He put on his glasses, regaining his gentle demeanor, and slowly said, “Raegan, I won't force you. I'll give you until tomorrow to think about it. But I'm afraid Nicole might not make it until then."

Raegan's complexion turned ghostly.

Once Raegan left, the secretary came in with a medicine box to tend to Henley's wound. She carefully cut open the blood-soaked suit pants.

As she cleaned the wound with an alcohol swab, her touch was gentle and her eyes were filled with desire.

She had thought Henley had no interest in women. But now, seeing otherwise, she wondered if she might have a chance.

With this thought, she became even more attentive in her actions, subtly brushing her chest against his thigh.

Henley was inexperienced in intimacy, but he wasn't naive. He raised her chin with his fingers and asked with a tantalizing gaze, "Do you want to sleep with me?"

The secretary looked up at Henley's exquisite face. The streak of blood on his cheekbone even enhanced his fierce allure.

With a flushed face, she murmured, "Mr. Brooks, I can attend to your needs."

Henley remained quiet, a faint smile dancing on his lips. His long, cold fingers traced her jawline, and his knuckles grazed her slender neck.

The secretary succumbed to the sexual tension and let out a soft moan.

"Hmm..." She boldly took his hand, placed it on her plump bosom, and whispered, “Mr. Brooks, take me..."

“Ugh..." Henley smirked and suddenly tightened his grip on the secretary's neck.

Feeling suffocated, the secretary realized something was terribly wrong. In a panic, she flailed and tried to break free.

However, Henley's grip only tightened. The secretary's eyes rolled back, and desperate sounds escaped her throat.

Just before the brink of death, Henley forcefully shoved the secretary away, who hit the sharp edge of the office desk with a loud thud. The next second, blood gushed from the back of her head.

Henley's eyes appeared as though they were tainted by the most fearsome hellfire.

“Remember your place!" he snapped.

After leaving Henley's office, Raegan felt a profound feeling of worry.

Regardless of the veracity of Henley's words about Nicole's condition, she had to do something to save Nicole.