LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 20: 19th entry
Season: Summer
Weather: Windy
Day of the week: Wednesday
Date: 7th February, 2024
Anthony Duin came by after work again last night and found me working. He didn't try to stop me from working for once. He just made sure that I ate and then forced me to open my online banking app so that I could see my bank account. I didn't understand why until I saw so much money in there.
I looked between my bank accounts numbers and him with big eyes and open mouth.
"You can stop stressing now," he told me. "You have money. Enough so that you can send money to your family if you have to. But I don't recommend it. It sounds like they're just manipulating and using you. It sounds like they've been manipulating you for a long time. I apologise, but while you were sick last week, I picked up a few calls on your behalf and learned quite a bit about your family at the same time. I know they're your family, but still, I don't want you to keep getting hurt by them like this. They're trying to suck you dry. It's toxic. It's good that you got out of there."
I didn't listen to anything else he said, because I was so happy that I gave him a big bear hug and a flying kiss. It was meant to be on his cheek but he just happened to turn his head at that moment and my lips met the corner of his. Now that I think of it, I'm so embarrassed.
I'm doomed. I'm doomed. I'm doomed. I don't think I'll ever be able to face him again. At that moment, I was too caught up in my excitement.
I returned him the money he had lent me with interest and sent a thousand each to Bezel, Mum and Dad. That was all I dared to send. Anymore and they'd be questioning if I'd sold my body again.
Bezel's messages had all been something along the lines of, "you're already dirty. Why not just do it again and earn more. It's easy to earn money on your back, right?"
Disgusting things like that. Why was she being so mean? Was her situation over there that bad? She tended to be downright nasty when she wasn't feeling good.
Even with giving away so much money, I still had plenty in my bank account. I'm going to replace my dying fridge and buy myself an ice-cream. I've been dying to have some after I finished my ice-cream cake.
Stony Boss has been visiting almost every day. What am I going to do when he comes today? No. I have to hide. I don't think I can face him today. Where should I hide? Kissing him like that yesterday was so...
Will he hate me now? Will he get the wrong idea? I was just so happy.
Oh, oh. He's here. He has my keys but always rings the doorbell like a gentleman. That must be him at the door. Quick. Hide in the wardrobe.
The doorbell has rung five times. Now he's given up and I can hear the key turning in the lock.
"Miss Brown? Miss Brown?" he sounds worried.
I can hear him searching through the apartment. It's obvious I'm home because my mobile phone is still in the lounge and my keys are on the bookshelf. There are only so many places to hide in here.
Please, just leave. I can't face you today. I'm so embarrassed. I don't know what to do with myself. I didn't mean anything by it. Please don't hate me. Don't leave me. Don't stop being nice to me. But please go home. I really don't know what to do.
I don't understand why you keep visiting and spending so much time and effort on a nobody like me. There's really no need. I'm not worth it. It's not like you like me or love me or are anything but one of my bosses. We should keep our relationship strictly professional. Because this... I don't know what this is and I don't know what to do.
Oops. He's found me.