Chapter 54 ✔

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«Impuissant»

«Powerless»

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Picture of Royale Inc. above.

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"OPEN THIS FUCKING DOOR NOW! LET ME OUT!" I endlessly banged my fists on the wooden door. "YOU CAN'T KEEP ME FOREVER IN HERE!" I thundered before kicking it one last time.

I pivoted around and examined the room. A queen-size bed draped in blue sheets, two white nightstands on each side, a mini living room with a TV at the left corner, the bathroom, and a desk in front of the window to my right with a mini-fridge and a microwave.

"Come on, Xemina, think. Come on! You're not smart for nothing. Use that brain of yours."

I couldn't believe Mark jailed me. I asked this asshole to give me my dad's lawyer's contact information, and as the coward he was, he had another plan. I needed to get out of here. I climbed on top of the desk and tried to twist the window's lock. Nothing.

"SON OF A BITCH!!" I slapped the glass. I looked down to the empty corridor. I was on the 8th floor. If I jumped, I would break my neck. What if I made a rope with the sheets? It worked in movies, Nah? Fuck it.

I grabbed the desk chair and lifted it to my head.

"Fuck this shit! Heeeyah!!!." With sudden strength, I threw it. The chair's leg broke and bounced off the glass. I screamed and protected my head from getting hurt. Thankfully, it landed on the bed and the chair on the desk. The window didn't break. I groaned with frustration and lay on the bed, staring at the chandelier. I would like to try the microwave later.

The door creaked open. Assuming it was one of the bodyguards checking because of the loud noise, I didn't bother to look up.

"Wow, you tried. Windows are tempered." A feminine voice said.

My eyes widened, and I flew my upper body to sit straight. "Maddie?"

It was very well, Maddie. I wailed in surprise. No fucking way. The last time I saw Maddie, I was 13, after the accident. She hadn't aged a bit. Her brown curly hair was still the same shoulder-length, her square glasses sitting perfectly in her freckled nose. She was smiling grandly at me with a suitcase and a book bag. Why did she have a suitcase? I would not be staying here for not even one night.

"Oh my Gosh, I can't believe it." I jumped in her arms. "Maddie, oh my God, I haven't seen you for so long!"

"Oh, look at you, now. You're all grown. The last time I saw you, you were so little."

"Congratulations to you for not being old yet."

She grimaced, and I chortled.

"Come on! Sit." I indicated to her the sofa. "What happened to you after I left?"

"Well, I got demoted to the 23rd floor." She put down the backpack and sat next to me.

"What?" I gasped. "Why?"

"According to Mark, I am too 'incompetent' to be his assistant." She sighed and rolled her eyes.

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