Another incident

Ava was really frustrated, three weeks have passed, yet James's case hasn't made any progress. Anytime she contacted the police, they would say, the case is under review and they are still investigating it. She went to the detention center again to see her father but was refused by the police. Lilly was also making trouble as she was unable to see James either.

Ava wondered if Oliver has anything to do with this. But she couldn't understand how her not being able to see her father would benefit him. It's been 2 weeks since that incident on the rooftop and he never tried to contact her again neither they crossed each other again. Ava didn't know whether she should be relieved or worried about it.

Bar BLU

Tonight, it was Director Brown's Birthday and the cardiology department arranged a party to celebrate his birthday at Bar BLU.

Ava didn't want to attend, after the incident with Jacob last time she was a bit afraid of clubs and bars but she was already walking on thin lines when it come to director Brown, she didn't want to make things worse between them so she came nevertheless.

When Ava arrived she was, as usual, the last person to come and she wasn't surprised to see most of her colleagues were already drunk even before she got there. Director Brown saw Ava, he said mockingly, "Look who blessed us with her presence! Doctor Green, why are you always late, it seems like you don't even want to attend my birthday party!" He said it like a joke, but his dislike toward her was apparent in his words.

Ava sighed and said with a smile, "Director Brown, I'm really sorry, something came up at home so I couldn't come earlier. I'll punish myself with three shots." This rule, Ava understood and she was sensible enough to pick up the shot glass and down three shots as promised.

Director Brown stared at Ava with his calculative eyes, then said lightly, "Doctor Green, you are really brave, I hope you have a good time tonight."

The night went by, everyone pushed each other to drink more, they even played a drinking game. Ava didn't know how many drinks she had but she was aware that she was really drunk. Ava needed to use the restroom so she walked toward the restroom alone stumbling all the way.

At the same time, a man in a pure handmade Italian high-end customized suit was sitting in a privet booth not far away, his dark eyes were on Ava the whole time she has been in the bar. His face was unreadable but inside he was boiling from rage. How dare this woman come to a place like this and get drunk after what happened to her the last time? Oliver really wanted to teach her a hard lesson, he hasn't seen her for a few days and she seems to act more and more unrestrained. Isn't she afraid what happened last time would repeat again?

The deputy mayor was sitting on the other side of the table talking about an important business deal. He has been talking for a while but Oliver seemed to be a little distracted, so he couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Knight, are you alright?"

"Absolutely." Oliver lit up a cigarette and concentrated on their conversation ignoring the reckless woman in front of him.

"Mr. Knight, What do you think about the land we talked about last time? To be honest, I'd sincerely like to offer the lowest price... " The deputy mayor and Oliver kept having their usual business talk.

On the other side of the club,

Ava was walking back from the restroom when a stranger came out of nowhere and hugged her from behind, he said in her ear in a seductive voice, "Hey beautiful, drinking alone here, why don't you join me and my friends over there?"

Ava was so scared by the sudden stranger that she screamed out and pushed the man away from her. When she turned and looked at the man she was even more frightened. Ava asked in a shaken voice, "Who are you, what do you want?"

"Who am I? I'm a good man, of course. My friends are all in the privet booth over there, join us, darling! I promise we will have a very good time." The man winked at Ava.

Ava was already feeling a little dizzy, her head started to spin when she shook her head. Ava held her head and said lightly, "No, thank you. My friends are waiting for me. Bye!" Ava turned to leave but the man stopped her.

"Come on beautiful, don't be such a spoiler come with me, and I'll show you some fun time." The Man held her wrist and pulled Ava toward him.