Chapter 186
Chapter 186
"You can't run away." Lincoln held her slender wrist. His voice was low as he said, "Everyone is at the banquet tonight. After the swimming competition, there will be more activities. Even if you try to escape, no one will come and save you. Obey me, and I will be gentle to you."
"Let me go!" Kimberly shook his hand off forcefully and took a few steps back.
She thought in panic, "What's wrong with me? Why do my limbs feel so weak?"
Kimberly looked at her trembling fingers, and her fair cheeks were getting redder.
A constant stream of hot air rose from her lower abdomen. This feeling... felt very familiar.
It was the same feeling as when Chandler had locked her up in the room last time!
Was she drugged again?
As soon as she thought of this, Kimberly felt extremely desperate.
Lincoln added, "I kept convincing you to be with me, but since you didn't want to, I have to use this strategy. You know... I like you very much. As long as you obey me today, I promise that no one in the department will dare to bully you in the future. What do you think?"
Kimberly leaned against the cold wall. She pinched her thigh hard to wake herself up. Then, she noticed Lincoln walking towards her. He was unbuttoning his shirt, and his eyes were full of lust. They seemed to be shining like a beast's eyes in the dark room.
No...
She couldn't lose her dignity here.
If she was really defiled by Lincoln, Maddox would only look at her with even more disgust. He would feel that she was even dirtier!
No!
Absolutely not!
Before Lincoln could come any closer, Kimberly used all her strength to push him away.
She seethed, "If you dare to lay a finger on me, I will never let you go."
Lincoln had assumed that she had no strength left, so her strong push startled him. He fell onto the floor in shock.
He blurted in confusion, "Hey, why hasn't the drug worked yet? Why are you still so strong?" Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.
Kimberly frowned and said, "You drugged me?"
He replied, "Don't blame me. You were so stubborn, so I had to use some extraordinary means."
"Despicable!" Kimberly bit her lower lip and shouted at Lincoln, using all her remaining consciousness, "Don't you know that I'm in a relationship with Maddox?"
Lincoln was stunned and he asked, "What did you say? Young Master Yardley?" "Do you really think that just because I'm demoted, it means he doesn't want me?" Kimberly leaned against the wall, panting hard and staring at Lincoln as she spoke, "If he really doesn't want me, why didn't he fire me instead?"
Lincoln was taken aback by her words and did not respond for a long time.
Then, he said cautiously, "What do you mean? Do you mean... you really are together with Young Master Yardley?"
"That's right!" said Kimberly.
In order to save herself, Kimberly went all out. She bit her lower lip and continued, "He is just angry with me and wants to show his temper by demoting me. If he really doesn't want to see me, he wouldn't have let me stay. He demoted me so that he can get me back to him one day!"
Although Kimberly did not believe these words, that was all she could come up with at that moment. In such a shabby place, everyone was busy attending the banquet and no one would come to save her, no matter how loud she screamed.
"Are you serious?" Lincoln was still stunned. If what Kimberly said was true, then he could never touch her.
If Lincoln did, he might not be able to keep his job at the Yardley Corporation.
She spoke again, "If you let me out of here safely, I can pretend that nothing happened. I won't expose you. I will only be your subordinate. But if you touch me... I swear, even if I die, I will pull you down from your position. Are you willing to risk everything just for me?"
Lincoln suddenly became silent. He closed his eyes, deep in thought.
"Don't be fooled by her. She's been in our department for a long time. If someone really cared about her, why would she be sent to you?" A voice suddenly boomed through the darkness. It was Lydia. She was sent to watch the door from outside.
She could hear everything that was happening on the inside.
She was afraid that Lincoln would fall into Kimberly's trap, so she quickly said something.
Lincoln paused for a moment and nodded, "That's right. If Young Master Yardley really cared for you, how could he not even look at you? You are lying!"
"I'm not lying to you!" Kimberly shouted, "Anyway, I said what I said. Think about it carefully! Do you want your future or me?"
Lydia said, "Lincoln, you don't need to make a choice. You can get both. Don't forget that Sister Winna is on your side. You won't lose your position."
"Who does Winna think she is?" Kimberly sneered in response, "Is she more powerful than Maddox?"
Lincoln was now utterly torn in between.
Kimberly couldn't wait any longer. She felt the hot air in her lower abdomen taking over her body. If she had dragged this along any longer, she might even lose consciousness.
D*mn it!
Kimberly bit two of her fingertips to keep herself awake.
She then walked towards the door slowly and said, "Lincoln, you have a good position and status at the company. You can get any woman at this banquet. Don't lose all of this because of me. Help me open the door."
"Don't listen to her! This is your only chance. If you miss it, you won't have another chance! Lincoln!" reminded Lydia in a hurry.
Lincoln also came back to his senses after hearing this.
He thought to himself, "That's right. I've been thinking about this woman for so long. I waited so long for this banquet to have my chance with her. If I let her go like this..."
Lydia added, "Besides, if you sleep with her tonight, she will be filthy. Even if she really had something going on with Young Master Yardley, he wouldn't want a dirty woman like her. You don't have to be afraid of her at all."
Kimberly's face blanched at this. She walked to the door quickly and hurried to open it. Lincoln also reacted quickly. He rushed forward and hugged her, laughing menacingly.
He said, "Lydia's right. If you dare to talk nonsense, I'll say that you seduced me. By then, Young Master Yardley won't do anything to me."
"Ah, let me go!" Kimberly yelled as she raised her hand and pushed back. Lincoln snorted and grabbed her shoulders, pulling off her thin gauze shawl and revealing her snow-white skin.
Lincoln was shocked by the scene. He couldn't open his eyes.
"Kimberly..." Lincoln swallowed his saliva unconsciously and whispered in a daze, "As long as you are obedient, I promise I'll give you whatever you want!"
Kimberly couldn't open the door, so she could only run to the other side of the table and warned, "Don't come over."
Outside, Lydia heard what was happening and she curled her lips proudly.
On the other hand, the atmosphere outside was riveting.
Vera had been swimming for a long time, but she did not see Kimberly on the shore. She lost her focus and Sylvia took over her.
"Didn't you say you would win me? Why did you suddenly slow down? Were you tired?" jeered Sylvia.
After hearing what she said, Vera glanced at her and said coldly, "Stop being arrogant. Did you not realize that Kimberly is missing?"
Sylvia paused and looked around. Indeed, she couldn't see Kimberly anywhere.