Heartless Billionaire, Why Abusing Me?

16 Ray's Getaway

When Kristi woke up the next day, her nose was plugged, and her head felt foggy. She gradually staggered out of bed, tripped, and accidentally fell into Alicia's bed.

Alicia woke up with a start and shoved Kristi so hard that she fell to the ground. She gave Kristi a dirty look and shouted, "b***h, watch where you're going! Get out of here!"

Kristi tried to apologize, but the room began to spin, and she fell into unconsciousness.

***

Kristi woke up in the hospital two days later. As soon as her eyes opened, she got up, and when she looked around, she was surprised to discover that she'd been placed in the Senior's Ward. "I don't have time for this," Kristi muttered. She dressed quickly, rushed out of the hospital, and hurried back to the Diamond Club.

Kristi was desperate to make money. She had not raised enough of it to save Beth's brother yet, and she was running out of time. Her head was still bandaged from her stay at the hospital, though, and when Tianna saw her, her eyebrows rose inquisitively, and she said, "Kristi, I thought you were in the hospital. Have you recovered?"

Kristi smiled and said, "Minister, I'm fine. Making money is my top priority. Thank you for helping me at this time. Please let me know if you have any extra work that I can do."

"I will find a way to help you," Tianna said. "But please take care of your body. If you break down, the money you earned will be in vain, right?"

Kristi nodded, and Tianna walked away.

Once she was gone, Kristi made her way towards the back of the club, but when she saw Ray, she hid in one of the boxes. After the way he had humiliated her, she wanted to avoid him at all costs. Unfortunately, Ray happened to see her, and her actions made him very angry.

Ray walked towards the box where Kristi was hiding, but before he could take more than a few steps, Tianna interrupted his progress. She gave him a curious look and said, "Mr. Black, what are you doing here? Don't you think that what you were about to do is inappropriate? Let's go to my office and have a chat. I want to report you to the operation of Diamond... "

***

Kristi pressed her ear to the door, but she couldn't make out anything else that had been said. She listened to the sound of their footsteps as they disappeared down the corridor and breathed a sigh of relief. Safe – she though – at least for now. But why is it inappropriate for Ray to visit me in a box?

***

Ray didn't go to the general manager's office. Instead, he walked out of the club. And once he was on the street, he took out his mobile phone and dialed Marco Winter's number. Marco picked up after three rings and after exchanging pleasantries, Ray sad, "Marco, book a plane ticket for me. I want to leave for Ottawa tonight."

Marco did not respond immediately, and when he did, he sounded unsure of himself. He said, "President, why are you leaving so suddenly?"

Ray frowned impatiently and said, "You have five minutes to get this done."

"Yes ..." Marco agreed, and once he was off the phone with Ray, he booked the flight from his handy. Once it was done, he sent a confirmation text to Ray.

When Ray received the text, he smiled. He had a project that he was working on in Ontario that needed his attention. It wasn't an emergency but now seemed like a good time to attend to it, because he didn't want to see Kristi's annoying face again. Despite his plans, though, he could not deny the anger that burned in his heart.

***

Kristi didn't know where ray had gone, but his absence did not go unnoticed. Without him around, her days were more peaceful, and they went by relatively quickly. The club was entering its busy season, and more clients were beginning to ask for her by name. And the more guests she entertained, the more money she made – and if they were in a good mood, they tipped her handsomely.

As the days passed, Kristi's depression began to lift. If things keep going like this – she thought – I will be able to pay for Beth's brother's medical expenses in no time!

***

Alicia had also been absent for these few days due to her injured fingers, and when she resumed her duties, she found that many of her regular clients had moved on to other Princesses. Then, when she finally had a client, he took one look at her hand and said, "What's wrong with your fingers? They're disgusting!"

Ray was the one who had injured her fingers, and she had taken a few days off to recover. She had been afraid to stay away for too long, though, because she didn't want to risk losing any of her regular clients. For this reason, she had returned far sooner than she should have – and now she was paying the price.

Alicia flinched. "Mr. Jones," she begged. "This was caused by accident. Why do you look so disgusted?" She felt like she'd been wronged, but she couldn't come right out and say so. It would have been improper.

Mr. Jones did not answer Alicia's question. Instead, he pushed her away and said, "Go away. Who do you think you are? You're disgusting, damaged goods, and not worth the money I paid!"

Alicia could faintly hear the princess outside, laughing at her, and she felt humiliated.

Suddenly, the door opened, and Kristi walked in with a box of wine. Mr. Jones was not one of her clients, but the bar staffs were busy, and she'd been ordered to restock the boxes.

Kristi was wearing a black lace bag hip skirt with a cat ear headband. This was typical attire for a PR girl, and she looked both charming and sexy. And when Alicia saw Kristi's bare leg, she gave her a dirty look.

Kristi restocked the wine, and then, as she refilled Mr. Jones' glass, her skirt brushed against the table, and it lifted slightly. When Alicia saw that, she clenched her fists in anger.

Alicia gave Kristi a sly look, and then she turned to Mr. Jones. "Mr. Jones," she said sweetly, "I apologize for the state of my hand. Perhaps you would like this girl instead?"

Kristi's face turned white when she heard Kristi's indecent proposal.