Chapter 527
Rising from the Ashes
Chapter 527
After confirming the formula was legitimate, Ruby handed it back to Troy, her face lighting up with a seductive smile. She said, âSo this is one of Rhodes Corporation Pharmaceutical Divisionâs legendary formulas?
âI heard theyâre worth more than gold, but honestly, itâs not as impressive as I imagined. Compared to Amberpeak Corporationâs products, well, letâs just say it falls short.â
Troy, now completely naked and clutching Rubyâs feet laughed nervously, too infatuated to notice her subtle jab. âOf course, baby, youâre right. Rhodes Corporationâs products are decent in Jayrodale, but Amberpeak Corporation sets the industry standard. We could never compare.â
Rubyâs lips curved into a silent sneer, thinking, âThis fool has no idea Iâve already memorized the formula.â
With a practiced move, she shifted her body slightly, dodging Troyâs slobbering kisses. Ruby was a master of the game, seasoned in dealing with men like him. She knew better than to let him have everything at once.
Keeping him hungry and desperate was keyâteasing him just enough to drive him wild before offering a taste. She let him indulge only when he was at his breaking point, ensuring she remained in complete control.
âDonât pull away, baby!â Troy panted, his face red and sweaty. âCome here and let me take good care of you!â
Ruby giggled as she loosened her nearly transparent nightgown, revealing just enough to make Troyâs breath hitch. âNo way. Youâll have to catch me first. If you do, you can have me⦠however you want.â
Troy swallowed hard, his excitement boiling over. âAnd if I canât catch you?â
Ruby covered her mouth with a mock pout. âThen you wonât get to touch me, silly.â
Troy growled like a starved animal. âOh, Iâm catching you, alright. And when I do, Iâll devour you completelyâthere wonât be a scrap of you left!â
Ruby led him on a wild chase, dodging and teasing as Troy stumbled after her like a dog chasing a treat. When she finally sensed he was completely exhausted, she stopped resisting, lying back with her arms and legs outstretched, letting Troy pounce on her in a frenzy.
He moved like a man deprived of water in a desert, drenched in sweat, his tongue hanging out as he succumbed to his base instincts. Rubyâs seductive demeanor faded entirely, her face growing cold with disdain and disgust. She found his desperate, animalistic behavior repulsive, but she endured it with calculated patience.
As Troy reached his limit, barely able to breathe, Ruby discreetly grabbed her phone and snapped pictures of the formula while he was too preoccupied to notice. Though she had already committed it to memory, having photographic evidence felt like an added layer of security. After all, Aspen would demand hard proof, and Ruby did not dare risk disappointing her.
Aspen was someone who inspired genuine fear in Rubyâa rare feeling for someone as cunning and shameless as herself.
Still, Ruby reassured herself that risk was part of the game, and the rewards would be worth it. She imagined the destruction of the Rhodes family, watching Lauren lose her status and become a disgraced, humiliated outcast. When it was all over, Ruby planned to disappear with her profits, starting fresh in another city, free from the chains of her past.
Meanwhile, Troy, already drenched in sweat and panting like a dying beast, lasted no more than two minutes. His red face contorted in a mix of pain and ecstasy as he collapsed, utterly spent.
Ruby held back a wave of nausea as she glanced at his pathetic state. How revolting, she thought. Troy, who had a strict, domineering wife at home, had probably gone years without indulging his desires. It only took a spark from Ruby to turn him into a slavering, obedient lapdog.
Troy let out a guttural groan, his face a grotesque mixture of suffering and pleasure. Ruby knew this was his final moment of âgloryâ before he succumbed to exhaustion, looking as pitiful as ever.