Chapter 2

Amber's world, stopped revolving because of what she heard.

"Congratulations, Miss Velez. You're hired!"

While on the other hand, Missy seems very joyous.

"Besm! Did you hear that?" Her eyes are shining. "You were hired. Besm! You were hired!" She happily exclaimed.

If Missy seemed to have won the lottery, Amber froze. 

"Please wait for Mr. Guzman for orientation, ma'am. He will come later." The woman at the front desk told her formally.

Amber immediately averted her shocked face to Missy. 

"Wait a minute, besm! This is not part of the deal anymore." 

Missy's smiling face immediately vanished. She seem to understand what Amber wanted to convey. She turned her face immediately to the receptionist and smiled slightly.

"Just a moment miss, my friend and I will just talk for a minute" When the woman nodded Missy immediately pulled her hand away from the desk.

"Besm! What is that? How can I be hired?" She didn't care anymore if the receptionist can hear her, she wasn't able to lower her voice though. 

"I don't know either. In that kind of attire," she gaze at Amber who was only wearing a pair of pink pajamas. "I can't believe it either, besm."

Amber roams her eyes around. She tried to find things that can make her think the right thing to do.

Her attention was caught by the newly arrived man in his forties. He stopped near the front desk. He has thin black hair. His face is round with floppy cheeks. He has an upturned eyes. His nose is wide and not pointed and he also have pale lips. When the man's gaze turned to her, she immediately turned her gaze to  other direction. 

"I hope he is not Dark Indigo," she silently wish.

It's not because the man is ugly but she couldn't imagine herself embracing him.

She shook her head at that thought.

"Why am I imagining that I am going to hug Dark Indigo?" She asked herself.

She roams around her sight again. She noticed that most of the  employees seemed to be passing by only in the area.

Outside the large glass door, there is a guard. It was two before they entered but one seems to have gone somewhere. Amber saw a potential oppurtunity for their escape.

"Let's just go home besm." She pulled Missy's hand.

But Missy didn't let her. It seems like her foot is fixated to where she is standing.

"C'mon, Amber! I don't want to start a trouble." She withdrew her hand that's make Amber frown.

"Just face it, besm. There's nothing we can do, you've been hired already." 

Amber got even more confused. She can't help but ask herself. Is her friend is really serious?

"Let's just go to that girl. Let's tell her that I want to withdraw my application."

She wanted to cry already because of nervousness and fear. She told herself, if she can only turn back time, she will not choose the dare option.

"That can't be, besm. You've been hired. We can't do anything anymore."

Amber didn't try to speak. But she is asking herself why Missy seems not worrying about her at all.

"Come here." Missy held Amber's two hands. "You look like you're going to be hung to death. Let's ask about your duties. Don't be afraid, okay?" She gently pulled Amber closer to the front desk "Don't overthink. Trust me, you will be fine."

Amber just let her best friend pull her. She feels like she has no energy to refuse at all.

When they finally got closer to the front desk, Missy smiled at the woman.

"Miss, we just want to inquire. What are the duties of my friend to her work?"

"About that matter ma'am, I am the one who is in charge." The man who had been standing there interfere.

"By the way ma'am, I am Warlo Guzman. Follow me so I can orient you now."

Amber immediately looked at Missy. She gave her a look that seems asking for help.

"It's only you whom I want to talk, ma'am. You can't bring a helper or assistant with you." The man told them before anybody of them can speak.

Missy immediately rolled her eyes.

"Mister thin-haired, with this beautiful face that I have, do I look like just a helper?"

Amber's appearance did not change. Her worries seemed to get worse even more.

"I am sorry, but you can't accompany your friend inside."

Missy just rolled her eyes before diverting her gaze to Amber.

"Just go with him, besm. Don't worry so much, I know you can do it." Missy gently pushed her to follow Warlo Guzman.

That left Amber with no choice but to follow Warlo. But she didn't take her eyes off to her best friend, Missy until she is completely out of her sight.

When Amber heard the sound of the elevator closing, she felt her loud heartbeat. 

She let out a sigh before the elevator reached their destination.

When she followed Warlo, a wide and spacious hallway greeted them. A large picture also caught her attention. It looks like a family picture, an elderly woman and an elderly man sitting while four handsome men are standing behind them. They were all wearing black suits except the old woman who was wearing a Mocha-colored dress.

"That's the Villacorda family." Warlo smiled when he noticed the girl's stare at the giant picture.

Amber immediately turned her gaze to the four men standing behind the two elders.

"Would that mean that one of those men is Dark Indigo Villacorda?" She asked herself.

Amber can't help but have goosebumps when she surveyed all the men in the picture. Everyone can conclude that all the men there are obviously in their fifties and Fourties. Except for the one who seems to be in his late twenties or early thirties. She couldn't deny that they are all handsome men but she couldn't help but cringe at the idea that the man looking for a baby maker is already old.

She brings her back her sight to the youngest of them.

The man is undeniably gorgeous. His black hair is a bit curly. His eyebrows were thick but his brown eyes seemed emotionless. He has an aristocratic nose but what makes him more charming is his reddish and little bit floppy lips.

"I think this old man just got into a kiss before the picture was taken." She silently commented.

She examined more the man in the photo. He has a well-toned body built that can make a woman drool.

"If he is Dark Indigo then it's just fine even though I hate the idea of having a Sugar Daddy. He's handsome and doesn't look pregnant," she told herself.

She stares  again to the picture of the undeniably gorgeous man.

"That's sir Ashton, ma'am. The youngest of the Villacorda siblings ."

Amber blinked. Did she hear it right?

"You mean, he is not Dark Indigo?"

"He's not, ma'am."

Amber's throat dry at what she heard. She automatically diverted her eyes at the man named Ashton.

"Where's Dark Villacorda?" She asked but she didn't take her eyes off the picture.

"I don't think sir Dark Indigo has a picture here, ma'am. I can't show you anything, right now."

She felt relieved in an instant. That only means that no one from the old man in the picture is Indigo.

"Mister Indigo Villacorda is the eldest son of Gabriel, the eldest of the Villacorda siblings, ma'am."

Amber nodded as a response. 

"By the way, do you want to tour around, ma'am?"

"Oh, no need. Let's go to the orientation right away." She feels like if she stays in the building longer, she will just get more nervous.

"All right. Follow me."

The man led the way which she immediately followed. The throbbing heart of Amber gets even louder when Warlo opened one of the doors.

Her nervousness was somewhat reduced when she saw that there's  no one inside.

There is a large rectangular table inside. There are also more than forty seats there. The surroundings are bright because of the color white of the wall.

Her trembling hearts subsided when he saw Warlo Guzman leave the door wide open.

"And at least I can run easily if I got into trouble," she thought.

"Please sit down, ma'am." The man smiled widely. That's when she noticed the folder he was holding. When he took a seat, Amber do the same. She chose the seat closest to the door so she can run immediately if she gets into trouble.

When Warlo began to open the folder, Amber had gathered all her courage.

"I want to back out, sir."

The man quickly look at her.

"But you've been hired, ma'am. You can't withdraw your application, anymore. We've also announced on all Villacorda's social media accounts that the application has been closed." He explained calmly as if he is not even surprised by what he heard.

"I beg you, sir." She gave the man a sincere look. 

"We can't do what you want ma'am. Unless you want to make a public apology."

"Sure!" She immediately answered.

"Not only that, ma'am. You also need to compensate."

Amber frowned.

"It's a big shame if you will back out. You need to pay for moral damages."

Amber swallowed.

"How much?"

"One million, ma'am."

Amber seemed to lose her skin color at what she heard. She asked herself, where will she get one million pesos?

"The job you applied for is not a joke, ma'am."

Amber didn't say a word. She didn't seem to have a word to say.

"Just do your job ma'am so you won't have any more problems."

The girl then start thinking if she will just follow the flow instead of spending a large amount of money.

"Don't worry, you still need a medical check-up. If you will not pass, you will be automatically removed."

The girl let out a sigh. She knows that she can pass the medical examination. And Warlo seemed to read her mind.

"If you pass and after one month you will not get pregnant, we will reopen the hiring. That means you have no obligation anymore to our boss."

"But I'm on my study, sir."

The girl hopes she can use that as an excuse.

"There's no problem with that, ma'am. Your benefits cover your education. Your work won't be a problem with your studies."

Another list hope to Amber. She have no choice but to go with the glow. On the second thought, she just told herself that she has nothing to lose from what she entered. She is still in a deep thought when she saw the flashing of Warlo's cellphone lying on the table.

He took it and read the message he recieved. After a while, he looks at Amber.

"Sir is coming here, ma'am."

Amber's eyes widened at what she heard.

"Who?"

"Mr. Villacorda."

Amber's face seemed to lose color at what she heard. She also felt the sweat on his forehead.

"He wants to see you."

Amber stood up quickly because of what she heard.

She felt her heart beating so fast.

Moments later he heard footsteps seemingly approaching.

And before she could know who entered, she seemed to have been consumed by so much nervousness. He did not recover until his vision completely get blurred

She felt her body falling on a hard object. But miraculously she was not hurt. She tried to open her eyes but she saw a blurred image of the man.

She blinked to make the vision clearer. But she only felt dizzier. Yet before she finally lost consciousness, she heard a male voice.

"You're mine now, baby."