"Aveline?"
Russell glanced down at her face and saw that her awareness was fading once more. The effects of the drug
were kicking in again.
He quickly scooped her up and headed toward the bathroom.
Just then, there was a noise at the door!
Russell's expression darkened.
They were here already?
Before he could react, the door burst open, revealing a crowd of people from the Skyler, Johnson, and Tudor
families.
"Oh my God, what are you doing?"
At the front was Rina, her eyes instantly reddening as she saw the scene.
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She pointed at them, her voice trembling with emotion.
"Russ, how could you do this to me? Today is our wedding our wedding!"
The faces of the Skyler and Johnson family members were filled with anger and disbelief.
Lucas strode into the room, his eyes narrowing as he took in Aveline's condition.
His voice was cold and controlled, "She's been drugged."
"That's right," Russell confirmed, quickly recounting everything that had happened. He finished with, "Lucas,
nothing happened between us. She's innocent."
The state of their clothes alone was proof enough. Russell was still in his suit, and Aveline's dress was only
slightly wrinkled-hardly the appearance of two people caught in an illicit affair.
Lucas took Aveline from him, his voice sharp, "Lock down the entire hotel. Don't let so much as a fly get out!"
With that, he turned and started to carry Aveline away.
"Lucas, where are you taking that bitch?"
Rina cried out, rushing to block his path, her eyes burning with tears.
Lucas' narrow eyes were filled with a chilling coldness. "Move!"
"I won't!" Rina was deeply hurt, upset, and furious.
She pointed at Aveline, shouting, "She's a two-faced slut! Flirting with you on one side and seducing
Russell on the other, even pulling et
this shameless stunt at our
wedding! Lucas, why are you still protecting her? Hand her over to me-I'll make her wish she were dead!"
Lucas' expression grew even colder. "She's been drugged. Can't you see that?"
Rina, however, ignored his words. "She's doing this to seduce Russell! Lucas, just hand her over to me... give her
to me..."
Lucas lifted his gaze to the Johnson
family members. "Keep an eye on her. She's being irrational, but are all of you as well? This was a
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investigate thoroughly. It'll give you peace of mind, and | refuse to let a single stain touch my wife's reputation!"
His imposing aura weighed heavily on everyone in the room.
Most people there weren't fools; they could clearly see that something was wrong with Aveline.
"Lock down the entire hotel. No one leaves!" Russell commanded, turning to his own men.
Rina was pulled back by her family, while Lucas carried Aveline out of the room, needing to get her to a hospital
as soon as possible-something was clearly very wrong.
As they drove away, Aveline had lost
all sense of herself, moving purely on instinct Her hand slipped onto Lucas' chest, sliding under his shirt, her
fingers tracing his muscles as she continued to twist and turn restlessly.
Lucas' breathing grew heavier as he grabbed her hand. "Aveline, you're harassing me."
"So hot... so uncomfortable..." Aveline murmured softly, pressing herself closer to him.
Lucas closed his eyes, giving a quick command to the driver to head to the nearest residence.
When he finally carried Aveline into a room, she moved even more urgently, like a fish thrashing on dry land.