Hours have passed, the young lady from the hotel goes to the supermarket with her uniform on. "Hi, Catherine" a male customer is trying to start a conversation. "How did you..." he cut her off, pointing to the name pin near her chest. "It's a bit awkward when you do not take your name off there, and gets shocked when a cute guy like me calls it" he smiled, looking at her as if he is studying her body. She turned, and went in the opposite direction. "Hey, are you afraid? My name's Luke. We can probably be friends." His tone of voice was not so friendly, and she got really scared. "Oh no, it's almost midnight." she thought to herself as she looked at the wall clock. He followed her and grabbed her by the right arm. "What are you doing?" she almost shouted at him. "I am just trying to make friends," he said, but she noticed however, that his eyes were fixed on her breasts. He was trying to seduce her this time, "I can be very friendly even if you take that name off. Much better if I help you take everything off." He looked at her very closely, as if he wanted to kiss her.
She immediately slapped his cheek, and ran out of the store. She was running so fast that she bumped into another man, and as she looks at his face slowly, she realizes she has seen him before. "Sir? I am sorry, there's a guy" the voice of Luke can be heard shouting. "Catherine!" she started breathing heavily, "There's not much people outside at this time of the evening. Might as well spend the night with me lovey!" She was shaking, and Jon can see the fear right through her eyes. "Get in the car" he told her, and she did. "What's wrong mate?" he asked Luke as he was standing near his car. "See, I got this cute little chick, she ran away and I'm off to find her." Jon can sense that the guy has been drinking, and he answered him "I suppose you shouldn't be scaring a woman off." Luke has been studying Jon for a few seconds and took a knife off his vest. "Give me the girl, I know you got her." Jon's eyes widened with shock, as he explained, "See she's not in here." "She could not run so fast" It was obvious that he was not believing him. "Give me Catherine!" Luke pushed him to the ground, and as he fell, he pointed the knife to him and lifted his right hand holding the knife. He was about to stab him when Jon kicked his chest, grabbed his arm and punched it. The impact made it hard for him to keep on holding the knife. It fell down and Jon kicked it, hid it under the car. He gave him another punch and let him fall to the ground. And quick enough, he got in the car and clicked something from under the driver's seat. It was an emergency button, which sends a signal to the nearest police station. As a son of one of the richest men in the city, he always had a privilege of security. Though he has always rejected the idea of having bodyguards, his father made sure that all his cars will have the same security feature. Not so long and the police came, and a female officer was interviewing Catherine. "He was very scary, and he was about to attack me when I ran off." "I see, good thing you have been saved by..." Jon cut the officer off, "I saw her running out of the grocery store. I was about to grab some ice cream and then it happened." He didn't want her to know who he was. " Thank you, sir. I owe you my life," she looked at him, teary eyed. "You almost got killed." "It's all right," he assured her. "We'll take him to the detainee division and you can file cases tomorrow morning, mister..." he interrupted a male officer this time, "Jon, call me Jon, please. Thank you." He looked back at her. "So, your name is Catherine," she nodded, "I might take you home, where do you live, by the way?" He offered, but she refused. "Thank you, sir, but my parents’ house is three miles away from here, and it's really late." I guess I'll try to sleep at my friend's." "No way," he said "Come on, I'll take you somewhere else. It's been a long day, and you need to get some real rest." They got into the car, and he drove away with some country music in the background.
While in the car, Jon has asked her to stay in his suite. "No, sir," she refused his offer, "I will try and find an inn near..." he cut her off, "There's no need for an inn, listen, I do have a room for visitors. You don't have to be afraid." He was trying to assure her that she is safe with him, as he has sensed fear from her eyes. "She is young, and naive," he thought. The car stops in front of a luxury residential tower, they both got out of the car, When they got to the tower, Catherine's eyes opened up with amazement. "Wow!" she whispered as the glass elevator took them to the top floor. It was located at the southwest wing of the building, and the beautiful view from the city is simply irresistible to the eye. Jon continues to study her face from where he stands. He was smiling, and as she looked at him and said, "It's so beautiful!" he simply replied with a smile, and as she gazed back to the scenery, he said, "Indeed, truly very beautiful." They got to the suite, and a
It was a week later and Cathy is doing some errands as usual. Her mother got ill, and she has been thinking about going full time with her job in the hotel. It was an unexpected event in the day when Andrew approached her. "Hi Catherine," "Hi, good morning, Andrew," she replied with a smile. "You have a visitor, he is waiting for you in the lobby." Cathy got confused since she wasn't expecting anybody, "Who is it? I'll drop by after work." She is known to be responsible, finishing her job before she goes off work, but Andrew insisted. "You can't, I mean, it's urgent. Can't wait." He noticed her confusion, and gave her a pat on the shoulder. "It's fine. Jeff will handle it." Jeff, the assistant supervisor for housekeeping is a kind man. He is around his 40s, and at his age he usually sees the young employees as his kids. Cathy drops the mop and goes to the headquarters to neat up, and went to the lobby with Andrew. There is a man, who wa
It was a week later and Cathy is doing some errands as usual. Her mother got ill, and she has been thinking about going full time with her job in the hotel. It was an unexpected event in the day when Andrew approached her. "Hi Catherine," "Hi, good morning, Andrew," she replied with a smile. "You have a visitor, he is waiting for you in the lobby." Cathy got confused since she wasn't expecting anybody, "Who is it? I'll drop by after work." She is known to be responsible, finishing her job before she goes off work, but Andrew insisted. "You can't, I mean, it's urgent. Can't wait." He noticed her confusion, and gave her a pat on the shoulder. "It's fine. Jeff will handle it." Jeff, the assistant supervisor for housekeeping is a kind man. He is around his 40s, and at his age he usually sees the young employees as his kids. Cathy drops the mop and goes to the headquarters to neat up, and went to the lobby with Andrew. There is a man, who wa
"I lost so many pieces, the door wasn't broken, so I've asked your folks to check the security cameras for me." she touched her forehead with her palm. "I apologize," said Jon who was really apologetic of what had happened in his territory. "Will surely take care of this, Viv. I never wanted to disappoint you." "Well apart from the fact that this is quite disappointing," Vivian told him "The guests' safety should always be prioritized, Jon." "Yeah, I know" Jon shook his head, he is aware of being at fault this time. "I'll go ahead, make sure this will be fixed. We've alerted the police, raised heightened security.." she cut him off "I understand, see you later." she kissed him on the cheek and closed her door afterwards. Jon left the area with the two guards who were taking down notes the whole time.After she had closed the door, Vivian went to her most favourite part of the suite, the bedroom. She reached for the bottom drawer and took out a box of oats. "Hello, my ba
It was the most awaited day of the month, the launch of the fashion brand at The Lavish. Alex and Cathy reached the twelfth floor, they were welcomed by a lady named Nadia. In her 40s, Nadia is the brand manager of the luxury products whose launch will be happening today."Hi there," Alex gave Nadia a firm handshake, and then proceeded to an introduction. "This is Catherine over here," "Hello," Nadia greeted with a sweet smile. "Hi Nadia, I'm Catherine, on duty" and the ladies gave an exchange of smiles. Alex continued, "She will be in charge of the launch, so if there is anything you may need in relation to this event, please reach out to her." pointing to Cathy. "Will sure do, thanks Alex." Nadia said in reply. "So, Cathy, shall we go to work?" "Yes," Cathy replied in a confident manner. But just before she walked away into the backstage, Alex grabbed h
It was so quiet since they left the hotel, and Jon was trying to think of a way to break the ice. "How was it?" "The launch? Oh yeah, of course." Cathy was obviously nervous as she held her round bag which she has placed on top of her thighs. "It was great! The team was so helpful, and positive. Everyone did their job well," she was still speaking when he interrupted. "Are you trying to hide or cover anything?" He had noticed that she had covered her thighs with her bag. The bag was a rose colored shoulder bag which was round and made of rattan. It is originally brown, but there were crocheted pieces around it that made it look in a shade of rose. Cathy was wearing a pink one, it did not have sleeves but she opted to wear a white jacket which is down to about two inches below her butt. "No," she quickly said in reply. "I thought you're trying to cover your legs," he said jokingly. He continues to drive while Cathy seems to be offended. She raised an eyebrow, and said "I don't have t
As Stephanie handed over a drink to Jon, his phone suddenly rang. "Hey, Viv," Stephanie knew it was a lady who called up, so she whispered on Jon's left ear. "Work is over, it's time to celebrate" he looked at her but continued to speak to Vivian on the other line. "Have you got some news?" he took a few steps as she answered, "I've spoken with some of your security personnel, but they did advise that there are several things to look into," she was about to laugh when she said this, holding her jewelry box which is now empty. "No worries, Viv. I'll make sure this gets handled for you. I am so sorry," Jon was sincerely apologetic, but Vivian smiled with a fierce look in her eyes. "I am worried, if they took my jewelry, it will be fine. Just that they took the necklace you gave me." she touched her neck and the necklace that she is wearing. It was gold, with a heart shaped pendant. Jon gave it to Vivian on her nineteenth birthday, along with a huge teddy bear which he bought in Milan,
Hours have passed and the team had a great night. It was already past four in the morning, and the club's administrator has already advised that they will be closing at five. Stephanie and her ladies already have left, heading towards the hotel where they are about to stay for another day. "You okay?" Jon asked Cathy. She nods at him and smiles. "I'll take you home", Alex said to her but Jon interrupted the two. "I shall take you both home" "But sir," Alex knows there is a shuttle service waiting outside to pick them up from the club, and drop them off at the hotel. "We'll take a cab home from the hotel," said Cathy. "We shall be alright." "No, I insist." Jon looked at Alex, who waved goodbye to the two. "See you on the work day, Cathy, Sir." "I'll make sure she gets home safe," Jon said and headed on to his car with Cathy. Alex went on to the bus, along with the other hotel staff who happened to be assigned in the same event.As the sun rises in the city,