Chapter 7

A sudden horn blared outside.

"There's a fire downstairs. All guests must evacuate immediately."

The smell of thick smoke quickly filled the air.

Liam Anderson had been about to tear off my thong. His face darkened instantly at the announcement.

He even cursed under his breath.

"Why did there have to be a fire now?"

His words stunned me.

Wasn't this interruption a good thing?

Why did Liam seem so disappointed?

The priority now was to get out quickly.

Liam got off the bed with obvious reluctance.

We left the room together.

Chaos had already erupted outside. Everyone was rushing toward the exits.

Fire trucks had arrived by the time we reached the lobby. They quickly brought the fire under control.

Thankfully, the other rooms suffered minimal damage.

The hotel needed temporary repairs and couldn't accommodate guests. They offered full refunds.

Noah Lopez was still dissatisfied. But with this incident, our plans were ruined. He told us to meet him at another hotel that evening.

I breathed a sigh of relief. At least nothing would happen today.

Noah went to handle the refund. As I prepared to leave, Liam said he had school matters to attend to. He told me to go home first.

I didn't think much of it. I planned to hail a taxi on the street.

But as I reached the curb, I remembered something.

My bag was still in the hotel room. The voice recorder was inside.

What if Noah found it?

I hurried back to the hotel. Entering the lobby, I saw Noah and Liam standing together.

Guests were lining up to check out. The two men weren't in line. They stood off to the side, talking.

Didn't Liam say he had to go back to school? Why was he still with Noah?

Hiding to the side, I watched them. I wanted to see what Liam was doing.

I worried he might impulsively attack Noah. I needed to be ready to stop him.

"If all else fails, come to my rented place tonight. I guarantee no interruptions," Noah said.

Liam nodded beside him. "Damn it. Two failures already. Nothing can go wrong tonight."

"Don't worry. It will work tonight. The KTV video was too blurry. This time I'll get a high-definition recording."

"But I'm curious, Liam. Why are you so determined to ruin your aunt's reputation? It would destroy her life."

Liam's face twisted with sudden rage. His fists clenched tightly.

"I'm already going easy on her. If not for her, my father wouldn't have died. I wouldn't be living this dependent life."

Noah sighed and patted Liam's shoulder. "My condolences. I'll help you."

Their words made me tremble uncontrollably.

Clutching my pounding heart, I took a detour. I headed upstairs through another route.

I reached the room door, still breathing heavily.

Only now did I understand. Everything was part of Liam's elaborate scheme.

Even asking me to pretend to be his girlfriend was just an excuse. He wanted to do something to me at the KTV.

The fire inspection interrupted them there. The blurred video made them plan a second attempt.