"I like Lucas!" Lisa said loud and clear so Wish wouldnt have to ask again. She had to make it clear to her stepsister before it was too late. Before, Wish could interfere again. She clearly couldnt keep it to herself anymore.
Wish bit her lips, trying to keep herself calm. But wasnt this for the good? If Lisa started liking Lucas, then she would be more willing to share the information, which meant an easy way to know the secrets of her father. No.....she shook her thoughts. This wasnt good in so many ways. Lucas never had any feelings for her as she was still young and only thought of her as a small sister. And on top of that.....Lucas was talking to Lisa just for the information. Things could go downhill if she knew about it. " Are you going to say it to him?"
" No." Lisa's reply kind of made her relieved. " I know he doesnt like me more than friends....also if father knew about him then he will get in serious danger." she said looking at the ground.
Wish understood her well. Their father was ruthless after all. Seeing Lisa's face, it really looked like she genuinely cared about Lucas.
" Hey!!!" Lucas rushed to them, waving, " sorry for making you wait...." he said but noticed the tension between the girls. " Uhh....for now lets go to the cafe."
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For Lisa this felt like a deja vu. They had once gathered here in the same cafe when Wish gave her an earful lecture. She sipped her coffee aggressively, " I wanted only us to be here."
Lucas raised his head with guilt, " I know.....but i thought Wish also deserved to be here. She was at the hotel with me too...."
" First of all, " Lisa spoke up, " I want to say that me and Rheanna are acquaintance."
This made the other two share a look, surprised. " Yes, she helped me when i did that immature prank on you." Lisa faced Wish, confessing the truth, " I needed her help because she knew the staffs in the party."
Wish observed her, trying to figure out why was she confessing all of a sudden.
" I got to know that you guys visited Mary hotels through her." Lisa continued, speaking in a relaxed manner. " Also.....Mary hotels Does not belong to me. It belongs to my friend Loren Mary. I dont know how many times should i repeat myself." she especially said this to Lucas' face.
Lucas didnt know what to say or what to believe. All he could do was wait for Wish's decision. Stealing a glance at her, Wish looked like she was contemplating too. He turned to his drink and nodded.
" Now," Lisa folded her arms and rested back on the chair, " why do you want the information of Mary hotels so much?"
Lucas glanced back at Wish with alert. Would she tell the truth too? Of her wanting enough proof of the hotel so she could bust her father?
" Actually, William once called me there...." Wish said fixing her gaze at her step sister. " He wanted revenge from me since i had done something wrong to him. He called me in one of the rooms where number of prostitutes were waiting for me, along with him."
The story made both of the other two, shocked. Lisa almost scrunched her brows but controlled it to remain neutral. Meanwhile, Lucas clenched his fist, anger building up inside.
" then they tried to strip me naked....but William stopped it." she continued her story, " It made me traumatised for many days. And thats why i wanted to know more information on that hotel so i could stop its business. Without any proof, the police would dismiss me and who knows....the owner of the hotel might come for my neck?"
Lucas knew she hadnt told the actual truth but he also didnt know the story she told was true or made up. Though this story was too detailed to be made up right on the spot. What the hell was going on between Wish and William?
" I see...." Lisa tilted her head, still looking a little unconvinced.
" If you dont believe, you can ask Rheanna....she was the one who helped him."
The final statement, made Lisa raise her brows. This was almost enough to make her believe that it was true. " Sure, i will ask Rheanna then....but," she gave a confused stare, " I never thought William was that kind of guy."
Wish snapped her head at Lisa. The doubt that was inside her after what Rheanna had said came back. " That kind of guy? like what?"
" Well....he hated talking to women. I thought he was misogynistic, eww." Lisa gave a genuine disgusted look, " I wanted his attention just for his money. Thinking back, i get so embarrassed" she shook her head.
While Wish remained speechless, almost in disbelief. " Wasnt he a....womaniser?"
" Womaniser??" Lisa repeated surprised, " I just know that man is a virgin."
Lucas choked on his drink and tried controlling his cough. Lisa quickly passed him a napkin, worried.
At this moment, Wish felt something so indescribable. A feeling of confusion, betrayal, guilt and anger clouded her thoughts. William had really lied her about the womaniser thing. Was he that vengeful to make a lie of that sort? The poisoned drink incident made this all happen. Though he was the one who started it by making her feel like she was his toy. Yet, why did she feel so empty? The hate she had took to her heart knowing he was a womaniser just vanished. This empty feeling only made her more troubled inside. What should she do now? Continue the marriage? Enjoy his wealth? Be by his side forever? she had no idea.
Checking the phone, it was late already. Wish quickly got up, readying her bag, " I will make my leave then. I have somewhere to be." she walked away before they could say anything. It was already 3pm. Yesterday, the secretary had said that 3pm would be William's free time and she had to be there to discuss with him.
" Lisa, Im really sorry...." Lucas said once Wish was out of sight. He knew what he did would offend her but if Wish werent here, he would have probably said the truth.
Lisa sipped her drink and swirled it, " Its okay..its not even that serious."
He got relieved seeing her relaxed. Lisa wasnt the type to keep a grudge or be upset for a long time. Maybe that was the reason why he felt more comfortable with her day by day. " I really hope you will help Wish though..."
She sighed loudly, " Wish can handle it herself. I dont want to be part of this anymore and so do you. I have already warned you so many times to not engage with this hotel."
" Alright." he nodded with a serious face, " I wont engage with this hotel but in return,"
Lisa looked up at him. "....help Wish with exposing the hotel's secret." he said what he could to convince her.
She froze after he said it, unable to say a word. Her hands curled up in a fist as she gulped down her dry throat. Seeing lucas's desperate eyes, she couldnt reject him and eventually nodded lightly. Lucas broke into a smile, " Thankyou so much, Lisa. I knew you would help."
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Wish rushed out of the cafe, only the thoughts of questions she wanted to ask William in her head. The doubt that was inside her heart, she wanted to clear it by William's own words. Her legs moved quicker without her realisation. The impatience in her was growing stronger by the second. She had to ask it before it was too late.
Her car was parked right across the street as she ran to it. Being lunch hour, the road was crowded with people rushing like her from all sides. But her focus was only on her car and the people passing by were irrelevant.
When she was only few steps away from her car, a person bumped on her. Before she knew what was happening, a napkin closed her nose and mouth making her forced to breath it in. She couldnt even make a sound, her limbs getting looser and heavier. Her eyesight started to fade away, finally turning pitch black. What happened? was her thought as she slowly started losing consciousness.
" I....i still have questions.....to ask...."
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