In my previous life, after I gave him my virginity, he took me to a gathering where I got drunk and his friends took advantage of me. He then used footage from that event to manipulate me, making me his puppet.
Liam nodded. "Bella, do you have some time? I really want you to meet my friends."
"I'd love to meet them. When are we heading out?" I asked.
Liam thought for a moment. "We can go now."
After breakfast, we took a cab to a residential area. At one of the villas, I met many of Liam's friends, including the one I was most interested in seeing.
Among Liam's friends, there was one decent guy who, back when I was being mistreated, tried to call the police but was knocked out. Later, Liam set him up, causing him huge losses and almost bankrupting him.
As we chatted in the villa's living room, I noticed that the people who had once tormented me still looked at me with those same greedy eyes from my previous life.
Of course, Grace was met with the same greedy stares.
When someone suggested getting drinks, I stepped up to help the host, Daniel Carter, fetch the alcohol. Daniel had long, disheveled hair, and his white shirt and black pants were a bit rumpled, making him look like he hadn't had a good night's sleep. He kept glancing at me as if he had something to say.
Once we were in the wine cellar, he finally spoke. "Bella, Liam's family didn't actually go bankrupt. He's been chasing you as part of a bet, and they're not here with good intentions!"
