Filed to story: The Regretful Billionaire: An Unpredicted Reunion
As such, Danika couldn’t just ignore her.
Isabelle smiled and withdrew her hand.
She said, a little apologetically, Please excuse Julian; he’s basically still a child.Please don’t take it to heart if he said anything to offend you.”
“Isabelle, I’m not a child—“
“Be quiet.I’m talking to Miss Zellweger.Don’t disrupt our conversation,”
Isabelle cut him off right away, not giving him a chance to speak.
Julian pouted, looking pitifully at Danika, hoping she would speak up for him.
Danika caught his gaze and couldn’t help but smile.
“Miss Quincey, you’re worrying too much.Julian is not that clueless.”
“That’s good, then.” Isabelle nodded.
“I’ll take him over to meet a few people first.I’ll treat you to a meal another day.I hope you won’t deny me the pleasure by that time.”
“No problem,” Danika replied.
Since Isabelle intentionally tried to be friendly, Danika wouldn’t refuse her.It was always better to have more friends than enemies.
Julian didn’t want to go, as he had no interest in inheriting the family business and naturally had no interest in socializing.
However, Isabelle didn’t give him a chance to refuse.She dragged him away swiftly, and they disappeared from Danika’s sight.
Get Lost
Stephanie was drinking champagne.
Because of Paul’s reappearance, she felt a little unenthusiastic about everything that day.However, she didn’t refuse when someone approached her for a conversation.
After all, she couldn’t afford to offend anyone who attended the banquet, so she drank the wine the other party offered.
But soon, she realized that something was wrong with it.She had only taken a few sips and already felt a bit unstable on her feet.
“Miss, are you drunk? Let me take you upstairs to rest.”
A young man from one of the rich families approached and held Stephanie by her arm, leading her out of the banquet hall.
Stephanie was feeling groggy at that moment, and she didn’t even know who the person next to her was.
“No…I don’t want to go…” she murmured softly, but the young man didn’t care.
He came to the banquet today to find prey and had been eyeing Stephanie for a long time.
She was beautiful and didn’t come from one of the prominent families, which made her the perfect target.
After talking to Isabelle and Julian, Danika intended to leave the banquet with Stephanie, as this event had nothing to do with her.
However, she didn’t see Stephanie anywhere after looking all over the banquet hall.
Feeling puzzled, she tried calling Stephanie.
Her phone rang for a long time, but nobody answered the call.
Danika started to worry.
Could something have happened to her? Praying that Stephanie was safe, Danika looked everywhere for her friend in the hall.
Despite her efforts, Stephanie was nowhere to be found.
At first, Danika didn’t think much of it, but now she was seriously concerned.
If anything happened to Stephanie, she wouldn’t be able to forgive herself.
With that thought in mind, Danika didn’t hesitate and went directly to the hotel’s surveillance room.
Upstairs, the young man supported Stephanie and led her into a room.
Then, he threw her onto the big bed.
He looked at Stephanie’s shapely figure and licked his lips.
“What a beautiful woman.”
He was getting impatient and started taking off his clothes quickly, as he couldn’t wait to get a taste of such a gorgeous woman.
However, someone kicked the room door open before he could take off anything else.
“Who the hell are you? How dare you interrupt me from having a good time!”
Seeing someone entering, the young man frowned and looked displeased.
Paul saw the man, who was topless by then, and then Stephanie, lying on the bed.
His expression turned livid.
“Get lost!”
“Who do you think you are telling to get lost?”
The young man started to take out his phone to call for help.
He didn’t recognize Paul and naturally didn’t think he was anyone important.
However, before he could make the call, Paul gave him a hard kick, sending him flying.
Paul didn’t hold back at all.
With one kick, the young man passed out right away.
Paul walked to the bedside and saw that Stephanie was still unconscious.
He felt angry and distressed at the same time.
“Aren’t you supposed to be capable? How did you get drugged so easily? If you don’t want anything to do with me, then protect yourself, and don’t give me a chance.”
Paul mumbled to himself, but his gaze lingered on Stephanie’s face, reluctant to look away.
Not long after that, Danika arrived with people in tow.
She noticed Stephanie being drugged and taken away through the surveillance footage.
She rushed over as fast as she could.
However, she didn’t expect to find Paul in the room as well.
Seeing the shirtless young man unconscious in the corner, she could roughly guess what had happened.
For the first time, she felt grateful that Paul had arrived in time.
“Thank you,” Danika said.
No matter what, she had to thank him for saving Stephanie this time.
Upon hearing Danika’s voice, Paul turned to stare at her with a dangerous expression.
“Who do you think you are to thank me for saving her?”
Why Are You Here?
“I am her best friend, so I should have the right to thank you on her behalf.After all, you and Steph are not that close,”
Danika said as she walked forward and lifted Stephanie from the bed.
For someone who had practiced martial arts, lifting Stephanie was not a big problem for Danika.It even seemed quite easy for her.
Her words were like a slap to Paul’s face, and his face fell drastically.
“If you really are her best friend, you should protect her instead of letting her end up in this situation,” he countered.
Danika fell silent.
She realized that she had been careless today.
On top of that, she didn’t expect someone to use such despicable means at a banquet held by the Zellwegers.
Her gaze swept over the unconscious young man as she said coldly, “T’ll seek justice for Steph in this matter for sure, so you don’t need to worry, Mr.Wagner.”
After saying that, Danika carried Stephanie away, not caring how Paul felt about her words.
Long after Danika and Stephanie had left, Paul stood in the room and didn’t leave.
He had a dark expression on his face, and it seemed like his anger had not yet subsided.