"Cline!"
Calvert's face turned ashen with rage as he saw Cline treat Luana so roughly.
He didn't care about Cline's status anymore and lunged at him, aiming to throw a punch.
The group of bodyguards that Cline had brought in had turned away when Luana's clothes had slipped off earlier.
Now, sensing Calvert's hostility, they quickly turned back and stepped forward to hold him back.
No matter how strong Calvert was, he couldn't match twenty-plus professional bodyguards.
Soon, he was pinned to the ground, immobilized.
Russell stepped forward, patted Calvert on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Mr. Coburn, my boss needs to settle some personal scores. Please wait to the side."
Though Russell's tone was polite, his actions were anything but gentle.
Whether Calvert liked it or not, the bodyguards dragged him away.
Seeing this, Luana quickly said to Cline, "Mr. Moriarty, I'll go with you. Please don't hurt him."
Calvert's head wound was still bleeding. He couldn't withstand the rough handling of the professional bodyguards.
But Cline seemed not to hear her. He raised his slender fingers and firmly grasped Luana's chin.
"You're so worried about him. Did he satisfy you that much?"
His words were blunt and vulgar, making anyone who heard them extremely uncomfortable.
Luana's tightly pressed lips moved slightly, but she didn't know what to say.
Cline released her chin, lifted his coat, and glanced at her collarbone, which was covered in love bites. His face instantly turned cold.
"Still can't let go, even during your period..."
Luana was taken aback. She had only mentioned her period to Mr. Night as an excuse, so how did Cline know?
She looked at Cline in shock, only to find his gaze fixed on her hands, which were covered in blood.
"Heh, you really went at it hard, blood all over your hands..."
So he had seen the blood on her hands and assumed she had had sex with Calvert during her period.
Faced with Cline's humiliation and distrust, Luana was much calmer than before.
She spoke in a flat tone, "Mr. Moriarty, you and I have broken up. Who I'm with, what I do, and how I do it, is none of your business, right?"
Hearing this, the hand that had been resting on her neck froze.
Cline grabbed her neck with one hand and lifted her off the ground.
A powerful force choked her airway. The feeling of suffocation hit her instantly, making her heart feel heavy and painful.
She had heart failure symptoms and needed plenty of oxygen to sustain her life. Without it, she would die.
Moreover, with her injured back already causing her difficulty breathing, being choked was even worse...
She could feel the suffocation slowly eroding her heart.
She tried desperately to gasp for air, but Cline's large hand gave her no chance, tightening its grip on her neck...
She trembled, trying to grab the edge of Cline's clothes, but she had no strength.
All she could do was look at Cline with tears in her eyes, hoping he would show mercy and let her go.
Cline saw her face turn unnaturally pale, as if she were about to die. He quickly released her, pushing her back to the ground.
Luana, given a chance to breathe, lay on the ground, clutching her heart, and with all her might, managed to utter a single word.
"Medicine..."
She needed to take her medicine, had to take it quickly, or get oxygen immediately, or she really would die.
She always took a lot of medicine to control her condition before meeting Cline. Over the years, she had only had an episode in front of him once, but he had mistakenly thought she was faking it for money.
So from then on, she had hidden her heart disease well and never told Cline about it. But now...
Luana reached out to Cline, her voice trembling as she pleaded, "I... have a heart condition... please... help me..."
She wasn't afraid of death, but the feeling of suffocation was excruciating and instinctively made her want to survive.
Cline's cold, indifferent eyes flickered slightly.
"Where's the medicine?"
The medicine was...
Luana suddenly remembered that she had taken a lot of medicine before leaving home and hadn't brought her bag with her...
Realizing this, she suddenly let go of her struggling hand.
Maybe it was because her life was running out, and it just so happened that she didn't have her medicine with her.
She gave up on asking for help, clutched her heart, rolled over, and looked up at the light.
The surroundings were dark and gloomy, with not a single ray of light coming in, as if she had arrived in hell...
In a daze, a face as finely chiseled as if carved with a knife, glowing with light, appeared before her eyes.
Then, she felt the world spin. Cline picked her up.
Luana nestled in his arms, forcing herself to open her eyes and look at him.
She couldn't see the expression in his eyes, but she could feel how tightly he was holding her, as if he was afraid of losing her.
This was the first time Cline had held her in public, in front of so many people.
Luana felt a bit greedy for this embrace and couldn't help but rest her head on his firm chest.
Just this once, let herself indulge...
Cline, with a stern expression, quickly placed her in the car.
Runa, who was walking towards the hotel, saw Cline carrying a woman into the car and her face darkened. She quickly walked over.
"Cline, who is she?"