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Two hours later, Nicholas is sitting in his office wearing a fresh suit and clean-shaven, a cup of coffee in front of him. The door opens and Peter enters, followed by several bodyguards, three men, and a woman. When the woman sees him, she starts sobbing, “Darling, it's me. Why are you doing this?” Nicholas just shows a stony face, then a very cold voice asks the question: “Why did you drug Leila and put her in my room?” He stares at one of the men and finally says, "We were all in the bar, you too, Nicholas, and Serena was there, the whole old clique. When Leila served us drinks, you smiled at her. You never smile at anyone. Serena got very angry because she wanted to be your girlfriend. So she thought she'd give you a night with the barmaid and then you'd never look at her again. Your eyes were on the girl all night and Serena was worried about her marriage. She drugged you and we drugged the girl. But the little girl didn't want to and woke up on the way. We had to give her another shot. Serena wanted to come the next day and show you that the girl from the bar was a slut. But somehow, no one was in the room, and the next thing she heard was that you were married. But she had a lot of plans.“ Nicholas closes his eyes, so she can't remember anything. He looks at Serena, ”Now you, spill it." Serena tries to look as pitiful as possible and whimpers, “But we love each other and we want to get married.” Nicholas: “I never liked you. Never. When you talk, it's like nails scratching on a blackboard... awful.” Serena: "But your sister and I are like real sisters, and you're the only one good enough for me. I am worthy of you, I come from a respected family, and she is nothing.“ Nicholas can't help but laugh, an icy laugh, ”She is not nothing—she is everything to you.“ Serena stops crying and now laughs scornfully, ”Yes, but you won't get her back. You didn't even want to talk to her, you did nothing while she was being beaten because she didn't kiss my feet. And I enjoyed it.“ Peter is standing behind them and has recorded everything. Now he takes his phone and dials a number: ”Send them in." The door opens and Cole Grand and Konrad Grand enter. Nicholas turns to the two of them.

“It's all recorded and you can do whatever you want with them.” Konrad smiles and dials a phone number, “Get the others, NOW.” Shortly thereafter, the door opens again and Mr. Kolla enters the room with his wife. Serena cries, “Daddy, Nicholas is being mean to me.” Konrad instructs Peter, “Play it.”

The words of the confessions fill the room and Peter hands Cole and Konrad a glass of whiskey. As silence descends on the room, Konrad asks, “What do you think, Mr. Kolla, is the right way to punish someone who has done something like this?” Mr. Kolla looks at his daughter and she says, “Daddy, that girl is a barmaid, she's worthless.” Then Konrad hands over photos and explains, “This was also caused by your daughter. So what would you do if it happened to your daughter?” Mr. Kolla snorts, “Isn't it enough to just give the woman some money? And my daughter wouldn't be working there in the first place.” Konrad smiles a dark, cold smile: “Mr. Kolla, what if this had happened to my daughter?” Mr. Kolla waves him off, “You don't have a daughter, and why would your daughter want to work?” When Konrad received the call from Nicholas, he had made a call himself and asked his daughter if he should handle the matter or if she wanted to do it. Of course, he knew that she wanted to resolve the matter herself. This time there is no knock, the door opens and Leila comes in. She looks radiant. Mr. Kolla exclaims, “You're the genius from the news.” Konrad replies, “Not only that, she's also my biological daughter.” Mr. and Mrs. Kolla collapse. Leila smiles: "I'll give you two options. Option a) we make this official, with a report to the police, arrest, and a public trial.

Option b: I have a lonely and uninhabited island and we'll leave these individuals there until they've learned what life is worth. This includes, of course, catching, searching for, and cooking their own food, obtaining water, and doing everything themselves. I'll leave only these,“ she points to the others, ”there for a period of five years. During that time, I'll declare the island a restricted area. In fact, I've already cleared that up and informed the relevant governments. I am allowed to set up a bomb belt in a wall around the island, and if anything approaches the island without permission, I am allowed to shoot it down. And I don't need to mention that my security system is unique, do I?“ She sees shocked faces and smiles, ”If, during checks, it turns out that one person is making all the others work for them, then their stay will be extended." Peter explains, “The penalty for grievous bodily harm is up to 10 years in prison.” Leila waits 10 minutes, then picks up her cell phone and dials a number: “Hello, I would like to report someone. It concerns the following individuals,” she gives the names, "they drugged me and put me in a room with a man. Yes, ... Um... the address is... we'll wait, thank you.“ Mr. and Mrs. Kolla stare at her, ”What's going on?“ Leila explains, ”I'm going to choose option a because, first of all, it's legal and, secondly, it will put these people in prison for longer."