Cinderella At The Ball

"Why did you break up with her? Didn't you go crazy about her yesterday? Why did you say you broke up with her now?"

River stopped typing and stared at Sean standing in front of his desk with a strange look. "I think you would be very happy if I broke up with Freya. Why don't you accept that right now?" River wondered.

"Of course! Of course, I would be pleased if you finally returned to your common sense and ended the relationship with that woman. But... Hei! Look at this shit!" Sean didn't continue his speech and shouted aloud while showing his phone to River.

"That mad woman kept calling me and sending me hundreds of messages because she didn't accept your decision. Bro, seriously, can't you end your relationship well so I don't have to be tortured like this?" Sean spoke with fire before turning into a whisper at the end of his sentence.

River took a long breath, wondering why his secretary could not handle this problem. "Send $500,000 to her. She'll stop bothering you if she gets the money," River said.

"Will you solve this problem with money? What if she refused it? Or what if she's bothering you again after the money is out?" Sean's fluid once again made River take a deep breath.

"If the money is out and she asks for it again, yes, send it again! Why do you always exaggerate such a small problem?" River asked.

Sean shakes his head over River's attitude. And the man returned to shaking his head when he realized that Freya had stopped calling him after he sent the woman a $500,000 transfer proof.

"Other people would buy a house with $500,000, but you use it to get rid of a woman from your life. Congratulations, Bro! You're joining a single man's club like me now," Sean said in a ridiculous tone.

"I don't intend to be single. I'm going to look for a new woman now," River said, which made Sean stare at him in disbelief.

"Looking for a new woman? You're not wary, huh?" Sean asked.

"It's not like Freya. I'm going to find a woman who can make me fall in love," said River, which confused Sean even more. "In my hotel's most luxurious ballroom, organize a party tomorrow night and invite all the beautiful and sexy women there. I'll find one to make me fall in love at that party."

***

"A party to find a fiancé? Is this Cinderella's time?" Daisy asked in shock after hearing an explanation from Zoey in the middle of her work preparing a party in the luxurious ballroom.

"This is about a prince looking for a princess. The hotel owner just broke up with his girlfriend, and he organized this party to find a new girlfriend. You'll see later, there'll be a lot of beautiful women coming," Zoey explained.

"He must have Prince's Syndrome. Did he think there would be a Cinderella appearing at his party?" asked Daisy.

"Of course! I am!" Zoey knocked on her chest with enthusiasm. "Our work hour ends at 7 p.m., and the party begins at 8. I had an hour to dress up and then sneak into this party and make our boss fall in love. If everything goes smoothly and we get married, I promise to give you a position as a director at this hotel so you don't have to clean—"

"You two! When will you stop talking?"

Shocking both women, a scream from their bosses cut off Zoey's speech. Zoey and Daisy immediately remained silent and focused on their work.

"Shit!" Daisy whispers with a whispering voice that makes Daisy have to hold a laugh when she hears her friend's speech. "I swear to give her the lowest maid position in this hotel if I get married to the owner of this hotel!"

***

"I felt like I could see Freya's duplicate everywhere," said Sean, looking at the women in beautiful dresses that fill this luxurious ballroom. "You're going to look at one with the biggest boobs, and eventually you're just going to repeat the same cycle as before."

"Nope. I've changed now," said River. "I'm not going to see a woman based on her appearance. This time I will only choose a woman I can fall in love with."

River's speech made Sean roll his eyes. "You're always in love with a sexy woman, Bro."

"I've said no! This time I won't fall in love with any sexy woman anymore!" River insisted while Sean continued to roll his eyes.

"How can he talk like that when he was invited to his party were beautiful and sexy women," Sean tweeted. The man then took a deep breath, realizing where all this would lead later. "There's no need for a woman with an angel heart. I hope this time, at least, it's not as annoying as Freya."

While all the women are beginning to show their charm to attract River's attention, Zoey, who has just joined the party, is also trying to do the same. The woman was still wearing the hotel maid's uniform until 7 p.m., but now she was in this luxurious ballroom wearing the best dress she could find in the hotel laundry room, as well as make-up that made her not inferior to the women in this place.

Zoey confidently stood on the top of the stairs, glancing at River. Her heart beat when she saw River, who was now spreading his gaze to the women in that place. She couldn't wait for River to turn around and look at her, so she could show off all her charm to the man, only to realize that her ideal was to be the wife of the hotel owner where she worked.

And when their eyes finally met, Zoey immediately wrapped up her smile and–

"Zoey!"

"Oh my god!" Zoey was surprised. Shocking because in such slow motion, when eventually her eyes looked at each other with River, suddenly someone appeared in front of her and messed up everything. Without realizing if River was still looking at her, the woman forgot her attempt to look charming. She blasted her face at Daisy, who was standing in front of her with a panicked face.

"I lost my necklace!" Daisy shouted in panic while holding her chest—the place where the golden necklace with the daisy pendant she had been wearing since childhood was ordinary.

Forgetting her grief, Zoey panicked when she realized her friend had lost her precious treasure. "Oh my god, Daisy! Why are you so careless? Where did you lose it?" Zoey asked, making Daisy so confused that she wanted to cry because she got questions she couldn't answer.

"I don't know. I realized it after changing clothes," replied Daisy, who had replaced her maid's uniform with shirts and jeans that looked very different among the women who entered this ballroom with their best dresses.

"When was the last time you saw your necklace?" Zoey asked.

"I don't remember. But it seemed like there was still a time when we were working here," said Daisy with a slow voice that began sounding trembling because her growing anxiety gave her a stronger desire to cry.

"We have to look for it here. Today we only work in this room, so it's likely that your necklace is lost here," Zoey said.

Daisy nodded her head, approving Zoey's idea. But it made her want to cry again when she saw how many people were in this place. "How can we find it among all these people? What if someone found it and—"

"Did you lose something, ladies?"

The heavy voice cut off Daisy's speech. The woman turned her head and immediately became very surprised when she saw River—the prince who was the main character in the party—stand in front of her. Zoey, who had seen River walking near her, had already frozen, doing nothing but admiring the perfection of her boss, who looked even more stunning the closer he came.

"I..." Daisy stammered, feeling very nervous because suddenly River talked to her. Although River spoke gently to her, the two sharp eyes of the man staring at her intimidated Daisy and gave her incredible anxiety.

"You look confused. Is there anything I can help you with?" River offers help in a friendly way, but still feels like an extraordinary intimidation that squeezes Daisy's chest.

River is so handsome, so perfect, and his aura feels so intense for Daisy, who was used to living in an environment filled with ordinary people. Facing someone who looked perfect like River gave her pressure she had never felt before.

"My friend lost his necklace." And fortunately, the moment Daisy freezes because of River's incredible charm, Zoey recovers consciousness. The woman attached her hair to the back of her ears, speaking sweetly and smiling as River paid attention to her.

"A necklace? What kind of necklace?" asked River and looked back at Daisy. It made the woman realize she couldn't continue acting foolishly in front of the big boss.

"It's nothing. Just an ordinary necklace," said Daisy.

"What is an ordinary necklace? It's the most precious gift from your mom," Zoey protested to Daisy. And the woman's face again became very friendly as she stared at River and said, "Sorry for disturbing your party, Boss. I'll help my friend find that necklace after the party is over."

Zoey worked hard to captivate River, as if she risked her life. Unfortunately, River is fascinated by someone else.

River stared at Daisy, who was standing before him, before turning his head back and staring at Sean, who had since stood behind him. Then he gave an order, which implicitly made Sean aware that among all the beautiful women attending the party tonight, his choice fell on Daisy, who had no intention of being part of the party.

"Let everyone go home and call the maids to find this lady's necklace. No one can go home until her necklace is found!"