Chapter 58: She Won’t Make a Scene

Claire found herself laughing bitterly at her own thoughts. She thought, “How could it be that, even at this moment, the first person to come to my mind is still Frederick?” It couldn’t be Frederick. He hates me too much. There’s no way he’d come to save me.

Soon after, there seemed to be a lot of noise around her, and she lost consciousness completely. When she woke up again, she was back in her own room. Opening her eyes, she saw Hannah.

It turned out that Hannah had returned. After hearing what happened, she rushed over and saved Claire. As for the man’s voice Claire thought she heard earlier, it was just a regular staff member, not Frederick.

“Are you okay?”

Seeing Claire awake, Hannah walked over and pulled the blanket more snugly around her.

“I’m fine, Hannah. Don’t worry.”

Claire blinked, trying to recall what had happened before she passed out. Realizing her first time had not been taken, she let out a sigh of relief and managed a smile for Hannah. The pain in her body didn’t bother her much. The only thing she truly cared about was preserving her virginity. How ridiculous. She was barely surviving, yet she still cared about something so trivial.

“Good. As long as you’re alright.”

Hannah nodded, then took out her phone and made a call. Shortly after, Emma and Lily entered the room.

“Hannah, I swear this has nothing to do with me! I didn’t take Claire to Joshua’s room. I really did hear someone ask for her by name, and I told her. She just got lost on her own. I was only trying to help! I have no reason to harm Claire; we’ve never had any bad blood between us. Please, believe me!”

As soon as Lily walked in, she dropped to her knees in front of Hannah, trembling in fear. Claire was taken aback. She knew Hannah had authority, but she hadn’t realized it was enough to make someone this terrified.

“Claire, is she telling the truth?”

Hannah fiddled with her phone, barely lifting her eyes, ignoring Lily’s pleas and directing the question at Claire.

“Hannah, Lily has been here for a year. Are you really going to trust a newcomer who’s only been here for two months over her?”

Emma, sensing the tension, grew nervous. Before Claire could respond, she jumped in, trying to sway Hannah’s judgment.

“What do you say, Claire?”

Hannah still didn’t acknowledge Emma, continuing to address Claire directly.

“Hannah, it’s true. I got lost and ended up in the wrong room. It wasn’t Lily’s fault.”

Claire tightened her grip on the blanket, seeing how Emma was prepared to escalate things, and took all the blame onto herself. She knew she couldn’t compete with anyone here. Even without Emma backing her, Lily alone was enough for Claire to want to avoid any further complications. She didn’t want to cause a scene, didn’t want to draw Frederick’s attention. Right now, all she wanted was to stay alive in Eclipse Nightclub, have enough food and shelter, and make some money for the future. That was enough for her.

“See, Hannah? Even Claire says…”

Emma faltered, surprised at Claire’s willingness to endure. She had expected Claire to make a scene, especially now that Hannah had returned.

“Enough. This has nothing to do with you. Both of you, get out.”

Hannah stopped playing with her phone and interrupted Emma before she could finish, dismissing both Emma and Lily from the room. Her sudden, sharp tone caught Claire off guard. Once they were gone, Claire remained silent, unsure of what to say.

After a long pause, Hannah stood up slowly, as if making a significant decision. She finally spoke to Claire.

“Claire, I know what’s going on. I know you’re innocent. This was Emma and Lily teaming up against you. Tonight, several of the wealthy clients suddenly requested you by name… But you need to understand that, as the one in charge of Eclipse Nightclub, I have to maintain balance among everyone here.”

Hannah’s voice softened, and a faint, weary smile crossed her lips. “It’s my fault in the end. I shouldn’t have protected you so much just because you remind me of how I used to be. If I hadn’t sheltered you from the beginning, you wouldn’t have drawn so much resentment. Once I left, they wouldn’t have been able to make things so hard for you. Both the incidents with Neil and Joshua were the results of that. So I hope you understand, it’s not that I’m not on your side in all this. I just don’t have much of a choice.”

Hannah finished speaking, leaning heavily on the back of a chair, facing away from Claire, and letting out a deep sigh. At that moment, Hannah’s figure seemed so lonely, so fragile. It was hard to believe that the woman in front of Claire, who controlled the entire Eclipse Nightclub, was the same person. Now, she seemed just like any ordinary, broken woman.

“I understand, Hannah. I know what you mean. Don’t worry, I won’t make a fuss. I just want to stay here in Eclipse Nightclub quietly. As long as I can stay, that’s enough.”

Claire fully grasped Hannah’s message. She wanted to stay in Eclipse Nightclub without causing trouble.

“Good, Claire. I’m glad you understand where I’m coming from. Now, get some rest.”

Hannah glanced back slightly, gripping the chair tightly. For a brief moment, a glimmer of pity flashed in her eyes, but Claire didn’t see it. With that, Hannah turned and left.

Not long after Hannah returned to her own room, her phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID before answering. “Yes, everything’s been taken care of. I just didn’t expect Claire to accept all of this so calmly.”

Chapter 59: The Yellow Bikini

After listening to the person on the other end, Hannah nodded and hung up the phone. She set the phone down, took a deep breath, and stared up at the ceiling, her mind wandering back to the time she first entered Eclipse Nightclub.

“Hah, I was just like Claire back then,” she murmured to herself.

Over the years, as the head of Eclipse Nightclub, she had seen countless girls come through. But never had she seen anyone in such a dire situation, nearly assaulted, but handled it with such calm, not shedding a single tear or causing a scene, just obediently going along with everything. Hannah was genuinely curious about what Claire had gone through to become this composed. If it weren’t for the circumstances, she might’ve protected Claire and ensured her safety at Eclipse Nightclub. But… At the same time, Claire remained completely unaware of…