章節 2: Escape from 10th floor

I was thinking about everything, but now is not the time to dwell on it. I have to do something about this mess my sister created and dragged me into. She was the one who called the director to the hotel room, intending to use both of us. He tried to approach my sister, but Liam knows that she was in the hotel room. So she can't able to do anything with him. But, the director wants both of us. He tried to sleep with sister.

She didn't let him have his way and hit him on the head with a flower pot, causing him to bleed. At that moment, she texted me, asking for help and instructing me to meet her at Hotel Pearl in room 204, on the tenth floor. I remember she hit me with the flower pot when I entered the room.

When I came back to my senses, the police were already there, and the news had spread that I had tried to seduce the director because I wanted a role in his movie. However, he didn't agree, and out of anger, I threw the flower pot at his head. This whole situation was orchestrated by my sister, and the director didn't even mention Kate's name. It might have been because of my father, and the director likely did it to protect his own name and reputation.

I was an idiot back then, not thinking at all about how Kate was trying to make my life worse. She just wanted me dead or living a miserable lifestyle. I still remembered all the pain I suffered in jail.

I got out of bed, trying my best to hold myself together. I looked at the director; he was still on the floor, covered in blood. He had narrowly escaped death. But I had to leave before the police arrived.

I grabbed my dress and quickly put it on. But then, there was a knock at the door. I remembered that the police usually arrived at 11 pm. I grabbed my phone and slipped it into my pocket. Panicked, I silently made my way to the balcony. I was anxious because the police would search everywhere, and I had to do something to avoid being seen. If they found me, everything would unfold just like in my past life.

I looked around the balcony and saw another balcony nearby, but there was some space between them. I didn't have any way to escape; I had to do something now, or I would end up in jail the next day. Without thinking further, I prayed to God to save me from dying and jumped to the other balcony.

"Aahhhh, my leg hurts, but thank God I didn't fall from the tenth floor," I muttered, feeling relieved to have made it.

I heard police voices from the neighboring room. "Call the ambulance and check if anybody is in the room or not. Also, check the balcony; somebody might be hiding there."

My leg was hurting, but I tried my best to move. Before anyone came to check the balcony, I opened the window to get inside the room where I landed. Inside, I saw a man staring at me silently, as if I had committed a crime.

He was staring at me constantly, as if observing from the balcony. I didn't have time to explain everything, but then he said, "You have guts to jump from the 10th floor. It's good that you're alive."

As he looked at my body, I glanced down and noticed my dress was somewhat unstable from the jump. Feeling embarrassed, I quickly fixed my clothes and then looked back at him. I was stunned by his appearance; he was incredibly handsome. He had grayish eyes that seemed to pierce into someone's soul.

He was taller than me, even though I'm 5.7 ft tall, he appeared to be around 6.2 ft. His body was perfectly covered by a bathrobe. Wait, he was just in a bathrobe.

His face seemed familiar, like I had seen him somewhere before, but I couldn't quite place it.

As I stood in the room, he continued to stare at me. I needed to come up with an excuse for why I had jumped into his room from the 10th floor. But before I could say anything, there was a knock at his door.

"Oh no, it might be the police," I muttered. He glanced at me, then quickly got up and went to unlock the door,I rushed into the washroom. With no time to waste, I hurriedly removed my clothes and put on a bathrobe.

He went to open the door and saw two police officers. "Oh my god, Adrien Markram! I never thought I would see you sir." one of the officers exclaimed, clearly shocked to encounter him. Adrien Markram was one of the richest businessmen in the country, owning numerous companies under his name. He was a billionaire, whose wealth seemed boundless.

Though the police officers seemed hesitant to address him, Adrien took the initiative. "Is something wrong? I heard some noises from the neighboring room," he inquired.

The police officer replied, "Actually, sir, somebody attempted to kill Director Lee in the adjacent room. He was found lying on the floor, and the assailant managed to escape. We're searching for that person. I hope you can assist us in investigating your room, as the only escape route from the scene was through the balcony."