Sticky Situation
"That's…" Yela felt awkward. She didn't know what to say to that.
Even though they had only met a few times, Derila already had complete control over her. There was no way for her to disguise herself in front of Derila.
"Everyone only cares about their personal benefits when it comes to a power struggle. Situations like that don't leave room for relationships or comradery, " Derila commented seriously. "Doing business is like fighting on a battlefield, where the strong prey on the weak. Reality is very cruel, so if there's a chance to avoid getting involved, why not choose that option?"
"Uhm…" Yela was still struggling to understand what that meant when Derila was already on her way into the restroom cubicle. She shook her head, ignored what Derila said, and touched up her makeup by using the mirror in the restroom.
Many years later, she would recall their conversation today and regretted it for not taking Derila's word to heart.
Derila was sitting on the toilet as she tried to summon the animals. She failed even after multiple attempts, likely because the distance was too great.
It made her a little sad because she intentionally went to the restroom to summon the animals to help her escape. I guess this isn't going to work. Time for another plan.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, she heard a scream coming from the outside.
It stunned her for a second before she rushed out to check what was going on.
It turned out there was a bug crawling on the mirror. Yela was so freaked out by it that she screamed.
Derila grabbed the bug and shoved it into her pocket.
At that moment, the restroom door burst open. Two female bodyguards rushed in with their guns, prepared to fight against whatever caused Yela screamed.
They sighed when they saw it was just a bug.
One of the bodyguards squashed the bug and escorted Derila and Yela out.
"What happened—" Before Penny could finish her sentence, Charles had already rushed over to them with bodyguards.
A sigh of relief escaped his mouth when he saw Derila was fine.
The entire process, from Yela screaming to Charles arriving, only lasted for a minute.
That made Derila realize she couldn't escape if she didn't have help.
All of Daemon's subordinates had gone through hellish training, and so all of them had very sharp senses.
After what happened last night, they became even more alert.
If someone wanted to hurt her, they wouldn't find an opportunity to do so. It also meant she wouldn't be able to escape easily.
"What happened?" Daemon walked out of the lounge and asked.
"False alarm, " Charles reported.
Daemon glanced at Yela silently before extending his hand toward Derila.
Derila naturally extended her hand toward him and let him grab it before walking away with him.
She could feel Penny's disappointment and jealousy when she passed her by.
"Are you all right, Penny?" Holliga asked warmly.
Penny shook her head and walked with him behind Daemon.
Donald scolded Yela. "What's the matter with you? It's just a bug. Do you have to scream?"
"I'm afraid of bugs, Uncle Donald…" Yela explained aggrievedly.
Donald glared at her coldly before catching up with the group.
Yela followed behind silently and aggrievedly.
They arrived on the second floor of the theater. It had a direct view of the stage. There was also a long table there with lots of delicious food sitting on top of it.
Daemon brought Derila to the middle seat. Holliga, Penny, Donald, and Yela sat by the couple's side.
Just as they were seated, a couple of beautiful ladies joined them and politely greeted Daemon and Holliga.
Daemon furrowed his eyebrows and stared at Holliga coldly. "You arranged this?"
"What's the point of watching a performance without beautiful ladies around?" Holliga smiled and gestured for the ladies to take a seat.
Daemon was unhappy about it, but he didn't say anything.
Derila was fine with it because she didn't care.
She kept examining her surrounding as she drank wine. There are so many bodyguards at the back. They're directly blocking the entrance, too. This is a sticky situation…
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