CHAPTER 6

Lady Jennifer turned to leave Alicia's room door and met Samantha by the corridor.

"Mom, what did Alicia say? Is she going to see Damian by tomorrow? What time did he request to meet with her?" Samantha asked, her curious gaze fixed on her mother's worried face.

"Samantha, I don't know. I will call the number by tomorrow morning to find out. Right now, I am so tired and need to rest. Good night," Lady Jennifer hastily walked away from Samantha and went back to her own room to rest. The room was the one she shared with her husband before he was taken away.

Samantha stood by the corridor and looked at Alicia's room door. "Why would Damian choose Alicia over me? Am I not the older sibling and good enough for him? Why must he choose this local girl?"

Samantha gritted her teeth and moved back to her own room, awaiting the following morning to arrive.

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Meanwhile, in Alicia's room, Alicia found it difficult to sleep. She kept thinking about how she would escape Damian's offer. As she knew that it was not a joke.

"A marriage contract with him, in exchange for my father's freedom and to clear off his debt."

"No, I cannot go through this," Alicia said. She tightly shut her eyes closed on the bed and fell asleep.

The next morning, the sound of the alarm woke Alicia from her peaceful sleep as she got so exhausted the previous night, having witnessed her father's kidnapping by the ruthless mafia boss that ruled the entire territory.

Alicia sat up on the bed and turned off the 7 am alarm. She got out of her bed and went to the bathroom to bathe and brush her teeth. She looked so tired. Her long blonde hair was disheveled, and her big blue eyes were red and swollen from crying too much the previous night.

Alicia sighed and finished brushing her teeth. She stripped off her nightgown and went into the bathtub to have her bath. She couldn't imagine the horror movie that had played the previous night in her home. Silent teardrops slipped from the corners of her eyes.

Alicia finished with her bath and got out of the bathtub. She picked up her white towel and returned to her bedroom to dress up.

A knock on her room door interrupted her thoughts, and she heard her elder sister's voice.

"Alicia, open up," Samantha called from outside the door, and Alicia sighed.

"What do you want?" Alicia asked her sister as she moved over to the door and pulled it open.

"Alicia, I came to see you regarding what happened last night. What are you planning to do about it?" Samantha asked, standing in front of the door.

Alicia moved away from the door and went back to the bed to pick up the brown dress that she had selected out of her closet to wear.

"Alicia, I am talking to you," Samantha spoke with gritted teeth. She wore a red top, black trousers, and black boots as she looked disapprovingly at her sister.

Alicia remained quiet as she picked up her brown dress and wore it. She turned to face Samantha and asked, "What do you want me to say to you? You heard everything Mom said, and you saw them too. So what can I say?" Alicia's blue eyes flashed red in anger, and Samantha sighed.

"Let's get straight to the point. Do you want to dump that police officer as your boyfriend to accept Damian's offer?" Samantha asked, fixing her gaze on her younger sister's face.

"No way. I am not going to accept Damian. Never! And ever!" Alicia yelled, her blue eyes shone red with disgust, and Samantha smiled.

"Good. Well, that's good for you, but for me. I like Damian, and I want to be his woman."

"What?!" Alicia gasped and looked at her older sister in shock, as if Samantha had grown horns on her head.

"Did you hear yourself speaking? You want Damian Tucker? The mafia boss as your husband? Don't you know that you can be killed if you wrong him or do anything silly," Alicia asked, and Samantha smiled.

"I won't cheat on him, and I am not in any serious relationship. I have seen Damian before. He owns many businesses here and controls the T-Group, also known as the Tucker Groups. And you think he is a poor guy? He is a billionaire, and he will take care of me. I do not think that I will have to work much, and my colleagues will respect me at work. Not to mention the top managers, they will fear me and respect me too."

Alicia shook her head in disbelief, seeing her older sister's dreamy eyes. "Sama, you seem to forget that Damian seems to keep a low profile so as not to attract the government authority about them. I am sure that's why he didn't choose you and settled for me, knowing that you are in the spotlight," Alicia explained, and Samantha frowned.

"Do you think that's why Damian didn't choose me?" Samantha asked, looking sad, and Alicia cleared her throat and explained, "Look, big sis, I don't know. But I will advise you not to get entangled with a mafia boss if you value your life. Damian doesn't love us, and will kill you or his group will."

"But you fell in love with a police officer. Didn't you fear that he could get killed one day by criminals too? Or he might become angry and pull his trigger over your head if you dump him or do something wrong too?" Samantha asked, looking at Alicia's face with a serious frowned expression, and Alicia swallowed hard.

"No!" Alicia exclaimed. "Johnathan will never hurt me!" Alicia defended her boyfriend, even though she doesn't know if Jonathan has a temper or not.

"You are not so sure yourself. The fact is that Jonathan uses a gun, and he can kill you if he gets annoyed. Anyway, I am off to work, and I only came here to tell you about it. You should let Damian know about my offer to be his woman. Or you can tell me when you are ready to go and see him, to take me along with you," Samantha said as she turned around to leave the room.

Alicia sighed deeply and replied, "I am never going to see Damian. Jonathan promised to help us raise the money, and I will wait until Jonathan comes up with something."

"Alright. Take care," Samantha replied and pulled the room door to unlock, and she left the room.

Alicia sighed and went to the front of the mirror to comb her golden hair and to apply a little touch of makeup on her face.

Once she was through, Alicia grabbed her black bag containing her white nurse uniform and she set off to leave for work.

As she exited her room on the top floor and made her way downstairs to the living room, Alicia was shocked to see three men in black, standing there in the living room and looking at her. Her mother, older sister, and brother were also there in the living room nervously.

Alicia frowned and came downstairs. "Good morning, Mom. What's going on here?" She asked her mother, glaring at the men in black.