Tom look at his watch as he closed his laptop. It's almost 10:00 pm but he still has another meeting at midnight due to time difference of his US client. He touches his nape and tilted his head few times until he felt satisfied. He's already tired and hungry but he can't completely rest yet because there are still documents that he needs to read and sign.
He stood up and walked to where the little girl soundly sleeping. He can't believe that he let anyone aside from himself in this house. Looking at the little girl closely, she's not looking bad but you can't say she's a top-notch beauty or say very beautiful. In his work, seeing gorgeous women with great background and career are normal encounter to him. He can't be enchanted by an ordinary or an average beauty.
But then he finds himself still looking closely, every detail of the little girl face. She's slim but not skinny type and her height is not tall at all. Even her body is also an average nothing any man can be fantasized. She's not wearing make-up and her clothes are very ordinary. Nothing really especial to her but he can't seem to look away at the little girl's face as if she's his stress reliever.
He remembers the name on the ID when he took it. "Sab", he called trying to wake-up the little girl. But she didn't even move a bit. He tried to shake his shoulder a bit but still no response. She was really fallen asleep. He shook again the little girl and this time it's much intense. The little girl frowned and touches her forehead feeling in pain not sure where really is. When she saw the man's, light brown eyes looking intensely at her she sat down caressing her face.
"I'm hungry" she said in a hoarse low voice while covering her face with her hands. She felt a little ashamed but her stomach can't really stand the food deprivation. She has no idea what time it is already but she can't really stand the pain she's feeling. She can also feel her hands trembling due to starvation.
The man saw her trembling and think that she might have been really hungry. Because he also felt hungry, he stood up and ask the girl to follow her. In the kitchen, he opened his fridge and took a bottled water and gave it to the little girl. Sab accepted the bottled water but then for some reason she lost her strength and cannot open it leaving no choice to ask the man in front to open it.
His face darkened but still took the bottle and opened it with no effort. He then checks the food left to her by his part-time maid and re-heat it in microwave. Minutes later, both of them are eating quietly. Thinking of what's happening, he snorted deep inside on himself. He never serves anyone aside from himself. But he had done few things already that he never did to anyone in just few hours being together with this little girl without battling. How strange!! He's always the boss but it doesn't feel that way now.
Regaining her strength, Sab was the one breaks the silence. "First of all, thanks for saving me and for the food. I can't say the full details but I can assure you that I did not commit any crimes or whatsoever. I'm badly in need of a place to stay..."
"Never", "Out" replied by Tom immediately without thinking twice looking darkly at the little girls eyes not letting her to finish with whatever reason she may had. His patience is now long gone. He bought this place so he can have his own space and peace of mind and now this girl is proposing to live with him. She has no fear at all.
Sab eyes become a little wet. The dark aura coming from the man's gauze are too strong for her. She can feel her legs trembling of fear that any moment this man might really throw her away but she can't back down or else she'll be out of street. She works so much to avoid this from happening as soon as she become orphan. She tried her best to please the people who's willing to take care of the younger self. She's almost independent if not just her Auntie Lina's doing.
"Sab, a little push more. You can't back down" her mind keep reminding of her mission. You must stay in this house." I'll work for you for free, I just need a place to stay for just 3 months. I'll clean your house, do your laundry and cook for you, I can do everything. Just let me stay and eat here for 3 months. Just 3 months..
"I'm not short of finances little girl. And I already have someone doing all of those things for me. I never mind spending. Now GET OUT!!!!" his voice is not loud but firm as he refused again. Looking intently at the little girl's eyes, he can sense that she's desperately in need but she's not begging or saying please to him or not using tears to make him agree. Though he can sense great fear, the bargaining attitude is much stronger. Much to his surprise, the girl doesn't seem attracted to him. Though he saw the girl a while ago spacing out looking at him, he's pretty sure it's not because of attraction but because of something else.
"I watched you a while ago and see that you still work even at home. I can be useful if you need someone to help you when your secretary is on leave or in case had an emergency. You can surely make use of me in the future. You can never tell" she said this in determined and firm voice as well but deep down, she's panicking and praying hard to make this man change his mind.
When she sees the man move, she unconsciously step back and stop. She can't run away, NEVER or DIE. She straightens her body and look seriously on the man in front. Because of height difference she needs to make an effort to do this. He's really a beautiful man but he's someone he cannot handle so she's not fantasizing.
The man's face lowered until just half inch away from her face while both of his hands slid inside his pockets. She can feel his warm breath. She wanted to look away but thinking of her situation, this guy has met surely model type or celebrity type of beauties and she knows for the fact the she's just normal looking girl with an average figure. There's no way this guy would like someone like her, poor, orphan and average human being. She knows that this guy is trying to intimidate her to shoo her away or may be trying to put him to test and if she passed, she'll be able to stay.
"Seduce me" Tom said in a low and very seductive voice which made the little girl in front frozen. "If you could seduce me now, I'll let you stay and I'll even help you whatever troubles you had. If you can't, what use I could get from you" he smiled mockingly and his tone is really trying to challenge her.
"Seduce" "Seduce" "Seduce" this word keep echoing in her head trying to penetrate on her brain before she could understand what the guy wants her to do. She wants to slap the man and wants to stay away or even try to cross her arms to cover her chest but when she remembered what kind of guy the man is and what kind of girl she is. She knows that this guy is not fucking serious. There is no way, This should be a test. From head to toe, from her haggard looks right now, there is no way he would like her.
She then calmed and sneered deep down. "I'm sorry to disappoint you but i need tell you that you're not my type and I'm positive that you feel the same way to me. From your looks and status, I'm pretty sure that girls are lining-up to get your attention and you can rest assured that I will never be one of them. I will definitely won't disturb you even if I were to live with you and as I said, I can be useful to you at times of emergency or at your worst situation. All I ask is to let me stay in your house even just for
3 months" she answered without stuttering. I will truly be greatly to you forever. You can consider it as charity but I'll definitely work for you and will not be a burden.
Tom lips curved a little from what he heard. He already threatened the girl to kick her out if she failed to seduce him but she's been calm and rational. From what he can see, the little girl might have been very smart, intellectually and emotionally. Though he put a lot of pressure on her like he normally does with his employees and with his work to get what he wanted, a normal human being who are at their most vulnerable moment will do everything to please him. But this little girl, she never been tempted, he even saw glimpse of hatred on her dark shinning eyes and it become cold.
He is Thomas Marcus Del Monte considered the most successful and desirable bachelor in the business was slaughtered and declined by normal average little girl without a blink of an eye. This little girl is really interesting he thought. But he can't be fooled, some did play hard to get on him but from a little temptation those girls also give in easily so he lost interest again. He removes his hands from his pocket and wrapped it around little girl's waist and he pulled her closer without breaking the eye contact. Their lips are almost touching and he can feel the girls breathing but surprisingly, it wasn't what he had expected. He still looks at him blankly, coldly and her breathing is calm, no sense of fear of danger.
Few minutes had passed and no one wants to loose. They still looking each other intently calculating their situation. He then lower his face to give the little girl a passionate kissed, his tongue is exploring savoring everything. It was supposed to tease her but he finds her lips sweet and the temptation he felt were surprisingly greater than he had expected that he almost moaned of the pleasure giving him even if the little girl never replied back. She just stood there with her dark eyes widely opened without moving.
He restrained himself from going deeper and pulled himself away from her lips before he loose his control. Her lips was too addicting for him that he wanted to kiss it passionately until he exerted all the sweetness and until he fill his desires. He smiled evil. "You can stay. I'm satisfied. Use the room across the study room. My room is just beside yours, never ever enter any rooms without my permission. Moving forward, you do the cleaning, laundry and cooking until I decide what kind of job you'll be useful to me" he said in serious tone and left the little girl spacing out.
Tom returned to his study room with dark expression. Thinking of what he just did, he frawned. He just let the little girl stay in his precious space. Definitely, he is not feeling romantically to that little girl though he finds her lips uniquely sweet. He had dated few girls in the past and had couple high moments and those girls are pretty hot and had high profile background but he never thought that his kissed was different from one another unlike with the little girl. Thinking about it, he would want to try kissing her light red lips again to confirm if it really sweet. Maybe because her lips were all natural, no sticky lipstick or lip gloss. Yeah... that might be the reason.
While thinking if he should really allow the little girl to stay or not, a weak knock was heard. He raised his eyebrows and walk in the door. Seeing the freshly washed face of the little girl like with plastered kitten smile, his mood become gloomy. He already let her in, what does she need this time with that smile.
"You're wasting my time. Speak!! Quickly!!," Tom said in an irritated voice.
Sab swallowed her own saliva upon seeing the man before speaking. "Please don't ask too much. I need to borrow your clothes, even just 1 shirt or polo. Also, some toiletries" she said in horse low voice. She blushed; everything happens seems too much for her take-in in one day. But she can't be too much emotional, nothing will change if she let everything take into heart. She's just really unlucky now but surely, she can change her faith one day.
Though Sab wants to condemn the man in front from stealing her precious first kissed, she must endure it. He still the one who helped her escape and gave accept her as freeloader. What can she do? The kiss was a test not because he had lust over her, IMPOSSIBLE!!! Then she remembered a Cinderalla story where she met a Prince Charming that changes her life. "Cinderalla shit my butt," she sneered internally. I'm not in a fucking child story. She's an orphan yes but she doesn't have evil stepmother and step sisters.
Tom's head hurt upon hearing the request of the little girl. He impatiently massages his temple, what a troublemaker. Without saying anything, he passed by the girl and when into his room. After few minutes, he throws the things she requested and slammed the door.
Sab pursed her lips. She bends down to pick-up some of the clothes and toiletries fell down when it passed onto her. Though Tom unwillingly help her she's still grateful. Thinking she will be able to take a shower now and rest, she smiled happily.
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Inside an old building, a middle age woman begging for their life's to be spared as he look as his son's face covered with blood laying on the ground. "I'll promise to pay and promise not to run and promise not to die until I paid my all my debt. Please don't hurt my son anymore. He has work, we will pay you. The ungrateful brat runaway and we can't really find her," she's kneeling and her face are wet due to crying. "Pleeaaaseee, Pleeaaaseee, Pleeaaaseee!!!!"
The leader of the gang Han laughing with insult. Truly, even an evil mother will be moved if their son or daughter are being beaten in front of them. Enjoying the emotional and physical torture seeing from mother and son a while ago, he is now happily smiling as he signals one of his subordinates to get the mother in front of him.
Her tears still falling and looking afraid when one of the tugs hold her arms forcefully. "Lina gripped the pen as she saw the loan note agreement, the 30,000 is now 90,000 and they only have 3 months to pay for it or the interest will increase 20% again. His son's salary is only 15,000 monthly and she have no work, paying this amount within the said time-frame is almost impossible for them.
But then she still signed the note without saying anything to the leader of the gang. It doesn't really matter now; her son is more important. Angrily and blaming all of this with the ungrateful child whom she took care for years. Only if she hasn't fled, it would never been this way. If she'll see that ungrateful brat again, she'll definitely avenge her son, she'll even kill her if she'll lost his son. Thinking of this, tears seems much falling again and her body trembles more. She called her son to know if he's still fine. The moments, both the mother and son were dragged outside the gate of the old building.
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Sab reached out her phone on the nightstand to turn-off the alarm. It's now 4:00 am and her head is spinning. Due to constant nightmare when she gets into slumber, she was unable to sleep well. She's dreaming of running and running in her dream then an evil looking gangster with scar on his forehead suddenly grabbed her arms and laughing mockingly as she tried to break free then she'll wake-up again. She shook momentarily her head to forget her dreams.
She walked in the bathroom and checked on the clothes she washed last night, they are all still wet, far from being dry. Looking at herself in the big mirror, the black t-shirt Tom gave her was a like a dress for her small frame and height difference but still she can't get out like this or else she'll be embarrassed to death if gets caught, he might even think bad about her intention. However, the guy already told him that she'll do the housework from now on. Also, it's only 4:00 am, he would have guessed that the guy is still sleeping and might be waking-up by 6:00 am or 5:00 am worst come scenario.
She took a deep breath and decided to walk-out wearing only the black t-shirt. "As if she has many options," she thought. And she's not totally naked anyway. She was able to get some lingerie but not able to get any clothes because she doesn't want to suspect her.
She opened the fridge to see what can she cook for breakfast. Seeing he only had refresh fruits and vegetables, no noodles, no meat at all, pork, beef, fish or chicken nothing, she thought the guy is a vegetarian. Spices are neatly place in one corner of the kitchen. The rice is even a black rice only. She silently bumping her head on the kitchen counter when she can't think any recipes for breakfast.
She told the man she'll be useful but she can't even cook him breakfast. Due to hunger, she didn't taste the food she ate last night. Now she understands why she thinks the food was so blunt. She lives poorly trying to save and help her Auntie Lina at the same time so due to this, her knowledge in food is very limited. Though she worked in a canteen before, the food they serve there was simple that most normal people would like to eat which consist of pork, beef, fish and chicken. Even the veggie recipe has meat ingredients.
She holds her head and shook it few times, hopelessly. She really didn't know what to cook. Seeing all the ingredients available, some of them she had not even tasted it or what it's called. "Think... think... think... think... Sab!!! She then picked-up her phone on the counter table and watch vegetarian recipe video using her earphones to make but then it looks too complicated her. She has no all day!!! She has only an hour or less to make a decent breakfast!!!
"Ggrrr.... whatever!!! Better than nothing!!! nothing as she pulled out ingredients randomly from the fridge. When she's felt satisfied. She just grabs a pan and started cooking by instinct with a little logic on how it should be cook.
Sab happily drying her clothes when she heard a knock on the door. It's now 6:30 am, her boss might have been woken-up today and see the breakfast she cooked. At least with zero knowledge on how to cook vegetarian food she was still able to pulled it off. Feeling proud, she sneaks her head out while her body hiding behind the door as she opened the door.
"Good morning! These are for you as per Sir Tom." greeted by the middle age woman while smiling at her with female clothes on her hands. Confused that she accepted the clothes with a smile. "Thank you." Looking at the clothes she looks again the middle age woman in front.
"Those clothes are new. My daughter bought them yesterday," she's smiling happily.
"I'm sorry..." she was cut-off. "No need, my daughter was very happy because Sir Tom paid it more than the worth of these clothes. Sir said it's urgent but since there's no shopping mall opened at the moment, we asked him if she'll accept my daughter clothes since still unused. Thanks to you, Miss??" the old lady paused as she's expecting her to state her name.
"Oh, Sab.." she answered feeling grateful again.
"Oh, you can call me Auntie Myrna, I do most of the tasking here and cooking sometimes. Sir is a vegetarian so he prepares his own food most of the time if has not working or ask a chef to come and cook for him.
Feeling guilty on the lady, Sab awkwardly smiled. If she'll know that she tried to steal her work last night, for sure her will not be this warmed.
"Sir Tom is already awake and now in the kitchen. Just go down once you're ready," Myrna said as she bid goodbye.
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Tom actually went down to get water when she saw Sab pulling her hair while shaking her head. He was shocked at first but when she saw all the ingredients on the counter, he knows already why she's acting weird.
Seeing her like going crazy wearing his black t-shirt that now looks like a loose dress on her, surprisingly he finds her pleasing to the eye again and describe sexy actually though her curves can't be seen. He even chuckled when she roamed around the kitchen with her petite body and used a stool to check on upper cabinets. Thinking it might be awkward if she learned that he saw her like that, he went back to his room quietly.
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