These goons, after Lucy''s sweet talk, were convinced once again. Two of them huddled together, whispering.


    "She offered money and women. We should listen to Miss Kim..."


    "I think so too. This chick says she can give us ten million bucks. That''s a lot of dough, is she for real?"


    "But she ims she''s the future mistress of the Martin Family..."


    "Come on, don''t buy her crap. She''s so ugly, how could she be? The three brothers are all top-notch. Which one of them would want such an ugly chick?"


    Listening to their chatter, sweat trickling down her face, Chloe saw Lucy''s evil grin, hell- bent on ruining her. Realizing words alone wouldn''t cut it, she knew she had to offer something worthwhile.


    She took a deep breath, trying to calm the fear and anger within her, and then, with as steady a voice as she could muster, Chloe immediately said to one of the thugs, "Do you have a phone?"


    The thug, a bit on edge, asked, "What do you want it for?"


    Chloe replied, "Let me use it to log into my bank. I''ll transfer ten million bucks to you right now..."


    Chloe''s words lit a fire under the thugs. They exchanged nces, clearly skeptical about this sudden windfall.


    Lucy started to panic. "Don''t believe her, she''s lying... Chloe, you bitch, you''re about to die, and you''re still lying. I''ll beat you to death."


    Lucy grabbed a baseball bat, ready to strike Chloe again.


    In the nick of time, Chloe shouted, "I''ll give each of you ten million bucks, right now..."


    Her words cut through the chaos, resonating with the thugs. Just as Lucy''s bat was about to connect with Chloe''s head, one of the lead thugs stepped in, yanking the bat from Lucy''s grip with a decisive motion.


    "What are you doing?" Lucy snapped, her voice a blend of fury and disbelief.


    The thug coolly replied, "We want the ten million bucks."


    His words clearly rattled Lucy. She scrambled to regain control, her voice rising in desperation. "She''s just tricking you..."


    "But we want to try." The lead thug signaled to the man next to him, who handed his phone to Chloe.


    "If you dare to trick us, in five minutes, you''ll wish you were dead." As he handed over the phone, he didn''t forget to throw in a threat, his cold gaze piercing through Chloe.


    This was a life-and-death situation-Chloe knew she couldn''t afford to bluff. She cooperated fully. When ten million bucksnded in the ount, the thugs erupted in wild celebrations. They could hardly believe their fortune. This seemingly helpless woman had actually delivered on her promise.


    "Ten million bucks justnded... Ten million bucks reallynded..." The thugs chanted, their voices filled with ecstatic disbelief.


    Lucy had initially called them over with the promise of ten grand each, and that was only after the job was done. But here was Chloe, handing over ten million bucks without a second thought. Theparison was stark and humiliating for Lucy.


    They weren''t dumb; they knew whose money was easier to get.


    Chloe seized the moment and said, "I promised each of you ten million bucks. Untie me, and I''ll keep transferring the money. Those standing over there,e over and give me your bank ount numbers."


    After hearing Chloe''s proposition, the thugs had no intention of remaining loyal to Lucy. With swift determination, they untied Chloe and eagerly gathered around her, bank cards at the ready.


    However, Chloe was apprehensive about Lucy''s potential escape and decided to leverage the thugs'' brute force.


    "Keep an eye on Lucy," shemanded. "Don''t let her run. She imed she''d find you a woman to have fun with-now that you have the money, you can have the fun she promised, with her."


    Since Chloe was their benefactor now, they wouldn''t dare cross her now. Besides, Lucy''s appearance and her association with Hugh only heightened their interest.


    Soon, the thugs who got the money surrounded Lucy. She knew very well that if these guys gang-raped her, it would be a harrowing nightmare-It had been a long time since these men had been with a woman, and to them, Lucy was a tantalizing prospect. Trembling, Lucy pleaded, "What do you want? Get away, all of you get away..." Flush with cash and high spirits, the thugs closed in on Lucy, their eyes gleaming with malevolent delight.


    "What do we want? We want to y some adult games," one of them sneered. "Brothers, ten million bucks justnded. Someone paid us to have fun, so let''s have a good time..."


    With that, they tore at Lucy''s clothes and dragged her to the corner. Her screams soon echoed through the derelict warehouse, a chilling testament to her plight.


    After transferring thest sum of money to the thugs'' ounts, Chloe looked for a chance to escape. Her leg had been hit by Lucy earlier, and every step was agony. But she couldn''t stay there another minute.


    Chloe gritted her teeth and dragged her injured leg, struggling toward the warehouse exit. Every step felt like walking on sharp thorns, but she knew that stopping wasn''t an option-the only thing that mattered was escaping. Cold sweat dripped from her forehead, her face pale with pain, but she kept moving forward relentlessly.


    Behind her, Lucy''s shouts and the gleeful cackles of the thugs had no effect on Chloe. After her arduous efforts, she finally escaped the dark warehouse. The zing sun outside was so bright that she couldn''t open her eyes for a moment.


    Just as she felt a wave of relief for escaping death, several ck cars approached from a distance. When the car doors opened, she saw Hugh''s shiny bald head.


    Chloe''s heart sank again. She never expected that bitch Lucy had arranged for another group of people. Who were these guys? Were they Hugh''s?


    Exhausted, Chloe stood there watching therge group rush toward her. Despair washed over her as she felt death closing in.


    At that moment, she desperately hoped Grant would swoop in like Superman.