The billionaire's only desire
Chapter 20: Conversation with a friend

Chapter 20: Conversation with a friend

Maya jolted awake at 4 a.m. to find herself sleeping beside Natalia. Her mind was blank, and she couldn’t recall how she ended up in this bed or the events of the previous night. It was until she took her drowsy self into the shower that reality began to sink in.

Now, her fears were consuming her. She had to face the aftermath, and she realized she hadn’t slept at home, her stepfather hates when she does that. Oh God, she was going to receive the worst beating of her life.

Those anxious thoughts were quickly replaced by a warm glow fluttering in her heart as she recalled Dalton carrying her in his arms. The image was imprinted in her mind, and she couldn’t help but grin like an idiot.

Oh, God, she can’t start liking him. Soraya and her stepfather would kill her. She doesn’t want to die before achieving her dream of owning her own five-star restaurant. It’s best that her relationship with Dalton is boss-employee dynamic, but after how caring he was with her last night, that’s impossible. Maybe they can be friends. That would be enough!

Maya pushed aside her silly thoughts and began her morning routine. First on her list was baking the pastries she sells. Whilst at the hospital she sent a text message to Natalia begging her to buy the ingredients she needed for baking.

When she entered the kitchen, she felt relieved. Natalia bought the ingredients she wanted. Maya switched to agile mode and began baking as swiftly as she could. A few hours later, she was done. While drinking coffee and watching a drama, she dozed off.

She woke up again later and found herself lying on the couch, wrapped in a blanket. A K-drama she loved was playing on TV.

"You’re awake, sleeping beauty," Natalia said. She was sitting in the armchair with her legs crossed, sipping on coffee.

Maya blinked her eyes until her vision became clear. "You’re watching my favorite K-drama without me," she yawned while speaking.

Natalia rolled her eyes. "You’ve watched this drama a hundred times; aren’t you bored of it yet?"

"Nope" Maya pouted. "I could watch it a million times and never get bored."

Suddenly, Maya remembered that she had forgotten to do something. Her eyes bulged. "Oops! I forgot to deliver my baked goods!" she said through gritted teeth.

"Stop worrying; I’ve delivered them for you," Natalia said coolly.

Maya slouched on the couch. "I love you for this!" Natalia had accompanied her on several occasions to make deliveries, so it was no surprise that she was now familiar with the delivery routes.

Natalia waved her index finger. "I didn’t do it for free. I want cinnamon rolls in return."

Maya laughed. "Fine, I will make them for you."

Natalia’s eyes lit up. "You better!"

"What happened to your face?" Natalia asked, catching Maya off guard.

Maya touched her face in a panic. She had no makeup on to mask the bruises on her face.

She always wears makeup around Natalia. This the first time she has slept over at her place and also the first time she had seen her with bruises. Their friendship was still new; they have been just friends for only five months, since Maya started working at the gentlemen’s club. They hadn’t yet reached the point where they confided in each other.

"If you don’t want to tell me about it, that’s fine," Natalia said with indignation.

Maya shook her head. "No, I want to,"

Natalia placed the cup of coffee she had been drinking on the small table beside the armchair. She then sat down beside Maya on the couch and held her hand, squeezing it gently.

"These bruises you see were inflicted by a man who attempted to sexually assault me, but don’t worry—he didn’t succeed. I fought back until Dalton came to my rescue."

Maya spills to her.

Anger filled Natalia’s eyes until she heard Maya’s last statement.

"Dalton rescued you?"

Maya nodded. "You should have seen how he beat the guy up."

Natalia wore a satisfied smirk on her face. "He should have been beaten to death! Guys like this deserve to have their dick cut off!"

Maya burst out laughing. "Yeah, I kicked him in the balls. Will that do?"

"That’s my girl," Natalia said, giving her a high five.

"And his boss too... my stepfather was brutally forcing me to sleep with him so my half-brother could get a promotion, but I hit him with a lamp and escaped."

"Hope you killed that pervert," Natalia said, her eyes darkening.

"No, unfortunately."

"Shit, he should have died!" Natalia cursed.

"Is my stepfather forcing you or all the girls working at Venus City to have sex with the clients?"

Natalia shrugged. "Fredrick Hathaway made sure to let us know that sleeping with clients is an obligation when we applied to work at Venus City. Every girl working there knew what they were getting into, and they make extra money when they sleep with a client, including me."

"Really, no one is being forced to do that?" Maya asked, sounding skeptical.

"No, your stepfather maybe a terrible man but all the girls working at Venus City are doing that on their own free will."

Maya grimaced. Except for her, of course. She is working there against her will because she was a foolish eighteen-year-old.

"I don’t have a sob story to share about how I became a stripper. I dropped out of college to rebel against my strict parents, and they cut me off. I didn’t want to work hard to make ends meet, so I ended up as a stripper to earn easy money," Natalia shares candidly.

Maya listened with amusement and relief. She was glad that Natalia wasn’t being forced into this.

"I love stripping; it’s fun to tease those perverts with my sexy body, knowing they can’t touch me unless they pay a lot of money. I’m an expensive bitch," Natalia said smugly.

Maya laughed.

"The only time I regret doing this is when I had a 19-year-old client—a rich, cute kid. He was a virgin," Natalia said, a sad smile settling on her lips.

"Oh, you took his virginity?" Maya asked in a low, shy tone, her face turning red with embarrassment.

Natalia chuckled bitterly. "Of course I had sex with him. I cried afterward because the boy told me he was pressured by his friends to lose his virginity. He had a special girl he had wanted to be his first first but he hadn’t had the courage to ask her out. Unfortunately, he gave his virginity to me. I just felt sorry for him." Natalia erupted into wicked laughter, but a look of sadness soon replaced it. Maya felt pity for that boy too

"Did you give him a good time?" Maya asked playfully.

Natalia nods. "He had fun, I’m such a good laid." She brags

Maya laughed, making Natalia smile.