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    “Get lost!”


    Larissa’s face turned pale with fear as she scrambled backward, but the wall blocked her retreat.


    Cecilia pressed her lips together and took two steps back.


    Her conscience wouldn’t let her abandon someone in danger.


    But charging in recklessly wasn’t wise.


    Her phone remained in the private room.


    Cecilia weighed her options for three seconds before deciding to fetch help.


    Yet Larissa kept screaming.


    “Cecilia, save me.”


    Drunk men lunged–one grabbed Larissa while the other charged at Cecilia.


    “Another beauty here! Join us,dies. My treat tonight.”


    His grin twisted into something vile.


    Cecilia cursed Larissa in her mind.


    Gritting her teeth, she spun around and bolted.


    They couldn’t both be taken.


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    She sprinted toward the private rooms but got caught within strides.


    “Easy there, gorgeous. I’m harmless.”


    He yanked Cecilia hard, their stumble mming open a nearby door.


    People filled the room.


    Dozens of them.


    Before Cecilia could focus, the grip on her wrist vanished as the man shoved her behind him


    Luciano’s voice cut through


    “Scram,”


    The drunk scrambled away


    Luciano excused himself from the table and guided Cecilia out.


    “What happened?”


    he asked.


    “No time!” Cecilia gasped. “Find Larissa! That guy’s friend took her!”


    “I’ll get Wesley.”


    Luciano sped her wrist. “Stay put. Too risky alone.”


    He phoned the manager.


    Minutester, the manager radioed back–found her.


    Cecilia and Luciano hurried over.


    The bright private room was inplete disarray.


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    Wesley grabbed a man, delivering thudding punches thatnded with sickening thuds, each blow making one’s teeth ache.


    Several injured meny sprawled at his feet.


    Not far away. Larissa huddled in a corner, her clothes torn open, nearly half–naked, faint red marks visible on her skin


    Cecilia’s heart sank.


    She hadn’t expected several men in this private room.


    Seeing Larissa half–exposed, she pressed her lips together, picked up the clothes from the floor, and walked over.


    No matter how strained their rtionship, she couldn’t bear to witness this.


    But Larissa suddenly became hysterical.


    “DON’T TOUCH ME!”


    She shrieked violently.


    Cecilia froze


    The next instant, someone yanked her backward with brutal force, shoving her aside.


    Fortunately, Luciano caught her.


    Wesley shielded Larissa, ring at Cecilia with cold eyes. “What are you doing?”


    Rage was evident between his brows


    He protected Larissa with fierce intensity.


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    Cecilia felt a pang of bitterness, tightening her grip on the clothes before handing them over expressionlessly.


    “Cover her up.”


    Wesley stripped off his own jacket, draping it over Larissa’s shoulders.


    Johan rolled up his sleeves and approached Larissa.


    “Larissa, it’s over now.”


    Larissa threw herself into his arms, sobbing. “You’ve finallye to


    rescue me.”


    Johan hesitated for a moment before patting her back tofort her.


    When her crying eased slightly, Johan helped her up and guided her


    out.


    As they passed Cecilia, Larissa suddenly stopped.


    Tears streamed down her pale cheeks, making her look fragile and pitiful


    “Cecilia, why did you abandon me?”


    That single sentence stunned everyone.


    Cecilia frowned. “I didn’t.”


    Larissa became agitated instantly, clutching her clothes desperately


    “You saw them capture me.”


    She spoke through her tears. “Yet you chose to leave anyway.”


    “You left me there for them to torment”


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    She wept bitterly, using Cecilia of leaving her to die.


    Ceciliaughed bitterly. She’d felt a shred of pity for Larissa.


    Now, that shred vanishedpletely.


    “Larissa, there were two armed men. What should I have done?


    Gotten captured too?


    Or did you expect me to take your ce?”


    “Besides, I didn’t have my phone. I was heading back to the private room to call for help…”


    “Cecilia, you’re lying. You never returned to the private room.”


    Tania demanded furiously, her eyes red with anguish for her daughter.


    Hearing Larissa’s words, Tania immediately med it all on Cecilia.


    “You did it on purpose! You wanted to ruin Larissa!”


    “I…” Cecilia tried to exin–she’d been captured too.


    But no one let her speak.


    Wesley’s face darkened as he nced at Luciano, whose hand still rested on Cecilia’s shoulder.


    “So this is who you ran to for help?”


    He didn’t trust her.


    Cecilia opened her mouth, her throat choked up.


    So this was what Wesley believed…


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    “Wesley, she was-” Luciano couldn’t stand it and tried to defend Cecilia.


    “Enough.”


    Wesley cut him off, refusing to hear another word.


    He patted Johan’s shoulder. “Take Larissa to the hospital.”


    Johan nodded and promptly carried Larissa away,


    Wesley followed without looking back at Cecilia.


    “Wesley, I didn’t.”


    Cecilia still chased after him, pleading.


    Wesley never broke stride.


    Tania screamed, “You bitch! If anything happens to Larissa, I’ll make you pay!”


    Amelia sneered with equal contempt. “Cecilia, you’re disgusting.”


    Everyone walked away without a nce.


    No one listened to Cecilia’s exnation.


    They all believed she’d left her to die.


    It was all Cecilia’s fault.


    Cecilia stood there in a daze, her eyes reddening.


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