Amelia felt the bodyguards grip her tightly, dragging her toward the exit. Her heart pounded wildly as she struggled to break free, but it was useless against the strength of those men. She felt their hands bruising her flesh.

"Let go of me! You're hurting me!" she screamed, her voice cracking with desperation. "You cannot do this!"

But her cries fell on deaf ears. The few employees present watched the scene with a mixture of curiosity and pity, but no one dared to intervene.

Amelia felt tears