Chapter 2

• After about fifteen minutes, the cab arrived in front of the hotel. Isabella paid the driver and got out of the car.
• She made a silent prayer before she entered the hotel. At the lobby she meets her best friend Alessia who also works as a cleaner in the hotel waiting for her with a worried look on her face.
• “Is about time you arrive Isabella. Why are you late today?.” Alessia asked Isabella.
• “It wasn’t intentional. I woke up late. Did the manager notice my absence?.” Isabella asked with her breath held.
• Before Alessia could reply to her, A deep voice spoke from behind.
• “Well, well look who decided to finally grace us with her presence!.” The mean voice of Mr Alponso the hotel manager said from behind Isabella.
• Isabella knew that she was in trouble today. She slowly turns to face the manager with an apologetic look on her face.
• “Mr Alponso, good…” Isabella started to say before the manager raised his hand and stopped her from talking.
• “Look at the clock and tell me what time!.” Mr Alponso ordered.
• “Sir it’s twenty five minutes past eight.!” Isabella meekly answered because she knows that if she keeps quiet, she will only anger him the more.
• “Good! And what time were you supposed to be here?.” Mr Alponso asked again, glaring at Isabella.
• “By eight. I am sorry I am late. I promise that it won’t happen again!.” Isabella pleaded.
• “You bet it won’t. Because the next time you do so, count yourself jobless. As for your punishment, you will clean the great hall along with your remaining chores!.” Mr Alponso declared in a voice that Isabella knows better than to complain. Isabella's heart was dismayed when she heard her punishment. The great hall is the biggest ball hall in the hotel. A party was held there last night and so it must be very unkempt.
• “Sir? It’s that too much punishment? This is her first time coming late!.” Alessia who was quietly standing beside Isabella complained on her behalf.
• The manager gave her a deadly glare in return.
• “Do you wish to serve a bigger punishment than her?.” Mr Alponso asked Alessia who sealed her mouth shut.
• “I thought so!.” Mr Alponso hissed and walked away.
• “Such a troublesome man!.” Isabella commented once Mr Alponso was out of their hearing.
• “He always behaves like a woman on her period!.” Alessia added and they both laughed.
• “Let me go and start working before he comes back and makes trouble again.” Isabella said and headed for the locker room. She changed into her cleaning outfit and dived right into work.
• After five hours of working nonstop, Isabella couldn’t feel her hand anymore. Although she was extremely tired, she is glad that she is done for today.
• She took a rest for a little while before she made her way home.
• Just before Isabella opened the door of her house, she felt that the atmosphere around the house was strange. When she came closer, she saw that the door of their house was broken.
• Isabella's heart fainted when she saw that. Her mother must be in trouble. Without much thought, Isabella made her way into the house.
• She couldn’t describe how she felt at what she saw. Her mother is kneeling with her head bow in the center of the living room while three huge goons are standing over her head.
• “Mama!”
• “What is going on here?”. Isabella shouted announcing her presence. Her mother raised her head up and looked at her with fear in her eyes.
• Isabella rushed to her mother's side and kneel. “Mama, are you okay? Who are these people and what do they do?”.
• “I am fine, my daughter. Why did you come in? These men could hurt you!”. Isabella’s mom said to her.
• “Sweet! We are not here to witness a mom and daughter moment. We are here for the fifty thousand you owe our boss. We will be back for the money in the next forty eight hours. If you don’t have it by then, be ready to face the consequences!.” One of the goons threatened before they all walked out of the house.
• Immediately they left, Isabella’s mom burst into tears.
• “O we are finished! Where are we going to get fifty thousand dollars in two days?”. Isabella’s mom cried out.
• “Shh! Mama, it 's going to be alright! Stop crying!”. Isabella consoled her mom.
• *****
• Lucas woke up and checked the other side of his bed and saw that it was empty. He smiled in relief.
• “At least she is smart enough to leave on her own.” Lucas thought to himself.
• But his joy was soon shortened when he got up from the bed and saw female clothings on the floor alongside his pants.
• “Damn it!” Lucas cussed as he frowned. He picked his pants from the floor and put them on.
• He checked his bathroom and found it empty. Since he could not find her in the bathroom. He already knows where to find her.
• He went downstairs and headed directly for the kitchen.
• “Ladies! So predictable!”. Lucas thought to himself.
• Just like he had thought. The lady in question is standing in his kitchen, wearing his shirt from last night and cooking.
• Lucas cleared his throat to get her attention. The lady whose name Lucas couldn’t remember turned to face him with a big smile that almost swallowed up her entire face.
• “O you are awake! Good morning I was just about to make breakfast for us!.” The lady giggled.
• “That won’t be necessary at all!.” Lucas said with a poker face.
• “Why is that? Do you want to order breakfast for us? O that will be so sweet!.” The lady clapped her hands and turned off the cooker.
• “Such a dummy!.” Lucas thought to himself.
• “That’s not the case. You need to leave now!.” Lucas ordered still maintaining a poker face. He didn’t care if he was being rude. He was tired of these ladies not understanding how one night works. It suppose to be fc*k, leave and move on with life and not the way these ladies are taking it to be.
• “But why are you being rude? I thought we had a great time last night?.” The lady asked, confused.
• “Exactly last night. And that was supposed to be it! Listen whatever your name is. It’s time for you to leave or I will call the security on you.” Lucas stated.
• “It’s Bianca you bastard!”. The lady said and threw a bowl at Lucas which he managed to dodge.
• Lucas couldn’t tolerate the lady anymore and so he gave a call to the security to come to his penthouse.
• “No need to call the security. I will leave myself but this won’t be the last time you will hear from me bastard! You are even worse than the tabloids say.” The lady said and ran out of the kitchen.
• Lucas followed behind her because he was afraid she might steal something from his room. It happened before.
• The lady wore her clothes and left. But just before she left the house, she intentionally broke his expensive customized jar that was specially made for him by Hhin Lee Chin the best potter in the world from South Korea.
• “Ladies! Crazy creatures!”. Lucas muttered. He picked his phone and gave a call to Matteo. Matteo is one of Lucas’s business associates that runs an escort agency. Lucas usually gets his night stand and hooks up through Matteo’s agency. He only trusts Matteo’s agency because the ladies sign a non-disclosure agreement and also a series of tests to ensure that they are clean.
• “Your Grace, Why are you calling me this early morning? Let me guess your night stand went wrong right?”. Matteo said in a mockery voice as soon as he picked the call.
• “This isn’t a funny matter. Stop setting me with crazy girls!”. Lucas lamented.
• “As you wish! after all, you are one of my loyal consumers!”. Matteo.
• “Good. See you later! I have to get ready for work.” Lucas said and bid Matteo a farewell.