14. Quarrel

Early in the morning, Anya, Leah, and the others were right in front of Jasmine's bedroom door. I don't know what they were doing, but they were patiently waiting for Jasmine to wake up and tell them about the man named Mike. Because, until this moment, no one has been able to sleep with Mike except Jasmine.

They all tried to ignore Lorensius' call for them to get out of the hallway. As for Leah, who asked for the spare key to Jasmine's room, she had gotten tired of waiting for an hour. But lo and behold, the one with the room didn't want to get up at all, and it seemed like she was still struggling with the blankets.

"I'm bored," Leah said, breaking the hour-long silence. "Why do we have to wait for her here? Can't we just call her and ask her to come out?" Leah's suggestion only received a shake of the head from Anya.

"I've been calling her, but I can't get through. Maybe his cell phone died or he deliberately turned it off."

Everyone breathed heavily. Who doesn't get tired of waiting for an hour in someone's room and expecting them to wake up quickly? They were the only ones who didn't want to listen to Lorensius' words.

It was the third time Lorensius had gone back and forth, and he still saw the women waiting for Jasmine to come out. He took a breath and walked towards Jasmine's room.

Click

The door was opened, and it was all Lorensius' doing. He was just annoyed to see them huddled together like someone queuing for food.

"I don't know what you guys are waiting for from Jasmine. I hope you don't make a fuss over her." Lorensius warned them all. He knew how they treated Jasmine, so he gave a warning first before walking away from them.

Anya and Leah entered Jasmine's room first, followed by the others. "She slept so well; I wonder what she gave Mr. Mike," one of them said.

"I heard the pay is fantastic. I'm a VIP worker just like you, but I've never gotten paid as much as him." Another chimed in.

"I would never dare to serve Mr. Mike. How could she?" Leah said, pulling back the curtains.

Leah, who was always emotional when she saw Jasmine, didn't care about the glare of the sun coming in and directly onto Jasmine's face.

"Pull up the blanket!" Leah said to the others:.

Anya tried to stop Leah, but couldn't because she wasn't fast enough.

"We've been waiting for her for an hour, and she still won't wake up. Whoever is near the bathroom, please get some water to wake her up."Leah ordered one of them.

The water Leah was holding would almost hit Jasmine in the face if Anya didn't block it. "Please! Don't have this attitude, Leah. I don't know why you're mad at Jasmine, and if it's because of Lorensius, then it's going to be harder for us to get Lorensius after this. I want to see the old Leah, who always protected them when they were hurt and when we were hurt. Not this speed."

Anya pulled Leah's right hand out of Jasmine's room. She also asked the others to come out as well. "What are you guys doing inside? Get out! Let Jasmine rest."

Everyone in the room scattered outside. They didn't want to be angered by their boss. They came to Jasmine's room because they were invited by Leah, and they all dared not argue with Leah's words. Moreover, they hated Jasmine, who had always been an idol at the nightclub.

Jasmine woke up to a noise behind her bedroom door. When she sat up, she was surprised. The curtains were drawn, and the door to her room was not shut tightly. Curious, Jasmine walked outside to see what all the commotion was about.

"What's going on? Why are you gathered in the hallway?" Jasmine asked with a waking face.

"Oh, you're awake!" Leah said, releasing Anya's hand from her wrist. "What are you doing with Mr. Mike?" Leah asked directly. She was too lazy to make small talk.

"What does that mean? It's not like anything else. Just serving a man's lust," Jasmine lied.

"Jasmine, you should take a shower first. Don't mind what they say, and I'll talk to you later." Anya decided on the words that Leah would continue. Their words were also very rude to Jasmine. Even though they all worked at the same place, it could be said that they were just as despicable as Jasmine, but how could they say such things?

"What do you want me to do in your room? I'm still not done talking to that slut. Look! After she came in here, there were no more men who wanted to use our bodies. Shouldn't you be angry with that slut?"

Plak

A slap hit Leah's beautiful cheek. There was a clear imprint on Anya's hand. "Enough!? If you say Jasmine is a slut, Then, what are we? Aren't we just like Jasmine? Jasmine is even more honorable than us, Leah."

"You slapped me? You dare slap me?" Leah stared at Anya wide-eyed. There was a sense of unacceptance after she received a hard slap from Anya.

"You're defending that slut? I'm sure she doesn't know how she's peddling her body. Even if it's just on her back, she should know." Leah was still blaming Jasmine.

"Leah, just once! Don't look at others; look at yourself. All of us who work here are cheap women. There is no such thing as a respectable woman, even though we are in VIP. We are just like them; we can get HIV." Anya sat down weakly. She didn't know what she was thinking at the moment. The point was that she was tired of Leah's attitude, which had changed since Jasmine's arrival.

"If you're jealous of Jasmine, you're wrong. Lorensius owes Jasmine's parents a favor, which is why he brought Jasmine here. Jasmine became a comfort woman of her own free will, not like the rest of us who were used up and chose to work in this place. Some of us were even trafficked and forced to live here. Our lives are different, and you cannot be someone else." Anya explained.

"You know what? You're just an orphan who has no family. You don't know anything, Anya." Leah snapped at Anya.

"You're right, I don't know anything. I'm just an orphan, but I've never felt sold by my own family."