside. His gaze scanned her from head to toe, as if he were trying to see right through her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"So, you just got drunk and stayed the night at another hotel?" Dorothy frowned as she poured herself a glass of warm water to soothe her upset stomach. "What else?" "Did anything else happen with the people from Verity Holdings Limited?" "I don't think so. We just had drinks." Dorothy was clueless about the entire situation since she was completely blacked out.
So, from her perspective, she simply couldn't hold her liquor. She even worried that she might have offended the executives from Verity Holdings Limited, thereby jeopardizing the collaboration.
"Dorothy, I think they spiked your drink." Lane finally voiced his suspicion.
He wanted to know how the effects of the drug Dorothy was given had worn off.
"Spiked my drink?" "Yes! If you don't believe me, we can go for a blood test now. They should still be able to detect it." Dorothy felt her mind go blank. No matter how hard she thought, she couldn't remember anything else from last night.
But one thing she was certain of was that the people from Verity Holdings Limited hadn't taken advantage of her.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Let's not blow this out of proportion. I'm standing here perfectly fine, aren't I?" Dorothy finished her glass of water, then had a thought. "Did the people from Verity Holdings Limited admit to it?" "It wouldn't matter if they did or didn't!" "Then we can use this to our advantage. They'd have to sign the contract on our terms, wouldn't they?" Dorothy wasn't oblivious to her own dignity. But since they hadn't succeeded, she had nothing to be afraid of. Having such leverage in business was deadly. Hayden would never risk his reputation or company.
"Dorothy! Can you stop thinking about work for once?!" Lane was on the verge of losing his patience. "These people had malicious intentions towards you! You should be thinking about making them pay!" "Isn't making them accede to our terms for the collaboration their payment?" Noticing that Lane was getting agitated, Dorothy tried to reassure him. "I'm certain | was taken away by a friend, and my friend is reliable.” "So how did the effects of the drug wear off?" Lane decided to cut to the chase.
Now it was Dorothy's turn to be stunned. She hadn't thought about that.
But surely it couldn’t be that the driver had somehow neutralized the drug? Could it? After seeing the changing expressions on Dorothy's face, Lane stepped forward and gripped her wrist. "Let's go to the hospital.
We can get a blood test and make sure no one touched you last night." Dorothy followed him mechanically for a few steps before suddenly pulling her hand free.
"I'm not going. You're overthinking things. No one touched me! | drank so much last night that | bet the alcohol overpowered the drug!” She didn't even want to think that there was a chance that the driver had done it.
"Do you trust your friend that much?" "Yes! | do!" Lane clenched his teeth. "Fine, then there's nothing more for me to say. But you can forget about the deal with Verity Holdings Limited." "Why?" "There's no Verity Holdings Limited anymore." Then what was there left to negotiate? Dorothy thought he was joking. "Stop messing around. We're discussing serious matters.” "I'm serious. Verity Holdings Limited declared bankruptcy this morning. Their stocks have plummeted, shareholders are selling off their shares, and banks have filed lawsuits against them, demanding early repayment. Hayden has disappeared.”
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