Her Fall From Queendom

Chapter 4: The Boss

❤ Jessica’s POV ❤

I was nervous the entire time I was cleaning the bathroom. I finished longer than I should have, and when I was done, I checked if there was anything I missed. When I was satisfied that there was none, I washed my hands and made my way out of the bathroom. I had my head bowed down because I was scared that the boss might still be half-naked. I may be a single mom, but I’ve never seen a naked man before. I remember nothing about sleeping with my son’s father.

I am still bitter about what happened to me, but I refused to let it rule my life. I have cut all ties with the people from my past. I don’t even try to see what happened to them, and I have not heard from any of them either. I don’t even go online anymore and didn’t want to see what the people from school were saying about me. I wasn’t even sure if any of them were actually my friends.

I admit I wasn’t the best friend to them. I treated them badly, and if I could turn back time, I would have done things differently. I regretted bullying some of my classmates, particularly Ashley. I also had one classmate who confessed his feelings for me, and I rejected him in the most possibly horrible way. I started mocking him, and my so-called friends started bullying him. Jamie and his friends may have even beat him up at some point, but I couldn’t confirm it. I tried to stop them from hurting him, but who knows what else they could have done to him.

I got out of the bathroom and walked quietly. I saw the man on my periphery and just walked past him. I was hoping he wouldn’t notice me leaving.

I wasn’t that lucky, and I jumped when he said, “You’re leaving already?”

His familiar voice is so deep, and even if I haven’t seen his face, I could tell that he’s good-looking. I kept my head bowed down and said, “Uhm, yes, sir. Do you need anything else?”

Deep-voice Man: “Why don’t you come and take a seat with me for a bit?”

Jessica: “Uhm, I’m okay here, sir.”

The boss was quiet for a bit. I was about to step out of his room when he said, “What’s your name?”

Jessica: “Jessica, sir.”

Deep-voice Man: “What’s your full name?”

Jessica: “Jessica Villadolid, sir.”

Deep-voice Man: “How old are you, Jessica?”

Jessica: “Uhm, I’m 25 years old, sir.”

Deep-voice Man: “Interesting.”

Jessica: “Uhm, can I go, sir?”

Deep-voice Man: “Why don’t you lift your head up and look at me?”

I hesitated for a bit until I realized that it was my voice I was talking to and that he could fire me anytime if I refused him. I lifted my head for a bit and looked at his face. I almost gasped as I saw his face. He really is handsome, like the maids said. He was wearing a white v-neck shirt and gray jogging pants as he sat on the couch. I could make out his big chest and arms through the shirt.

The room is quite big that aside from the bed, it had a couch, a TV, a small round table with two chairs, and a desk with a chair.

Our eyes made contact as soon as I looked at him, and he said, “You’re still very beautiful.”

I wasn’t sure of what he said, so I asked, “I’m sorry, sir. What was that?”

He just smiled, which made him look more handsome. I don’t recognize him, but his face looks familiar. Maybe he has one of those familiar-looking faces.

Deep-voice Man: “Do you know who I am?”

Jessica: “Uhm, you’re the owner of the hotel?”

Deep-voice Man: “That’s right. I’m, in fact, your boss.”

I just nodded slightly. I had my head bowed down again because I couldn’t keep looking at him without blushing.

Jessica: “Can I go, sir? I still have other rooms to clean.”

Deep-voice Man: “Moving forward, I want you to come to clean my suite every day at the same time.”

Jessica: “M-me, sir? Are you sure?”

Deep-voice Man: “Yes. You may go.”

Jessica: “O-okay. Thank you, sir.”

I held my breath as I walked out of his room. I let out a huge breath when I got out of the penthouse suite. I waited for a few seconds for my heart to calm down before I walked towards the elevator.

-------------------------------------------

While I was changing out of my uniform and into my regular clothes, Nerissa, Melanie, and the other girls came over to me.

Melanie: “Is it true? Did you go up to the penthouse suite? Did you see the boss? How hot is he?”

I was stunned for a bit and smiled while shaking my head before responding.

Jessica: ”Uhm, yeah. I went up there?”

Melanie: “Was he there when you were cleaning?”

Jessica: “He was there.”

Melanie: “And?!”

Jessica: “And what? What do you want to hear?”

Nerissa: “Is he really hot?”

Jessica: “He is good-looking.”

Melanie: “Just good-looking?”

Jessica: “He’s very good-looking, I guess.”

The girls squealed as Melanie said, “You’re so lucky! You should seduce him. You’re very pretty, and I’m sure it wouldn’t take much effort on your part.”

Nerissa: “Melanie, shut up. She’s not going to do that.”

Melanie chuckled and said, “I’m sorry. How could you work properly with that hot man in the room?”

Jessica: “Uhm, I didn’t see him until I got to the bathroom.”

Melanie: “Did you see him naked?”

Jessica: “Uhm, no.”

I decided not to tell them that I saw the hot boss half-naked. It might create more ruckus. The room went quiet when Elaine arrived and said, “Quiet!” She then pointed at me and said, “You! Come with me!” before walking out of the room.

My eyes opened wide, and I got nervous. What did I do wrong? I cleaned every room well, and I didn’t disturb any guests. Nerissa tapped my back and said, “Go ahead.”

I walked slowly and followed Elaine out of the room. I found her waiting for me with her arms crossed in front of her and her eyes squinting. She looked me up and down and said, “What did you do to the boss?”

I was stunned as I said, “I didn’t do anything to him, ma’am. He just asked for my name and age. That was it.”

Elaine: “They why is he asking for you to be assigned to clean his suite permanently? You must have done something. Maybe you seduced him.”

Jessica: “N-no ma’am. I did nothing of the sort. Maybe I did a good job cleaning his suite, so he wants me to clean it again.”

Elaine looked agitated and said, “You’re a smart mouth, aren’t you?”

I took a step back and said, “No, ma’am, I’m sorry.”

Elaine put her hand down on both sides and said, “I’ll be watching you,” before turning around and walking away from me. I don’t know why she’s so scary. She’s smaller and older than me. I’m sure I’m stronger than her too, and I could take her in a fight.

The truth is, I’m scared of her because she could fire me if she wants to, and I really need this job. 

I made my way back to the locker rooms and got ready to go home.