Chapter 145

• After the blink of an eye, there were only two people left inside the room; Marvin, who kept his emotions hidden under his lowered lids, and Suzy, whose hands trembled under the table. Suzy tried to control her nervousness by lifting the glass of wine slowly and pretended to be calm amidst her raging, beating heart. Marvin also poured another wine in his glass. His move was elegant, but Suzy saw only danger in his slow pouring of wine. She remembered that the more silent this man was; the more dangerous he was. She sensed that a storm was brewing underground. Suzy’s heart pounded against her ears. Her shoulders dropped, and her fingers were as cold as a north pole. It was even too hard to swallow her saliva as her throat felt constricted. Now she knew what a trapped bird felt.
• Even Suzy’s assistant, who was also dragged outside the door, kept looking back inside the room. When she was ushered outside, Mrs. Brenda Wang reluctantly stood up and kept looking at Suzy, who had her head bent. But who were they to protest? Even the mayor’s daughter was not able to squeak when she was pulled up from her chair and lead outside. Marvin’s people were so fierce. Mrs. Brenda was trembling inside, but was so worried outside.
• At that moment, although Suzy was physically present, but she was mentally absent. Her extreme fear of being caught was causing her brain to go haywire.