Chapter: 68
She trembled as she recounted the ordeal, her voice quivering with fear.
"I thought it was just a regular dinner, but then that old man started touching me inappropriately and insisted on taking me to a hotel! Alan, what should I do?"
Alan's brow furrowed with concern. “Where are you right now?"
Lilliana quickly rattled off the address. "Alan, please, you need to come rescue me. I feel like I've been drunk; they just keep forcing drinks on me..."
Fearing for Lilliana's safety, Alan made his way to her location.
He burst through the door of the private room, his face set in an expression of fury as Lilliana adopted a look of distress.
“Who are you?" several inebriated old men slurred, too drunk to grasp the severity of Alan's grim demeanor.
Lilliana ran to Alan the moment she saw him, pleading, "You're here, Alan! Please, help me escape this place."
Alan cast a stern glance at the men, his eyes warning them of his anger, before he escorted Lilliana out of the room.
It was only once they were in the car that Lilliana's sobs began to subside.
“Alan, I was terrified. Those old men wouldn't let me go and kept forcing me to drink. I feel so sick and dizzy now."
Lilliana leaned into Alan, resting her head on his shoulder as she spoke.
Alan's expression tightened, yet he didn't shrug her off.
It was clear that Lilliana had faced many hardships without his protection.
“I'll take you home," he offered.
“Alan, I've sold my old house, and where I'm staying now..."
Her voice faltered, eyes turning towards Alan with a silent plea.
“Alan, could I possibly stay with you just for a few days? I promise I'll be no trouble and will leave as soon as I land a new job."
The earnest look in her eyes made it difficult for Alan to decline.
The job she spoke of did sound perilous; it would be wise for her to seek safer employment.
"Alright," he conceded.
A smile of excitement brightened Lilliana's face. "Alan, thank you so much for tonight. I'm sorry for any inconvenience."
Alan's reply was nonchalant, offering little more in the way of conversation.
Once home, Alan got ready for a shower.