Chapter 6 The Reunion After Nine Years (1/2)
Meeting Miguel again after nine years—the thought didn’t once cross her mind. What’s more, she didn’t know that he knew exactly how she was obsessed with him. In terms of what he did last night, if it didn’t somehow show true love, then what else could it be? But their standings in society were polar opposites.
Approximately four years ago, he went abroad to study after he finished a degree in a domestic college. After two years of studying, he got his master's degree and came back to his brother's company to sit as the new vice president. With the support of his family, he had a promising future. He had been back for one or two months now. A few days ago, though, when he and some friends from the same economic status gathered, they told him that they wanted to hold a welcome party for him. He didn't expect that they would meet Leena in the Heaven Hotel, of all places.
The fate was magical. She thought that God would arrange a fate especially for them, but at the same time, she was extremely anxious and worried about what might happen.
That night, they talked about a lot of things. Namely, the changes in Leena's family, her life, his life abroad and the recent development in his career. When she was off duty, they were still reluctant to leave. Shortly after, she allowed him to drive her home personally. Miguel was the second person who knew her identity and drove her home, aside from Rena.
Seeing that she was about to walk into a dark and rather narrow alley, Miguel couldn't help but genuinely ask, ”Do you live here?”
She replied casually, ”Yes, my big brother owed some loan shark a big amount of money after my father's accident. We had no choice but to move here.”
Miguel knit his brows and replied, ”Who's the loan shark? And how much?” Leena's elder brother, Peterson Yang, was at the same age with him. He recognized his brother from memories before. Her brother was regarded as a playboy back in the days and wouldn't allow anyone to speak ill of him. Miguel didn't expect that he became bolder as time went by and even loaned money illegally.
She pulled her bag and said, ”The Empire Group. My brother owed them a lot of money. Neither of us could pay them back even if we both traded our lives for it. It's an absurd amount of money!”
Miguel simply remained in silence and seemed to be lost in his own thoughts. Leena wanted to say a final goodbye to him before she ventured to the dark alley, but he finally said, ”Don't work in the hotel anymore. I'll find you a job. Tell me exactly how much money your brother owed them and I'll see what I can do to help you.”
Leena waved her hands in refusal. ”No, thanks. I don't want to trouble you with that. I'll figure that out myself! I'll just continue working at the hotel. I know Uncle Lewis. Under his protection, no one would dare do anything to me.”
”Is that so? I heard that a man called Carlson is interested in you and even harassed you!” Miguel replied with a cold tone. He was a little dissatisfied with her trying to hide something from him.
Hearing that, Leena looked down, her face almost entirely covered by the shadows. She didn't expect Miguel to know the whole story of her situation. She smiled deliberately and said, ”It doesn't really matter. There are always some guests in the hotel that are hard to deal with. After all, guests coming to Heaven Hotel are all big shots. But I know they are cautious and wouldn't dare to do anything to me.”
”He isn't an ordinary person. You can't do anything to stop him from hurting you.”
”Well, he didn't do anything to me, did he? It just means he was simply having some fun!”
”I don't like the way you just abandon yourself!” Miguel raised his voice.