Room for You
Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Nevertheless, Anastasia tensed up when she saw John. Still, she had noright to interfere in her client's clothing preference, even though theywere discussing business. Then, Anastasia quickly sat down on thecouch before giving John her draft. “You can take a look at the draftthat I've designed for you, President Curtis. Do let me know if I shouldmake any changes.”

After going through the draft papers, John complimented with apleased manner, “These are great! As expected from a capabledesigner. I really like your designs, Miss Tillman.”

Then, he poured a cup of tea for Anastasia. “Do have some tea, andlet's start discussing our contract after this.”

“Uhm, I'm not thirsty since I just had dinner with my colleagues justnow.” Anastasia rejected politely.

“You don't have to see yourself as an outsider, Miss Tillman. How canyou refuse a cup of tea when you're already at my house? Isn't thatdisrespectful?” John made it clear that he was upset.

Meanwhile, Anastasia stared at the cup of tea and made a decisionbefore she took the tea and drank it. “President Curtis, it's already latenow, so why don't we sign the contract now? My colleague is stillwaiting for me outside.”

“Your colleague?” John's gaze wavered slightly.

“Yes. My colleague sent me over because I wasn't driving. Since it's hardto get a cab here, I still need his help to send me home later on,”Anastasia explained with a smile as she tried to imply that someonewas waiting for her and would definitely lodge a police report if shecouldn't get out.

“Well, I still have to check the draft again since I didn't do so just now.Please wait for a moment,” John said before he started looking at thedraft again. Nevertheless, he was observing Anastasia’s reaction fromthe corners of his eyes. So what if your colleague is waiting for youwhen you've already drank the tea? I can still buy his silence aftereverything is over.

The tea that Anastasia drank just now was specially prepared by John,as he must get her by tonight. After that, he would use some money tobuy her silence, and everything would be over. This was the tactic thatJohn used every time, and all of the ladies ended up wrapped aroundhis finger after that, so he hoped that Anastasia

would be obedient as well.

While waiting for John to look through the draft, Anastasia suddenlyfelt cold sweat forming around her neck as well as a warm feelingaround her chest before she wondered if the air conditioner in theliving room wasn't strong enough.

Upon noticing that, John quickly poured another cup of tea for her.“Miss Tillman, you look like you are hot. Here, have another cup of tea!”Not noticing anything odd, Anastasia took the cup of tea and drank it.Although the cool tea soothed her momentarily, she didn't know thatshe had just consumed more of the drug

“Is there something wrong with the draft?” Anastasia asked worriedly asshe really wanted to leave already.

“There's nothing wrong with it, and I believe in your ability as well. Holdon. I need to go to the washroom for a while.”

At this moment, John was trying to drag the time because the drugsneeded some time to be activated. By the time that Anastasia was inher most afflictive, she would surely agree to whatever demands hehad.

On the other hand, Anastasia still thought that the air conditionerwasn't powerful enough because she was starting to feel really hot, andher face was flushed. It wasn't until a sudden strong sensation from thelower part of her body hit her that she realized that something waswrong.

Why is my body starting to feel numb? It's like... It's like there's a fireburning within my body and chipping away at my consciousness andrationality. Could it be that ...

Anastasia turned toward her cup before she stared at the pot of tea.Suddenly, something hit her, and she immediately got up and ran outof the living room.

When John returned to the living room and noticed that Anastasiawasn't there, he quickly ran after her and saw her staggering out of theyard.

“Where are you going, Miss Tillman?” John’s devilish voice rang out.“What did you put in my drinks?"

“Anastasia Tillman, you've managed to capture my eyes. You're toobeautiful, and there's no way that I wouldn't like you. Why don't youstay for the night? I'll be sure to be nice to you.” Right then, John's truecolors were revealed as he exposed his true

intentions.

"G-Get away from me. I do not provide any other services other thandraft designing. Get away from me!” Anastasia roared.

“You got drugged. If you don’t get a man to help you out, you'll feelvery uncomfortable pretty soon.”