Chapter 5

The moment I stepped into the private room, I saw Lucas.

The dazzling crystal chandelier's refracted light outlined his distant yet handsome profile.

All the top-tier elites were competing to toast him and curry favor.

The manager gently pushed me forward from behind.

"Serve this important person well. If anything goes wrong, you'll pay for it!"

Lucas sat in the main seat, his gaze casually sweeping over me, fingers lightly tapping the table.

I looked at the wine glass pushed in front of me and instantly understood my situation.

I could only pick up the glass and drink it all under everyone's watchful eyes.

At this moment, a pot-bellied man stood up, his greasy, fat hand landing on my shoulder.

"This waitress is quite a looker."

Everyone first glanced at Lucas, and seeing his expressionless face, they began forcing drinks on me.

The sharp, burning liquid went down my throat and then surged hotly through my body.

When drunk and dizzy, I laid my head on the table.

I vaguely heard someone discussing my fate.

"Mr. Reed, if you're not interested in this top-tier beauty, why not do me a favor and let me enjoy her tonight?"

After a moment, Lucas's mocking, contemptuous voice rang out.

"A woman who's been used up-I'm not interested."

A lewd smile immediately spread across the man's fat face.

Suddenly, a pair of hands appeared on my chest, groping everywhere.

Like a bucket of cold water poured from head to toe.

I used all my strength to struggle and rise, but he pushed me back down.

"Oh, quite feisty. If you serve me well, you could fly up the social ladder from being just a waitress."

Even though I held back my sobs, tears still fell quietly.

My shattered dignity made me lower my head to Lucas once again.

"Please, help me..."

As I spoke, I turned my face away, painfully closing my eyes, but my body shivered uncontrollably.

Lucas laughed, his superior manner carving his noble face with striking definition.

A cold voice poured into my ears, "Violet, what makes you think I would help you?"

I was pressed into the man's embrace, the glass on the table reflecting my desperate, pale face.

"Look, no one will help you. If you behave, I'll take you to get a room. If you resist, I don't mind performing for everyone right here."

"In front of everyone, let me feel if you're soft... huh, why does this face look so familiar?"

The man suddenly stopped moving, roughly turned my face, and pulled out his phone.

The next second, a young girl's crying voice echoed through the entire hall.

My stepfather's seductive, lewd voice pulled me back into my childhood nightmare!

It was the video that beast had recorded all those years ago!

Blood instantly rushed to my head, then drained away completely the next second.

"Holy shit, so she was already used up when she was just a teenager."

"Already knew how to seduce people at such a young age, and now she's pretending to be some virtuous woman in front of me."

The man's foul words echoed in my ears as my vision went white.

The sounds from the video continued.

"Good girl Violet, spread your legs..."

The empty hall erupted in an uproar.

I thought my nightmare had long ended, that my life would clear up.

I never imagined it was just the prelude to an approaching storm!

I stood barefoot and helpless at the center of public opinion, my blood cooling bit by bit until I was completely cold and trembling.

"Lucas..."

In the crowd, I met Lucas's eyes out of focus, only to see in his pupils-

Shock, disbelief, despair, my own face pale as paper.

Lucas only froze for a moment before grabbing my chin, lifting my face to force me to meet his eyes.

Then he suddenly laughed.

"Violet, isn't that the truth?"

"Aren't you just a slut who sleeps around?"

My world instantly collapsed.

Rage surged through me like never before. I let out a shrill cry.

Using all my strength, I slapped Lucas across the face.

What I got in return was more abuse and a barrage of hits from all sides.

Warm liquid poured from my nose and mouth simultaneously, the metallic sweetness spreading throughout my mouth.

Suddenly everything began to spin.

Before losing consciousness, in my last glance, I seemed to see Daniel rushing over, his face full of anxious panic.

I only heard an enraged roar in my ears, followed by the sounds of fists and kicks.

"Lucas, you beast!"

"Violet doesn't owe you anything!"

"Do you think you got out so fast and made it in the elite circles all on your own? Think again!"