Chapter 6

Lady Jennifer turned to leave her daughter's room and met Samantha in the corridor.

"Mom, what did Alicia say? Is she going to see Damian Tucker by tomorrow? What time did he request to meet with her?" Samantha asked, her curious gaze fixated on her mother's worried face.

"Samantha, I don't know. I will call the number tomorrow morning to find out. Right now, I am so tired and need to rest. Good night," Lady Jennifer said, walking away from her elder daughter and returning to her own room to rest. This was the room she had shared with her husband before he was taken away.

Samantha stood in the corridor and looked at Alicia's room door. "Why would Damian choose Alicia over me? Am I not the older sibling and good enough for him? Why must he choose this local girl?"

Samantha gritted her teeth and moved back to her own room, awaiting the following morning.

However, in Alicia's room, she found it difficult to sleep. She kept thinking about how she would escape Damian's offer - a marriage contract with him in exchange for her father's freedom and to clear his debt.

"No, I cannot do this," Alicia said, tightly shutting her eyes on the bed before falling asleep.

The next morning, the sound of the alarm woke Alicia from her peaceful sleep. She had been exhausted the previous night after witnessing her father's kidnapping by the ruthless mafia boss who ruled the entire territory.

Alicia sat up on the bed and turned off the 7 AM alarm. She got out of bed and went to the bathroom to bathe and brush her teeth. She looked so tired, her long blonde hair disheveled and her big blue eyes red and swollen from crying too much the previous night.

Alicia sighed and finished brushing her teeth. She stripped off her nightgown and went into the bathtub to have her bath. She couldn't forget the horror that had played out in her home the previous night. Silent teardrops slipped from the corners of her eyes.

Alicia sighed and finished her bath. She got out of the bathtub, picked up her white towel, and returned to her bedroom to get dressed.

A knock on her room door interrupted her thoughts, and she heard her elder sister's voice.

"Alicia, open up," Samantha called from outside, and Alicia sighed.

"What do you want?" Alicia asked as she moved to the door and pulled it open.

"Alicia, I came to see you regarding what happened last night. What are you planning to do about it?" Samantha asked, standing in front of the door.

Alicia moved away from the door and went back to the bed to pick up the brown dress she had selected from her closet to wear.

"Alicia, I'm talking to you," Samantha spoke with gritted teeth. She wore a red top, black trousers, and boots as she looked disapprovingly at her sister.

Alicia remained quiet as she put on the brown dress. She turned to face Samantha and asked, "What do you want me to say to you? You heard everything Mom said, and you saw them too. So what can I say?" Alicia's blue eyes flashed red in anger, and Samantha sighed.

"Let's get straight to the point. Do you want to dump your police officer boyfriend to accept Damian Tucker's offer?" Samantha asked, her eyes fixated on her younger sister's face.

"No way. I'm not going to accept Damian!" Alicia's eyes shone with disgust, and Samantha smiled.

"Well, that's good for you, but for me, I like Damian, and I want to be his woman."

"What?!" Alicia looked at her older sister as if Samantha had grown horns on her head.

"Sama, did you hear yourself speaking? You want Damian Tucker? The mafia boss? Do you know that you can be killed if you wrong him or do anything silly?" Alicia asked, and Samantha smiled.

"I won't cheat on Damian, and I'm not in any serious relationship. I've seen Damian before. He owns many businesses here and controls the T-Group, also known as the Tucker Group. And you think he's a poor guy? He's a billionaire, and he'll take care of me. I don't think I'll have to work much, and my colleagues will respect me at work. Not to mention the top managers, they'll fear me and respect me too."

Alicia shook her head in disbelief, seeing her older sister's dreamy eyes. "Sama, you seem to forget that Damian seems to keep a low profile, so as not to attract the police's knowledge about him. I am sure that's why he didn't choose you and settled for me, knowing that you are in the spotlight," Alicia explained, and Samantha frowned.

"Do you think that's why Damian didn't choose me?" Samantha asked, looking sad.

Alicia then cleared her throat and explained, "Look, big sis, I don't know. But I will advise you not to get entangled with a mafia boss if you value your life. He doesn't love us, and will kill you or his group."

"But you fell in love with a police officer. Didn't you fear that he could get killed one day by criminals too? Or he might become angry and pull his trigger over your head if you dump him or do something wrong?" Samantha looked at Alicia's face with a serious expression, and Alicia exclaimed,  "No way!"

"Johnathan will never hurt me!" Alicia defended her boyfriend, even though she wasn't sure if he had a temper or not.

"You're not so sure yourself. The fact is that Jonathan also uses a gun, and he can kill you if he gets annoyed. Anyway, I'm off to work, and I only came here to tell you about it. You should let Damian know about my offer to be his woman. Or you can tell me when you're ready to go and see him, to take me along with you," Samantha said as she turned around to leave the room.

Alicia sighed deeply and replied, "I'm never going to see Damain. Johnathan promised to help us raise the money, and I will wait until Johnathan comes up with something."

"Alright. Take care," Samantha pulled the room door to unlock and left the room.

Alicia sighed and went to the front of the mirror to comb her long hair and apply a little touch of makeup on her face. Once she was through, she grabbed her black bag containing her white nurse uniform and set off to leave for work.

As she exited her room and made her way downstairs, Alicia was shocked to see three men in black standing in the living room, looking at her. Her mother, older sister, and brother were also standing there in the living room.

Alicia frowned and came downstairs. "Good morning, Mom. What's going on here?" She asked her mother, glaring at the three men in black.