Dawn was near.
Myra An pushed the door open and quickly walked down the corridor in her high heels. Abruptly, she stumbled and nearly fell down.
Balancing against the wall, she calmed herself and walked more carefully.
In the soft light of the corridor, her face twisted in perplexity.
She didn't know how to process what had happened last night.
From confusion, tangled mood swings, and uneasiness at the beginning to such intense thrill and excitement later...
The man's face flashed through her mind again, and Myra An's heart beat faster.
His face had been really good-looking!
However, he was still a complete stranger for her!
How ridiculous!
She had been in love with Archer Qiao for seven years, and yet they hadn't even shared a kiss. But last night, she had sex with a man, a stranger she had never met!
Myra An didn't think herself a saint who couldn't make mistakes. But something that only happened in novels had happened to her now. How crazy it was!
However, that man had been truly handsome!
Not only did he have charming features, but also...
Myra An couldn't help licking her lips when she remembered the pleasure, and she walked unthinkingly up to the elevator. The elevator door slid open with a tinkle.
"Myra?" "Sister!"
A man and a woman stepped off the elevator and walked quickly to Myra An.
She was quite familiar with the tall male figure.
Archer Qiao, the man she was supposed to be engaged to last night, was dressed in a black suit.
With his eyes fixed on her, his normally calm face was now clouded by tension and confusion. "Myra, you are actually here-"
But before he finished speaking, Archer Qiao's eyes caught sight of something, and he gazed down from Myra's face.
She wore a long champagne silk dress, which was somewhat conservative but elegant. Her long neck was left exposed, and her fair skin was marked by suspiciously red signs, left there by last night's adventure.
Archer Qiao's eyes suddenly widened, and he took a step closer to her. "What, what did you do? What happened?"
"Ah!" The woman who had walked with Archer, Myra's half-sister, Lydia An, seemed to noticed the marks as well. She called out in a hurry and pointed at Myra's neck. "Sister! Were... Were you with another man...?"
The rest of her meaning was self-evident.
Myra glanced at her with a feeling of disgust. For the time being, she didn't want to entertain her question. She simply stared coldly at Archer's suspicious eyes.
But before she could offer an explanation, Lydia An scolded her in a loud voice, "Sister! How could you do this to Archer? Last night was your engagement party! How could you betray him at this point?"
Myra's face darkened. The bitch was too good at slinging accusations first! A sneer threading its way to her lips, Myra cocked an eyebrow and asked sarcastically, "Who did you say has betrayed whom?"
"You, you... How dare you even ask!"
Lydia An looked at her in disbelief. She knew that Myra had always been calm and decisive, but she was surprised that she could remain so calm even when she had been caught out after sleeping with that greasy, bald, old man she hated!
Her attitude was not what Lydia An had expected!
What she had desired to see was Myra's miserable look after her arrogance was destroyed, and she wanted to finally see her lose her dignity after such humiliation.
But why had this not happened? She still remained as cold and arrogant as before!
Puzzled, Lydia flashed an aggrieved look on her face. She raised her head and glanced imploringly at Archer. Her big black eyes seemed as harmless as a deer's.
The needy expression in her eyes successfully aroused Archer's desire to protect her. He turned to face Myra with malicious eyes.
"Myra, what do you mean? Lydia has been here with me, looking for you the whole night. She and I have been worried about you! It was confusing for us to hear that someone saw you up here. We rushed over immediately, but now we find you here with your shameless look! You don't care to explain yourself but think that you did nothing wrong? Tell me! Where did those marks on your neck come from?"
Myra sneered, "Explain? Why don't you explain yourself first? What the hell is going on between you two? Huh?"
Hearing this, Archer's face hardened. He and Lydia glanced at each other, and the latter shook her head innocently.
Myra narrowed her eyes and stared hard at Archer.
She had been in love with this man for seven years. However, due to her uncertainty, she hadn't shared any intimate behavior with him. After several failed attempts, Archer stopped that.
He had told her, "I'm willing to wait until the day you feel comfortable enough to lower your guard."
Therefore, Myra had considered him to be a trustworthy gentleman. She had even felt somewhat guilty for using up his patience in making him wait for her.
So, she had worked extra hard for their company, and she had agreed to get engaged to him, planning to give herself to him after their engagement.
But yesterday, she had realized that she had been mistaken!
It turned out that waiting had been no hardship to him at all, because he already got what he wanted from her half-sister!
Although it was a disgusting betrayal, love could not be forced. If they really loved each other, Myra decided to let him go.
She just couldn't understand why he lied about it? Why did he insist on going through with their engagement?
Last night, she had wanted to verify her suspicions, but she didn't expect that she would be trapped.
Myra didn't want to waste her time on this phony couple anymore.
She took out her cell phone, opened the photos she got yesterday, and showed them to Archer.
Archer was stunned. His eyes instantly widened, and his face stiffened. "These photos... Where did you get them? Tell me!"
Lydia came over and also looked. She was shocked and reached out to grab the phone.
Myra slapped her hand away.
With a scream, Lydia staggered backwards and fell to the side.
Archer hurriedly supported her, and then turned his head to look at Myra in vexation. "Myra, it's all my fault. You shouldn't take it out on Lydia!"
Myra sneered. How in love they were!
Lydia had always pretended to be weak in front of others, which suited her lovely face and pretentious name.
But ever since they were children, Myra had seen through her!
She lowered her eyes and dropped the phone back into her bag. Then she said slowly, "You must be as thick as a brick not to see through her trickery. Archer, I slapped her; I didn't push her! Why would you think I'd use so much strength?"
Myra didn't like waste time discussing nonsense. She'd had enough now.
However, Archer was more than simply fascinated by Lydia's beauty, and Myra couldn't help but doubt his intelligence.
She looked at him arrogantly and decisively. To set things straight, she said, "I don't want to know any more about the two of you, and I don't want to mix with you. As for what happened to me last night, it's none of your business. Archer, from now on, we have nothing to do with each other except work!"
With those words, Myra walked past the couple who were standing in front of the elevator and pressed the button.
The elevator door slid open, but Myra didn't expect a group of reporters to come rushing out, snapping photos of her.
For a moment, the flashlights were so bright that Myra couldn't open her eyes.
"Miss An! I heard that you slept with a client in order to win him over. Is that true?"
"I heard that your lover is Mr. Xie from the Pearl Group! Mrs. Xie just passed away, and you two have checked in at the hotel. Does this mean that you two have been engaged in a romantic relationship for a long time?"
"What about you and Mr. Qiao? Last night was your engagement party, but you stood up your fiance to have a late night tryst with Mr. Xie at the hotel. Can you explain it?"
After adjusting her eyes to the light, Myra felt angry and disturbed when she heard the reporters' questions, phrased with such obvious bias.
Mr. Xie?
The middle-aged old fat man who tried to seduce her at the negotiation table a few days ago-that man, Calvin Xie?
It turned out that the one who drugged her was planning to send her to his bed.
But she didn't see Calvin Xie last night. Instead, she knew who the person was who had drugged her.
Myra looked at Lydia, who was stretching her neck anxiously to look down the other side of the corridor.
Squinting her eyes, Myra sneered in her heart, 'Are you looking for Calvin Xie?'
Sure enough, the incident of her being drugged had something to do with Lydia! When she was drugged last night, Lydia and Archer hadn't arrived yet, but her stepmother, Marilyn Fang, had been diligently offering her drinks.
If her father hadn't tried to be a peacemaker, she wouldn't have fallen into their trap last night.
The mother and daughter had really tried their best to set her up!
She desperately wanted to slap Lydia twice over, but she couldn't afford to lose face in front of the reporters.
Forcing a smile, Myra asked the reporters, "Excuse me, which media channels are you with?"
The reporters saw her as being amiable and charming, and it was inappropriate not to answer such a regular question. So, they handed over their business cards and introduced themselves one after another.
After collecting a business card from each of them, Myra's face suddenly changed. "Your questions all concern Mr. Xie. May I ask, from which eye did you see Mr. Xie?"
The reporters were stunned to silence. They looked around and couldn't see the object of their gossip.
What Myra just said made sense. If she cheated with Calvin last night, why was she standing here alone?
It was quite strange. The anonymous tip had said that they would find Myra and Calvin together, but now, where was he?
The reporters looked at each other in uncertainty. Myra sneered, "If you dare to spread such a rumor to ruin my reputation, then don't blame me for sending you each a lawyer's letter!"
Hearing this, the reporters became jittery.
The media outlets they worked for didn't take being sued seriously. In fact, some even invited being sued as a way to attract more attention, which would prove beneficial in generating revenue for their agencies. But those insignificant reporters who ran for the gossip section would most likely become the scapegoat and their jobs.
Some of them flinched.
However, there were still some of the reporters who were not fazed by the consequences. "But Miss An, you insisted you were not with Mr. Xie. Then where did the marks on your neck come from?"
"Yes, Miss An. If you were not with Mr. Qiao or Mr. Xie's, who did you spend the night with last night?"
Myra frowned. Were these reporters that crazy to dig out a scandal? They were pulling at any straw they could find!
But she immediately cocked her eyebrow and asked, "Are you curious? Do you really want to know?"
Myra was a beauty. When she put on an innocent and flattering expression, she could deceive anyone.
Affected by her lovely look and relaxed tone, the reporters were drawn in and nodded.
Myra thought, 'I also want to know!'
She pursed her lips and smiled, "What a pity. It's my private business. I'm sorry, but I can't tell you. If you want, you can investigate by yourself."
The reporters were stunned. Knowing that they had been made a fool of by her again, they were so depressed that they didn't know what to say.
Taking the opportunity, Myra pushed past them and pressed the elevator button again.
But regardless of their embarrassment, reporters were reporters, and they were relentless. "It couldn't have been Mr. Qiao, right? Otherwise, why didn't he speak up for you when he is right behind you?"
As soon as the question popped up, more than half of the reporters all rushed to Archer, demanding, "Mr. Qiao, you don't look well. How do you feel about Miss An's behavior?"
"Mr. Qiao, did you come here to catch them in the action? Do you know who Miss An has cheated with? Was it with Mr. Xie?"
Myra watched Archer being surrounded by reporters, noticing that he seemed to be a little surprised. So, he didn't know what would happen here in advance?
She glanced at them again and saw that Lydia took advantage of the situation, hiding herself around the corner to make a phone call. Myra didn't know who she was calling.
But she didn't have time to think about it now. Myra looked back at Archer.
Archer was staring at her with a complicated expression, and his eyes gradually became dark and malicious.
Myra snorted in her heart. She could tell from his expression that he was determined to say something bad about her.
At this moment, there were two reporters near her. With a clear composure, Myra looked at Archer and spoke into the reporter's microphone, "Before the wedding party last night, I broke up with Mr. Qiao peacefully. But we are still responsible business partners. Even though we have broken up, it won't have any negative impact on the company's dealings."
With those words, she smiled and waved her handbag at Archer before adding, "Right?"
In the reporters' eyes, it was as if Myra was proving that she had a good relationship with Archer.
But Archer was a little stunned. Her handbag?
What was in her handbag that got to do with this? It held her mobile phone.
What was on the phone? The photos of him and Lydia!
If she were to show them to the reporters now...