Chapter 2

Why did I have to talk back at him? I hit myself in the head, frustrated. Look where my big mouth has landed me.

I blinked looking at the man and woman before me; I pleaded with my eyes. “Please, Is there anything I could do to....” I didn’t finish. But the guy shook his head no. The lady looked at me with no emotion on her face.

I can’t miss this opportunity, not when I needed money. The man gestured for me to go out. I sighed walking out.

I wanted to scream. This was a great opportunity I just missed. All because I couldn't humble myself. But... To think about it, it's the stupid big ego boss' fault! Couldn't handle a little insult. 

But... Now I see why they call him Mr. Sexy...

Seriously? I’ve gone crazy.

Where would I get another job? It took me 2 horrible years to get this job and now I just lost it?

Oh god. It’d be really hard to find another job. What was I thinking?!

Trust me... I need this job... And the money. It was my only source and hope for making a good living.

Maybe Mr. Sexy might pardon me, but he doesn’t seem like a guy who forgives. I mean, his whole demeanor was cold.

Mr. Sexy?

I have gone crazy. 

I shouldn't let go of this opportunity so easily. I had to plead with him. I just had to.

I stood by the gate. I was really hungry, but I had to stay here so I won’t miss him.

I waited for what seemed like years, the gate finally opened, a luxury car came out, it was him.

I quickly walked to the front of the car. I waved for him to stop. For a moment I thought the car was going to hit me. It stopped an inch from me. I sighed in relief. Imagine if he had hit me. No charges would even be brought against him. He's rich and powerful.

He slowly got out of the car.  He raised an eyebrow, questioningly. “You shouldn't be here, Miss Hayden. You have no business." He said calmly. As if he hadn't just fired someone for standing for herself. I wanted to roll my eyes so badly. Humble yourself.

But... He knows my name... Wow. Mind blown.

“Uhm. I want to say... I am sorry for earlier. I truly am. If you'd just forget what happened... And for-” He cuts me off.

“If you have nothing to say, Miss Hayden, I suggest you take your leave. I don’t want nuisance like you here.” He said. That was it. This bastard!

I scowled at him. Just couldn’t bear it.

“Nuisance? Do you think I’m a nuisance here? excuse me you are-“ he cuts me off.

“Enough of this drama, Miss Hayden, you’re not a staff here so you’re not allowed here.” He said it like I was some sort of virus deadly to this place.

How I wanted to kick his guts. I glared at him.

“You know, there are other places where I could find a great job, a place better than this God's forsaken place and with good pay. I know what you want me to do, you want me to go on my knees and beg you, well news flash Mr! That's not happening.” I said angrily. I saw him smirk.

I waved my purse at his face before turning around to walk away, I didn’t bother to look at his reaction.

I walked fast well until I was close to my house.

I walked home with slow strides. How was I going to tell Sam and Dana how I messed up? I had to look for another job. But I have to keep working at the restaurant I was working to have at least something.

I got home. I opened the door, I heard giggles...

It was Carrie’s.

She must have heard me coming as she ran into my open arm.

“Hey there, how are you?” She giggled again.

“Pine” she replied. Like I said, her speech wasn’t good yet.

Just then Dana came, smiling from ear to ear. She gave me that look, you know, that ‘how was meeting the hot boss look’. I rolled my eyes.

Sam also came. “How was it?” He asked about the job. My smile dropped, how was I going to tell them about this, that I got fired on my first day of the job just because I couldn’t shut up or at least be smart.

His smile also dropped.

“What happened?” He asked.

Just then Carrie started whining in my arm.

“Mommy.” She whined. Yeah... She was hungry. I placed her down.

“Okay sweetie go to your room, mommy would prepare you food now okay?”

She gave me a weird look, probably because I don’t usually give her food in her room, I wasn’t even in the right state of mind.

“I meant, go to your room, mommy would call you when the food is ready, what do you want to eat?”

“Milk!” She replied smiling, she loved milk but she can’t drink that this evening.

“Um, how about cheese sticks, uh?” 

She nodded her head, I smiled at her, and she jumped up and down going to her room.

“What happened?” Dana asked. I didn’t feel like telling them now but I know them, they wouldn’t let me be till I tell them everything. So I told them.

Dana's jaw dropped.

“Why would you do that? That man can make your life a living hell.” She emphasized. I rolled my eyes. That man was so arrogant. I hated him.

"There's only a little he can do and besides why would he? He'd be too busy to try to get revenge." I said.

"Just be careful, Lily. Mind how you talk to people like that." Sam said.

I rolled my eyes and gave in. If I keep arguing, it would take the whole night because Dana seemed to be in a mood for arguments.

After some talk, they left. 

I gave Carrie the food she was fast asleep. 

I have to go back to the restaurant I was working for before, that was my only source of income now... Right now I was broke. I went to the room, I went to the bed cuddling with a sleeping Carrie. I sighed.

“I love you,” I whispered. Soon I was fast asleep.

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I woke up early, I had to go back to my restaurant work. 

I got ready. I prepared breakfast. I went to wake up Carrie, I took her to the bathroom, and I got her ready. We ate together. When we were done, I took her to my neighbor’s house, she takes care of the children.

“Okay baby, mommy has to go to work, I’d be back to pick you up later okay?” I said giving her a bag of candy. She beamed at the look of it.

“Hmm, bye” she replied grabbing the bag of candy from my hand.

“Thank you,” I told the Lady.

She nodded her head. I turned around to go to the restaurant. I waved at a cab.

Soon I was there, Mrs. Gabriel, who had the restaurant was very nice. She had always treated me like her own daughter.

I rushed into the restaurant. The other waiters smiled at me, I saw Dana, she beamed at seeing me. She waved. I waved back at her. When I got to Mrs. McCormick's office.

I was expecting her to smile and welcome me. But she just frowned.

“Ms. Hayden...”

Ms. Hayden? She usually addresses me as Lily.

“Good morning ma’am.” I greeted.

She didn’t reply. So, I went straight to the point.

“Um... I came to ask if I could still come back for the job.”

“I’d love to have you, my dear... But you see someone else applied for the position already...” She said. Normally when she talks to me, she'd make eye contact but she wasn't this time.

She was lying. She was always like that when she lied.

"Why are you looking away?" I asked. "That's not true, is it?" I asked.

“I’m sorry Lily, but I can’t, please understand.”

“What happened? Did I do something wrong?” I asked her. If she was in her old self, She wouldn’t hesitate to give me this job back.

“No. It's just, you can't work here anymore."

"Why? Please I need this job."

"No! Do not beg! I can not allow you to work here anymore. I can not allow anything bad to happen to this restaurant I have spent years building. You have to go, Lily. I am sorry." She said and walked away.

Why was she doing this?

Amanda, Mrs. McCormick's daughter who also walks in the restaurant came up to me.

"Please, don't be angry with my mother."  She said. "Last night, some men dressed in black suits came here and asked if you ever worked her, mom said yes. I couldn't get much from what they said to her but mom was ordered not to give you any position if you are to come back or they'd destroy the restaurant."

"Men in suits?" I asked. She nodded her head. I knew already who sent them.

Xavier.

How dare he!

I walked straight out of the restaurant. What was I going to do? I was going to go to that Xavier Knight’s office. To give him a taste of his own medicine.

I took a cab. When I got there, I went to the secretary requesting to see the so-called boss. If he doesn’t want me to work in his company, that doesn’t mean I can’t go to other places to work.

“Do you have an appointment with him, miss?” The Lady secretary asked.

“No. But could you tell the boss that I want to see him, immediately?”

“I’m sorry ma’am, but you can’t see the boss without an appointment.” She said.

I argued with her and told her that I needed to see the boss. "I am sorry ma, but without an appointment, you can't see the boss." She said. Frustrated, I walked out of the building and stayed outside. Waiting for him to come out.

Determined to tell him to leave me alone, I waited for hours. A car drove out. It was yet another luxury car. Yeah, that's him. I stood, waiting for him to stop the car but this time, he doesn't seem to be stopping. I had to jump away.

Oh my God. Oh my goodness. He almost hit me. He wanted me dead. This bastard, we'd see who would first die.

At least he got out of the car.

“If you’re here to apologize, I suggest you do that quickly miss Hayden, I don’t have all day.” He said arrogantly.

I scoffed.

“If you think I came here to apologize, then you have something coming, how dare you! Are you that pathetic?”

“Miss Lily, I suggest you watch your mouth.” 

He was angry. I was angrier.

“I should be the one telling you that! You should watch what you do, you filthy scumbag! You don't know who you are dealing with!” I said. Trying to make my voice as firm as possible.

Party failed.

He scowled.

“Is that how you apologize to people where you came from?”

“Is that how your mother taught you how to treat people?!” 

Where did that come from, though?

“Get out of this place.” He gritted out.

“You don’t have to tell me that, trust me, it’s sickening being here. Just let me be! Stay away from me or I'll shove your dick up your ass.” I marched away. I heard him scoff followed by an 'unbelievable.'

I hope that works.

I went back to my house. I have to look for another job. I picked Carrie up from my neighbor’s house. I bath her and got her ready for the evening.

The doorbell rang. I opened it. It was my landlord. What was he doing here? If it was for the house rent money... It was going to expire next tomorrow.

“Miss Lily, some investors have decided to use this place for a business proposal, starting from this evening. You are expected to leave immediately." He said.

What was he talking about?

“The house rent hasn’t expired yet,” I told him. And besides, this is illegal.

“Yes, I’d gladly refund the day rent.” He said giving me an envelope.

"Isn't this illegal?" I queried.

"In some cases, the law is of no use." He said and walked away.

I watched him walk away in horror.

How could they use a place like this for a business?

I quickly went inside. Carrie sat down on a chair. She was drinking the milk that was in the freezer. How did she get that?

She grinned.

We have to leave now. 

I packed the necessary things. But it took me an hour and seventeen minutes to get everything ready.

I rushed out with Carrie.

I decided to go to Dana’s 

When I got there, I knocked on the door. She came to open the door. She frowned when she saw me.

“Please... Go away... You can’t be here. Please don’t ever come here again.” She pleaded. To say I was shocked was an understatement. 

Sam came behind her. He looked at me with pity... I guess.

“Let’s go in,” Dana said, closing the door in my face.

My jaw dropped.

Did that just happen? Did she just ask me- oh god, where was I going to go?

Carrie was already sleepy. 

I had too much load on me. The bags were too much.

I had to look for a place to stay. My money was almost finished. And I had to look for a cab.

I saw a cab and waved at it. It stopped. 

“The Nearest hotel please,” I said carrying my bag and a sleepy Carrie with me.

“Sure.” He replied with a smile.

I got in, I knew this was all that Xavier was doing. The bastard, he wasn’t going to stop, was he?

Soon Carrie was fully asleep. I sighed in frustration. I felt someone's hand suddenly over my nose, he or she placed a cloth on my nose, I tried to scream but it came out as muffles. 

He is a male, a female’s hand can’t be that huge and rough. Everywhere was suddenly blurry. I passed out.

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Third person’s POV

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All Xavier wanted was for Lily to go down on her knees and plead. He wanted to let her know nobody can mess with him and go free.

But after she came to his office today something moved in him, he felt what he had never felt before. The bitch. He thought angrily.

He wasn’t going to allow that to stop him from getting his revenge. He decided to buy her apartment. He made sure no other place would accept her for work and nobody would accept her into their home. He knew soon, that she would come pleading for his mercy.

His phone rang. He picked up the phone.

“The Lady is nowhere to be seen, boss.” Marcus, his private investigator said from the other line.

For some reason, he felt disturbed about that.

“Where could she go? She should be on her way here, to plead with me.”

“She was last seen entering a cab... No trace of her since then.”

“Find her.” He said. Why was he worried about this?

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Lily’s POV 

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I woke up, I noticed I was tied to a chair, I began to panic, how did I get here?

Carrie!

Just then two men walked in.

One looked up and down my body.

“She looked delicious..... What are we waiting for? Let’s have her already.” 

“We’re waiting for Casey, he would be here any minute.”

“Where is my child?!” I screamed at them, I was lost for words.

“Oh don’t worry princess, your child is just fine.” One said.

“Please... Let me go please.” I pleaded. 

They just laughed.

I began crying, they were going to... No! 

Just then another man came in. He grinned at me. 

“Let’s get started, but I’d go first.” He said rubbing his palm together and licking his lips. I began crying out loud.

They came up to me. Just then a man came out of nowhere. Let’s just say he beat the crap out of them.

I passed out.