How she wished Raegan was dead in the car incident at that time.

That way, she wouldn't have ended up like this.

Lauren pondered over it bitterly, wrongly blaming Raegan for everything.

As Raegan shifted her gaze toward Lauren, she couldn't help but notice the fury burning in the latter's eyes.

With a subtle smile, Raegan suggested, “Perhaps she should have a taste of the drink she made."

It was such a straightforward and sophisticated solution.

Thoroughly impressed, Mitchel arched his eyebrows and ordered the waiter, "Make her a drink, the same as that day."

“Okay. Eager to rectify his earlier mistake, the waiter hurriedly replicated the beverage within minutes.

Lauren's expression transformed into one of horror. Frantically, she protested, No! You can't do this to me! I won't..."

The rest of her words were cut off as her mouth was pinched by a bodyguard, forcing the drink down her throat.

It was only when the cup was empty that the bodyguard loosened his grip on Lauren, letting her collapse to the ground like a dead fish.

The effects of the drug had not started to set in yet.

Lauren gazed up at Mitchel with a sense of despair. "What's so good about this woman? I've loved you for so many years! Is your heart made of stone?"

Looking down at Lauren, Mitchel said coldly, "Do you remember what I said to you on your twentieth birthday?"

Lauren's face turned pale as the memories flooded back.

On the night Lauren turned twenty, she had ended up on Mitchel's doorstep, offering to give herself to him. But all she had gotten in return was his callous rejection.

With a furrowed brow, Mitchel reiterated, "I've never liked you. Not then, not now, not ever. If you had abandoned your wishful thinking and behaved yourself, you could have lived a life of luxury instead of ending up like this.”

Raegan found herself perplexed. It turned out that Mitchel really had no feelings for Lauren.

As for Lauren, she did remember every word Mitchel had uttered that night.

Yet, since her first encounter with Mitchel, Lauren found herself deeply attracted to him. It was not just his handsome and charming face that captivated her. She was entranced by his cold, noble, and mysterious temperament.