CHAPTER 5

Daniella was just supposed to take pleasure in her trip to HK but when she came to know Mr. Blue Eyes, she had to revise her plan. She had a brilliant idea of how Marcus Madrigal would become useful to her. Anyway, the man was a flirt and he liked to dally, so he wouldn’t mind being used that way. She believed that everyone has a price, and whatever it takes, she would do anything to have him.

    “Hmmm, Marcus suits you. You look like a gladiator from the past and I like your eyes. They are blue and soulful,” she declared without holding back any reservation that a proper woman should possess.

   Marcus was not surprised at her bluntness. Well, he would be shocked if she pretended to be someone she was not. “You’re blunt and honest…and I like it,” he replied, but the woman’s ingenious way of speaking alarmed him.

   “I know. So, I assumed that we are friends now.” She said after their handshake. “If you need a friend while you are in HK, call me.” She gave him her calling card and smiled sweetly. Daniella thought she saw him make an expression when she handed her card but chose to ignore it.

    Marcus was astonished at her behavior. The woman was not just blunt, but arrogant too! Did she just look down on him? The way she handed him her business card, she acted too great for his own good. “I don’t need a friend, Dani. But I can always welcome a woman into my bed,” he answered and Marcus saw the glint of anger in Daniella’s eyes. She was mad, and he knew that, but he regretted introducing himself to his client. He had to amend it by maintaining his distance from the woman.

    She knew that he was a bastard but who cares? She only needed his body and the sperm that he could deposit into her womb, and that’s all! “I see, so see you around then.” She said.

    Inside the elevator, she refused to look him in the eye and didn’t say anything. Honestly, she was offended at his latest remark that he didn’t need a friend but a woman was always welcome into his bed. Well, she wanted a man too! She felt the urge to tell him the truth to salvage her pride. “What floor?” She dared to ask him when she noticed that he forgot to press his floor number, and of course, she was curious to know.

    “Nineteen,” he answered.

    What? Did she hear it correctly? Daniella hold on to the handrail because she felt like she was about to collapse out of joy. Another idea came up when she saw his worried expression. “Oh no,” she massaged her forehead and tightened her hold on the handrail. Slowly, she collapsed her body towards his strong hands and she admired herself for being a good actress.

   “Dani, are you all right?” Marcus came to her rescue and catch her before she fell to the floor. When the woman didn’t answer, he had no choice but to carry her outside and into her room. Once outside the door of her hotel room, Marcus rummaged through her pouch to look for the card key.

    Daniella wondered how Marcus knew her exact room number before he found the card key. Could he be a close neighbor or the occupant of the room adjacent to hers? Anyway, it was not yet time to ask him those questions. The important thing was, her plan had work…very well.

    Marcus put the woman into the bed, then massaged her fingers and pressed hard on the soft spot between the thumb and index finger. He learned that it was a good technique for Daniella to regain her consciousness.

   The way he pressed and massaged the part between her two fingers was becoming painful so she decided to gain her consciousness and stirred in bed.

    “Finally, you’re awake. How are you feeling?” Marcus asked.

    “I am fine, thank you.” She answered.

     “Good. I’ll be going now,” Marcus stood up and walked towards the door.

    He’s leaving just like that? As in, the man wouldn’t attempt to kiss her or even touch her? Daniella was disappointed that there were loopholes in her plan. She got up from bed and strolled towards him before he was able to turn the doorknob to open the door. “I wasn’t able to thank you,” she said and stopped him from leaving.

    “It’s okay. By the way, I didn’t know that you’re good in acting.” Marcus said. He was not that naïve when she started to act in the elevator. Oh well, he could say that he enjoyed the show for a while.

    Daniella’s eyes widen when Marcus said that her acting was good. So he knew and yet he stayed mum and didn’t react. What would be her next move? Plan A has failed and for sure, she would never have a second chance to be this close to him!

   She stared at his hands carefully and before he was able to open the door, she moved fast and hit him with a bottle of wine. There should never be another mistake so she made sure to hit him very hard. Marcus fall down and she muffled her scream. She bent her body and placed a finger below his nostrils to know if he was still breathing. What she did earlier was risky and it could kill a person! When she confirmed that he was still breathing, she struggled hard to drag his muscular body into her bed. Little by little, she made some progress, and when he was finally on her bed, she looked for something that she could use to tie him down. “I’m sorry,” she whispered her apology into his ear. Then she delved into her luggage for things that she could use to immobilize him.

     She was thankful when she found the shrink wrap that was on her bag. There were anomalies in the airport like someone would put an illegal drug or a bullet into someone else’s bag. As a precaution, she bought a shrink wrap yesterday to secure her luggage. It may sound funny but some travelers were doing it just fine.

     Well, it’s temporary only. There’s a store below but it would take her some time to get all the things that she needed, and Marcus might awaken. Nah, she couldn’t risk her last chance of having him.

     Like food that she wanted to store in the fridge, Daniella wrapped Marcus’ body with shrink wrap from his shoulder down to his toes. He looked too funny and it would be a waste not to take some photos of him in shrink wrap. The camera clicked several times and she only stopped taking photos when she realized that she was wasting her valuable time on useless things.