Someone was coming!

Hearing the noise, Eliana tensed up all over. She immediately pressed her lips together and dared not make a sound.

However, Maurice still had his face close to her neck and continued as if he didn't hear anything coming from outside at all.

Eliana struggled harder and tried to stop him. But Maurice not only went on but also guided her onto the bed.

He held her close, his face near hers.

Eliana could only grit her teeth and endure.

"Eliana? Are you there?" the person outside called.

It was Harriet!

Eliana had been feeling a bit overwhelmed, but hearing Harriet's voice, she sobered up in an instant. She resisted more fiercely but couldn't get rid of Maurice at all.

After waiting outside for a while, Harriet found that there was no sound coming from inside Eliana's room. She knocked on the door again.

"Eliana, I'm here to apologize to you on behalf of my uncle. Are you there?"

There was still dead silence, and with each passing second, Harriet's face gradually darkened. She had come to apologize to Eliana in person. How could she ignore her?

Harriet stopped a waiter passing by and asked, "Hello. Do you know where the lady staying in Room 3561 is?"

The waiter looked at her and flashed her a confused expression. He asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm her friend. I've been knocking on her door for a while, but she hasn't come to answer. I've been wondering where she is now."

The waiter told the truth as he saw that Harriet was well-dressed and didn't look like a suspicious character. "Miss, as far as I know, she hasn't come out since she walked into her room."

She hadn't come out? She was still in the room? Then why didn't she come to open the door?

Unable to figure it out, Harriet said, "If she's in there, then why didn't she answer when I knocked? Could you check for me? I'm a little worried about her."

The waiter replied reluctantly, "Okay. Wait here." He turned around and made a call to look into the situation.

Inside the room, the floor was now littered with Eliana's clothes. Her entire body was flushed with embarrassment. She could do nothing about the man on top of her.

Since she could faintly hear people talking outside, Eliana covered her mouth to keep herself from making any sound.

Outside the door, the waiter finished the phone call and reported, "Miss, I have asked. A gentleman walked into your friend's room not long ago and said no one was allowed in. Maybe they are together in there now."

The waiter didn't say it outright, but Harriet knew what he meant. A man was in the room with Eliana?

Could it be Maurice? Harriet immediately thought of Maurice. Plus, Eliana never came to open the door…

If they were alone in there, then maybe they were together right now! Picturing Eliana and Maurice alone in her head, Harriet felt her chest flare with white-hot rage. She wished she could kick Eliana's door down, storm in, and confront her.

But she couldn't. No matter how angry and jealous she was, she had to pretend that she knew nothing. She turned around and walked away.

Inside the room, Eliana heard receding footsteps from outside. She couldn't hold it in any longer. She put her hand away and let out a shaky breath.

Eliana and Maurice spent a long, intense night together.

Afterward, Eliana was exhausted. Before she fell asleep, she heard a voice whispering in her ear.

"Don't try to escape. Be a good girl."

She didn't know if Maurice was threatening her or speaking softly to her.