Chapter 2 Jills Plan (2/2)

One of them hovered a cloth on Melissa's nose as silently as he could. Before she could register what was happening to her, she immediately fell unconscious.

The next thing she knew was when she opened her eyes. A chill went down her spine as she heard loud clanging noise from the backs. With knitted eyebrows, she slowly opened her eyes to see a pair gazing back at her.

As she struggled to turn away, she saw that her hands were tied around her back and her feet was tied around the legs of the chair. There was nothing else she could do.

The man with an ugly scar hovered over her, gripping her jaws with force. ”Be good,” he commanded. ”I'll throw you out if you don't make good money.”

'What the hell?'

All she remembered was going to the bus stop to avoid the rain. How the hell did she end up here?

The man shook her off. ”What a silly girl! You think she'll be of good use to us, Jill?”

'Jill?'

Melissa's heart rippled with fear at the sound of her stepmother's name. ”Don't be like that, Laurent. I tell you, she'll be good to you. Besides, this isn't the first time we've cooperated with each other. You can trust me.”

Laurent growled. However, his strict expression finally eased up a little as he raised up a finger in warning. ”She better be clean. The host is here today,” he said. ”You'll be fired if she isn't.”

Jill simply smiled in reply, pulling her arms around the man's neck. She glanced at Melissa and snorted out.

”What... what do you mean... you...” Melissa struggled to stand up, but she found that the ropes had only dug deeper and deeper into her skin.

Facing her blaming gaze, Jill only scoffed, ”Don't you want to save your brother? What's the big deal? You should be proud of yourself. Finally, you'll be able to earn money to save your brother. Don't worry. You'll eventually end up here anyway. I just helped you get into it.”

Melissa turned beet red in anger, as she struggled to find the right words to express it. She hated Jill, despised her to the ends of the world.

Leaving her no time to reply, Jill strode forward and stuffed a large rag into her mouth, rendering her voiceless. She tied a chain around her neck like an animal and walked out.

Melissa blinked blearily, as if trying to register that this wasn't a dream.

”What the hell is going on?”

Melissa choked out. However, this time, no one was able to answer her.