Chapter 1971 Kneel And Drink
Eric had only just gotten back from Drocver. He''d been wanting to reach out to
Cecilia, but couldn''te up with a good enough reason.
Eventually, he found his chance. With a few actors in tow, he headed over to
Cecilia''spany.
"Ms. Ceci, I thought you''d forgotten all about me," Eric said, wearing a pitiful look.
Cecilia gave a small sigh, looking a bit exasperated. "Haven''t I been busytely?"
As soon as she said that, she turned to nce at the actors standing nearby. "Are
they up to the task?"
"Rx," Eric said. "All they have to do is act like some high-society woman
making things difficult for someone. That''s easy." He paused. "Anyway, I''ll be
there with them. If they mess up, I can step in and guide them."
He made it sound like he was mentoring them, but the truth was, Eric just wanted
a chance to get closer to Cecilia.
"You''reing with us too?" Cecilia asked.
"What, you don''t think I can handle it?" Eric said, lowering his head dramatically.
"Sigh... It''s been so long, our friendship''s gotten cold."
Cecilia shook her head quickly. "Of course, not. I was just worried you might be
too busy."
"I''m not busy at all," Eric replied firmly. "Come on, let''s get going. And if anything
goodes upter, you better keep me in mind."
With everything he''d said, it was hard for Cecilia to turn him down.
She ended up heading to the ce where Magnus had taken refuge, bringing
Charlotte and Eric along.
Originally, Magnus had nned to leave the country, but things didn''t go his way.
He lost all his money. After that, he was beaten badly again. His phone, ID, and
everything else got stolen. He was now stuck in a small city, stranded.
That evening, Cecilia arrived right on time at the nightclub where Magnus had
found work.
Charlotte had already contacted the manager earlier and reserved a private room.
From there, they could observe what was happening in the adjacent room.
The actors took their ces and waited for Magnus to show up.
Magnus, who''d been beaten up not long ago, had since healed enough that the
manager had someone apply makeup and dress him up, turning him into a
decent-looking host.
"Keep your act together today, or don''t bothering back," the manager warned,
worried that Magnus might blow it. Then he added, "Do a good job and you''ll be
wellpensated."
"Okay."
Having been terrified by his past beatings, Magnus nodded repeatedly at the
manager''s warning.
From her seat, Cecilia could see Magnus'' situation. She was surprised to see his
transformation.
<i>Nothing makes a person grow faster than hardship.</i>
Magnus walked into the neighboring private room, where the actors were waiting.
The actors greeted him ording to the script they''d been given.
"Come here."
The moment he heard themand, Magnus walked over without a second of
hesitation.
The woman took the ss of wine he handed her, took a sip, then set it down.
"Sing a song for us."
"All right," Magnus said.
He picked up the mic and started singing, just as she told him to. At first,
everything was lighthearted, and his singing wasn''t bad at all.
But it wasn''t long before Magnus started to realize something wasn''t right. The
women showed no signs of letting him stop.
He was growing tired, his voice beginning to strain. He looked at the woman. "Can
I stop now? I''m getting pretty worn out."
"You work in this business and can''t
even get through a song?" the
woman snapped, clearly annoyed.
"Keep singing, or I''ll file aint."
Left with no choice, Magnus kept singing.
Then she told him his voice was too soft and demanded he sing louder.
Just singing like this didn''t humiliate
Magnus too much. But then the
woman called him over again. "Kneel
and drink. One ss for every
hundred bucks."
Magnus''s expression changed in an
instant. He was a grown man, and
he''d never kneeled for anyone
before. And now this woman was
asking him to do so.
"Ma''am, I don''t need the money..." he muttered, timidly, afraid of another beating.