Raegan collapsed to the floor.

She didn't expect that Mitchel was serious. He really intended to lock her up here.

In the hospital, Nicole had already finished packing up.

Nicole was much better now, so she was allowed to be discharged. The doctor said she could rest at home to fully recover, so Jarrod had arranged for a car to pick her up from the hospital.

Jarrod planned to personally pick her up, but he was held up by Jamie's matter.

Nicole was relieved when she learned he couldn't come. Actually, she didn't want to see him.

Although she had destroyed what Jarrod had about her father, Jarrod claimed to know a doctor who could cure her father's heart problem.

He promised to arrange for the doctor to fly over and perform the surgery within a week.

Nicole decided to trust him again this time. She behaved obediently while waiting for the scheduled operation.

Outside the hospital, she immediately saw Jarrod's company car. This car often came to pick her up, so she was familiar with it. She got in without hesitation.

The car drove slowly until it arrived in front of a villa.

Nicole realized she had never been here before, so she asked, “Why are we here?"

"It's Mr. Schultz's instruction," the driver replied.

Nicole didn't think about anything else anymore. She got out of the car and walked into the villa.

As soon as she entered the house, the door slammed shut and was locked from the outside.

Then, a man in a red suit slowly walked out from the corner, looking at Nicole maliciously. "Miss Lawrence, we meet again."

Howe, the man in the red suit, looked unsettlingly like a pervert.

Nicole eyed Howe warily and asked crossly, "What are you doing here?"

Rumors about Howe's cruel treatment of his sexual partners had reached Nicole. Some even whispered about a woman who died during an encounter with him.

Howe approached Nicole with a leering look and said, "This is my house. Why can't I be here?"