Chapter 2 Deception's Desire: A Tale of Seduction and Betrayal

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"How about it? Have you brought me the medicine?"

The question came from Monica, who was now speaking to a woman dressed all in black and wearing a mask. They were in the restroom of a nightclub filled with booming music, which could still be heard even in the restroom.

The woman Monica asked reached into her pocket without much talk and inquired, "Got it! Just as you wanted, Mon. Just slip one in because it works quickly, but if you want it faster, you can put in two at once, but it's better to stick with one if you don't want him to go wild." Her explanation wasn't finished, but it was interrupted by a light chuckle from the woman with Monica.

And Monica joined in with a soft laugh, patting the shoulder of the woman in front of her. "Ha! You know me too well, Zar," she replied. She mentioned the name of the woman in front of her, Zara.

In essence, Zara is a close friend of Monica's who has always been able to help her whenever, including in approaching Kendrick over the past year.

"I was just kidding, Mon, I know this is your first time," Zara replied as she slipped a small plastic containing the medicine into the pocket of Monica's shirt.

Monica laughed again at her friend's words. "Haha, you really do understand me, Zar," she replied.

"Is it done? You better approach Kendrick now before he leaves," whispered Zara softly near Monica's ear.

They were indeed in the restroom, but they were only outside, so they still moderated their voices because they didn't know if there were any hidden CCTV cameras there or not.

"Got it, I'll go now, Zara."

"Good luck, Monica!" Zara said once more before Monica truly left, walking away casually and not looking suspicious at all.

Zara remained alone, then also exited the restroom after five minutes had passed since Monica left, glancing around briefly as she left the restroom.

Meanwhile, Monica began to walk toward a man in a shirt with both sleeves rolled up to the elbows, and yes, that man was Kendrick, who happened to be sitting with one of his friends.

Kendrick seemed to be simply observing the crowd dancing joyfully as if there were no worries, his gaze appearing uninterested, indicating that he wasn't interested in joining the crowd at all.

Monica stopped in her tracks when she was near the bar table not far from Kendrick's position.

"Shit! How do I give him this medicine? And his friend is still there," Monica cursed inwardly, her eyes constantly watching Kendrick who remained seated calmly. Monica squinted her eyes with her gaze fixed on Kendrick, who seemed silent after finishing a small glass of alcohol.

"I don't think he'll ever drink until he's drunk, there's no way I'm waiting here until he's really had too much to drink, right?" Monica murmured very softly before her eyes glanced towards the bartender who was serving at the bar.

Monica continued to rack her brains to find a way to slip the medicine she got from Zara so that she could get Kendrick to drink it without being caught.

Monica remained silent for a moment, her eyes briefly glancing towards the bartender there before she decided to approach the bartender.

"Damn!" Monica muttered under her breath as she just realized Kendrick was standing up from his seat.

Monica quickly hid when she noticed which direction Kendrick was heading towards, as Kendrick walked towards the bar table, making Monica instantly alert. After all, she was now positioned near the bar table, afraid of being caught by Kendrick.

"Order another drink and bring it to my table!"

Monica could hear Kendrick's commanding voice to the bartender nearby. Instantly, Monica came up with a brilliant new idea, pulling the corner of her lips into a sly smirk.

"Hold it together, Monica," Monica thought to herself as she watched Kendrick slowly walking back towards his previous seat.

After making sure Kendrick had indeed sat back down, Monica casually strolled closer to the bar table to avoid looking suspicious.

"Excuse me, Sir, I'd like to order a non-alcoholic drink," Monica said calmly as she took a seat. Her eyes occasionally glanced at Kendrick to keep an eye on him.

"Alright, Miss, just wait a moment," replied the bartender. Monica simply nodded and continued to watch the bartender preparing Kendrick's drink.

Monica quietly took out the medication from her shirt pocket. She slowly opened the powder medication while keeping an eye on Kendrick's freshly made drink, placed not far from her.

Monica waited for the bartender in front of her to make her drink before she rose and approached Kendrick's drink, holding the powder medication given by Zara.

Quick as lightning, Monica did it before returning to her seat after she slipped the powder medication into Kendrick's drink. Monica followed Zara's advice to only put in one.

"Here's your drink, Miss, please enjoy," said the relieved bartender, who had just turned around after Monica discreetly carried out her action.

"Thank you," replied Monica, then pretended to take a sip before she glanced back at the glass that the bartender was now carrying to Kendrick's table. Fortunately, the drink indeed belonged to Kendrick, and Monica hadn't made a mistake.

"Gotcha!" Monica muttered with a pleased smile, seeing Kendrick accept the alcohol drink she had spiked with an aphrodisiac. Yes, the drug given by Zara was the perfect aphrodisiac for Monica's plan.

Monica continued to wait until Kendrick finished the drink she had spiked with the aphrodisiac.

After Kendrick had finished it all, Monica casually left the bar table after paying for the drink she had only halfway consumed.

"It's time to act," Monica thought with a sly smile before she reached the chair where Kendrick was sitting.

"Hey Kendrick, didn't expect to see you here," Monica greeted warmly with a wide smile. Without waiting for permission, she sat down next to Kendrick.

Kendrick glanced at Monica's arrival with disinterested eyes. Meanwhile, the man with Kendrick looked at Monica curiously.

"Hi, are you Kendrick's friend?" Monica continued to greet Kendrick's friend amiably.

"Uh, yeah," Kendrick's friend replied.

Monica was about to speak again, but she held back when someone else approached, calling Kendrick's friend. "I'll leave you two alone, Ken, see you," said Kendrick's friend, bidding goodbye to Monica as well before leaving Kendrick and Monica alone.

"Oh my, I've been given a golden opportunity by God," Monica thought with joy because she didn't need to bother finding a way to approach Kendrick since the situation had already given her the chance and opportunity.

"Ken–"

Monica stopped her sentence when she saw Kendrick fidgeting in his seat.

"Ken, what's wrong?" Monica pretended not to know.

"Hot," mumbled Kendrick, closing his eyes while continuing to fidget. Seeing him made Monica smirk slyly.

"You'd better come with me, so you won't feel hot anymore. It seems like the atmosphere here is making you overheated," Monica replied softly, trying to get Kendrick to stand up from there.

And it worked, somehow the drug also affected Kendrick to the point where he followed whatever Monica said, until Monica led Kendrick away to one of the rooms in the club, a room she had booked in advance.

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