"Lea, you've been called by the manager," said Theo, one of the waiters like Kalea. The girl frowned, wondering what had made the manager call her. She walked to the dishwasher carrying the plates of the customers. Theo walked along with Kalea. "Maybe you'll get a raise," he whispered.
Kalea's eyebrows raised, hearing Theo's words made her a little excited. Both corners of the girl's lips lifted. "Then I'll see the manager first," Kalea said as she tapped Theo lightly on the shoulder.
After she put down the plates, she walked a little faster towards her manager's room. Stopping her steps when she was right in front of the door, Kalea first smoothed her appearance and prepared her best smile. After she was satisfied, she knocked on the white door.
"Mr. John," Kalea called out. However, there was no response from inside. Kalea started to call him again, several times, but her manager, John, still didn't make a sound. Kalea frowned in confusion, did Theo trick her? Because the man was quite ignorant and often teased her. Kalea still didn't want to think negatively about her friend. She finally got up the courage to open the door. And it turned out that no one was there.
Kalea closed the door again. John was probably in the VIP room. She still tried to think positive and walked back to meet her friends who were still working but took a different route.
The corridor was quiet, the rooms were reserved for guests who wanted a private room. The girl was a little surprised when a woman came out of one of the rooms.
"Rosalia?" called Kalea as she approached the woman. "Are you serving a VIP guest?" she asked. Kalea knew the woman well because she was a senior who was very gentle and kind to her. Rosalia was beautiful in her thirties, with hair as red as a rose.
Rosalia smiled wryly. "What are you doing here?"
"Ah... I'm looking for the manager. Theo said the manager called me," Kalea replied. "Did you see the manager?"
Rosalia looked stunned, holding both of Kalea's shoulders. "I didn't-"
The door to the room opened and the manager Kalea had been looking for appeared. "Oh, Kalea. You must have been looking for me, right? Come in, I have something to talk to you about. And you'll be very happy," John said, inviting Kalea into the room.
The girl smiled slightly, then turned to her senior who still looked tense and didn't even greet John. Kalea removed Rosalia's arm from around her shoulders. "Are you okay?" asked Kalea in a low voice, she saw the senior's face was so pale.
"Rosalia? Are you sick?" asked John even though Rosalia still had her back to him.
She turned around and smiled sweetly at her superior. "No, Sir. I just wanted to tell Kalea that you were here," Rosalia replied, looking reassured.
John smiled meaningfully. "Then you can go back to work," he told Rosalia. He closed the door after Kalea was in the room with him.
Kalea was a little confused as to why John had brought her into the customers' private room. Especially since Rosalia had just come out of the room. Kalea didn't think it would be this empty. Her body stiffened when she felt a hand on her shoulder. "S-sir?" Kalea quickly turned back, facing the manager.
John laughed softly, he walked over and sat on one of the chairs. "Come here, Kalea."
The girl walked over and decided to sit next to the manager. There was no suspicion in her mind at all. She was looking forward to what John was going to talk about, because he said she would be happy to find out.
"You asked for a raise earlier, didn't you?" John asked to the point and much to Kalea's surprise. The girl nodded quickly making John chuckle amusedly. "I can grant it."
Instantly Kalea's face lit up, unable to hide her happiness. "Really? My salary will increase this month?" asked Kalea enthusiastically. She could already imagine getting double her previous salary.
However, she also regretted agreeing to her contract with Arthur too soon. If John had told her earlier, maybe her life wouldn't have been as difficult with a more than adequate salary. However, the rice had already been cooked. At least she was able to speed up her relationship with Arthur.
"Yes, your salary will increase this month, Kalea," John said with a very deep look at the girl.
Kalea's face, which was initially so happy, immediately stiffened when John touched her thigh. "As long as you grant my request," John continued and squeezed Kalea's thigh.
Kalea ventured to push away her manager's arm. She looked down, afraid to look at the man. "W—what is your request, Sir?"
John got up from his seat, further eroding the distance between himself and Kalea. He brought his face close to her ear. Kalea's eyes rounded after John told her what he meant. It turned out that John would give her a raise if she agreed to sleep with him, the forty-year-old man.
Kalea shook her head quickly, got up from her seat and walked backwards away from the mustachioed man. "T-that's not possible, sir," she refused. John just smiled wryly, his gaze mischievous and continued to walk slowly towards Kalea.
"Don't be afraid, Kalea. Didn't you want your salary raised? Then why did you refuse?"
"No! That's not how it works, Sir," the girl kept shaking her head until her body finally hit the wall. She had nowhere to run, as John was closing in on her. Kalea inwardly cursed herself for not immediately running towards the exit.
"Unfortunately, that's the only way. Don't you understand that other workers can't even get a raise and have to work very hard to get it. As for you, I made you an easy offer. Aren't I very nice?" John stroked Kalea's brunette hair making the girl close her eyes in fear of the manager.
"Then I will work even harder, Sir. I apologize for not being able to do such a thing," Kalea refused again with a trembling tone of voice.
"You think I'm going to make it easy for you to get that? You won't, Kalea. Since you've refused it, I'll reduce your salary instead," John's final was unreasonable.
Kalea looked up at her superior. "D-don't play me, sir!"
"Never mind. If you want to do it with me, I'll take you to another man too. There are already many who want you. Don't you want to have a lot of money?" John replied casually and then boldly hugged Kalea. The girl tried to shake off the hug but John's strength was of course greater than hers.
"Please, let me go ...," pleaded Kalea, still trying to get away from the manager.
"Okay, okay. I'll let go," John said, making Kalea a little relieved. But apparently the man brought his face closer intending to kiss Kalea. Fortunately, Kalea held him back with the palm of her hand. That didn't last long because John held both of Kalea's arms so she couldn't resist. One of his legs was also between the girl's legs. John smiled with satisfaction because Kalea could no longer defend herself. "Shut up and enjoy the game."
"No! If you dare do that, I'll scream!" Kalea retorted, no longer speaking politely to the asshole manager.
John ignored her and pounced on her lips. Kalea was unable to fight back, she closed her eyes because she felt humiliated by what the man was doing to her. All she could think about was hoping someone would help her, whoever it was. John broke the kiss, looking at Kalea who was so sexy with her lipstick color messed up from the kiss. The girl's gaze was so sharp, showing so much hatred.
Kalea still tried to struggle although she always failed. She shuddered when John's foot came up to touch her privacy. Kalea wanted to scream but the asshole kissed her again. Her tears began to fall because she couldn't face this. She felt humiliated, someone touching her body and the culprit was even a married man with children.
It didn't last long, John suddenly broke the kiss and fell down. Of course, Kalea was surprised to see John wincing while holding his back.
"Who the fuck are you-" John could not finish his sentence because he was hit again by the man who suddenly entered the room. As if not satisfied, he still trampled Kalea's manager's body repeatedly until John could no longer move.
"T-that's enough!" Kalea stopped the man from moving away from the unconscious John. Her eyes rounded when she realized who it was. Kalea pulled the man's arm out of the room. After it felt safe enough, Kalea released her grip and turned to face the man who had saved her.
"What are you doing and why are you here?" Kalea asked, which made the man even more annoyed.
"Huh? Out of all the thank yous, that's the one that came out of your mouth? And I should have asked you that!"