Othiel Evans cried out in pain when she bit and kicked him, clutching his stomach as he doubled over.

Julia Bluen's fierce kick missed his vital parts but struck his stomach, causing him such intense agony it felt as if his insides were churning.

BANG. A vase immediately smashed onto Othiel Evans's head, and blood gushed from the wound.

Julia Bluen hurried forward to help the delirious Adele Horne, whose body was flushed red, and began to lead her away.

Glades Horne had already thrown Orlando Evans off and was heading towards the room.

"Adele!" Seeing his sister in such a state, Glades Horne's face immediately turned as black as ink.

Damn Orlando Evans! She actually tried to ruin my sister's chastity!

He instantly charged into the room like a madman. Upon seeing Othiel Evans—whose head was bleeding profusely but who hadn't fainted—Glades swung a punch straight at him.

Othiel Evans's head was throbbing with excruciating pain. Seeing Glades Horne appear, he was both terrified and enraged. To save his own life, he endured the agony and began to fight Glades Horne.

"Glades..."

"You take Adele and go first," Glades Horne instructed in a low, cold voice.

Julia Bluen had no choice but to lead Adele away first.

She helped Adele Horne down the stairs, stuffed her into the car, and then hurried back to the apartment.

She worried that Glades Horne was no match for Othiel Evans.

Because she was so worried, she forgot to lock the car door. Adele Horne, her mind foggy and her body weak, somehow managed to open the door and get out. Subconsciously, she felt it wasn't as hot outside the car.

She hadn't walked more than a few steps when a sedan approached her head-on. She didn't think to dodge it and instead collapsed to the ground. The car nearly hit her. After an emergency brake, a man in gray clothing leaped from the car. He initially intended to yell at Adele Horne, but upon seeing her condition, he abruptly stopped himself. He helped her into the sedan, turned the car around, and disappeared.

The man went into the bathroom alone and came out feeling refreshed and invigorated.

After dressing neatly, he received a phone call. He spoke softly for a few moments, then hung up. He then walked over to the bed and looked down at the sleeping girl for a minute. Afterward, he took a Cartier men's necklace from his own neck; a pendant displaying the word 'Black' dangled from the chain.

He placed the Cartier men's necklace around the girl's neck and then left the large room.

「Several hours later.」

Adele Horne slowly regained consciousness. Opening her eyes, she saw a strange room and an unfamiliar environment.

Immediately, numerous questions flooded her mind. Where am I? What happened to me?

Her face instantly turned pale. Even an idiot would understand what had transpired.

Me... Who was it? Who took my virginity of twenty-two years? I can't remember a thing; I don't even know who the man I was with was!

Tears slid down her cheeks.

This pampered, headstrong young lady, who had rarely faced any grievances since birth, was now truly tasting the bitterness of pain.

「The Horne Family.」

A tense atmosphere enveloped the five-story Main House of the villa.

"It's all my fault. I forgot to lock the car door! How could I forget to lock it? I knew Adele was delirious, yet I was so careless. How could I have been so careless..." Julia Bluen sat on the sofa, her pretty, oval face etched with self-reproach and worry, her complexion also somewhat pale.

She wasn't crying, but she felt worse than if she had.

Every time she recalled the events of a few hours prior, her heart would clench, and waves of self-blame would engulf her like a tsunami, threatening to swallow her whole.

She had been worried that Glades Horne was no match for Othiel Evans. With Orlando Evans also at the scene, she feared the Evans siblings—sister and brother—might gang up on Glades Horne. That was why, after helping Adele into Glades's car, she had forgotten to lock the door and had rushed back inside.

However, when she hastily returned to the scene, she found that Glades Horne had already subdued Othiel Evans. Even Orlando Evans had been tied up by him, and Glades had also called the police.

Seeing that Glades was unharmed, she suddenly remembered the unlocked car door. She immediately rushed back downstairs in a panic. Upon reaching the bottom, she was horrified to discover that Adele Horne was gone from the car. She was so terrified her face drained of color, and she nearly collapsed on the spot.

Adele Horne had been delirious at the time, seemingly drugged. What could happen if she wandered off in that state? It was a no-brainer. And in just a few minutes, Adele Horne had vanished without a trace!

She immediately called Glades Horne. Glades, no longer concerned with monitoring the Evans siblings, quickly made calls to find Adele Horne. By revealing his status as the young master of the Horne Family, he contacted the apartment complex management and requested to review the surveillance footage from that time. He saw Adele Horne get out of the car on her own, collapse after a few steps, and then be helped into a sedan by a man who drove her away.