"Angelica!"
Kate trotted up the short steps to the terrace, meeting Angelica who greeted her while Charlie was still sitting on the couch.
"Kate..." Angelica immediately hugged Kate tightly, even crying remembering what happened last night. "I'm so scared, I think I'll go back to my uncle again!"
"It's okay ... it's over, don't worry anymore," Kate replied then released her hug, looking at Angelica with pity. "You are strong girl, don't cry... after all, you are safe now," she continued, wiping away her tears.
Angelica was silent, feeling sad and also happy because she was finally with Kate, whom she knew, whereas since last night she had only been with Charlie and his friend, who was still very foreign to her.
"Did he help you?" Kate asked, glancing at Charlie who was coming toward her.
"Yeah." Angelica also glanced at Charlie. "I don't know who he is, But he will help me, you wouldn't even guess what he will do for me," she said softly close to Kate's ear.
"Really?"
"He's weird..." Angelica nodded while looking at Charlie who was getting closer.
"Hey... we meet again," said Charlie with a flat look, focusing on Kate who looked casual wearing black shorts a red tank top, and a black sling bag.
"Um, yeah..." Kate remembered meeting Charlie yesterday at the beach when he asked her about Angelica. For her, this is a rather strange coincidence because, in the end, Charlie is also the one who saved Angelica after wanting to know about her yesterday.
"I heard from Angelica that you are also going to San Diego, you can go with us this afternoon... on my plane," said Charlie.
Angelica frowned. "Your plane?"
Charlie just kept quiet and returned to the sofa, while Kate smiled and looked back at Angelica.
"Hey, he's filthy rich!" said Kate quietly but full of joy. "He's interested in helping you, maybe he's even been interested in you since yesterday! Maybe he..."
"Kate..." Angelica sighed. "I don't want to be overconfident...he helped me because I was too pitiful, and I won't let him help me constantly so I'll repay him by working at his mansion...because that's what he likes in return for his help. "
"Really?" Kate was shocked.
"Yeah....I'll work in his mansion...as a maid," explained Angelica.
"Angel..." Kate embraced Angelica from the side and led her to face the beach. She lowered her head, put her lips to her friend's ear, and said, 'You will stay with him... I'm sure there is another purpose to all this. He said what he likes is you pay him back by working at his place... it means he likes to be with you...maybe he has a crush on you... Maybe he's a lot better than Darren!"
"No, Kate..." Angelica shook her head and distanced herself from Kate. "Don't think too far and don't have expectations, he just wants to help me I work in his mansion, doesn't mean I will be happy..."
"He's handsome and you will always be with him especially since you two met in different situations... I mean he made you his maid not because of his initial intention... this will be difficult to explain but this will be a good thing for you if you can steal his heart!"
Angelica smiled faintly. "If I steal his heart then I will be the one who will get hurt... he said he can sleep with 5 girls at once... that's crazy," she said then walked casually towards the sofa.
Kate was silent with her brain blowing in shock from what Angelica said just now.
"Does that mean that man is a playboy?" she asked looking at Charlie who was so handsome and charismatic. "But playboys will also have true love, and maybe that would be Angelica if she could steal his heart."
"Hey, there's another girl!"
Kate and the others' attention was focused on Roger, a blonde man who was Charlie's best friend. He smiled happily at Kate and approached her.
"Hey, girl... You have beautiful lips," he said, touching Kate's chin but was immediately rejected.
"I don't know you!" Kate said with an uncomfortable look then approached Angelica.
"hmm..." Roger exhaled roughly, feeling unlucky.
Charlie just quietly enjoyed his cigarette, occasionally glancing at Angelica. Yeah, so far it's just that girl who always distracts him, makes him not bored to look at her constantly, as if planning something for her.
"Um….I want to contact my mother. I want to make sure that there is no chaos there," said Angelica nervously.
"You can call your mother with my phone," said Kate.
"No... with my phone," said Charlie as he gave his phone to Angelica. 'Maybe with that, I can have her mother's contact number,' he thought.
Angelica preferred Charlie's cell phone because she didn't want to disappoint him especially since he would help her. She immediately contacted her, occasionally glancing at Kate who was sitting beside him.
Roger sat beside Charlie, picked up a cigarette that had been on the table, and lit it with an electric lighter. He sat back and glanced at Kate who was playing with her cell phone as if she didn't care about him.
"Oh, damn. She has beautiful legs," he said softly.
"You'd better watch your behavior if you like a girl," Charlie whispered then took a sip of his cigarette.
Roger smiled faintly, then brought his lips closer to Charlie's ear. ."I feel like I discovered something new. You are dating her friend and I am dating her... that would be perfect!"
"Date?" Charlie whispered with a sinister smile. "I've crossed out that term in my life," he continued, glancing at Angelica which immediately made him feel strange.
"Okay, Mom...Don't worry... I'll be back this afternoon... I'll get you free from Darren's trap," said Angelica who was chatting with her mother on the telephone. "You'll see that person later, and I think I should work with him than to be Darren's wife," she continued.
"Okay, I'm waiting..."
"I love you mom..." Angelica said weakly, then cut the call. She handed the phone back to Charlie.
"Is everything okay?" Charlie asked.
Angelica just nodded, but the look in her eyes could not hide her sadness.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes, I'm fine..."
Angelica turned her face away, silent with pounding feelings, imagining her mother arguing with her uncle and the possibility that Darren would come before noon.
'Perhaps Darren will be very angry with Mommy, or even hurt her?' he thought anxiously.
Drett ... drettt ...
Charlie gets an incoming call from a contact number named Gerry and then answers it.
"Could you get the money faster?" he asked.
"Yes sir. I will be at the villa at 10 a.m.," answered Gerry from the phone.
"Okay good ..."
Charlie hung up the phone and glanced at Angelica who was looking at him seriously.
"Time speeds up," he said with a smile.
"How come you can tell I want time to speed up?" Angelica asked in surprise. "I mean How come you know that I want to go to my uncle's house to give the money soon..."
"Because I know you don't want your mother to get in trouble with your fiancé ... the sooner the better anyway," Charlie said casually, back to enjoying his cigarette with his legs crossed.
Angelica was silent swallowing her saliva, looking at Charlie with confusion. Of course, she was confused because the man was so nice but his words also showed that he was also a bit of a jerk. Immediately she became afraid that when she was in his mansion later, he would be sued for doing everything he wanted because he had helped her.
'Really I'm afraid of falling into a much more complicated problem after I'm released from Darren,' she thought with fear.
"Look how much He cares about you," Kate whispered, interrupting Angelica's reverie.
Angelica kept quiet, unable to condition her feelings now. She felt like she had been helped by Charlie, and amazed, but also afraid. Looking at his handsome face and his life with lots of money, she became curious as to why this man was not interested in getting married or even having a relationship with any girl, but could also satisfy many girls.
'Is it possible that he gets bored easily with girls so he doesn't want to get married... that's a valid reason... and it means he's a jerk but he's also nice. I hope I don't become one of the girls he likes to satisfy him,' she thought.
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