Daniel grabbed Ofelia by the arm and dragged her into the private compartment within the VIP room.
The third floor of the Twilight Club was reserved for VIPs, and each room had a private compartment designed for "convenience."
Bang! The door to the compartment slammed shut as Daniel threw Ofelia onto the bed.
Ofelia's heart skipped a beat. "Daniel, what are you doing? This is a lawful society. If you try anything, I'll call the police!"
She warned him, but her small hand discreetly reached for the walkie-talkie. Before she could say anything, Daniel snatched it from her and smashed it to pieces on the floor.
Seeing the cold, menacing aura emanating from him, Ofelia's fear grew. "What... what do you want?" before she could finish her sentence, Daniel had already moved in, snatching her stun baton and tossing it aside.
"Aren't you feeling lonely? I'll keep you company."
"Daniel, calm down, calm down." She pointed to her face. "Look at me. I'm so ugly. How could you even think about it? If you're looking for some fun, I can call those pretty girls for you. You can have your pick..."
Daniel looked at her dark complexion, thick eyebrows, and freckled face, frowning. "You are indeed ugly." He prided himself on having seen countless beauties and never losing his composure, even when they threw themselves at him.
But the thought of Ofelia and Kevin exchanging flirtatious glances made him want to punish her severely.
"Right, right, right. I'm so ugly that just looking at me must make you sick. I'll go find the top girl from the club for you," Ofelia said with a fawning smile, trying to get up. But before she could, the man covered her face with a pillow. "If I can't see you, I won't feel sick."
Ofelia: "..."
What kind of ridiculous move was this?
"Hey... Daniel, don't do this..."
"Daniel, you jerk! Why are you treating me like this? I haven't even dated anyone yet... or gotten married... boohoo..."
"Jerk, scumbag..."
"Daniel Howard, I hate you so much..."
...
Afterward, he leaned in close to her ear, his voice low and hoarse, "Remember, even if I, Daniel Howard, don't want you, no one else is allowed to touch you!"
He released her hands.
In that moment, Ofelia yanked the pillow off her face, her tear-filled eyes glaring at him. She raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face. "Daniel, you bastard!"
How could this despicable man treat her like this? If he had an excuse for his actions last time because he was drugged, then what was his excuse today?
Ofelia, who had trained in Taekwondo, delivered a slap that landed squarely on Daniel's face, causing him a noticeable sting.
He turned his face to the side, his messy hair falling over his forehead, hiding the icy coldness in his eyes.
His jet-black eyes narrowed slightly, and his sharp gaze fixed on Ofelia. In that instant, his cold stare seemed to be contemplating how to end her.
Acting on impulse, Ofelia was frightened by his frosty demeanor.
Her earlier arrogance vanished instantly. She licked her lips nervously, her hands clutching the thin blanket uneasily. "I... I... Why are you looking at me like that? It was your fault. I'm not some bar girl, nor am I your girlfriend. What gives you the right to touch me!"
Ofelia words reached Daniel's ears, and the coldness on his stern face diminished slightly. In Fortune's City, he could control the clouds and rain with a flip of his hand, but treating a girl like this…
For a moment, a trace of guilt surged in the cold-hearted man, but the next second, looking down at her unattractive face, he couldn't help but cover her face with a piece of cloth. "So, you want compensation?"
"Who wants your compensation!"
Ofelia angrily brushed the cloth off her face, feeling both angry and wronged. If he thought she was ugly, how could he have touched her in the first place?
She had been used and then despised. Who could she complain to?
Ofelia hugged the blanket tightly around herself, thinking Daniel was nothing but a desperate jerk, yet, she didn't dare provoke him.
Because...
"I can overlook what happened today, but can you give me a discount on my dad's treatment at Saint Virtue Hospital?"
Saint Virtue Hospital was a high-end private hospital in Fortune's City, owned by the Howard Family. Although Ofelia had severed ties with the Howard Family, she couldn't move her adoptive father out of Saint Virtue Hospital. Her adoptive mother had mentioned that the hospital had specialists who were effectively treating him, so Ofelia had no choice but to bear the huge medical expenses to ensure he received the best care.
She also had a personal reason. By keeping him in a hospital under the Howard Family's name, the Griffins Family, who feared the Howards, wouldn't dare harm them there.
Despite her reasoning, the sky-high medical bills at the Hospital were draining her..
"A discount?" The man raised an eyebrow, a wicked smile playing on his lips. "If you perform well, I might consider waiving the medical fees entirely."
"You...!" Scoundrel. Jerk.
So much for not being interested in women.
The unreliable media reports couldn't be trusted after all.
Daniel stood up, tidied himself, and left the room. "Someone will bring you clothes shortly," he said as he exited.
As Daniel stepped out of the private room, he immediately instructed Sutton, who was waiting by the door, "Pass the word down. Any pharmacy between Twilight Club and Splendid Garden, if Ofelia Velcross buys birth control, switch it with vitamins."
Ofelia rented a single apartment in Splendid Garden.
"Yes, boss. I'll get on it right away," Sutton replied, though he was quite shocked inside. From what his boss said, did he just sleep with Miss Velcross again? Even after following Daniel for over ten years, Sutton couldn't quite understand how his boss could bring himself to be with someone he considered unattractive. Sutton clearly remembered that his boss had always kept his distance from women. But lately, his behavior had been unusually different.
Sure enough, around midnight, Ofelia, after finishing her shift, stopped by a pharmacy on her way home.
The pharmacist, who had already been informed, carefully compared Ofelia's appearance with the photo on the computer. Once he confirmed it was her, he sold her the swapped 'birth control' pills, which were actually vitamins.