Chapter 47 Find Out Who is Behind It
Bryce had just arrived home when his phone rang. He pulled his phone out of his pocket, stopping right in front of the staircase. He had sent the guard to pick up Angela after the party.
"Sir, I just got to Don Entertainment Industry. Angela is not here," the guard reported.
"What do you mean she is not there?" Bryce asked, his expression suddenly turning into a frown.
"Sir, she is not at the party, and no one has seen her," the guard reported.
"Find her immediately," Bryce instructed and returned to the door.
"Sir, dinner....." Josephine began, but Bryce walked out the front door before she could complete her statement.
Outside, somewhere, in a private room of a club, Angela was lying on a couch, a little unconscious. She slowly opened her eyes but felt a little off. She was feeling hot and uncomfortable. A man entered the room and joined Angela on the couch. Angela clung to the man, her hands all over him like hair on soap.
"Slow down, baby doll, I will take care of you, but first I need to capture the moment for some friends," the man said in his deep voice, but Angela was still all over him.
He set the camera and began to record. He held Angela by the jaw and kissed her. Angela allowed him to explore her. The man started taking Angela's clothes off, but Angela stopped and pulled away immediately, picking up the unfamiliar scent of the man. She pushed against the man's chest, trying to free herself from his arms.
"No," Angela said and tried to get up from the couch, but she was too weak.
The man was surprised by her reaction. He was surprised Angela was protesting instead of giving in to him. He picked up his camera, knowing Angela was not going anywhere in her state. Angela tried to get to the door, but she fell to the floor.
The man stopped the video, took screenshots of him being intimate with Angela and deleted the video. He sent pictures to the number that had contacted him. Once he was done, he stood up and grabbed Angela before she could get her hand on the doorknob. He carried her back to the couch and dropped her on the couch. He unbuckled his belt and pulled his pants down. He climbed on top of Angela and pushed her dress up, ignoring her weak protest. He removed her panties and parted her legs despite her protest, but before he could do anything, the door flung open. Three men stood at the entrance.
"Get your filthy hands off her," Bryce growled and pulled the man off Angela, punching him in the face.
"Deal with him and find out who is behind it," Bryce said to his two guards, picked up Angela's panty which he had stepped on while pulling the man off Angela, into his pocket and carried Angela out of the room.
He could tell by Angela's movement that she had been drugged.
"Bryce," Angela whispered his name, not keeping still in his arms.
"Hold still, Angela," Bryce said. "You will make me drop you," he added and used the back exit out of the club.
Angela kept tugging at Bryce's shirt and managed to open a button. She slipped her hand under his shirt while Bryce walked towards the parked car, carrying her in his arms. Angela could smell the familiar perfume and knew it was Bryce. Bryce opened the back seat of the car and lay Angela on the seat, but Angela pulled him by his necktie, making him fall on top of her.
"Please, Bryce," Angela begged, nibbling his neck, and she slipped her hand through the opening of his shirt and started caressing his chest.
Bryce groaned, and he closed the back seat door of the car. He locked the doors and pulled restless Angela onto his lap. He knew he needed to take care of her. He unbuckled his belt and captured Angela's lips in a kiss. The two guards returned to the parked car after beating the man up based on Bryce's instructions. They realised the car doors were locked, so they waited outside.
The back window of the car rolled down later, and Bryce asked his guards to get in.
"What did you find?" Bryce asked.
He was sitting in the back seat, the first three buttons of his shirt were open, and his jacket was covering Angela, who was lying on the seat with her head resting on Bryce's lap, asleep.
"Sir, according to the man, someone brought her to him in that state and instructed him on what to do with her after paying him half a million," the guard replied.
"Get to the bottom of this. I want to know who did this to her," Bryce said, and the car went into motion.
"Yes, sir," the guard replied as the car moved away from the club heading home.
They soon arrived at the apartment, and Bryce carried Angela out of the car into the house and upstairs to the bedroom. He cleaned her up and changed her clothes for her. He covered her with the blanket and left to get a few things done on his laptop.
Outside, at Susan's house, Eva was sitting in the living room watching the news when her phone buzzed with a message.
"Susan, it's done. The pictures were just sent to me," Eva announced, and Susan returned to the living room holding a box drink and two glasses.
"I wanted a video," Susan said, dissatisfied and sat down on the sofa next to Eva's.
She placed the two glasses and the box drink on the table, and Eva helped herself while Susan accepted Eva's phone call. She stared at the pictures of Angela in the arms of another man.
"The pictures are good and vivid," Susan said, staring at images of Angela kissing and her boobs sticking out of her dress. In some pictures, the man's lips were on her boobs.
"This is good, but a video of the man fucking her is what I preferred," Susan said.
"We can do something with this," Eva said.
"I guess we can," Susan said.
"So what next?" Eva asked.
"Now we just wait for the movie premiere day, and we will link these images to the public, claiming Angela slept with this man and refused to give him a role in the movie as promised," Susan said, smiling. "Do you have the document ready?" he asked.
"Yes, I have," Eva said and handed a brown envelope to Susan.
"Good, now we just need to get Angela to sign this," Susan said.
"Yes, about that?" Eva said, sipping her drink, and Susan poured herself a drink. "How are we going to get her to sign? We can't be anywhere around the company until our two-month suspension is over," she pointed out.
"You can pass for a delivery person," Susan said.
"But Angela would recognise me," Eva replied, dismissing the idea.
"Not when you are a guy," Susan said, and Eva's jaw dropped.
"Susan, you are a genius," Eva praised.
"Yes, I am," Susan acknowledged, and they both laughed.
"So, quick question," Eva said, and Susan stared at her, sipping her drink. "How is this going to get me, Bernard, and you, Bryce?" she asked.
"You getting Bernard is simple. There will be a company party soon. Just drag him and sleep with him. He would be yours," Susan said. "This is to make everyone in the company hate Angela for bringing shame to them. Our next task is to make Angela make trouble for Bryce again. This time, we are not in the office for anyone to blame us. He would start disliking her, and soon, she would be terminated. Once she is out of the way, I can go back to working my way into Bryce's heart," she added.
"I was almost close to winning him, but this stupid girl came in, and now his attention is for her," Susan said, pouting her lips.
"Awwwww," Eva said. "Don't worry, this will be a thing of the past soon," she encouraged, and they clicked glasses laughing.
Back at Bryce's apartment, Bryce was done with his work. He freshened up and changed into something comfortable before climbing into bed with Angela. He pulled her into his arms and pecked her lips and forehead.
"This is not how I planned our evening," Bryce whispered to Angela, who was still sleeping. "I wonder what they drugged you with and who drugged you?" he said and kissed her lips lightly, but Angela opened her eyes.
"How are you feeling?" Bryce asked, staring at Angela's face.
"Odd," Angela replied and closed her eyes again.
Bryce realised she was asleep. He allowed her to sleep unaware of what had been planned for Angela on the day of their movie premiere, which was three weeks away.