INTO THE DEPTHS OF LOVE : CHAPTER 161 – 170
Later that night, Richard sat on the bed, deep in thought, while Kristin slept soundly, her hands and legs draped over him.
“She went to Convey Bar? That’s the same bar I went to for the meeting with my dad’s client,” Richard muttered to himself.
His index finger rested on his lower lip as he thought deeply. He was probably twenty-three years old when he went to the Philippines seven years ago.
“Could it be…” Richard paused and looked at Kristin, who was sleeping peacefully.
Taking his phone, he called Starr.
Starr had worked under Julio, but after getting married, he moved to Los Angeles.
“Richard?” Starr answered after picking up.
“Yeah, it’s me.”
“Strange for you to call. It’s been five years,” Starr said.
“I have something to ask you.”
“Sure, go ahead.”
Richard was about to speak but stopped midway. After gently moving Kristin’s hands and legs off his body, he left the room.
“Richard? Are you still there?”
“Yes.”
“What’s your question? My wife is on night duty, and I need to take care of our triplets,” Starr said, and Richard could hear the sound of babies crying.
“I’ll make it quick. You and I both went to that meeting in the Philippines. What really happened that day?” Richard asked.
“It’s been seven years, Richard. I thought you didn’t want to know when I tried telling you.”
“I was just focused on helping my dad sign the deal back then. I can’t remember anything when I’m drunk, but what you know might help. I’ve encountered something similar, and I need to know if getting drugged connects to it.”
“Well, I don’t fully know the details, but after your behavior changed, you said you needed to use the restroom”
“What happened after that?” Richard asked.
“I continued the meeting with the client, and after we finished, I went looking for you and I found you naked in a restroom.”
“Naked?”
“Yes. It was a dimly lit restroom, and it looked like you had sex with someone.”
“Did you see her face?”
“No, I didn’t. But on my way to find you, I saw a girl leaving with another girl, who seemed drunk. They both came out of the same dimly lit restroom.”
Richard exhaled. “Why didn’t you tell me all of this?” he asked.
“I tried to, but when you woke up the next day, you were more concerned about the company. Have you forgotten how much of a workaholic you were? Why ask now?”
“Your kids are crying, go attend to them,” Richard said, then hung up.
Seated on the couch in the living room, Richard tried his best to recall what had really happened after he was drugged seven years ago.
“What if Kristin is the woman from that night?” he muttered, his head pounding as he struggled to remember.
Then, all at once, it flashed back to him.
He remembered feeling overwhelmingly hot after drinking the coffee a waitress had served him in a private room at the bar. His body changed, and he was consumed by an intense craving for sex, something that had never happened to him before.
“Richard, are you alright?” Starr had asked at the time.
Richard couldn’t respond. He was drenched in sweat, and the only thing on his mind was the urge to have sex.
He got up from the chair. “I’ll be back,” he said, leaving the private room.
As he leaned against the wall, heading toward the restroom, he thought maybe urinating would help alleviate the strange urge. Just as he was about to enter the men’s restroom, Kristin stepped out of the women’s restroom, staggering and laughing to herself.
“Why is the light dim?” she smiled drunkenly.
Richard’s gaze fell on her. She was wearing a miniskirt and a crop top that showed off her navel, which had a ring on it, and her hips swayed as she staggered, grinning.
The desire to have sex overwhelmed him. The moment Kristin turned to look at him with her blurry eyes, he smashed his lips onto hers, kissing her hungrily as their feet led them into the dimly lit restroom.
INTO THE DEPTHS OF LOVE : CHAPTER 161 – 170
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