Maurice gave a slight grunt of acknowledgment.


    He didn''t think Felicia would have the guts to pull anything while treating him-unless she had a death wish. However, to be on the safe side, Caesar reviewed every prescription she provided. He had also observed every acupuncture session from a discreet distance,


    posing as a butler.


    For four consecutive days, Felicia had beenpliant, never showing the slightest hint of ulterior motives.


    Maurice casually picked up a nearby tablet. The device disyed not only the live feed from Felicia''s room but also the activity on theptop she had just been given. Maurice could monitor it all in real time, no matter who she contacted or what she did online.


    Not long after, theptop powered on.


    His attention sharpened before he broke into a smug smile. It was the look of someone excited at discovering leverage over his prey.


    He was wondering who Felicia would first contact using theputer. Would it be Stephan?


    Maurice watched the screen intently, his sharp eyes narrowing. On the tablet before him, he saw Felicia lounging on the bed, engrossed in what looked like... a card game. He raised an eyebrow. From the tablet, the unmistakable sounds of a game app echoed in the room.


    "Bet! Fold. All in! Raise!"


    Maurice''s lips curled in disbelief.


    He couldn''t believe it and switched to the surveince feed, only to see Felicia sprawled out on the bed,pletely engrossed in herptop, ying a card game.


    When one of her teammates made a


    bad move, she angrily yelled at the screen Are you serious? We''re on the same team, and you''re sabotaging me? Do you ever know how to y this game?"


    Maurice''s face darkened instantly.


    "There''s no way she asked for aptop just to y poker," he muttered, tossing the tablet to his men. "Keep an eye on her. I refuse to believe she''s wasting my time on a game." "Yes, Mr. Glovers," his subordinate replied with a nervous salute, gripping the tablet tightly.


    The hours ticked by, yet Felicia


    remained glued to the poker app.


    Theptop went with her even when she got up to use the bathroom. Naturally, the suite''s bathroom was the only area not covered by surveince-Maurice might have been a control freak, but even he had limits.


    From the bathroom, muffled game notifications carried through. "Flush! Straight! Full house!"


    Inside, Felicia sat on the toilet with theptop propped up in front of her. While the game ran in the background, she typed furiously on the keyboard.


    Within minutes, she executed several programs, forcing theptop''s connection to break free from Maurice''swork for a few precious moments. The first person she contacted was Carmen.


    Felicia had gone to such great


    lengths, using the game as a cover,


    because she knew Maurice wasnovelbin


    watching. If she reached out to anyone openly, there was no doubt


    he''d use them as leverage against


    her


    But she also couldn''t stay silent. She couldn''t let Carmen, her only friend, spiral into reckless decisions out of worry for her. She made the call.


    Hearing Carmen''s voice was much more reassuring than a text could ever be.


    On the other end, when Carmen saw the iing call with an untraceable number, her heart raced. Without a moment''s hesitation, she swiped to answer.