7. DO YOU HAVE A BROTHER?

The one thing she liked about this place except for the fact that it gave her money was that she only had to serve one man each night. That rule had been in effect since she joined the place two years ago, and until now, she was still grateful for it.

She only had to attend to one man each night, but that didn't mean she only had to work an hour or two. No, the boss from Ladder to Paradise somehow thought that men weren't usually satisfied with just one or two rounds, and that was why the prostitutes there had to serve one man for three to four hours every night.

Of course, the man who booked her or the other prostitutes in that place would need to pay a large amount of money for the service, and that was why only rich men would dare to come to that place.

By now, it was one in the morning, and Vivian just wanted to get home before she went to the hospital to see her mother. It was already past midnight, and it meant she would be late for her mother's birthday, but her mother always understood how busy she was, and that was why her mother never got angry even though she always came late to the hospital.

Before Vivian could go home, she had to make a report to her boss, and that was the reason she stopped in front of a door before raising her hand to knock on the wooden surface.

"Come in!"

That was the order she received, and she immediately turned the doorknob before pushing the door open. As usual, her boss was sitting behind the table with a cigarette in her mouth, and the older woman didn't put out her cigarette right away even after seeing her enter.

Vivian was still wearing her mini dress, but now she was wrapping herself in a jacket, and maybe the jacket helped her look a little less miserable if other people saw her.

Stopping in front of the desk, Vivian opened her mouth to say, "Tonight's work is done, boss."

Her boss's name was Rose, but that was not her real name. Even if Vivian had been in that place for two years, she still didn't know the boss's real name, but she didn't feel any curiosity about it either.

The woman's name was Rose, but all the prostitutes in that place called her "boss" to show that she was indeed the number one person there. It was also an order that came from that woman, and Vivian could only obey like the other girls in the place.

“Good,” the boss replied as she finally put her cigarette in the ashtray before looking at the girl standing in front of her table. “How much money did your customer give you as a tip tonight?” She continued.

Ah, there was something else Vivian didn't like about this place and the boss. After she was done with her work, she needed to report to the boss about the activity she just did, and that included how much money she received from her customers as tips.

That unwritten rule applied to every prostitute in the place, and that was why Vivian couldn't act differently even if she didn't like the outcome of the question.

Running her hand into her jacket pocket, she took out the money she received from her customer today. “I earned $10,” she answered the question honestly. "I accidentally bit his dick, and that's why he didn't give me more than this."

Even something like that needed to be reported, but fortunately, it wasn't just yesterday that she started working in the dirty world, and that was why she didn't feel embarrassed when she made the report.

However, the next thing she noticed from her boss after she finished answering her question was a frown on her forehead. “This isn't the first time your customers have complained about your blowjob skills, right, Vivi? And I also asked you to practice more, right? Why don't you listen to me?

It was clear the boss was scolding her, and that was why Vivian couldn't help but remain silent. How could she practice doing such a thing when she didn't have any partner at the moment? Should she pick up a random guy on the street before offering him a blowjob?

It was a ridiculous idea, and Vivian wouldn't do something crazy like that.

When the younger girl no longer uttered a reply, Rose let out a heavy sigh before saying, “Put the small change back in your pocket. I don't plan to take a cent from you."

It was another fact that Vivian knew from the first day she joined the brothel. Apart from their daily wages, prostitutes could receive tips from their customers, but if the amount exceeded $100, then 20% of the amount would go to the boss's pocket. But, if it was under $100, then the prostitutes could take all the money for themselves.

That was why sometimes Vivian was grateful when she got a little tip. The feeling of needing to hand over money to her boss was sometimes painful, and that was why she figured a small tip would be enough for her as long as it wasn't cut by her boss.

Feeling happy, Vivian put the money back into her jacket pocket and waited for the boss's next order. However, she didn't receive any orders from her boss, and all her boss did was take some money out of a drawer before handing it to the young girl.

"Here's your pay for tonight. Don't forget to come on time tomorrow because an important person has booked you, and he is even willing to pay more for you. You will get a bonus if you work well."

Vivian had always loved the sight of money, and that was why she smiled genuinely for the first time tonight when she received money from her boss. Every time a customer paid for the services of a prostitute, the prostitute would receive 60% of the amount while the rest was for the boss. Even if that didn't seem fair to them after they had worked with their bodies and not the boss's body, they were still grateful because 60% of the amount was still a lot.

The short-haired girl muttered her thanks and was about to say goodbye to her boss after the money was safely in her pocket, but then she heard her boss ask her.

“Do you have a brother, Vivi?”