She hesitated for a moment until she pushed open the door.
“Well, well, this must be Miss Valerie’s so-called sister, the one who tried to seduce her fiancé?”
All eyes turned to the entrance.
Their gazes were lewd and amused as if Terri’s presence had been expected.
Terri took a deep breath. “I’m here to get the documents Valerie told me to retrieve.”
The fat man at the head of the table let go of the server in his arms and lazily lifted his chin at Terri.
“That’s not how you ask for favors. If you want the contract, show some humility.”
He pulled out the document and placed a tall glass of fortified wine on top of it.
“Drink it, and the contract is yours.”
Terri wasn’t stupid.
She knew exactly what kind of trap they had set for her.
If Terri really drank the wine, she’d be nothing more than a dish served up on the table.
“I think I’ll pass. I’m allergic to alcohol. If needed, I can call Valerie and have her come instead.”
Terri tried to step back, but a few women on the couch grabbed her by the wrist.
“You took advantage of Valerie being in Scotland to seduce her man. Like mother, like daughter—both of you are shameless sluts. Who the hell are you pretending to be, huh?”
“Be smart and drink up. If you obediently become Valerie’s stepping stone, well, you might suffer a little less.”
One of them yanked her hair and shoved her back onto the couch.
Another woman picked up a glass of liquor from the table, grabbed Terri by the chin, and forced it down her throat.
She couldn’t break free. The burning alcohol slid down her throat as tears streamed down her face.
Once the glass was empty, the two women suddenly let go of her.
Right then, the door opened.
Blayne walked in and immediately saw Terri slumped on the couch, her face flushed.
Valerie covered her mouth in disbelief. “What happened here?”
The fat man exchanged a look with her, then sighed as if troubled. “Miss Valerie, Miss Terri insisted on taking your place to negotiate the contract with me. I tried to decline, but she just started drinking. I… I really didn’t know what to do.”
He was making it sound like Terri had tried to steal Valerie’s contract.
Blayne’s expression darkened as he looked at Terri, his face turning cold. “Has Valerie not treated you well enough? You couldn’t slander her, so now you resort to this kind of shit?”