Chapter 215 Trapped
Chapter 215 Trapped
The dressing room had one of those big wardrobes with two doors.
And just as the thought shed through her mind, she heard a rustling sound from inside the wardrobe.
The color drained from Lily’s face. Her entire body tensed. She didn’t go check–it was too risky Instead, she backed up, pressing herself t against the wall, eyes fixed on the wardrobe.
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A secondter, the doors creaked open, and two short, wiry men stepped out.
They weren’t tall, but their arms were roped with lean muscle–clearly trained, and dangerous. One look at the menace in their eyes, and she knew they weren’t here to talk.
There was no way she could overpower them.
Her heart pounded furiously in her chest as she desperately searched for an escape.
But the door was locked tight. She was trapped–caged like a bird, with nowhere to run.
“Lily?
They already knew who she was. They must’ve seen her photo beforeing.
In an age where filters were everywhere, they had assumed her pictures were heavily edited.
What they hadn’t expected was that in real life, she was even more stunning than in the photos–by a mile. The two exchanged a quick nce, then <b>swallowed </b>hard in unison, dark and twisted desires sparking in
their eyes.
But Wendy had given them strict orders–<b>not </b>to push too far, not to <b>make </b>Lily feel cornered enough to do <b>something </b>reckless. They needed to get the photos, not provoke a catastrophe.
Besides, if they got the five million Wendy promised, they could sleep with all the women they wanted. Sure, none of them would look like Lily, but with the lights off and their imagination, it’d be close enough.
“What do you want?” Lily forced herself to stay calm, her voice <b>sharp</b>. “Did Wendy and Elsa send you? How much are they paying you? I can pay you more. Just let me leave.”
One of themughed, a <b>low</b>, cruel sound. He had a skull tattoo on his left arm. “You <b>think </b>we’re that stupid? If we let you go now, you’re not gonna pay us. You’ll call the <b>cops</b>.
His voice turned colder. “We don’t want to rough up a pretty little thing like you. So <b>how </b>about this–<b>take </b>your clothes off, let us snap a few photos, and we’ll let you walk out of here. Sound good?”
Lily understood immediately.
Elsa and Wendy wanted ckmail photos–shots of herpletely exposed, humiliated.
With pictures like that, they could force her into settling. She wouldn’t want such images inte She’d have no choice but to give in
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Chapter 215 Trapped
But there was no way she was going to let that happen.
She had already tested James in secret. Her only option now was to stall for time
“Ten million.
She pressed herself tighter to the wall and kept her voice steady. “I won’t call the police. Give me your ount number–I’ll transfer the money right now. If ten million isn’t enough, I’ll double it.”
The two men looked at each other.
For a moment, they hesitated. Wendy had only paid a one–million deposit. Even with the bnce, that would only be six million.
Lily’s offer blew that out of the water.
Temptation flickered in their eyes.
But they didn’t trust her. One of them sneered. “You? Please. Everyone knows you’re just some washed–up has–been that John tossed aside. Like hell you have twenty million. Quit wasting our time and take your clothes off. Don’t push your luck.”
“I have money.”
Lily didn’t want to bring up her rtionship with James–especially not to these two. But she wasn’t stupid. She knew when to use leverage, even if it meant bluffing.
“I’m James‘ wife. The Luke family’s daughter–inw: Sure, Wendy and Elsa have money–but do you really think they canpete with the wealth of the richest family in the country? You really want to risk pissing off the Luke family for them?”
At the mention of the Luke family, both men nched.
James had been in aa for four years.
But his reputation still carried weight. His brilliance, his ruthlessness–everyone knew who he was. No one wanted to cross him.
One of them muttered under his breath, “Is she really James‘ wife?”
“Who knows? But Madam Luke’s defended her before. And with a face like <b>that</b>, she probably did manage to hook him. If she’s really the Luke family’s daughter–inw… maybe this isn’t worth it.”
“We can’t let her <b>go</b>! If we do, she’ll send Madam Luke after us, and we’re dead. But if we get those photos? She won’t dare touch us. Hell, she’ll probably pay us herself to keep quiet.”
The other nodded, eyes hard. He turned <b>back </b>to Lily and growled, “Stop using James to scare us! You’re stripping–whether you want to or not. I’ll count to three. If your clothes aren’t off <i>by </i>then, I’ll do it for
you.