"Miss... please come to room 577." that was the text message Charmaine received while she was searching for Leo. So, she was right. The show has already begun.
Charmaine dashed towards the elevator. She needs to be quick and find Leo at once before the reporters enter the building. If she's right, those media men were already outside the hotel, waiting for someone's cue to rush towards the scandalous scene.
When the lift stopped, Charmaine walked out with large strides. Having visited that certain floor just for inspection, she was very clear on where she's heading. She stopped in front of the room 571 and stared at the silver door plate. In her dreams, that was the room where Leo was photographed naked with Chanel Aikens.
"Miss! Here!" a man near the end of the corridor wearing a blue uniform called for her. She ran towards him and stopped when she saw the door plate of the room he was guarding. Room 577.
"What happened?" she asked. The man before her was one of the people she hired to look after Leo.
"I wasn't able to intercept his drink. When I realized Mr. Ji was being taken away, I followed them and saw them taking him to room 571. Mr. Ji was heavily drugged. I can only transfer him to this room." the man explained. "What's more, while I was sending you a message, I saw another waiting staff enter that room with a drunk woman..... I.. didn't know if I did the right thing but... I locked them inside." he stated with his head lowered. It might be against orders but he was kind of holding a grudge against that colleague so he wanted to cause trouble for him and piss him off by locking him inside. Even if he gets reprimanded for what he did, it's still worth it!
Charmaine sighed. "Well, it's not as if we caused all these to happen. I'm only here to save my husband. You can leave now." she replied. Chanel Aikens did this to herself anyway. She can phone someone to get herself out later. Right now, Leo is more important.
"Be careful Miss. He's really heavily drugged. I think we should call a doctor." the man suggested.
Charmaine nodded. "I already have one on stand by. You should leave now. Keep watch on the banquet hall." she said before pushing the door open and entering the room.
Charmaine looked around in search for Leo Ji but he wasn't in the room. No one's on the bed but she can hear the sound of water dripping in the shower. She threw her purse on the bed and made her way to the shower. When she entered the bathroom, she saw Leo slumped on the tiled floor with his clothes all soaked under the shower. She heaved a sigh of relief seeing him there but also a bit worried when she saw his pained expression. Is he hurting so much? she asked herself.
"Leo... "she mumbled. The man turned to her with a dazed expression and seeing his red face, something just hit her hard. She grabbed a towel and hurriedly turned off the shower before kneeling and covering him with the white towel. "The water is freezing. What if you catch a cold!" she uttered in worried voice. "Come on, I'll help you get up."
Leo's eyes were unfocused, but when he heard Charmaine's voice next to his ear, he turned to stare at her, as if trying to recognize her. He then pulled Charmaine to a violent kiss.
Charmaine tried to resist. Those cold eyes reminded her of something scary. She pushed Leo hard but she was easily overpowered. "Leo, please. Not like this." she mumbled. With the sound of her begging, Leo's hands froze and Charmaine took advantage of it and run out of the bathroom.
Charmaine's phone was in her purse. She hurriedly ran towards it, desperate to make call to send over the doctor but Leo has already caught her even before she could search for his number. The man threw her on the bed and climbed on top of her. She didn't know why; in front of her was her husband Leo, but she was shaking.
"Please no!... Do you even know who I am?" she begged with a trembling voice.
Leo looked at her and smirked. He then removed his wet clothes and threw it on the floor before showering her neck with kisses. Somehow, he turned a bit gentler than a while ago. He cupped her face with his hand and nibbled on her earlobe. "Help me Mrs. Ji. Help me just this once." he whispered.
Charmaine froze. He wasn't too high to not recognise her after all. Relieved, she got up to remove her own clothes before welcoming him in her arms.
***
Four hours. That was how long the effect of the philter lasted in Leo's system. Charmaine endured his vigor until midnight and she instantly fell asleep there after. When she woke up, it was already four in the morning.
Charmaine tried to get up and reached for the phone strewn across the floor along with her purse, shoes and clothes. When she grab ahold of it, she turned on the screen to check if there was any message.
While scrolling her phone for messages, Charmaine suddenly felt a strong arm grabbing on her waist. She turned and saw Leo looking at her with his sleepy eyes. "What's the matter? It's still early. You can sleep some more." she told him. Leo didn't answer. He just pulled her close and kissed her exposed breast. She was flabbergasted!
When he finally had enough sucking, he closed his eyes and just hugged her close, his lips touching her shoulder. "I thought I was just dreaming. I didn't want to open my eyes.... I was afraid to find someone else beside me if I do." he stated. He was really delighted when he opened his eyes and saw Charmaine by his side. Being someone's target last night, he thought he'll wake up to a lot of trouble.
Charmaine couldn't help but chuckle. "You punished me for more than three hours and you thought I was somebody else?" she jested.
Leo Ji opened his eyes and glanced at her. "I saw you. I hoped it was you. But I was drugged. How can I trust my own senses?" he replied before averting his eyes. "I promise you, this will be the last time I'll be knocked out like this." Isn't this already the third time? This should be the last time or he won't be able to live with it if something bad happen the very next time! Like if someone successfully get him to bed!
"Yeah. You should be careful next time." Charmaine agreed. "You almost fell prey to your enemy last night. You were lucky this time."
Curious, Leo asked her what happened and Charmaine recounted the event. It was a pity she didn't get to see what happened afterwards though. She wondered what happened to Chanel Aikens and the reporters outside after they locked themselves in their own world. Did they wait in vain for a juicy news all night? What a waste....