Looking around the room, Elaine didn't see anything that she could use to defend herself, so she retreated to the corner and tried to intimidate him, "Stop right there. I'm Allen's fiancee. If he knows that you want to assault me, he'll kill you." "Haha! He went out to buy something," The bald man sneered. "By the time he comes back, I'll have already done with you. Listen to me, stay still or you'll get hurt."
Infuriated, she shouted, "Get lost!"
The bald man stared at her delicate face and laughed flirtatiously, "You're so feisty! I wonder if you're as feisty as this in bed. Have you slept with Allen?"
Panicked, Elaine shouted at the top of her lungs, "Paul, call the police!"
"Shut up!" Annoyed, the bald man slapped her followed by a rustic taste of blood in her mouth.
He made advances at her.
Elaine kicked and hit him with her limbs, leaving bloody scratch marks on his face. Infuriated by her attack, he pressed her down and slapped her repeatedly.
He slapped her so hard that she saw stars in her eyes.
Seeing that she quieted down, he snorted as he pressed her down with one hand and unbuckled his belt with the other.
Elaine didn't know what was going to happen, but she knew that it would cause her great harm.
Hence, she shouted again, "Paul, call the police!"
Grimacing and letting out a distorted laugh, the bald man tore off her shirt and blinked excitedly when he saw the fair and smooth skin.
She struggled with all her strength and warned, "Get off me! Let me go!"
Pressing him against the wooden bed and pinching her neck, he produced a small dagger, pressed it against her cheek, and threatened, "Listen to me, baby. Don't move, or I'll cut your pretty little face."
Petrified, Elaine was as stiff as a stone.
The bald man lowered his head and kissed her face. "Don't move. I'll make you feel good!"
Shaking in fright, Elaine was so scared that she lost her voice as if her throat had shut down.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open followed by Allen's roar, "What the hell are you doing?!"
After that, he kicked the bald man so hard he
rolled on the floor. "A-Allen?"
Allen curled his fists tight and grimaced in great dismay, infuriated by the scene. If it wasn't for their partnership, he would have killed him right there and then.
Crawling up from the floor, the bald man smirked sheepishly, "Calm down. She's just a girl. Don't fight because of her."
Annoyed, Allen spat. "She's my woman. How dare you touch her!"
"I couldn't resist the temptation. Look at her. She's so cute with her fair and smooth skin. How can I resist?" He pulled Allen aside and comforted, "My bad. I'm sorry. Come on, let's drink."
Grabbing the beer on the table, he raised it high and exclaimed, "Cheers, mate!"
Although Allen was still agitated, he agreed that he shouldn't jeopardize their partnership for the sake of a woman.
So he grabbed the beer and drank it.
In the corner, Elaine curled up, holding her knees to her chest, looking ahead in a daze.
On the other hand, Paul was also dumbfounded. He never expected that Allen would let the bald man slip just like that.
Elaine's meddling in his business annoyed him, but she was his sister after all. He couldn't bear watching her being bullied.
In spite of that, he didn't dare to stand up for her.
He was afraid of the bald man.
Allen told him that the bald man killed someone before.
So he warned him not to provoke the bald man.
Paul glared at the bald man, but as soon as he looked back at him, he instantly shrunk his neck and withdrew his gaze.
Timidly, he stood in the corner without saying anything.
After a while, Allen ordered, "Hey, what are you doing over there? Go get us some food."
Turning to Elaine, Paul moved his lips but no words came out of it.
Allen took out a hundred dollar from his pocket and stuffed it into his hand. "Go!"
Finally, he pushed him out the door.
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