Chapter 3 Smash His Head (Part One)

After several minutes, Marcus joined Eliana at the bar. He was a handsome man in his twenties, wearing fashionable clothes, and he dyed his hair blonde, giving him the rakish air of a playboy.

"Hello, Miss Gao. I'm Marcus," he said, speaking loudly so he could be heard over the music.

"Hello," she replied.

Marcus held out his hand, and Eliana shook it. She tried to pull away but he didn't let go.

She felt a wave of disgust wash over her, but she had no choice but to endure his advances.

"May I have the honor of dancing with you?" he said flirtatiously.

Without waiting for her answer, he pulled her towards the dance floor, and took her into his arms.

Eliana hated how closely Marcus was holding her, but after all, she had come here on her own, and she needed to make some money. She forced herself to smile at him.

The people on the dance floor made room for Eliana and Marcus, who began dancing with their backs to each other. Eliana was a great dancer, and many of the people around them slowed down to watch her. Eliana, however, was trying to move her body to avoid Marcus' groping hands. Every time she felt him grab some part of her body, she felt angry enough to slap him.

It was difficult to keep her composure and keep dancing, but she did her best.

When the song ended, the people on the dance floor cheered and applauded. Marcus gave them a mock bow, then led Eliana to a table.

"I didn't expect you to dance so well. Most of the rich women here are gorgeous but they rarely know how to dance," Marcus said, grinning.

"I'm flattered," Eliana lied, smiling sweetly back at him.

A waiter arrived and served them two cocktails. Eliana suddenly blanched as she realized that she had forgotten to take her allergy medicine before coming here.

She had been allergic to alcohol since childhood. Whenever she drank, unless she had taken her medication, a red, itchy rash appeared on her chest and neck.

"Miss Gao, this is our signature cocktail. Give it a try."

She kept smiling, but inside, she was panicking. Under the table she clenched her fists, wondering what to do.

In fact, as she stared at the cocktail, she thought that she wouldn't put it past Marcus to have slipped something into her drink. He was certainly powerful and influential enough to get away with it.

Marcus seemed to read her mind. "Miss Gao, are you worried that I added something to your drink?"

"Of course not," she blurted out. To herself she thought, 'Of course I'm worried, you swine!'

"Then I'll drink first, to ease your mind," he said, grinning. He picked up the glass in front of Eliana and took a sip.

He hadn't put anything into her drink, but that didn't solve her allergy problem. Eliana continued to hesitate.

Marcus was still grinning, but his eyes were growing cold. He said, "Miss Gao, you won't refuse to have a drink with me, will you?"

Taking a deep breath, Eliana lifted the glass to her lips and took a small sip. She hoped it wouldn't be enough to trigger her allergy. She decided to take her medicine as soon as she got home.

"Okay, but I'm afraid I have to leave early. We should just meet..." She trailed off, feeling dizzy, before she could finish her sentence.

Then she saw the triumphant look on Marcus' face as he stood and began walking over to her side of the table.

She felt horrified and angry. "What did you put in it?" she demanded, as the world began to spin around her. She hadn't been cautious enough!

Marcus placed an arm around Eliana and helped her to her feet. She had no energy to fight him. She began to lose consciousness as he guided her to a private room.

Meanwhile, in a VIP room of the MH Club, Darren sat surrounded by empty wine bottles. He was incredibly drunk. In this state, he was completely different from his usual cold and serious self.

His assistant, Saul Gao, stood outside the door. Darren had a heart disease. The assistant was afraid that Darren could harm his health by drinking like this, but he knew better than to try to stop Darren from doing exactly as he wanted. No one could persuade him except Alena.