CHAPTER 6

Lady Jennifer turned to leave her daughter's room door and met Samantha by 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 by tomorrow morning to find out. Right now, I am so tired and need to rest. Good night," Lady Jennifer walked away from her first daughter and went back to her own room to rest. The room was the one she shared with her husband before he was taken away.

Samantha stood by 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 to arrive.

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Meanwhile, in Alicia's room, she found it difficult to sleep. She kept thinking about how she would escape Damian's offer, as she knew that it was not a joke.

A marriage contract with him, in exchange for her father's freedom and to clear off his debt.

"No, I cannot do this," Alicia said. She tightly shut her eyes and fell asleep on her bed.

The next morning, the sound of the alarm woke Alicia from her peaceful sleep as she got so exhausted the previous night having witnessed her father's kidnapping by the ruthless mafia boss that ruled the entire territory.

Alicia sat up on the bed and turned off the 7 am alarm. She got out of her bed and went to the bathroom to bathe and brush her teeth. She looked so tired. Her long blonde hair was disheveled, and her big blue eyes were 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 could remember the horror movie that had played the previous night in her father's home. Silent teardrops slipped from the corners of her eyes.

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

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

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

"What do you want?" She asked her older sister as she moved over 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 by the doorway and lookimg at her sister.

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

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

Alicia remained quiet for a while as she picked up her brown dress and wore it. She turned to face Samantha and asked with an irritated voice, "What do you want me to say to you? You heard everything Mom said, and you saw it 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 marriage offer?" Samantha asked, her big blue eyes fixated on her younger sister's face.

"No way. I am not going to accept Damian. Never! And ever!" Alicia yelled, her light blue eyes shone red with disgust, and Samantha smiled.

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

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

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

"Well, I won't cheat on Damian, and I am not in any serious relationship. I have seen him before. That reminds me, he owns several businesses here and controls the T-Group conglomerate, also known as Tucker Groups. And you think he is a poor guy? He is a billionaire, and he will take care of me. I do not think that I will have to work much, and my colleagues will respect me at work. Not to mention the top managers; they will fear me and respect me too," Samantha said, acting bashfully.

Alicia shook her head in disbelief, seeing her older sister's dreamy eyes. "Samantha, you seem to forget that these walking demon is a mafia lord who keep a low profile so as not to attract the government or police authorities' knowledge about them. I doubt 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, and Alicia 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 too?" Samantha asked, looking at her younger sister's face with a serious expression.

Alicia swallowed hard and replied, "No! Jonathan will never hurt me!" Alicia defended her boyfriend, even though she didn't know if he had a temper or not.

"You are not so sure yourself. The fact is that he uses a gun, and he can kill you if he gets annoyed. Anyway, I am off to work, and I only came here to tell you about it. You should let Damian Tucker know about my offer to be his woman. Or you can tell me when you are 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 am never going to see Damian. Jonathan promised to help us raise the money, and I will wait until Jonathan comes up with something."

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

Meanwhile, Alicia sighed and went to the front of the mirror to comb her golden locks and to 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 there in the living room, looking at her. With her mother, older sister, and brother were also 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 men in black.