The party at Samantha"s corner went on and everyone"s getting tipsy.Samantha was sitting beside Andrew, quietly enjoying her 3rd Margarita for the night and just observing other people getting drunk. She"s now buzzed at this point and G.o.d knows where Hannah"s locking lips somewhere in the sea of sh*tfaced-drunk people..
"All right, everyone, keep drinking! Tonight"s Samantha"s birthday and we are all doing shots!", Andrew spoke loudly to everyone in the room.
"Wuhoooo!!", the party people roared in excitement.
Andrew snaked an arm on Samantha"s waist and kissed her ear, "Happy birthday, s.e.xy!", he whispered.
"Yo! Have you heard what happened to Holden last night?", Eric Sun said to the gang.
"Man, I can"t imagine if that sh*t happens to me. Who do you think did it?"
"No one knows, after all, he has a lot of enemies. But they"re investigating it."
Samantha didn"t react to avoid suspicion, she just listened to them talking.
"3 shots for the birthday girl over here!", said one of Andrew"s friends as he was coming over with a tray of tequila shots.
"Oh no, I"m okay.. I don"t really do shots.", Samantha rejected, shaking her head.
"We won"t take no for an answer, c"mon just three shots!", He insisted and side-glanced Andrew.
Samantha contemplated and sighed.
"OK. But this is it. After this, I"m done."
Samantha downed the shots at once and sure enough, she got wasted.
Andrew can"t keep his hands away from Samantha, he got so clingy as he was getting so drunk himself. Andrew kissed Samantha"s neck, but the lady was feeling so bothered and wanted to get some air.
Samantha excused herself to go to the restroom. Dragging herself out of the private room, she supported her weight with her hand on the wall and clumsily walked towards the end of the hall.
She thought as she was walking awkwardly, "This is why I don"t do shots. I can barely walk straight and I feel like I"m losing control over my limbs, my body"s not cooperating and the room is just spinning. Oh fudge, what am I doing here? Who said drinking is fun? It is so not fun at all. I wanna eat some peanut b.u.t.ter."
While Samantha was debating with herself, Daniel Cho at this time was walking at the hallway in the same direction the drunk lady was heading. When Samantha brushed past his arm, "Sorry.", she muttered as she raised her hands up.
Daniel Cho was startled at the sudden appearance of the drunken stranger dressed in a s.h.i.+ny red dress. He didn"t see the face of this woman. He continued walking behind Samantha, shaking his head at the sight in front of him.
After taking a wee, Samantha washed her face and got out of the restroom. She stumbled but was caught in Andrew"s arms just in time.
Andrew chuckled, "Babe, you are so drunk right now."
"I wanna go home.", Samantha said as she leaned on the wall.
Andrew hovered in front of her and pressed her against the wall, "Why don"t we stay here for the night? I got us a room upstairs.", he whispered to her ear and started kissing her bare neck.
Samantha tried to push him away but she struggled as she didn"t have the energy, "No, Andrew. I wanna go home now." she said sluggishly.
"C"mon babe, let me take care of you. I promise I"ll be gentle.", Andrew didn"t stop feeling her body, his hands stroking up and down, kissing her mouth insistently while Samantha pleaded him to stop over and over.
Daniel Cho just left the restroom and noticed the scene, he was walking past the couple when he heard the lady faintly rejecting the man. He stopped in his tracks and turned his head towards them.
Samantha saw Daniel and in her drunken state she tried to mouth the word "Help me", but she wasn"t sure if he caught it.
Andrew felt someone"s presence, he looked at Daniel and said arrogantly, "What are you looking at? You have a problem with me and my girlfriend? This is none of your business."
Daniel didn"t answer and just told himself, "Right, it"s none of my business. Just keep walking."
Daniel Cho left the hallway and into the hotel"s lobby. He whispered something to a.s.sistant Ahn and then strode towards his car that is waiting outside.
Ahn called someone over the phone and spoke for a minute then followed his boss outside.
Ahn started the car and drove away from the hotel. "Boss, where do you want to go?.. Home?"
"Yes."
Just then, Ahn"s phone rang and he answered the call through his headset. After just a few seconds the call ended.
"Boss-"
"What is it?" Daniel asked while his eyes are closed.
"The lady.. you asked someone to follow her and~", Ahn paused then said, "Mr. Park brought her to a hotel room and our men outside their door heard the lady asking for help. It seems like Mr. Park is--"
Shocked, Daniel opened his eyes.
"Turn the car around."
Without any questions, Ahn followed his boss"s order and drove back to the hotel.
As the car sped, Daniel recalled how the woman looked at the hallway. He saw her move her lips as if she was saying something but perhaps because she was too drunk, her movements were so sloppy. Daniel, at this moment, could"ve sworn that she might have been asking for help. She looked quite familiar too, he felt something p.r.i.c.ked his heart by the thought of it.
How could he just ignore it?
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Andrew had been trying to woo Samantha for months and months but she was indifferent towards him. He was always such a gentleman in front of her; of course, he had some side chicks. And then after a year of courting, Samantha thought "Why not. When I get bored with him, I"ll just dump him, no big deal." .
So the couple dated and Andrew was ecstatic that he finally won over Samantha, she on the other hand just thought Andrew as a male companion; they eat out, they visit some places and make out, and they see each other only a few times a month. He wanted to take it to the next level but whenever he tries, Samantha always finds excuses and so he never gets his way. Because of this, Andrew became even more thrilled to claim her innocence.
"Don"t resist now, Samantha. I"ve been waiting for this for a long time. Why don"t you give yourself to me? I promise I"ll take care of you." Andrew said as he was trying to remove Samantha"s dress that he already tried to tear off of her.
"NO, please, Andrew stop. I don"t want this." Samantha sobbed and tried to push him away but the d.a.m.n liquor shots from earlier did her good; her senses betraying her.
"I know you"re just playing hard to get, babe. I"m sure you"ll enjoy it." Andrew kissed her bare skin and his hands ma.s.saged her b.r.e.a.s.t.s.
"Stop! Stop! Help! Andrew get off---"
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When Daniel Cho arrived outside of the room where Andrew and Samatha are, he heard the woman"s muddled voice.
"Break open the door." He ordered.
His men nodded and together, they kicked the door open.
Andrew was shocked at the sudden commotion. He stopped and walked towards the door, he saw the same guy from earlier.
"Hey! It"s you again! Who are you people?!" Andrew yelled at the men by the door.
Daniel Cho shot a look of disgust when he looked at Andrew in his topless state. Daniel"s gaze fell over Andrew"s shoulder and saw the lady in the bed with her clothes all torn.
Andrew threw a fit when Daniel didn"t respond to him, "Don"t you know who I am, huh? I"m Andrew Park! Who gave you the right to barge in here! Let me tell you, I"ll have you and your family thrown out in the streets if I want to!--hey!!--Let me go!"
Daniel Cho"s men held Andrew in place, preventing him from going near Daniel.
a.s.sistant Ahn who is on the side sneered in disdain, "Andrew Park, you must be dreaming. President Cho is way above you and your family.. tsss"
Maybe because the room was dimly lit or that he doesn"t know who Daniel Cho is, Andrew thinks he can scare these people away with the mention of his family name. Hong-Min Park is Andrew Park"s father and even he fears the Cho family; so just who is Andrew trying to throw out in the streets? If his father knows about his sons" malicious acts...sigh
Samantha"s face was full of tears, she quietly sobbed with her eyes closed not knowing what was happening around her; all she knew was that Andrew was no longer on top of her.
Daniel sauntered towards the center of the room and bent to lift Samantha off the bed. When his fingers touched Samantha"s nape, she s.h.i.+vered upon the contact of his cold fingers to her skin. Daniel noticed the lady"s movement, so he took off his coat, then put it on Samantha.
He then carried Samantha and walked towards the door. Samantha felt a sense of security when she caught a glimpse of another person trying to carry her. As if by nature, she hooked her arms around Daniel"s neck and fell asleep as her eyelids became heavy.
Andrew confused by the man"s actions yelled again, "Hey, you! Where the f*ck are you taking her?"
Daniel Cho ignored the son of a b*tch and exited the room with Samantha in his arms.
a.s.sistant Ahn followed his boss as they walked away from the room.
"Boss, are you taking this Miss home?"
Daniel stopped and contemplated, "No, get the suite 1808 ready."
"Yes, Boss."