Debbie was lost in her complicated thoughts when Zelda dropped by to give her an invitation. "Mrs. Huo, Mr. Huo was afraid that you might be bored at ho and asked to give you the invitation to a tea party held by the wife of a high-ranking official."
Ignoring what Zelda had said, Debbie grabbed her hand and asked anxiously, "Why is Carlos' phone switched off?"
With an embarrassed smile, Zelda answered, "I have no idea either, Mrs. Huo. Maybe his battery is dead."
"Tell the truth!"
Zelda sighed helplessly, "Mrs. Huo, I really have no clue. I'm not Mr. Huo's personal assistant. My answer will be the sa even if you ask another ten tis."
Seeing her sincere expression, Debbie gave up. "All right. Thanks. Bye, Zelda," she said in a hushed voice.
Zelda bade her goodbye and drove off.
Looking at the invitation in her hand, Debbie puckered her mouth. She was in no mood to go to the party. She knew that the guests would be a bunch of gossiping won who would act all elegant and aloof on the surface.
Kasie, however, liked to attend these kinds of parties. So Debbie called her and offered, "Hi Kasie. Carlos' assistant, Zelda, just brought an invitation to a tea party. Would you like to go?"
"A tea party? Is it Mrs. Jiang's?"
Debbie took a closer look and saw the na on the invitation. "Yep."
"Yeah! I'll go! Why don't you go along with ? Mrs. Jiang is really fond of holding parties, and she hires Michelin star chefs to prepare the food. Co on, foodie! Join !" Kasie said in a cheerful tone.
Debbie was not at all in a good mood because of Carlos' sudden disappearance. She told Kasie in a low voice, "If it weren't for Carlos' injury, I would've already been on a flight to England. I'm in no mood for so stupid tea party." She hated mingling with those hypocrites. She was afraid that she might end up having a row with so of them.
Kasie didn't give up. "Co on. If you stay at ho alone, you will get more and more dejected. Just ask Zelda if she can give you an extra invitation. We can attend the party together. If she can't, then you'll have to go alone."
Sighing in defeat, Debbie agreed to accompany her.
Zelda soon ca back, holding another invitation with Kasie's na on it.
That evening, Debbie and Kasie arrived at the tea party together. She gave Kasie one of the invitations.
The party was being held at a tea house on the first floor of a building. The building also had hotel rooms on dozens of floors.
There was a security guard at the entrance of the tea house. Debbie gave him the invitation. It was only then that she noticed the invitation in her hand had Kasie's na on it.
It was not a big deal, so she didn't give much thought to it.
The guard eyed Kasie from head to toe when he saw the na on her invitation. But Debbie didn't notice it.
They entered the tea house. Just as Debbie had expected, the party was filled with ladies from well-off families in Y City.
Many walked over to Debbie to greet her.
Debbie, however, barely knew them. Nevertheless, she had to smile back at them politely.
Mrs. Jiang even invited Debbie to a private room where they chatted over tea. After a while, Mrs. Jiang bade Debbie farewell as she had to attend to other guests as well.
Debbie heaved a sigh of relief. She really didn't enjoy the company. She left the room and went to the food section where Kasie was busy tasting different dishes. "Kasie, how's the food?" Debbie asked with a faint smile.
"Yummy! Here, taste this!" Kasie fed her a macaroon from the spread.
"Wow, indeed. It's not too sweet." They sat together, eating and talking.
Before long, a woman ca over and invited Debbie to join them. She was Lucinda's friend, and Debbie had to oblige.
Debbie even caught a glimpse of Portia, who was as arrogant as ever. Neither of them greeted each other.
When Debbie returned to the food section, Kasie was nowhere to be found.
She waited a long ti, but Kasie didn't co back. She pulled out her phone and called her. But her phone was out of range. It was weird because Debbie had seen Kasie playing on her phone earlier.
She put her plate on a nearby table and began to look for her.
Debbie looked everywhere, but to no avail. She got anxious and began to ask people about Kasie's whereabouts, but no one had seen her.
She had a bad feeling—like sothing horrible had happened to Kasie. As ti ticked by, she beca more and more unsettled.
While Debbie had been busy with other won, Kasie had kept herself glued to the food section. She was stuffed after eating all those snacks, and the scented tea was so inviting that she ended up having too much of it. As a result, she had to run to the restroom.
Kasie was washing her hands in the ladies' room, and she saw a tall woman in the mirror. The woman was taking out a handkerchief from her purse.
Kasie didn't pay much attention to her because she didn't know the lady.
The next thing she knew, the woman grabbed her from behind and covered her mouth and nose with the handkerchief.
After wriggling to get out for a while, Kasie passed out.
She didn't know how long she had been unconscious. When she ca to, she felt soone throw her onto a bed. She struggled to open her eyes, but there was no lighting in the room. Too sleepy, she closed her eyes again.
She wanted to cry out for help, but she had no strength left. And her body felt like it was on fire.
Before long, she heard soone open a door.
Her head was spinning so fast. She wanted to look who it was, but she didn't even have the strength to open her eyes anymore.
After she heard so rustling of clothes, a person pressed against her. She wanted to struggle and yell, but she was too weak to defend herself.
There was a sudden loud sound, and she passed out once again.
As Debbie was struggling to find Kasie, a girl ca running towards her.
Debbie recognized her. They had attended a dinner party together so ti back. It was at that party that Debbie had splashed wine at Olga and Portia. Olga had tried to spill wine back at Debbie, but the latter had dodged and the wine had spilled all over this girl.
She had been a little chubby back then. But now, she was a lot thinner.
That girl had been looking for Debbie as well. Upon seeing her, she said anxiously, "I saw a woman take your friend to the lift, and it stopped on the twelfth floor. You better hurry. Sothing was not right with your friend."
Debbie thanked her and rushed to the lift.
When she reached the twelfth floor, she was dumbfounded by all the similar-looking doors. She didn't know which room Kasie was in.
'Kasie, I'm here. You're gonna be okay. Wait for !' Debbie prayed.
She stopped a passing waiter and asked him in a hurry, "Two won ca by here not too long ago. Which room are they in?"
"Sorry, Miss. We value our guests' privacy," the waiter said.
Debbie was on the brink of a ltdown. "Tell ! This is a life-or-death situation!"
"I'm really sorry..." The waiter was frightened, but he insisted that he couldn't disclose the information.
Debbie was at her limits. She pinned him against the wall and punched him in the face once. "I won't stop until you tell their room number," she threatened.
Two more punches later, the waiter cried and said, "They are in Room 1206. A man just entered the room."
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