Thoughts about Lara couldn't let Mike concentrate, and just then, he heard a knock on his parlor door, wondering why Joseph had returned to disturb him. Mike stepped down from his bed and walked out to his executive parlor, where only the red bulb was switched on. Opening the parlor door, Mike saw Joseph breathing heavily, and his eyes narrowed at Joseph. Mike asked, "What are you doing here, Joseph? I thought I told you that I am not hungry, and you should invite the lady out to have dinner." Joseph replied, "Yes, boss. I went to her room, knocked multiple times, and even rang the doorbell, but she refused to open up." Mike asked, "Hmph. Why would she do that?" Joseph responded, "I don't know, boss. I just thought to let you know about it, as I already gave her the key to the room." Mike sighed, "Hmm. Alright, let's go and check up on her." Mike wore his slippers, walked out of his parlor, and followed Joseph downstairs towards the guest room corridor. Approaching Lara's room

Lara stepped out of the bathroom and walked towards the couch where she had kept her red gown the previous night. She picked the red dress and wore it as she prepared to leave. She remembered that the handsome man had told her that he would personally take her to the bus park when he had the chance. So she hurriedly walked out, knowing that Mike would soon be leaving for work and the day had fully broken. Lara stepped into the living room and met Joseph mopping the tiled floor. She smiled at him and greeted him, "Good morning." Joseph replied, "Morning. How was your night?" Lara responded, "Fine. Has your boss left?" Nervous, Lara saw Joseph smile and replied, "No, I don't think so. Do you need anything from him?" Lara answered, "No. I begged him the previous night to take me to the bus park today." Joseph said, "Okay. Maybe I should go and check up on him for you. Please wait here, I'm coming back." Lara replied, "Okay." As Joseph neatly kept the mopping stick back into the b

Lara picked up her bread and adjusted her teacup closer to herself. The teacup was small, and Lara didn't like the fact that Joseph made small tea for her and gave her only two slices of bread. Lara cut the slice of bread in her hand, unaware that Mike was staring at her. She deepened her bread into her teacup, which made Mike frown. Mike gasped, 'Gross! Do you really need to soak the bread in your tea?'" Lara felt embarrassed. She stared at Mike and watched how he ate his bread majestically and took a sip from his teacup with his spoon, which made her frown. "That's how we eat bread in my village. You soak it so it can be soft," explained Lara. Mike chuckled, "What! That's so gross of you." Lara fell silent. "There's no point in soaking the bread. It's already soft. If you soak it in your tea, some pieces may fall into it and maybe choke you when you drink it. Irritating," Mike added. Lara frowned, but Mike didn't notice. She hesitated but tried eating as she saw Mike drinki

As they got to the station, Lara became the center of attraction, and all those silly journalists who knew Mike started taking photos of him, ignoring the case that actually brought them to the station. Mike sighed, kept his cool, and went in. Annoyed with the turn of events, Mike accused Madam Alora of luring innocent girls into prostitution and using them for her advantage. Madam Alora quickly denied the accusations. Madam Alora said, "Officer, all that is lies. Lara is my sister from another mother, and she agreed to go out with her friend to Mr. Mike's place before he refused to let go of her." The officer asked, "But the young lady claimed she didn't know you before, nor did she know her friend was bringing her to the city for prostitution. Why did you insist she was kidnapped when she wasn't?" Madam Alora replied, "Officer, I have been in this business for long. Why would Mr. Mike also seize her? What does he want from her when he obviously didn't know her before? He's a cli

Josep was done arranging the dining table and setting Mike's and Lara's dinner on top of it. He walked to the stairs to go up and called Mike that dinner was ready. Lara stepped out and saw Joseph climbing up the stairs. She decided to wait for him to return while she walked to the living room and sat down carefully on one of the couches, not wanting to ruin it. Joseph approached Mike's chamber door, stopped, and knocked on it. [Knock, knock,] Joseph stood knocking and Mike was inside in his parlor, unable to do anything productive. Upon hearing the sound of the knocking, Mike knew the person was none other than Joseph. This made him lower the television remote, stand up, and walk out from his wine-colored parlor to meet Joseph standing at the door. Mike asked, "What's up?" Joseph replied, "Dinner is ready, boss." Mike asked, "Have you informed the lady yet?" Joseph responded, "Not yet, boss. I was planning to do that after I called you first, but I have served her food too." M