Chapter 4

Chapter 4

"How can we outperform Pineda!" His father Anthony angrily said that his other investors had moved to Pineda's Company, meaning they had invested more in the Pineda's Company. 

"Don't you trust James? The skills? Dad, isn't it he is the one you consider more  than me?" The man said.

"Shut up Victor! I won't get anything from you, you only like  parties, and a happy go lucky life? Where will you be picked up? Where will your diploma bring you? Instead of studying business you became a mountaineer and writer? Did you earn money or are you just wasting your time?" His father shouted at him.

"Dad, I don't expect you to be more in favor of your adopted child than me. I can't believe this." He knocked on the door of his father who was just about to embarrass him, because in their family he was the only one who did not take the business path. He just went astray because he wanted to pursue being a Writer. Now that he is just a lab rat  in his own hotel. His father made him a waiter at their Hotel and restaurant.

"Oh bro? Your face fell again?" His friend Jethro asked.

He was holding his notebook and ballpen while drinking. They slept at the resort on the rooftop of their Hotel. 

"Are you on duty?" His friend asked. 

"I don't fucking care! This hotel is named after me." he uttered. He almost consumed a box of cigarettes and alcohol. 

"Bro that's too much, you must be handsome tomorrow, I have a gift for you!" It said foolishly. 

"I need a one night stand!" He said and put away his belongings.

"Tomorrow, you will definitely like it. From the highclass showgirls. Don't worry, your father will be proud of you," Jethro said.

After drinking, the two jump into the pool.  Suddenly, he just saw his friend kissing someone. The whole hotel employees knew that he was the owner of the hotel and restaurant.  But Victor is employed as a waiter of his own Hotel. It's a punishment from his Dad.

The young man felt a little relieved and left his friend. He went inside the hotel where he was staying and there, he heard some calls from his brother. He  did not answer the call, other than that. They were not close because his father always favored James. He went out to the car park to go to his favorite seaside spot of the Mall. Here, he often writes stories while wearing his headset, using his ipad that he has just given up on the dynamic volume of entries he writes in Asia's Greatest Writer. There are different kinds of categories or genres in the contest.

"Fuck it! How to start? I'm not into romance stories. Maybe because I can only write my one night stand stories and that is stupidity," he sighed and lay down. He watched the stars as he listened with a song. 

"Her blue eyes," he whispered.

"Oh! Her blue eyes!" Victor stood up and laughed.

He took his cellphone and no call has been received from the woman she accidentally bumped. 

"Is she okay? Maybe she filed a case against me," he was nervous and stood up.

He turned the car around and decided to go back to where he had hit the woman. He went around this corner but he did not see a woman with blue eyes. 

"Sir excuse me?" The guard asked as it followed him. Apart from the face because he was monitoring the entire subdivision. He stopped the car because the guard's motorbike hit him.

"Ah sir, where does the Blue-eyed woman who looks like a Cat," the guard laughed at him. 

"Ahh Maria? Did she run away?" The young man frowned and the guard noticed it. 

"Ah, just follow me," the guard said.

He followed the guard and they reached the house that looked old. 

"That's where she lives. She rents there, and now she's alone. There's a lot of people who hate her because of her job." 

The young man laughed at the Guard who was full of gossip about the woman.

"Okay brother thank you!" He said it and reached a ten dollar to the guard. 

He knocked on the door of Maria's house and he only heard a shout at some knock on the gate that was already rusty. 

"Just wait!" He was surprised when she came out with a toothbrush and a towel on her head. 

"Who are you?" Maria asked and talked to the man while he's outside the house. He just stared into her eyes. I guess anyone can be dazzled by her beautiful eyes. 

"I just wanted to say hello to you, I'm sorry because I was rude to you last time, because I  didn't have any money. Are you okay now?" The man asked her, Maria was wondering who she was talking to.

"Ahhh! Hey!" she yelled at him and she came out of the gate. She talked to the man while she had a toothbrush in her mouth. 

"You pay for my bike!" The young man was surprised at her because the toothpaste spewed on his face. Maria laughed at this. 

"Put your mouth down first," The young man said to her and wiped his face.

"Come in! Wait me here, I'll just finish brushing my teeth," she invited Victor into his yard. The man waited for the woman to come out. 

"I'm sorry earlier! I'm already asleep, you pay for my bike, right? I'm okay, my bike was really damaged." she said and the guy just looked at her. 

"Here, Maria reached him for fifty dollar for bike repair and Maria smiled at him.

"Thank you, where did you find out my name and address?" she asked here and followed the man out of his gate. 

"Ah to the guard. I asked you," he said and he took the key from his pocket.

Maria picked up the paper that had fallen out of its pocket. 

"Hey!" she uttered, she looked at the white paper and she read 

"Asia's Greatest Writer? Hey! This is my dream!" Maria said with full excitement. 

"Really, why don't you try?" The man asked and he hid the paper in the pocket that Maria had returned. 

"I can't go there, my life is miserable, I can't write a good story." she laughed as she spoke here. 

"Ah, it's a pity, but if you like, go and chase your dream! I'll be the first fan Maria." 

They just waved at each other and the man left while Maria entered the house.    

She arranged what to wear for her job tomorrow. Boss sent her clothes for the expensive job. Of all the Strippers she has the brain so her boss took her for it in her work tomorrow. Necessarily she does not look cheap, she looks class and fab. She opened her diary and wrote again for what had happened in her life. Then she picked up her cell phone and searched Asia's Greatest Writer. 

"I look like I'm getting bored again with this event!" she said while practicing her make up for tomorrow. Thick lipstick is better for her but she needs lighter or nude make up. It was evening and she wiped her face to remove her trial make up.

Maria woke up early because of someone who's banging on her gate. 

"WAIT!" she said angrily. 

"Hey bitch! I'm going to change your clothes, the theme is 80's. The client sent me something wrong today! Fix it, huh? Don't make a stupid scene for those who attend that event." her boss just handed her the paper bag and she entered the house, she peeked at the red and black clothes.

"Wow? There's an invitation yet. Happy 80th Birthday Anthony Smith, Events place at Victor Luis Hotel and Resort." she just stared at the big sponsors, almost related to the government. She received a phone call from Cindy. 

"My best friend! How are you?" It's a question. 

"I'm okay, it's just sad because my life is quiet."  Maria jokingly said. 

"I just greeted you, maybe because you don't eat, you put your payment first out, stand up as a gold digger so that you can have a life!" Cindy uttered. 

"Yes, I'll clean up first, as long as we meet, I'll tell you a story." Maria answered

She hung up the phone and cleaned the house. She does not care how loud the speaker is and will disturb her neighbors. She noticed in the mirror that her left legs were bruised. 

"It was the guy who bumped me, the one who did this to me." she whispered and gave the bruise ice. It looks like it can be removed immediately because it is not that big.

Later, the young man Robby hesitates to fix himself  because he received an Invitation for Mister Smith's birthday party.He did not know if they were teasing him. It was his son who sent it, he made sure he looked better on this event. The news here about Victor, he is just a waiter in his own hotel because of being a hard headed son. He has never encountered Victor but his brother James has always been one. Because they are resilient and do not want to lose when it comes to business. 

"Fuck! Diether!" He said angrily because he took his Beautiful ballpen again, while he waited for the time of the event he was signing documents. Because this pen was customized, his mother gave it to him even more.

80th Birthday of Mr. Anthony Smith

Victor Luis Hotel and Resort.

The whole resort is closed at the top of the building. Only VVIP's are here and those who were invited to the  birthday party. 

"Are you nervous bro?" Jethro asked his handsome friend wearing a Tuxedo. 

"I would be nervous if my good father, along with his favorite son, recognized me." Victor answered sarcastically. The young man is full of hatred for his youngest brother because this is what his Dad favors because he is good at business

"Your date might come! Just call this number." His friend said and patted his arm as he took the number the friend was saying. 

"Fine thanks I'll call her." Victor uttered.

Maria was nervous to enter the event because she did not know anyone, especially since she had no contact with what she was dating for tonight.

She wore her 80's vibe outfit with Red and black color, she's an apple of the  eye here because her blue eyes  really caught everyone's attention. 

"Hello?" Maria answered the other phone. 

"I'm here with the Hotel logo on the left side, faster please," Victor said from the other line and she was able to easily find the guy she will meet.

He reached it and saw the man in a black tuxedo and turning away. 

"Sir Smith?" she asked , the man turned around and his eyes widened. 

"Maria!?" he said in shock, Maria bit her lip so hard when she saw the man in front of her. 

"The guy who bumped into me, Wow? You're Mr. Smith's son." Maria was so amazed with the coincidence. When she first met this man. Victor looked like a hermit, with long hair and a mustache.

Now that Victor has a clean look. 

"You look fab with your outfit. How did Jeth contact you--" the man's question was interrupted when the party host suddenly spoke. He grabbed the woman's waist and they went to the place where her father could be seen. 

"Why didn't you come close to your father?" Mary whispered to him. 

"Dad by blood but his adopted son is more than his blood relative." He said while staring at the stage. 

"What do you mean?" Maria asked him and the man just shook his head when his father started introducing and showing off his favorite child.

He pulled Maria and they left the event. "Are we leaving? My work is done?" she asked as he pulled his hand and walked quickly. 

"Maria!" The two were stopped when Robby saw Maria being pulled by Mr. Victor Luis Smith.

"Ohh Mr. Victor,  finally we met." Robby uttered

"Why are you here?" Maria rolled her eyes when she saw Robby, she admitted that this man  attracted her from the one night stand. 

"Wait, where are you going?" Robby asked as Victor pulled Maria who was still looking at the man. 

"She's my girl mind your own business," Robby was surprised and confused by what Victor said. 

"We just fucked up," Robby whispered and he went to the Event center.

He was still bored and mad when he saw Maria and Victor together.