Chapter 5

• As soon as Isabella entered the washroom, she splashed water on her face trying to calm her nerves down.
• “What is wrong with you Isabella? Why are you screwing things up for yourself?”. Isabella questions herself as she stares at herself in the mirror.
• Isabella didn’t understand why she panicked and moved away from the man. He must think she is a freak then. Isabella just knows that she didn’t blow her chance away.
• Isabella pulled out her phone and put a call to Alessia who picked the call at one dial.
• “Hello Isabella, why are you calling me? Is everything alright?.” Alessia asked in a concerned tone. It touches Isabella’s heart that she does have someone like Alessia in her life.
• “Yes… I mean No! Gosh I don’t know!.” Isabella exclaimed frustrated at herself.
• “Okay Calm down girl. Take a deep breath and tell me what’s wrong.” Alessia encouraged Isabella through the phone.
• Isabella did as Alessia instructed. She took a deep breath before she explained what had happened since she came into the penthouse.
• “Let me get you right. You are trying to tell me that the man tried to touch you and you freak out?”. Alessia asked with the hint of shock in her voice.
• “Emm.. something like that!”. Isabella stuttered flushed.
• “Geez Isabella, what is wrong with you? Don’t you want the money anymore or have you forgotten that your life and your mother’s it’s at risk?”. Alessia yelled through the phone.
• “It was not intentional. I just panicked!”. Isabella defended herself.
• “Per your explanation, the man is handsome and so I don’t know why you panicked. Now I want you to go back in there and do your part right. If anything, think how desperately you need the money. That should keep you on your toes!”. Alessia said and cut the call.
• “Wow, such a wonderful help she is!”. Isabella said and rolled her eyes. She took deep breaths in and out as she tried to calm her nerves down.
• “You can do this Isabella! You can do this!” Isabella prep talked to herself before she went out of the washroom.
• “Sorry about that i…” Isabella started to apologize and then she noticed that the lounge room was empty.
• “Well then congratulations to you Isabella. You managed to scare him away.” Isabella said to herself before she sank into the sofa.
• Isabella sat uncomfortably on the sofa as she pray and wait for the man to reappear from where he went to. After waiting for about five minutes and there is no sign of him, she decided to take a sip from the bottle on the table so that it can help her calm her nerves.
• She opened the drink and poured a small portion into the glass.
• Immediately she took a sip, she spits everything out out of her mouth. It’s so bitter. Isabella don’t understand how people enjoy alcohol when it taste like something this.
• Even though Isabella hated the bitter taste of the drink, She found herself taking another sip of it. And from one sip to another one and soon she was gulping the whole bottle.
• After drinking the remaining content in the bottle, she started to feel dizzy and so she laid down on the sofa to take a rest.
• *****
• Isabella woke up feeling as if she had been hit by a train. She placed her hand on her head as she tried to sit up.
• “Where the hell am I?”. Isabella wondered as she looked around the unfamiliar luxurious suite. She looked down at her body that was covered in a soft duvet. her eyes immediately widened when she noticed that she was just wearing her undies and black T-shirt. Aside from that she is bare.
• “Ahhhhh!.” Isabella shouted. She immediately winched after that. her head aches badly now. It’s as if someone is continuously hitting her head with a hammer.
• The door of the room opened and the handsome man from last night entered the room.
• “Hey are you okay? I heard you scream..” He asked with concern laced in his voice.
• Isabella didn’t answer because her brain is frozen. Isabella didn’t say a word but kept staring at his chest.
• The man is not wearing a shirt and so his upper body is naked for her eyes to feed on.
• “Sweet mother of god!”. He has the body of a Greek god. His chest is broad and firm. He must really work out a lot because he has eight packs. And also V lines that leave nothing for you to imagine.
• “Are you done staring? Because you have a drool at the side of your mouth!”. The man smirked at me.
• Isabella immediately put her hand and the side of her mouth to clean it but nothing was actually there. Isabella glared at him, making him laugh.
• “Assshh!.” Isabella placed her hand back at her head because the pain is back now that she is back to reality.
• “Sorry, that's what happens when you drink too much. Here this will relieve you of the pain!”. The man said and picked a tablet of drug from the bed stool alongside a glass of water and passed it to her.
• “Thank you!”. Isabella shyly said.
• “My pleasure!”. The man smiled at me.
• “Emm… Can I ask you something?”. Isabella asked
• “Sure!”.
• “Em… did anything happen between us yesterday?”. Isabella asked with her head down.
• “You mean to ask if we had sex?.” The man bluntly asked.
• “Y-Yes!”. Isabella answered blushing.
• “No. I found you passed out in the lounge. Moreover I am not the type of guy that takes advantage of ladies!”. The man said in a voice that sounded as if he was offended by her question.
• “Sorry Sir. I don’t mean to offend you!”. Isabella apologized. The last thing Isabella wanted is to offend a client; it will be a breach of contract.
• “It’s fine. And please call me Lucas. I will let you get freshened up. Your clothes are in the cupboard.” The man said and he excused himself from the room.
• It was after he left that Isabella realized how much she messed things up for herself. She passed out before we could have sex yesterday. So that means She is not actually getting the money then. And that also means that she and her mother are doomed.