Chapter 394 Out of Her League
Felix frowned. “Jinnie? Who’s that?”
The two kidnappers stared at Felix and Lauren in disbelief.
Jinnie was a huge celebrity–one of the top stars in the industry with over eighty million followers.
And yet these two didn’t know who she was?
If anyone else had said that, the kidnappers might’ve thought they were pretending.
But this was Felix, a powerful CEO, and Lauren, a genius scientist. If they said they didn’t know Jinnie, they probably weren’t lying.
“Jinnie’s a top–tier celebrity,” one of the men explained. “She’s apparently dating the CEO of Mavis Group. She hired us to kidnap Ms. Lauren because she thought she was trying to steal her boyfriend. She wanted us to ruin her and take some indecent photos…”
Lauren took a deep breath. Just earlier today, she’d been happy to learn her brother had a girlfriend.
Not even an hour later, that same girlfriend–out of sheer jealousy–had her kidnapped like some rival.
Lauren gritted her teeth. Ever since her rebirth, she’d sworn never to be bullied again.
This Jinnie hadn’t even bothered to get the facts straight before ordering people to destroy her. Even if it was a misunderstanding, Lauren wasn’t about to let it slide.
She pulled out her phone and called Victor again.
Just like before, he picked up instantly.
“Lauren, I knew you couldn’t go a minute without me. Where are you now? I’ll send my assistant to pick you up.”
Lauren’s voice quivered with emotion. “Victor, I got kidnapped.”
“What?” Victor practically shouted. “Whoever you are, listen to me–don’t lay a finger on my sister. If she so much as loses a strand of hair, the Mavis family will make sure you pay.”
Lauren’s heart warmed at the sound of his protective fury.
“Victor, I’m okay now. Felix rescued me.”
That one sentence was enough to calm Victor down.
“Where are you, Lauren? I’m coming to get you right now.”
K
Felix stepped in. “No need. I’ll bring her to you myself. There’s something we need to talk about.”
Thirty minutes later, in the Mavis Group CEO’s office.
When Lauren and Felix arrived, Mr. Timely and Victor were already there–so was Jinnie.
Jinnie had been chosen as the face of the holographic headset campaign. They were just about to sign the contract when Lauren’s call about being kidnapped came in.
The signing was put on hold immediately.
Jinnie was secretly annoyed. Of all the times Victor’s sister could’ve gotten kidnapped, why now–right when the deal was about to be finalized?
She was dying to get that contract signed.
7:28 PM
Chapter 394 Out of Her League
But she didn’t dare say anything. She knew how important Lauren was to the Mavis family.
+8 Pearls
Even though they knew Lauren was safe, Mr. Timely and Victor were still too worried to sit still. They kept pacing around the office.
About half an hour later, the door opened.
Felix walked in with Lauren by his side.
The moment she stepped into the room, Jinnie’s assistant’s eyes went wide in shock.
“It’s her?!”
Jinnie frowned. “What’s wrong?”
The assistant grit her teeth. “Jinnie, that’s the woman who seduced Mr. Victor.”
“Her?” Jinnie looked Lauren up and down. She had a better figure, and was prettier, which made Jinnie even more annoyed.
Before Mr. Timely or Victor could say anything, Jinnie couldn’t hold back her sneer.
“This is the CEO’s office, not a place for random nobodies. Women like you who only know how to use their bodies to seduce men don’t belong here. Get out.”
She said it like she owned the place–completely unaware of how Mr. Timely and Victor’s expressions darkened with immediate disgust.
Lauren’s face didn’t change in the slightest. She walked toward Jinnie step by step until she stood right in front of her.
Without saying a word, she raised her hand and slapped Jinnie hard across the face.
The force of it nearly knocked Jinnie over.
Her assistant screamed and lunged forward.
“Who the hell do you think you are, hitting my Jinnie?! You’re dead, you hear me?!”
As she raised her hand to strike back, Lauren was already ready to teach her a lesson.
But before she could even lift a finger, Victor–completely fed up–kicked the assistant to the ground.
