Mr. CEO's Mistress novel Chapter 2

ALICE'S POV

Getting to the hotel, I met the receptionist who was a young girl named Melissa. We knew each other well, because I have been working at the hotel for almost six months now.

“ Hey! You are soaked. You will get sick ” Melissa's worried voice pulled me out of my thoughts and I shook my head, smiling “ It's nothing. Don't worry! ”

Moving past her with the fake smile still plastered over my lips, I sighed out and shivered slightly. Melissa was right, I could catch a cold and I did not have any money to treat myself The thought seemed awfully funny to me.

With the money still in mind, I changed my clothes into my usual red and white uniform and started cleaning the rooms one by one. My hair dried up on their own, but I felt sticky and gross to even myself.

Castillo Hotel was one of many hotels that fell under Castillo chain of hotels. Castillo's were currently the most rich people in the country with a wealth that everyone dreamed off. They had everything. Fame. Power. Money. And all Undescriable pleasures of life.

I had heard that Martin Knight Castillo who was the CEO of all the Castillo Corporation handed that position over to his twenty nine year old son, Damien Knight Castillo, who came back from abroad recently. No one had seen him at the hotel yet, but I heard the rich people talking about how handsome, cruel and heartless he was.

He was called a double edged sword among people. If cultivated in the right way, it could tear the enemy apart and if used in the wrong way, it would leave the one holding it, shredded. I did not understand what they meant by it at all and I was not hoping to find out either. The chance of meeting someone like Damien Knight Castillo was zero out of ten for me. He was not someone of my league.

Everyone badmouthed him and often repeated an incident, that happened a month ago. They used to say that an employee tried to talk back to Damien Knight Castillo in a meeting and he beat him to death in front of everyone. After that, the employee went missing and even his body was not found yet. A shiver ran down my spine and I shook my head at this thought crossing my mind again.

Leaving the trolley, I decided to go to Melissa to ask for some free coffee. I did not have money to buy it for myself.

When I approached the reception, Melissa was talking on the telephone “ Ofcourse, Sir! I will make sure of it. ” Saying this to whoever was on the other side, she placed the receiver down. I have observed her expressions, that screamed seriousness “ Is everything alright? ” I asked in a worried tone and Melissa smiled at me, sheepishly.

“ Everything is alright. Just an event down in the basement hall today. We staff people are restricted to go there. ” Explaining to me, Melissa gulped and clenched her hands into fists. “ Let me guess! You came to ask me for coffee again. ” Rolling her eyes, Melissa picked up the receiver when I smiled leisurely.

Everyone would think of me as shameless, but I was helpless to the point, I did not care about terms like dignity, shame, self-respect and honour anymore. I was desperate and desperation can make humans do anything. Anything they could and could not do.

Lost in my thoughts, I missed out on what Melissa was saying. As the telephone ringed, Melissa picked it up hastily “ WHAT?! I am sorry, Sir. I am really sorry, Sir. I will fix it somehow. Believe me. ”

I frowned as I noticed the sweat that started forming on Melissa's forehead and the fear that clouded her eyes. Putting the receiver on its place, Melissa's shoulders slumped down.

“ Is everything...alright? ” I inquired with the same question again, while rubbing my hands together awkwardly. Why did Melissa look so scared and hysteric? I was failing to understand it.

Hearing my smooth and small voice, Melissa's eyes brightened up with an idea. It was not good and it was not right what she was about to do to me, but it was necessary if she wanted to live herself.

“ Alice?! ” Melissa moved around the reception counter and stopped in front of me. Lines of worry etched upon my forehead because of the look in Melissa's eyes. Melissa was staring at me like the world was ending and only I could save her.

“ You are a virgin, right? ” The weird question made me gulp, wondering where this conversation was even going. “ What does it have to do with you, Melissa? ” I shook my head, getting irritated by all of this now.

“ Do you want to earn some quick money? ” The next question almost made my eyes pop out of their sockets.

Now, it was my turn to look at Melissa like she was my saviour. I have not heard words more sweeter than this in my whole life. Even Archer's ' I love you ' did not sound this good. My head moved up and down rapidly on its own.

Yes. I needed money. And lots and lots of it right now. No matter what I had to do, I needed money.