A Contract Marriage After a ONS novel Chapter 14

She hung up the phone and took a deep breath to calm her racing heart.

Club Nightshade.

Lucas Atkinson wailed and groaned as he held his stomach and wriggled on the ground in pain.

Sitting on the sofa in front of Lucas was a middle-aged man in his forties. The man, chubby and wearing a thick gold chain around his neck while sitting with his legs crossed, cursed, "You friggin' boy! How dare you touch my woman! I am going to cut you into pieces today!"

Summer heard swear words and felt disgusted as soon as she walked in.

The greasy face and belly that was about to burst out o f his shirt made her feel even sicker.

Seeing her brother beaten black and blue on the floor, Nancy went weak at the knees. She would have tumbled to the floor if not for Summer holding her tightly. "What do you want before you let him go?" Her voice was trembling.

"I've already said that my woman keeps your little brother as a gigolo, making me a cuckold. I will not let him off so easily. Teach him a lesson, my brothers," Carlos Toledano said, with his yellowish teeth exposed.

A few men, who had been waiting impatiently all this while, clenched their fists, the joints of their hands crackling aloud as they walked towards Lucas.

Nancy’s blood ran cold. She was trembling uncontrollably. Looking around, she saw people just watching, no one stepping forward to lend a helping hand. "I beg you, please. Spare my brother."

“You didn't even kneel. How can I know I can let go of your brother?" Carlos took a drag and puffed out a cloud of smoke from his cigarette.

Nancy gritted her teeth and clenched her hands, ready to go down to her knees. Just then, Summer stopped her. She took a step forward and looked Carlos in the eyes. "You will not let her brother go, even if she has kneeled in front of you. Why bother to embarrass an innocent woman?" she said with an unruffled voice.

"She is doing it willingly. Did I coerce her?" Carlos raised an eyebrow.

"You look like you are somebody. A trivial thing like this isn't worth your time." Summer was calm, her voice indifferent. "It takes two to tango. With all due respect, a mistress who keeps another man as a gigolo is anything but worthy of your time. She would have another man, even if Lucas didn't come into the picture. Lucas is nothing more than a scapegoat. Don't you think getting so worked up over a woman like this is a waste of time?"

Carlos burst out into laughter. He felt not so angry now. Instead, he became interested in Summer. "What is your name?"

"I am nobody, Mr. Toledano." Summer knew what he was up to.

Her reply aroused Carlos' interest even more. "Nobody, eh? It is not a bad thing to try something new, after all."

"I am not your cup of tea. I have nothing you want." Summer tried to steer the topic away. "I know you are a magnanimous person. Besides, you have taught Lucas a lesson. How about letting him go?"

"Since you say so, I have nothing to add. Here is the deal: if you can drink five glasses of this vodka, I will let this kid go."

Summer stared at him. "You look like a no-nonsense guy, and I am sure you will mean what you say. Deal."

Nancy nervously gripped Summer's hand upon hearing that.

Summer shook her head at Nancy. Taking the wineglass handed over by Carlos, she knocked back with her eyes closed.

For five consecutive glasses, she never opened her eyes, just feeling a burning sensation in her throat, as i f there was a fire inside her. She felt light-headed. 1

Carlos freed Lucas at once, just as promised. He then looked at Summer with a lewd smile on his face. "I forgot to tell you that besides drinking five glasses of vodka, you have got to sleep with me once. Only then I will let you go. Otherwise, you might save Lucas but not yourself."

Summer shook her head and gritted her teeth, trying t o keep herself awake. "You are shameless!"