Chapter: Chapter 6Jessica's POV.“Jessica, you better watch your mouth!” my father barked.I ignored him, eyes pinned on the wench like they were . “If you had any manners of your own, you wouldn't have turned my father against us.” I snapped, rising to my feet. For many years, my father was not the man I knew. He looked at me and acted like I was a complete stranger.When I was younger and asked for my college tuition from him, even after he left us, he kicked me out.Instead, he spent his money on her daughter, Mina. What was worse was that Mina was not his biological daughter. He was taking care of another man's daughter while his children were left to fend for themselves.And he expected respect from me. Lies!I too had shut him out. He stopped being my father a long time ago. The man standing before me now was like any other ordinary man right there.“Honey, do you hear what she's saying?! How can you just stand there and let her speak to me that way!”My father jumped to his feet like the puppe
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Chapter: Chapter 5Jessica's POV At 8 in the evening, I arrived at the gates of Hotel Presidential.As the taxi drove into the driveway and I slipped his cash through the headrest, I took a deep breath and turned to find the entrance.There were a swarm of people at the doors. Men and women dressed in elegant pieces matched their accessories and hairstyles. I walked in behind them, not fancily dressed but I was decent enough in my two piece suit and a black blouse underneath.My gift dangled in hand as I walked.I noticed the hallway was decorated in gold trimmings and beautiful flowers. The theme was gold. Golden jubilee for a man who was good to us all.Just by the extreme end, I caught Uncle Tony talking to a group of people, I rushed to him, my smile deep and genuine.“Jessica!” He cheered with excitement before I reached him.“Uncle Tony!” I yelled before I hugged him. “I'm so happy you could make it, little one.” His arms wrapped even tighter around me. I let the moment last for seconds and the
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Chapter: Chapter 4Jessica's POV.I wouldn't look up. I stared at the floor, refusing to look at him, telling myself how badly I needed to control my tongue.If I wanted to pay my bills and keep this job. I expected him to speak after that but he didn't and the silence made me even more uneasy.Slowly, I glanced up and then out gaze met.He locked eyes with me but I couldn't understand his expression. Then after seconds went by, he slipped his hand behind him and brought his wallet forward again.Not this again…I said nothing, watching silently with my lips tight. He opened his wallet, slipped out the exact one hundred and fifty dollar bill I threw at him earlier and then slipped it over towards me.“Miss Jessica, I really thought I was never going to see you again but since I have. I want you to understand that aside being a CEO, I have a lot of other means to make money and not through my waist. So if you're kind enough to take your money back, we'll be done here.”I swallowed hard. I couldn't bel
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Chapter: Chapter 3Jessica's POV I still couldn't believe my eyes.I was still in a state of panic. Why?Why was all of this happening to me?Why was I so out of luck? I still couldn't believe that he, the same man I humiliated, was going to be my new boss.Ahh…Why on earth did I have to do all that?I should have been nicer with my words.Would he fire me for what I said?“Fire me.” I exhaled. The horror of it.No! That was the last option. If it was even an option. I can not afford to be fired. I have to take care of my little sister and my ill sister. I took some steps back. I have to breathe. I glanced over at the head table. He was there. The man I humiliated hours ago. He introduced himself as Alex Martinez.When he searched the gazes of everyone in the room, I avoided him by lowering my head and covering my face with my fringe.Right then and there, all I could pray for was that he didn't notice me and it felt like my prayers were being answered.Every second I spent in there was unbearabl
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Chapter: Chapter 2Jessica's POV.I always thought I was a terrible runner until that very moment.I didn't stop running. My legs ached, my heart pounded in my chest like it was about to explode, but that didn't stop me.He looked like a man who respected women enough not to hit them, but I wasn't about to find out. No.I reached the end of the hallway when I turned back to realize he wasn't even chasing me. I slowed down and started walking briskly out of the hotel, hands placed on my temple as I tried to soothe it.Everything was fine, I told myself. I mean…I had one too many drinks and had sex with a random guy for one night.It wasn't the end of the world when you have a one night stand, right?Girls did this all the time.No big deal.And the comforting part about the whole thing was that I was sure I would never meet him again.When I got home, I tossed my clothes in the washer, ate something and showered for work.Getting to the entrance of the building, my phone buzzed inside my bag. I smiled
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Chapter: Chapter 1Jessica's POV.“Love is for fools and I am never doing that shit ever again.” I murmured to myself as I downed my glass of vodka.I winced slightly as it burnt the back of my throat. I shouldn't have been drinking, ah… I shouldn't have been thinking of losing myself in alcohol at this time of my life.Especially not after the last time I tried to get drunk and how embarrassed I was afterwards. I didn't have a head for drinking, so this was wrong, I told myself.But yet I still did it. The fourth sip still wasn't helping. Nothing could help me forget the fact that I spent four years of my life with Max and just yesterday, he realized I wasn't sexy enough for him.How could he say that to me when he was the one who adored my body?All the times we spent making love and he told me I had the most beautiful body he had ever seen?What went wrong?The memory of seeing him online just a few hours ago, in England, the same place he said he went for a business trip, with another girl broke me
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