Chapter 3

Three years later.

The night was young and many luxury card and reporters geared up with cameras and equipment gathered at the gates to San Fetilo Hilton Hotel.

The Golden age group was hosting a party here tonight and had invited the business tycoons of San Fetilo to the event. When the reporters caught winds of the news, they flocked over in hopes of obtaining news that would make the headlines.

At 8pm, a sleek Maybach pulled over before the hotel.

"Mr Jeremy! It's Mr Jeremy from the Golden Age Group!" The reporters yelled and rushed over with their cameras and gear.

Jeremy Black was dresses in a white suit and wore a frivolous smile on his face as he got out of the car. Supermodel Lulu, who was dressed in a chic off shoulder evening dress got out from the other side of the car. Jeremy then reached out to hold Lulu's hand before they decently posed for the camera.

Barbara was seated in the passengers sear with a briefcase in her hand and watched Jeremy and Lulu through the window.

"What the hell. I'm just a assistant. Why can't Jeremy leave me out of a party like this? Is he a sicko or what?" She grumbled silently.

The driver beside her reminded, "Assistant Weston, please get off the car! Young Master would be displeased if you're late"

With a sigh, she opened the car door and lowered her head as she got out of the car with her briefcase

As Jeremy had already arrived at the entrance to tbe hotel, arm in arm with Lulu, Barbara hastened her footsteps to keep up with them. Just when she reached the entrance, the reporters behind her exclaimed, "Dexter Lorenzo! Dexter Lorenzo is here as well!"

Barbara turned reflexively when she heard Dexter's name. She then saw an Aston Martin pull over slowly before the gates to the hotel. A security guard stepped forward and opened the car door respectfully.

Dexter then got off the car. He looked handsome in his black suit and Hus aura was still as powerful as it was three years ago.

Just when Barbara was lost in her thoughts, the security guards opened the door on tbe other side of the car. Emily Weston, in a fiery res evening dress smiled as she slowly got out.

"Wow,they are such a handsome couple!"

"You don't say. The lady is the daughter of a secretary while the guy is a business tycoon. They are a match made in heaven!"

Tbe crowd began to chatter incessantly. As irene stared at the couple, a cold sneer appeared on her face.

"An unfaithful man abd a mistress. A match made in heaven indeed" She thought.

Without the slightest intention to stay on and watch the irksome couple, Irene quickly turned abs hastened her steps to catch up with Jeremy.

Jeremy and Lulu had already entered the elevator. When Barbara noticed that the door was about to close, she dashed over as quickly as she would in a hundred meter sprint.

Reaching out her hand, she managed to stop the elevator door right when it was about to close. When she entered the elevator, Jeremy sneered. "Assistant Weston, you seem to enjoy scaring others, don't you?'

"I'm sorry!" She lowered her head and apologized.

Jeremy snorted coldly and warned. "you'd better follow is closely the next time. If you step out again, I will fire you!"

"Yes, I will keep that in mind"

As Barbara was extremely polite and respectful, Jeremy could not find a reason to flare up at her and simply let her off the hook after glaring at her.

When tbe elevator stopped at the eighteenth floor, Jeremy wrapped his arms around Lulu's waist and led her out. Barbara quickly followed them with the briefcase in her arms. When they arrived at the entrance to the hall, Jeremy turned abs instructed, "Go and wait for me in the longue. Bear in mind that you will have to be on standby. Your bonus for this month will be halved if I couldn't reach you"

"Yes, Mr Black. Got it!"

After Jeremy and Lulu entered the hall, Barbara felt as if she was relieved of a great burden and turned to dash straight for the longue.

Meanwhile, the elevator on the other end, too, stopped with a "ding". When Dexter and Emily stepped out of the elevator, Dexter got a glimpse of Barbara, who was opening the door to the longue at the other end of the corridor. He froze for a moment. *Barbara?* He thought.

"No, she disappeared for three years. Why would she appear now?" He mused.

"I must be mistaken" He concluded.

When Emily noticed Dexter staring fixedly at the other end of the corridor, she glanced towards where he was looking but she saw nothing there. Feeling baffled, she asked, "Dexter what are you looking at?"

"Nothing. Let's go".

Barbara waited in tbe longue for more than an hour and was so hungry that her stomach began to growl. "Jeremy is such a sadist. There he is, having the time of his life with a beautiful woman and a delicious, luxurious buffet that he could eat to his heart content. Meanwhile, as his assistant could only starve and wait for him here. He's ready an evil capitalist!" She grumped silently.

Just when she was lost in thoughts, Jeremy called and instructed. "Go to the HS to get yourself some food. Remember what I said. Don't wander around! Scram back to the longue to wait for me after you're done with your meal!"

"Yes, Mr Black!"

Barbara pulled open the door to the hall and strode right in. Although everyone was rich and glamorously dressed, she merely took one swift glance at them before she went straight to the buffet area

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Barbara helped herself to a glass of juice and a plate of food. But before she could find a place a settle down and eat, she heard someone say, "Get me some food here!"

The commanding tone of the voice sounded familiar. When Barbara looked up, she saw a woman who was slapped with a thick layer of makeup .

"Isn't she Emily Weston's best friend, Freya Howard?"

Freya was momentarily stunned as well when she saw Barbara. As Barbara was dressed in a work attire, Freya mistook her for a waitress and was startled when she found out that it was Barbara.

"So it's you?"

However, Barbara merely ignored her. But just when she was about to brush past Freya, Freya managed to recover from her shock and stopped her immediately. "Are you actually working here as a waitress? Haha what a joke?"

"Is it that funny?" Barbara asked coldly.

"Of course. You were so arrogant in the past, weren't you? Tsk tsk. To think that you would end up as a mere waitress. Every dog has its day. That's quiet apt for your situation right now. Isn't it? Hurry up and get me something to eat!"

Freya was pleased with what she had just said. As Barbara was beautiful, morally upright and blessed with a good life, she had always been an eyesore for Freya.

Now that Barbara was ditched by Dexter and had ended up as a waitress, jti was a perfect opportunity for Freya to humiliate her.

Barbara was disgusted by the look on Freya's fave but found it insulting to stoop down to Freya's level to argue with her. Thus she simply made her way around Freya and strutted off.

Unwilling to let things slide, Freya yelled. "Barbara, how dare you disobey me! I could get someone to fire you right away!"

"Fire me? Who the hell do you think you are?"

"How dare you insult me?" Freya yelled and jumped with rage. In the past, she could not do anything to Barbara since she was Dexter's wife and he had protected her like a precious treasure. But now, things were different. Without Dexter, she was just a lowly waitress and destroying her would be as easy as killing an ant.

"I will tell the person in charge here to fire you right away!"

"Freya what happened?" A gentle voice interrupted.

"Emily, you're here just in time. Look who we have here!" Freya pointed at Barbara and mocked.

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