The housemaid tried to stop them but was repelled into a corner.
The men demanded to know where Ashley was, and she pointed in the direction of the bedroom on the second floor.
With that, they proceeded to force their way into the room and seized Ashley.
Harvey and Emma were shoved aside effortlessly, and no amount of frantic kicking and screaming they could muster out of their pampered bodies could stop the troopers from dragging Ashley away.
Meanwhile, Vivian had just awoken.
She slept like a log the night before and felt reenergized. There was no hint of a hangover from the troubles of yesterday.
Finnick had been waiting in the dining room since early in the morning. With a bright smile on her face, Vivian walked over and sat down beside him.
He said, "You look well."
Vivian took a huge gulp of soy milk before she responded, "Uh-huh, I'm revived! It doesn't matter what anyone says so long as you believe me."
Finnick could not mask a smile as he looked at Vivian. "I've taken the liberty to apply for leave from the magazine company on your behalf. I would like to take you somewhere."
Vivian was surprised. What place could it be? Why is it so important to him?Is it going to be another press conference or formal occasion?Would it be appropriate for us to be seen together at this critical juncture?
She declined as she did not want to trouble Finnick.
"I don't wish to go," Vivian said.
It was as though Finnick could read her thoughts. "Not to worry. It's nothing along those lines."
Vivian was perplexed. She did not know what Finnick was up to, but she followed him into the car after breakfast since he was insistent.
As her phone was switched off the entire time, she had no idea about the storm raging on the internet and how the plot turned against Ashley.
The black Bentley came to an abandoned warehouse. It was an old cold storage facility with things strewn all over the place. Vivian sneezed upon entering the warehouse.
Noticing that, Finnick quickly offered her his coat.
"No, you will get a chill."
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