In the bright hotel room, Bella felt a chill run through her entire body as she listened to Xavier's words. She trembled uncontrollably.
"No, you can't do this to me. I'm the eldest daughter of the Cody family. If you do this, my father will never let you off!"
She tried to use her status to make Xavier hesitate.
Little did she know, if Lance had cared about her status, he wouldn't have had her captured and subjected to this arrangement.
Xavier looked coldly at the woman on the bed who was beginning to lose her composure. His voice was icy, "So what if you're the eldest daughter of the Cody family? You dared to harm Dr. Deanna with such vicious means. Now, we're just letting you taste the bitter fruit of your own actions!"
He paused for a moment and then laughed meaningfully.
That malicious smile filled Bella's heart with intense unease.
Sure enough, the next second, she heard him say each word clearly: "Tonight, enjoy yourself!"
With that, Xavier turned to leave.
The drunken men in the room immediately lunged towards Bella.
"Ah-get away from me! Don't touch me!"
Bella flailed her bound hands and feet, trying to fend off the approaching drunks.
It was then that she truly realized Lance was serious...
She screamed in panic, "Xavier, don't go! Don't do this to me!"
Hearing this, Xavier stopped and gave a signal to his bodyguard.
The bodyguard understood and immediately stepped forward with others to restrain the drunks.
Seeing this, Bella let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Then Xavier's cold voice reached her ears again.
"Now do you admit what you've done done?"
"I... admit it..."
Seeing Xavier's expression, Bella knew denying it would be useless.
For a moment, she felt deep resentment but outwardly showed remorse. "Xavier, I know I was wrong. Please tell Lance to let me go for the sake of our families' long-standing relationship. I promise I will never have any ill intentions towards Deanna again."
Though she said this, inside she was determined to make Deanna pay for this humiliation.
She wanted Deanna to suffer unbearably!
Unbeknownst to her, Xavier saw through her facade.
Xavier shook his head and sneered, "You pretend you're sorry but actually think about how to deal with Dr. Deanna once this is over, don't you?"
"I didn't!"
Bella quickly denied it but didn't realize her expression betrayed her true thoughts.
Xavier snorted coldly, "Miss Cody denies it quickly but seems to forget about the people you sent to spy on Master Gregory and Miss Chloe."
At these words, Bella's face turned pale.
Had Lance noticed even that?
Before she could defend herself, Xavier lost his patience and said coldly, "You admit it was your doing, proving that we haven't wronged you. Now enjoy it."
With that, he left with his bodyguards without looking back.
Hearing the door close, Bella knew she had been set up and was furious.
"Xavier, you tricked me!"
"Damn it! How dare you do this to me? I won't let you off."
"Lance, I curse you!"
"And Deanna, if you don't kill me tonight, I will never let that wretch go!"
Her curses echoed in the room.
But soon those sounds turned into pleas for mercy from Bella.
"Ah, let go of me! Don't touch me!"
"Get away... get away..."
"Xavier, I know I was wrong. Please let me go!"
Unfortunately for her, Xavier didn't hear any of it.
After all, he had no interest in eavesdropping.
That night, Bella experienced a night worse than death in the hotel room.
By morning, she lay like a broken doll on the floor with barely any clothes on her body.
Under the light, her exposed skin was covered in bruises and marks.
At that moment, both her body and mind were severely battered. She was on the verge of passing out.
Just before losing consciousness, intense hatred filled her eyes.
Lance and Deanna, I will never forgive you!
However, Bella didn't know that this was just the beginning of her nightmare...
The next morning, as Bella slept deeply, a loud bang woke her up.
When she fully regained consciousness, she found a group of reporters with cameras rushing into the room and snapping photos of her wildly.
"What are you doing? Get out!"
Bella came to her senses and frantically grabbed a blanket to cover her naked body while yelling at the reporters.
The reporters were unfazed and even more excitedly focused on Bella.
They shoved microphones in her face and began their interview excitedly. "Miss Cody, we heard you entertained four men last night before marriage. Aren't you worried about what your future in-laws will think?"