Chapter 25 – Your Time Has Been Paid
Third Person POV
She took off her dress and entered the shower, doing her routines until she was done, she stepped out and dried herself. She then pulled a hoodie from her closet and wore it together with a sweatpants which she will be wearing when she goes to work. Her, wearing baggy and very covering clothes was her way to comfort herself, to wrap her body before and after an over exposure to people due to her job. If only she could wear something to completely cover her self for every hour of the day and night she would do it, if only she could just wrap herself around a blanket and hide her body from anyone’s eyes, she would have done it.
She dried her hair and tied it in a low ponytail before grabbing her bag and shoving in her high heels. She went out of their apartment and walked to the bus stop where she waited for half an hour for the bus that will take her to th
Chapter 26 – Attempted RapeThird Person POV“W-what… What do you mean my time has been paid Madame?” Kiara asked but deep inside her, there was a familiar hint of what was happening.No one had ever paid her time for her to stop working before, except for him… Phoenix Van Ramirez.Madame Tel just looked at her with a knowing stare and she ordered her to leave the stage.“Leave the stage now, someone had already replaced you.”Kiara looked behind her and indeed, someone had already taken her place in the pole.“B-but…” Kiara stepped down the stage first before she continued,“W-was it h-him? Is he b-back?” Kiara asked, her voice shaking due to a mixture of confusion in her emotions, she wanted to be happy and excited that he is back, but then, she also wants to contain whatever she was feeling about his return.
Chapter 27 – Someone She Could Never HaveThird Person POV“H-hey, Phoenix, stop.” Kiara said, running towards him, but Phoenix did not stop until he reached the inside of the apartment building.“So where is it?” he asked, turning around to face her.“What? What are you doing? Go back home.”“No. either we are going to just argue at each other here or you will let me stay for the night. And besides, I cannot drive anymore, I am too tired.” Phoenix insisted.Kiara just stood there, thinking of what to do. She can’t just let him stay, and besides, she does not have a room for him to stay. The couch might be going to be too small for him.“You cannot stay.”“I can.”She stared at his eyes, challenging him to just give up already and go home yet, Phoenix was just too stubborn to get what he wants.
Chapter 28 – Angel In DisguiseThird Person POVWhen Kiara woke up, she was already in her bed since when Phoenix woke up early in the morning, she carried Kiara and transferred her to her room before he left. She sat up on the bed and her eyes found a miniature of the Eiffel Tower on her bedside table. She figured that it must have been left Phoenix since she does not own the miniature either and such sophistication and expensive look of it, she can never afford it.A silver gray envelope was beside the Eiffel Tower, She picked the envelope up and opened its flap and found a card in it, she pulled it out and read the letter that said,~ “You talked about the Eiffel tower before… thought you might like it. Congratulations, Architect! So proud of you.” She put back the card inside and placed it back on the table as she next picked up the Eiffel tower miniature and examined
Chapter 29 – Are You In Love?Third Person POVFor the next months, Kiara was busy on doing her reviews for the Licensure Examination for Architects. Kiara’s time was spent on working in the club at night and during the day, she would bury herself in her books and draw plates. And during those months, Phoenix had never showed up to her again after their encounter on the night of her graduation. Kiara was still able to see him though, but only in the news television and media sites. He has been focusing in his business, expanding his chain of hotels, dealing and partnering with foreign investors and international companies. His business had been contributing in the country’s economy, and his company was deemed to be the fastest growing company in the world at this year, and to think that this is being managed by a young bachelor in his twenties had amazed the people more. On media interviews, he had been asked
Chapter 30 – To See You AgainThird Person POVWhen Kiara got her license, during the night she would still work in the Desire night club, but during the day, she would go out and apply on several architectural firms, sending out her resumes and attending initial interviews.However, among the four architecture firms she went to, she was declined even though they saw her credentials and that she has good grades and standing in the University, and in addition she also had attended several national seminars and contests, yet they still turned her down because there are those who are better than her and ones and who holds the Latin Honors in their resumes. And in one architecture where she could have been got hired, the position was snatched from her by a fellow architect who has a connection inside the firm and did not even bother going in an interview anymore. Kiara was already in the final interview if that archit
Chapter 31 – Her First KissThird Person POVKiara stood on the stage and started dancing, she already have the degree and the license of an architect yet here she is, still on the job she never wanted, a stripper, an exotic dancer, a men pleaser and entertainer. Where does her degree go then?It has been more than a year now since her last encounter with Phoenix in the café, it was already more than a year since she got her license but until now she was stuck in her job as a stripper. She was not able to land on an architectural firm yet, however, she was not giving up and she was still sending her resume’s to every firm that are searching for architects to fill a vacant position, but at this point in time, there are a lot of firms who checks the experience of the applicant and since Kiara had no work experience yet since she passed the board exam, it was really hard for her.During the day, i
Chapter 32 – Listen To MeThird Person POVHer eyes widened in surprise as she was not able to move while her feet were rooted on the ground.That was her first kiss!Phoenix’s hand went back to her waist, pulling her closer to him, and his other hand went to the side of her neck and he tilted her head more so she could reach him since he was so tall compared to him.When he pulled away, he smirked at her surprised reaction.“Told you I missed you yet you are so eager to leave me.” Phoenix uttered as he placed another light kiss on her pursed lips which again surprised Kiara.She held her hand up to his chest then to prevent him from doing it again.“W-what are you doing?!” she questioned, breathlessly.But Phoenix just shrugged in response.Kiara frowned and sighed,“Quit playing with me, Phoenix.” She uttered and to
Chapter 33 – Deal: No Turning BackThird Person POVKiara then submitted and entered the dressing room, changing into her casual clothes, wrapping herself, wiping off the make up from her face, wearing on her sneakers, and removing any sign of being a stripper. She is just Kiara now, not Kiara the stripper, neither Kiara the architect, just Kiara.When she came out from the dressing room, she walked back to him with her bag on her one shoulder.Phoenix silently walked out of the club and Kiara just followed behind him until they reached the dark parking lot of the night club. Then he stopped in front of his car and turned to her, and with his sudden halt, Kiara abruptly stopped as well, to avoid the collision of her head on his chest.He took a step forward closer to Kiara, a step after another, and Kiara stepped back as well, until she was no longer able to take a step backward as her back hit another car pa