He glared at Michelle, slammed the table, and angrily said, "Where did you find this pretentious woman, Michelle? How dare she come here and act all high and mighty? Why is she acting like she's something special?"

Michelle's face turned pale immediately. She bit her lips and said nothing for a moment before she averted her gaze to me.

I wanted to get up, but Michelle's hands pressed on my shoulders, making me unable to move.

Nervously, Michelle looked at Benedict, "Calm down please, Mr. Benedict. My friend here is always like this. She’s always been aloof, but once you get to know her, she's fine. She just doesn’t really know you yet.”

Then, she pinched me hard. “Right, Chloe? We’ll make sure Mr. Benedict has a great time tonight, okay?" Her words clearly had a hidden meaning.

I felt anxious. It wasn’t that I was afraid of them, but this might make me late for my 7 o'clock appointment. I could also sense that these people weren’t going to let this go easily.

As I sat there wit