"We are Magenta's friends since childhood. You'll believe it if you see it in person," Henry replied politely. He glared at Jessy who had been wanting to answer Nancy's question for a long time, he didn't want Jessy to make things worse.
Nancy nodded. "Well, the daughter of a company CEO definitely wouldn't lie or it would damage the company's reputation,"
Jessy clenched her fists tightly in annoyance at the haughty attitude of the woman beside her. She checked her ringing cell phone and her face grew irritated that her mom and dad sent her a few messages because the news of her running amok at Stevano's company had reached their ears. She rejected all of her parents' phone calls and then turned off her cell phone because she didn't want to be disturbed.
Nancy exited the elevator as soon as they reached the top floor. Reluctantly Jessy left because she was annoyed with Nancy's attitude toward her. Jessy saw an empty chair at the front of a room, she remembered it was Magenta's chair because Magenta told her about it, but now the chair is empty, is Magenta not in the office?
They both saw Nancy knocking on the door. Her expression changed to annoyance that no one had opened the door at all. She then grabbed the doorknob and intended to barge in, but just as she was about to open the door, it opened with an annoyed Rion face staring at Nancy.
"I told you, just go to my room. Don't be spoiled," Rion came back in, his mood didn't seem to be good, it could be seen from his disheveled appearance, almost the same as Jessy and Henry's appearance. now.
Nancy looked at Jessy and Henry told them to follow her. Hesitantly the two of them went inside, they were a little reluctant especially after seeing the annoyed look on Rion's face.
"Who are they?" Rion asked when he realized that there were two people behind Nancy. Rion looked at Nancy with a questioning look, his eyebrows raised because he didn't like her attitude of Nancy who brought people carelessly into his room.
"They said they were Magenta's friend," Nancy replied casually. She paid no heed to Rion's piercing gaze at her and immediately sat down on a chair even though Rion didn't tell her to.
Magenta who heard her name being called turned her head, unconsciously she gaped when she saw Jessy and Henry who were in Rion's room. She then changed her expression to a flat one and then made a confused expression.
"My friend? Who's coming?"
Jessy who saw Magenta behind the chair immediately ran to hug Magenta. "Finally I met you, Henry and I have been to your house several times but your damned mother kept saying that you weren't home. You didn't reply to our messages either," Jessy spoke nonstop while looking at Magenta and checking Magenta's condition.
"Jessy? is that you? Is Henry here too?" said Magenta as she groped Jessy's body beside her. Jessy glared because she felt strange about Magenta's attitude but a moment later she realized that Magenta was now pretending to be blind. During this time she and Henry always met Magenta who was herself.
"Ah, sorry for coming so suddenly. We have both been Magenta's friends since childhood, we are very worried because Magenta can't be contacted. We then came here and met Nancy, she helped us so we could enter," Henry said politely explaining everything because Rion's face was not friendly at all, his brows furrowed at Jessy's loud voice.
Rion looked at Nancy asking for an explanation but Nancy just smiled happily proud of herself because Henry called herself the one who helped them.
"Nancy, I'm not letting you in for this," Rion said annoyed, he grabbed his hair roughly.
"Come on, reduce your coldness. Don't let Magenta also feel uncomfortable being your subordinate," Nancy said as she hugged herself as if she was cold because of Rion's attitude. She then patted the sofa gesturing for Rion to sit beside her.
"Can I go out and talk to my friends? I don't have a job anymore, right?" Magenta asked Rion who was helped by Jessy.
Rion didn't answer, he just sighed in annoyance then waved his hand signaling Magenta to leave the room. Magenta's face looked confused because Rion didn't answer but Jessy and Henry immediately helped her up and led her. Henry bowed his head to salute Rion and Nancy before he followed Jessy who had left the room with Magenta.
Jessy immediately removed her hand from Nesa's body as soon as Rion closed the door, she immediately looked at Magenta who was breathing a sigh of relief because she could be herself. Jessy looked sadly at Magenta who was looking tired and getting thinner. Jessy immediately hugged Magenta tightly because she was very happy to meet Magenta.
"Don't be loud," Henry warned Jessy and Magenta loudly. He brought Magenta and Jessy to quickly sit in her chair.
"You okay right? That boss bastard of yours didn't do anything to you right?" this time it was Henry who asked with an annoyed face because he had to restrain himself in front of Rion.
Magenta looked at Jessy and Henry with tears in her eyes, she never thought that the two of them would come to this company to meet her. Magenta quickly shook her head. "I'm fine, I'm just asked to perform until I don't even have time to go home,"
Jessy nodded sadly while holding Magenta's dull-looking face. "I will make you beautiful again"
Magenta chuckled at that, she hadn't laughed out loud in a long time. She then looked at Henry who had been silent for a long time. "What about you? Were you fired from your job? What about your injuries? Have you recovered?" Magenta asked coherently, she held Henry's body worriedly, she felt guilty for what happened to Henry.
"I'm fine," Henry said as he comforted Magenta who looked worried. "Luckily your boss and that woman didn't stop being VVIP customers so I wasn't fired, it's just that I was deducted from my salary for six months," Henry continued.
"You don't have to feel guilty, I don't want you to be caught and humiliated," Henry said quickly when he saw Magenta wanting to speak.
Magenta once again looked at Henry with emotion, she really thanked Henry and didn't know what to say. "I'll treat you to six months, just tell me what you want," Magenta said as she hugged Henry tightly. Jessy and Henry laughed at Magenta's words. Henry let go of Magenta's arms because he felt tight.
"But just so you know I suffered a lot when performing in front of Rion's comrades," Magenta glared at Rion's room. "Do you want to hear it?"
"Of course," Jessy and Henry said almost at the same time, leaning forward with great enthusiasm and ready to hear Magenta's story. With a scornful look and an annoying face, Magenta begins her story.
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"You will be pole dancing for a meeting with my comrades. There is no refusal, this is a request from them," said Rion who one day suddenly called me to his room.
"I can't hide my surprise because I've never done it and it's one of the things I avoid the most, you know how pole dancers are, don't you?" Henry and Jessy nodded in response to my question. They know very well that I really don't like to appear in revealing clothes.
"I ended up going to a discotheque. I was really sick of being there, the smell of alcohol and cigarettes, really loud songs, and lots of scantily clad women. I didn't think it was a meeting between big companies at all," I said with a shudder as I recalled it.
"Reluctantly I ended up pole dancing to cheer them all up, the whistling and stares from the man looking at me really made me uncomfortable. I really couldn't stand pretending to be a blind girl and keeping my expression level."
"They didn't touch you did they?" Henry asked carefully.
"That bastard Rion let me be hugged at will by his partner, he just laughed seeing me looking uncomfortable. He only helped me when his teammates started getting rude and wanted to take me to my room."
"You can choose any woman you want at this disco but not her, she's mine,"
"That's what Rion said, bastard, isn't it?" I said in an annoyed tone. I really want to slap him in the face if I don't remember that damn contract.
"And not only that," I said getting emotional. It reminded me of meeting Karel Biseria, one of his most impudent female colleagues. "You can imagine, I was told to ride a horse and compete with his employees almost all day, and after that Karel took me and Rion to a cafe full of men,"
"She's really good at riding, how about she become a horse in some other way? Is she great too?" Karel asked looking me up and down. Laughter immediately sounded boisterous from the man in the cafe. I had a bad hunch, I bit my lip and looked at Rion.
"Did you know? Rion even sat down and hugged the woman. He let me be held by the man who was there. It was really disgusting, they grabbed my thighs, chest, and..."
"Enough Magenta, don't continue your story," Henry said stopping my hand to show what the people were doing. With emotions still bubbling, I took a deep breath.
"She just saved me the same as before, when that man wanted to use me too," I said ending the story because Henry who was staring at me saw that I was still talking.
"You bastard Rion," Jessy said annoyed, her face already red after hearing my story. Henry is the same, even though he doesn't curse like Jessy, I know very well he is just as angry as Jessy, it's just that he tries to hide it.
"You just stop. I'll try to make some money. I can't stand hearing that I'm being used for entertainment like a prostitute," Henry said, looking at me seriously with Jessy nodding.
I winced at Henry's words but then I shook my head. "Never mind, I won't be able to stop if my mother doesn't want to. After all, I've always been the subject of entertainment, haven't I? I am used to,"
Henry and Jessy were silent, they just looked at me sadly and held my hand trying to strengthen me. I bit my lip and averted my eyes so as not to see them so my tears wouldn't fall. I don't know if it wasn't for them, would I still be able to put up with all this?
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