Felicity immediately came back to the room where the party was being held. When she opened the door, she saw three drunk men sleeping on the couch. Luckily, they were all knocked out from the party. She doesn’t want to get involved with any other men right now, as she already had a hard time. She looked around and saw her bag in the corner and picked it up.
When Felicity left the room, she met Andrew in the hallway. “Hi,” Andrew greeted. She answered with a smile.
“It’s been a long time.” He added.
“Yeah,” Felicity nodded.
“Are you going home? I’ll give you a ride.” He offered.
“Thanks, but I’m okay. I can take a cab.” She was about to walk through him when Andrew held her arms.
“Can we talk?” he asked. Felicity was hesitant at first, but she agreed. They went to the park nearby the hotel. “How are you?” Andrew asked. He looked at her worriedly.
“Still the same. Still working at your dad's and raising my son alone. But we're better now. I can handle things now. Thanks to your family.” She smiled, reassuring him that everything was fine.
“I thought you stopped doing this?” Andrew was referring to her job as an entertainer.
Felicity chuckled. “I need this to survive. Besides, I have nowhere else to go. You know what happened to me and my parents, and they will surely block my name at any company that I will try to apply to. And I also need to earn to bring back my tailoring shop open again. I still want to be a designer, you know. This is just temporary,” she explained.
“I can help-” Felicity stopped him from talking.
“No. It's fine. I don’t want to be a burden to you. And you’re getting married. I don’t want to be the reason for your fight with Jen. She’s good for you.” She smiled again. “Anyway, I have to go. My son is waiting for me. Thanks for the tip.” She raised the envelope containing the money that Andrew’s secretary gave to her. “Congrats to you and Jen. I am happy for both of you.” Felicity turned around to walk away, leaving Andrew at the park. But before she finally left, Andrew told her to come to their wedding and that he will send an invitation for the wedding. She just nodded before entering the cab that was parked at the side of the street, waiting for her.
***
At Li Empire (Jeremy’s Company)
Jeremy was in the conference room, having a meeting with the managers at different departments, reporting their monthly reports. But his mind was occupied with Felicity. It had been a week since he saw her, and he couldn’t help but think of her and their conversations before. After the long hour of meeting. He asked his assistant to call his private investigator.
“Get the information of this name.” Jeremy handed a piece of paper with the name ‘Happy’ to his investigator. “He works at one of the clubs owned by Mr. Tan. Give me the details as soon as possible. Where she lives and such.” He ordered.
“Copy, sir. Consider it done.” The investigator replied.
He went off to work early and decided to go to the club where Felicity was working. All he could know was her name, Happy. The name that Felicity uses at work. He doesn’t know her real name.
When he entered the club, he sat at the corner, far from the stage where the performers dance, and nearby the entrance. He doesn’t want to be seen by Felicity. Much more, he just came to see what she was doing at her work.
The program started, and he heard the men from the front cheering for the dancers. He ordered a beer and observed the surroundings. When the emcee informed the presence of the main dancer, his eyes darted to the lady at the center of the stage, wearing a mask with her hair tied up in a pony. Wearing her black leather top bra and a black leather thong, with black fishnet stockings. Her milky skin glows as the light centers on her. Who will not be turned on? Who would have thought that the woman dancing at the front in front of the luscious eyes of the men had a child already?
Jeremy frowned when he saw a drunk man trying to go up on the stage, waving his money in the air, walking close to Happy. Happy started to feel uncomfortable when the old man started touching her. Jeremy clenched and drank his beer straight before he stood up and decided to appear at the front, which made Felicity startled. “Mister?” She stopped dancing and looked at the guy, who turned up out of nowhere. ‘What is he doing here?’ she wondered.
“Hey, what are you doing here?” The old man asked him.
“Getting you off the stage.” He held the old guy by his wrist and tried to drag him off of the stage. But the old guy resisted.
“Who are you? I’m paying this woman to be with me tonight. If you don’t mind, go and get some other girls. Mind your own business, asshole.” Jeremy clicked his tongue.
Unannounced, he suddenly punched the guy right through his face, which made the guy fall to the ground. Everyone gasped at the commotion on the stage. The bouncers came to stop the fuss. And Jeremy removed his coat to cover Felicity’s body. He grabbed her by the wrist and dragged her out of the club.
“Hey! Stop right there! Stop them!” The manager called some more bouncers to stop them from running away.
“Where are we going?” She asked, but Jeremy did not say anything.
They stopped at the park where his car was being parked. Jeremy finally released her hand when they reached his car. “What’s wrong with you? Why did you drag me away when I am still working?” she asked.
“Aren’t you ashamed of your son?”
“What?” Felicity asked in confusion.
“Doing this kind of job? Dancing, almost naked in front of other men? Can’t you find any other decent job?” Felicity felt insulted as she scoffed.
“You don’t know me. So stop meddling with my own business.” She rolled her eyes before she walked out and went back to the club.
Jeremy was busy signing the documents that needed his approval when his assistant knocked on the door and informed him that the private investigator, he asked a week ago to investigate Felicity, has arrived. The investigator handed him a brown envelope to him, containing the details of Felicity. He read the documents and found out that Happy’s real name.Felicity Mondragon is 22 years old. Filipino. The only daughter of Helena and Gregorio Mondragon. Her parents cast her away after knowing that she got pregnant when she was 16 years old and delivered a baby boy at seventeen. She has a son named Apollo Mondragon, four years old. Felicity is a single parent, living in a small apartment nearby the club she was working. She also had a tailoring shop before, but it was closed at the moment since she didn’t have any clients. Because of the rumors about her work, her business shut down. At the age of 18, she entered as a waitress at one of Mr. Tan’s clubs. Later on, she became a stripper.J
Felicity was on her way to the VIP room with heavy footsteps. Her manager informed her that she would no longer be dancing and stripping on the stage. In exchange, she would entertain a VIP guest. ‘What the hell is going on? Weren’t we agreed that I shall not be entertaining any guests? It’s on the contract! Argh.’ She sighed exasperatingly. “Oh, Felicity! There you are… I’m sorry about the sudden change in your work. But I think it’s for your own good. Besides, the VIP is very generous that he will double your salary.” Mr. Tan greeted her at the entrance. “But Mr. Tan, this is not our agreement!” She protests. “Don’t worry. Our guest promised that he would not touch you. You just do what you usually do on the stage. But the difference is that you will only dance for one person,” he explained. Felicity snorted as she felt defeated. “Just make sure that he is not a dangerous person, Mr. Tan. Of all people… You know why I don’t want to be touched. This is what I only ask from you. I
Straight from her work, Felicity rushed to Apollo’s school without sleep. She felt nervous because of what the teacher said to her. Why does her son get into trouble? She called Apollo’s nanny to take care of the kid in the meantime until she came back. “Good morning, sir.” She greeted the Principal as soon as she arrived at the principal’s office. The Principal was sitting on his swivel chair. He looked at her from head to toe, grinning from ear to ear. His eyes were full of lust, which made her feel uneasy. From the mirrored window in the room, Felicity saw her reflection. She gasped when she realized she was still wearing makeup, sleeveless fitted tops, and skinny pants showing her curves. The Principal stood up with his eyes locked on her body. He smirked and stood up. Felicity trembled and took a step backward. “Sir, I-I heard my son got into trouble?” She asked, even if her heart was pounding so fast like it was going out of its ribcage. She felt nervous about how the Princip
“Why don’t you want to accept my proposal? Can’t you see? I’m being generous to you.” Jeremy said. They were inside the VIP room of the Vegas club where Felicity was working. He didn't let Felicity dance. Instead, he let her sit, and Jeremy wanted to lend a hand to her. But this young lady doesn't want to accept it. “I don’t know if you're slow-witted or what… But how many times will I tell you? Your proposal is quite teasing, but I’m not the kind of person that will quickly get blinded by your money. I still have money. I can send my son to a prestigious school, and I'm not broke just, so you know. Also, I don't want to owe from anyone. Besides, if I'll accept your help, what's next? And ask something in return? No… I won't sell my body to you. I'd rather be strip dancing than asking for your help." She lowered her voice in the end. Jeremy was offering her to send Apollo to a much better school, plus he will give her a business that she could manage. Aside from that, Jeremy promis
“Miss Mondragon, your son was being diagnosed with Acute lymphocytic (lymphoblastic) leukemia (ALL).” The news broke Felicity's heart. Knowing that his son has leukemia made her feel that she was a useless mother. 'Why does my son need to experience that kind of illness? What have I done wrong? Is it because I worked at the club as a stripper? But why does it need to be my son to pay for all the sins she committed?' Tears kept flowing down her cheeks as she was walking on the road without realizing that she was already in the middle of the street. Felicity came back to her senses when she heard a loud honk of an approaching truck, which made her eyes widen in horror. It felt like her body froze, and she couldn't move her feet as the truck approached her direction. Felicity winced when she thought that the truck would hit her. But a muscular arm pulled her and they rolled to the side of the road. She stared at the guy on top of her before she passed out. “Felicity… Felicity!” Jeremy
"Be my girlfriend."That's only three words, but Felicity couldn't remove it from her mind. 'What's gotten into you, Felicity? Why did you agree to be his girlfriend? Are you that desperate? I'm pretty sure there are more ways to get your son cured. Argghh.' Felicity pulled her hair in front of the mirror, talking to her reflection like she was nagging at herself.What kind of spirit entered her body that she agreed to Jeremy's proposal? She just realized it after Jeremy kissed him on her cheeks before he left.Just like what their agreement was, Jeremy made a move. He arranged a meeting with his assistant and Felicity. He commanded his assistant to talk to the owner of the hospital and arranged all the needs for Apollo's treatment. Perks of being rich, right?Felicity wanted to take her words back, but it was too late. Jeremy asked the best oncologist and hematologist to help Apollo with his treatment. He even sent the kid to the VIP room, so they could monitor him with special treatm
"Mommy?" Apollo wakes up in the middle of the night. She looked around to find his mom. Felicity immediately pushed Jeremy and stood up as if nothing happened earlier, while Jeremy, on the other hand, fell to the floor. Apollo squeezed his eyes as he sat on his bed. His innocent face darted at the guy on the floor. Felicity smiled awkwardly at her son, not minding the man who fell to the ground. "Hey, baby,” she greeted, but Apollo’s eyes darted to the guy who was next to her mom. He looked at Felicity quizzically. “Why did you wake up? Do you need anything?” she asked worriedly. She caressed Apollo’s soft, milky cheeks. “I woke up because of the light, Mom,” he said, then he looked at the person beside her mom. “Mommy, who is he?” he asked, pointing his fingers at the stranger. Felicity felt like she was having cold sweats, while Jeremy was grinning from ear to ear to Apollo while waving his hand. “Hi.” Jeremy greeted Apollo. “I’m Jeremy Li, your mom’s –” “He’s my friend!” Fel
Jeremy brushed his face, using his hands out of frustration before he followed Felicity, who had just walked out of the scene without letting him hear his explanation.“Felicity!” He immediately ran toward Felicity, when he saw her trying to run across the street where a car was approaching in her direction. Jeremy reached for her arm and forcefully pulled her to him to avoid being hit by a car. “Are you trying to kill yourself just to avoid me?!” Startled, it took Felicity a while before she realized she was wrapped in his embrace. She pushed him to free herself from his embrace. She looked away with her brows knitted. Felicity walked to the side of the streets, and Jeremy followed her from behind until they reached the park.Felicity was still furious at him, but she was thankful too because he saved her again from the car accident. Jeremy stopped her from walking as he held her arm and forcefully made her turn to him. “Why don’t you hear me out first?” Jeremy gasped. “You always l