CHAPTER FOURTEEN: BUSINESS OR PLEASURE.

GOGO MOTELS

Maya was on the phone with her parents the next morning,

"How is dad doing?" She asked sorrowfully.

"He's surviving, although he's been acting up lately, the 10,000 dollars you gave to us helped a lot. But we need more to keep him stable. Have you found a job?" Mrs Hunts asked with high hopes.

"Yes, mother, a good job. I'm working at a company starting today. They pay well and in no time I would get the remaining money needed for Father, I promise."

"Maya my child, you don't need to kill yourself, I don't want to lose my husband and you too." Maya's mother said as they both laughed.

"Mother, you won't lose me. I'll work twice as hard to get the money. Dad would be okay, I promise." Maya said as she hung up the phone.

She started preparing for work, she had no professional clothes so she went to a nearby pawnshop,

"Good morning, Miss. How can I help ya." The pawnbroker said.

"I would like to pawn this," She brought out the necklace her sister gave her. She was deeply hurt as she gave it away,

"Are you from Pine Hills?" The pawnbroker said.

"No," Maya said.

"Well, only people from Pine Hills own necklaces like this. It's a fine piece you got here. Do you have any other thing you wanna pawn?"

"I have this red dress. It was really expensive. So I should get a lot of loan money from these two things I'm pawning." Maya said as she gave the red dress to the pawnbroker.

He laughed when he heard what Maya said about getting a lot of money,

"Miss, this necklace is worth 500 dollars and the dress, I'll say 3,000 dollars. It's designers. So here's what's gonna happen, I'll loan you 3,500 dollars. And you're gonna pay me with interest. If you don't bring me my money by the end of next week, I'll sell your property. Deal?"

"How much interest are we talking about here?" Maya asked.

"300 dollars more,"

"Deal!" Maya took the money and she went to another store to get a befitting dress. She got a nice tight gown at a cheap rate. She quickly took her bath, wore her little makeup and got dressed. She took a cab to work and she entered the doors of Nutri ltd.

AT NUTRI LTD

All eyes were on Maya as she walked in looking as elegant as ever. With her beauty beaming radiantly. Mr Weeks was talking to some of his board of directors when he saw Maya walking in,

"Excuse me," He said to them as he left.

"Maya," He called out.

She turned and saw that it was Mr Weeks calling her,

"Just the person I was looking for," Maya said with a smile.

"Looking for? Why," Mr Weeks asked confusedly.

"I made a little something for you. It's a thank you for giving me this job breakfast." Maya said as she handed Mr Weeks a paper bag containing his breakfast. Mr Weeks laughed briefly when he opened it.

"You didn't have to Maya. Seriously?" Mr Weeks said laughing. Maya did not find anything amusing so she asked,

"So, when do I start?"

"Now. In fact, I want you to meet everyone. I'll call a meeting just so everyone gets to know who you are and your new position in this company." Mr Weeks said delightedly.

Maya was astounded, she couldn't understand why Mr Weeks was being so kind to her,

"That wouldn't be necessary Sir," Maya said because she was very shy.

"It is necessary Maya. Everyone has to meet you. After all, you're the new secretary." Mr Weeks said.

"Okay Mr Weeks, if you say so," Maya said.

SERITA'S HOTEL AND LOUNGE

Deryn came to Sophia's mother's hotel, he went to the receptionist and asked that she informs Sophia that he was around. She did as such and shortly, Sophia told the receptionist to guide him to her suite,

"Her suite? That wouldn't be necessary." Deryn said to the receptionist.

"But Sir, she says she wouldn't be able to come out." The receptionist replied.

"Then I'll wait."

"Sir, she says to ask you if you could wait for 3 hours."

"Where's her suite please?" Deryn said as the receptionist escorted him to Sophia's room.

"It's open!" Sophia yelled from behind her door. Deryn opened it to see Sophia dressed in her robes,

"What? You've never seen a woman in robes before?" Sophia said.

"If you're busy I could always stop by another time," Deryn said he wasn't comfortable.

"I look sexy, not busy. I'd even look sexier when I show you what's underneath this robe." Sophia said with a peal of brief laughter.

"Sophia, with all due respect, I'd like to keep this strictly at a business level."

"Who said we were gonna fuvk ourselves. Deryn, your thoughts alarm me." Sophia said as she sat down on her bed and crossed her legs.

"I wanted you in my room because this proposal is confidential. I did not want to talk about it in the open."

"But we talked about it at the restaurant," Deryn said confused.

"Too many ears, remember Deryn the walls have ears. In here, you and I are the walls, but out there, out there in the open, there are just too many people. I can't risk it."

Sophia stood up to pour herself a glass of wine, she spilt some on her robe,

"Fuck!" She cussed.

She told Deryn to help her remove her robe. He did so but he turned away when he realized that she was naked underneath her robes.

"So, if I decide not to put on any clothes, you'd remain that way?" Sophia asked Deryn.

"Are you a virgin?" Sophia added.

While Deryn turned away, he asked her agitatedly,

"Sophia, what do you want? Business or Pleasure!"

"Is it bad if I want both?" Sophia asked as she made Deryn face her. She looked into his eyes and said to him,

"I want both," She pushed him onto the bed and climbed on top of him. Deryn tried so hard to control himself, she tried to kiss him but he didn't kiss back. Deryn wasn't like his dad, he never hurts women. He tried his possible best to get Sophia off of his body. Sophia wasn't getting the response she wanted from Deryn so she went for his trousers.

She was pulling his zipper when Deryn grabbed her hands,

"Sophia, stop!" He ordered.

Sophia was agape, she was a little bit terrified,

"Let go of me!" She yelled. She stood up from Deryn's body and put on a new robe,

"We would be leaving for Abroad in a month's time," Sophia said as she adjusted her robe. She showed no affection when she spoke to Deryn.

"I don't understand, abroad?" Deryn said confusedly.

"Everything would be done abroad, not here. So do well to prepare." Sophia said.

"Deryn, never hold my hands like that again. Or else you could end up with a prosthetic arm."

Deryn was moved by what Sophia said but he couldn't care less. He left Sophia's suite, when he reached outside of the hotel, the receptionist asked him for a review,

"It's a great place, where the owner's daughter forcefully fvck business partners."

The receptionist was happy when he said it was a great place, but her mood changed when she heard everything he said. Deryn noticed that she did not type it,

"Thought so," Deryn said as he left the hotel.

MR LIN'S MANSION

Flora quickly ran to where she kept the calendar, she knew she was pregnant but she wanted to make sure that she was not right. She looked at the date of her last period and looked at the recent date, she saw that she was supposed to be on her period today but she hasn't seen anything. She began to panic intensively, she was breathing heavily,

"No, no, no, this can't be true. This can't be happening. I can't be pregnant." Flora sobbed.