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Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort Chapter 401
“I miss you, Mr. Henry.” Ellie hugged Henry around the neck, “Do you miss me?”
“I do…” Henry’s heart was melting. He ruffled Ellie’s hair and lovingly said, “That’s why I am here to see you.”
“Mr. Henry is the best!” Ellie cheered with her arms high up in the air.
“Mr. Henry!”
Robbie and Jamie approached with the medical staff.
Henry squatted on the ground and hugged Robbie, then Jamie while smiling ear to ear.
Watching from the side, Spencer reminded anxiously, “Mr. Nacht. You cannot squat for too long. Come on, stand back up.”
“What a nag!” Henry growled.
“Mr. Henry, is your back alright?”
Robbie kept quiet as he helped Henry with his little hands.
Henry stood up, massaged his back, and sighed. “I’m fine, I’m fine. This is nothing. I will take you all to Fairytale Land, okay?”
“Okay——”
The three children answered together.
They were delighted to hear that they were going to Fairytale Land. Even Ellie clapped as she jumps around in excitement.
“Come one, let’s get in the car.”
Henry led Robbie and Jamie into the car.
At the moment, a taxi drove up nearby, and Charlotte saw Henry just as she was about to get off the car. She hurried and hid back in the car.
Her heart pounded vigorously.
Why would Henry be here at this hour?
“We’re here. Aren’t you getting out?” the taxi driver asked.
“Hang on a moment.” Charlotte lowered her body in the back seat and whispered, “You can keep the meter running. Just consider it as another ride.”
“You have been acting sneaky ever since the beginning. What are you scheming?” The taxi driver frowned. “Are you trying to kidnap the children?”
“Of course not.” Charlotte nervously replied, “I’m here to pick up my kids.”
“Then, why don’t you get out of the car?” The taxi driver said impatiently, “Get out of the car immediately, or I will call the police.”
“Wait…”
Charlotte was very anxious. If she got off the car now, Henry would see her.
She peeked out the window and saw a bodyguard pushing Jamie’s wheelchair to the side of the car and then carried him up into the car.
The car door closed.
“Are you getting down or not?” The taxi driver yelled.
Charlotte had no choice. She left the car and hid behind a garbage bin, sticking her neck out to peek.
The car did not turn off, nor did it drove away.
Because school was over, and school busses had already occupied the lane. The Rolls-Royce had to let the school busses leave first.
“Wow. There are so many Barbie dolls! There are princess dresses and they are all so beautiful!”
As soon as Ellie got into the car, she saw many gorgeous Barbie dolls, plushies, and various Disney princess dresses. She cheered with excitement.
“Haha, as long as you like it.”
Seeing Ellie’s happy face put a bright smile on Henry’s as well.
“Wow! There are so many toys!”
Jamie also saw his favorite toys. A full set of Transformers, Ultraman, and various Marvel superheroes.
Henry caringly stroked Jamie’s hair. “I bought these for you. Do you like them?”
“I love them! Thanks, Mr. Henry!” Jamie replied as he happily unboxed the packaging.
“Robbie, this is for you.” Henry handed Robbie a box.
“Thanks, Mr. Henry.” Robbie took the box and opened it. It turned out to be a customized ultra-slim computer. He was surprised, “Mr. Henry, I’m not really good at using a computer yet.”
Henry carefully touched his hair and replied lovingly, “You can always learn.”
“You’re a smart and talented boy. I will teach you the basics today. Then, turn on the computer every day when you get home after school. I will arrange for world-class teachers to give you online lessons for two hours every day. You will become a child prodigy in no time!”
“Thank you, Mr. Henry.” Robbie’s eyes sparkled brilliantly. “Then, I can protect Mommy and my siblings.”
“Good boy!” Henry hugged Robbie with the feeling of accomplishment. “I will definitely make you a king!”
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“Mr. Henry. Thank you…” Robbie was so touched that his eyes were red. “How did you know what I wanted the most?”
“Of course, I do,” Henry replied lovingly. “Because your desire for knowledge and power resembles my grandson when he was young.”
Those toys and gifts could never satisfy you. You’re all extraordinary children since birth. What you wanted most is to stand at the top of the world as the king.
Henry thought of Zachary proudly.
Immediately after, he worried…
That man caused him immense anger yesterday. Seeing these three little children made him feel better.
“Mr. Henry, you are so kind to me. I will definitely repay you in the future.”
Robbie sniffled with tears in his eyes. He believed that Mr. Henry was the person who knew him the best in the world.
“Robbie, shouldn’t we call Mommy? She’ll worry if she didn’t know we went out with Mr. Henry.”
Ellie suddenly thought of this and mentioned while playing with her Barbie dolls on the sofa.
“Yes, I will call Mommy right now.”
Robbie called Charlotte with his smart watch.
Ring…
Charlotte who was hiding behind the garbage bin jumped in surprise. She silenced her phone and answered with her mouth covered. “Hello!” she whispered.
“Mommy, Mr. Henry is taking us to Fairytale Land. You don’t have to wait for us to eat.” Robbie said on the phone with a well-behaved voice.
“Alright…” When Charlotte was speaking, a car honked.
Robbie was startled when he heard the sound on the phone.
Henry heard it as well.
Because the smart watch was on speakers.
“Is your Mommy nearby?” Henry asked curiously, “Is she here to pick you up?”
“Mommy, are you at the kindergarten?”
Robbie looked through the windows as he brought his smart watch closer to his ear, at the same time, lowered the volume.
“No. I’m on the way…” Charlotte replied in panic, “Okay, Robbie. Eat with Mr. Henry. Mommy will be busy. We’ll talk when we get home. Bye-bye.”
At that, Charlotte quickly dropped the call…
She held her forehead as she was troubled as she was never good at telling lies. Seeing that her words were full of loopholes, she might be discovered…
No, the smart watch seems to be hands-free.
Oh God, did Henry overhear anything?
Charlotte slapped herself in the face, blaming her own stupidity.
“Did you see your mommy?” Henry looked out the window as well.
“No.” Robbie stared at a trash can at the side of the road. A pair of white shoes were sticking out. But he did not expose what he saw. He calmly turned around and pulled the curtains, and leaned back on his seat.
“Mommy should be on the way from work right now. Maybe she’s in a traffic jam.”
“Yeah.” Henry nodded without thinking much. “We’re in a traffic jam here as well.”
“It’s ready, Mr. Nacht,” Spencer responded.
With that, the car slowly drove off.
As the extended Rolls-Royce finally departed. Charlotte stood up and let out a long sigh.
She wanted to take the children out for a meal when she came back from Jeffery’s, but she did not expect to see Henry.
Hopefully, nothing was exposed just now. Luckily, it was Robbie who called. He was smart and would definitely cover for her.
Henry will not doubt a three-year-old child!
With that thought in mind, Charlotte calmed herself and took the subway home.
On the way, she thought about the resumes she sent out in the past two days. She sent more than forty of them, but there was not a single reply, unfortunately.
As a matter of fact, she knew that most companies require long-term staff right now. She submitted her resume for temporary jobs, but even so, no company responded.
Is it really that hard to find a job now?
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After using the two million given by Zachary entirely to sponsor Jeffrey’s factory, Charlotte was left with only a few hundred thousand in her bank account. She could barely make ends meet with that amount of money for the next few months.
While Henry would be paying for Jamie’s medical fees by obligation, Charlotte would have to pay Raina for Mrs. Berry’s medical fees.
All in all, she had no choice but to work even harder to earn the money that she needed.
While she could have easily made some extra cash by singing at Bar DTT, it had already closed down.
Should I find another bar?
When bars hired resident singers, it was usually on a freelance basis, so she could just do the job for three months.
With that idea in mind, Charlotte searched for recruitment advertisements for bars on her mobile application for job hunting. There were many bars hiring singers, but none of them paid as generously as Bar DTT.
However, she also knew that she had only made so much money at Bar DTT because Chris had some connections there.
Gosh, I guess I have no choice but to try them.
And so, Charlotte sent her resume to the bars that she had found through the mobile application.
She always had two versions of her resume saved in her files. One would be written to apply to large corporations like Divine Corporation, and the other was intended for finding a side hustle like singing at a bar or being a piano teacher.
Now that she had sent out her resume, all that she could do was wait and hope for the best.
“Charlotte?” All of a sudden, a girl’s voice called out for her.
Looking up, she met eyes with a youthful, cute girl who looked somewhat familiar.
“It’s me! I’m Olivia! Do you remember me?” she asked boisterously.
“Oh, hi!”
Charlotte soon remembered that Olivia was the girl whom she had helped at the party in Ashenville Garden. She was a pianist and student at the H City Music Academy.
“What a coincidence! I’m so happy to meet you here. I’ve always wanted to contact you, but I haven’t had the chance to because I’m so busy working,” Olivia said.
“It’s alright. It’s great that we somehow meet again. By the way, how’re your hands? Let me have a look!” Charlotte replied.
Crossing her arms and trying to hide her hands, Olivia murmured, “They are fine now… Urgh… “
Charlotte sighed and pulled Olivia’s hands toward her.
Upon looking at Olivia’s hands, Charlotte froze momentarily. Although her wounds had mostly healed, her slender, beautiful hands had become scar-ridden. Furthermore, some of her wounds seemed to be so deep that they caused damage to her nerves, meaning that she would never be able to play piano the same as before.
Thinking back on Sharon’s inhuman behavior, Charlotte’s heart throbbed. Holding back her anger and sorrow, she asked, “Olivia, can you still play the piano now?”
“Of course, I can but my playing is not as good as before. Nowadays, few would want to hire me to play.”
Tears welled up in Olivia’s eyes.
“Last time, when you went on stage on my behalf, you won the audience over, and I got a new job opportunity. Though my boss is a nice person, I couldn’t perform my best when I went to work the other day, and he advised me to find another job after giving me two thousand,” Olivia continued, inhaling deeply to calm herself down.
“It’s okay. There will be more opportunities to come. I can help you… “ Charlotte felt very sorry for her.
“Charlotte, don’t worry. I’ve found a new job. I’m working as a promoter now, and I get at least a thousand each night. Considering the bonuses that I receive, I’m earning even more than before!” Olivia was surprisingly optimistic about her situation.
“That much money? Where are you working at? Can I join you?” Charlotte’s eyes lit up.
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“Well, about that… “ Olivia pursed her lips, looking a little awkward.
“Are all the positions there full? Don’t worry. I’m just asking. Please don’t feel bad about it,” Charlotte quickly said, sensing that she might have been acting pushy.
“No… They are actually still recruiting people. It’s just that… “ Olivia said hesitantly.
“Just what?” Charlotte asked.
“I’m worried that you’ll judge me if I talk about my job.” Olivia looked down.
“No way! The kind of job you work for doesn’t matter. I respect you for working hard to earn your daily bread!” Charlotte said, frowning.
Upon hearing Charlotte’s reassuring words, Olivia came closer to her and spoke into her ear, “I’m actually working as a promoter at Sultry Night.”
“You… What?” Charlotte was stunned. Sultry Night? Wow, how have I not thought of this before?
Working at Sultry Night paid very well. Even the promoters who simply carried plates and beers around earned big bucks. Tipping was also common.
The only downside to working there was that people of all walks of life would go there, and there would always be perverts and creeps lurking by.
More importantly, Sultry Night was where her fate intertwined with Zachary’s. She would not want to relive those memories again, nor would she want to meet Zachary there.
Upon seeing Charlotte’s distressed face, Olivia began explaining for herself, thinking that Charlotte might have misunderstood that she was doing some shady hostess work. “I’m just a promoter, nothing more! Please believe me.”
“Of course, I do. I’ve been to that club a couple of times before. I know that the promoters at the club work proper jobs. I’m just thinking… just thinking about working there as well,” Charlotte said with a genuine expression, holding Olivia’s hands.
“I think the job is not the right fit for you. With your piano skills, you’ll be able to find a much better job. There’s no need for you to work at a club,” Olivia said, expressing her heartfelt thoughts.
“Yeah, I’ve sent out my resume. Maybe I’ll get back from them soon.” Charlotte smiled sheepishly.
Personally, working at Sultry Night would not be her first choice should another job opportunity come up.
Olivia nodded. “You should just wait a little longer. It would be great if you get a reply and find a better job, but if you really need the job at Sultry Night, I will help you ask around, okay?”
“Okay! I’ll keep an eye out for job opportunities that may be suitable for you too,” Charlotte replied.
“That’s great. Thank you, Charlotte. My stop is coming. I got to go now!”
“Okay. Let’s keep in touch!”
…
After parting with Olivia, Charlotte was still feeling rather hopeful. She was positive that she would at least find a job at a regular bar or high-end restaurant as a pianist, with her impressive credentials.
However, her hopes were soon crushed.
In the next three days, Charlotte received no news whatsoever from the places where she had sent her resumes to.
Out of desperation, she even made calls, but the owners of those bars and restaurants immediately declined her or made excuses upon hearing her name.
Charlotte was baffled by the situation. What is going on? Why?
While she became a trending topic on social media platforms in the past due to a series of unfortunate events, things quickly died down, and the incident had long passed.
So, why are these people shunning me away like a ghost?
Is someone working in the shadow against me?
A few faces flashed in Charlotte’s head. Is it Zachary? Sharon or even Henry?
No matter what, those three were not people whom she could afford to offend.
Charlotte was starting to panic. No way, am I really going to work in Sultry Night?
No… I can still work as a waiter at a high-end restaurant, maybe? It’s okay to earn a little less.
Sighing, Charlotte decided to lower her expectations and sent out more resumes.
Just then, she received an untimely call from Raina of Kindness Hospital. It was a call to urge her to pay for Mrs. Berry’s hospital bills and medical fees.
Charlotte furrowed her brows. She had thought that Raina would be more lenient with her payment due dates, so she had planned on paying for her bills when Mrs. Berry got discharged from the hospital. Oh, no. What am I supposed to do now?
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Charlotte shakily told Raina that she would pay her bills as soon as possible. Raina did not sound especially stern or angry and told her that it was just a reminder.
After hanging up her phone, Charlotte immediately went to the bank with her father’s credit card, wanting to withdraw some money to lessen her financial burden at the moment. Unfortunately, she was told that the bank account was locked and she would have to activate it by contacting her financial advisor from S Nation.
Charlotte knew that her father had locked the account out of fear that someone would scheme for the huge sum of money in it.
For the time being, she would have to do extensive paperwork and make an appointment with her financial advisor from S Nation to activate the bank account.
Keeping her father’s credit card back into her wallet, Charlotte sighed and shook her head. I don’t want to start living off my inheritance from Father…
At that very moment, Charlotte felt helpless and ashamed.
Am I really incapable of making a living for myself?
After taking a few moments to think, Charlotte dialed Olivia’s number.
“Hi, Charlotte… “
Olivia’s voice was mostly buried in the deafening heavy metal music blaring in her background. All that Charlotte could make out was her saying “hello”.
After almost a minute, the music quietened down a little, and Olivia asked, “Charlotte, I’m so sorry for the noise. I’m in a quieter place now. What are you calling me for?”
“I… I just wanted to ask you if your workplace is still hiring,” Charlotte replied, biting her lips anxiously.
“Yes, yes. In fact, I’ve just introduced the job to my classmate earlier today. Do you want to come over now?”
“Yes, none of the places I applied to offer me a job. I’m low on cash now, and I need a job to make some quick money for the next few months. Can you please help?” Charlotte said.
“Of course. I’m at Sultry Night right now. Do you want to come over?” Olivia was very willing to help Charlotte.
“Yes, I’ll be on my way.”
“Okay. Call me when you get here.”
With that, Charlotte hung up the call, gave her kids a goodbye hug, and told them to sleep early.
Her kids were very well-behaved and kissed her goodbye.
Putting on a mask and cap, Charlotte left her house in a casual outfit.
After taking a taxi to Sultry Night, Charlotte took a proper look around her with mixed feelings. Once upon a time, she had often visited the place to keep an eye on how Gigolo was doing at work.
Thinking back on her past, she still longed for the time she had spent with Gigolo the most. Though he seemed cold at times, he would always work hard and share his income with her. Every time she found herself in a dangerous situation, he would appear miraculously and protect her.
That was a time when nothing stood between them – there were no past grudges, and neither Sharon nor Henry was affecting their relationship.
That was a time when nothing mattered except for their love for one another. They could not care less about social status or how people would judge them.
However, all good times had to come to an end. When Gigolo reappeared as Zachary Nacht, everything changed…
All kinds of problems emerged one after the other, some of which she had seen coming and some of which she had not. The two of them went through extreme ups and downs, and toward the end, their relationship seemed to bring more pain than happiness.
Alas, they had finally broken up. Perhaps, this is for the best.
“Charlotte!”
A bright voice pulled her back to reality.
Looking up, Charlotte smiled and said, “Olivia! Isn’t it still working hours for you?”
“Oh, I didn’t want you to get lost finding me, so I came to pick you up. I’ve already spoken to my manager. He said that you need to do an interview. If all goes well, you can start working tonight itself!” Olivia replied, pulling her into the club.
“Alright. Thanks.”
Charlotte felt really worried. She used to visit the place regularly, along with Zachary at times, so there was a high chance that the manager would recognize her.
What if he tells Zachary about me working here?
“The new manager is pretty nice. He’s taking in many employees at the moment. We’re quite lucky to get this opportunity,” Olivia said with a smile.
Charlotte heaved a sigh of relief. Phew. The new manager probably doesn’t know me. That’s good…
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Upon meeting the new manager in the office, Charlotte almost jumped. He was Peter Jones, the former owner of Bar DTT!
“It’s you?” Peter exclaimed, looking equally surprised as her.
“It’s been a while, huh?” Charlotte mumbled awkwardly. After all, she was well aware that the closing of Bar DTT was closely linked to her. Oh, god. Will he still employ me? I’ve cost him to lose so much money!
“You two are acquainted?” Olivia raised an eyebrow.
“Yes. Olivia, you can go ahead and do your tasks now. I’ll talk to her,” Peter said, smiling.
Charlotte also gave her a nod. Olivia blinked. “Okay… I’ll go work now. Call me if anything comes up!” she said as she left.
“Okay!”
Then, he pulled Charlotte to take a seat and poured her a drink. “When I heard Olivia talking about introducing a friend to work here, I was expecting another student from a music school. I did not expect to meet you here at all!”
“Even I. I’ve caused you so much trouble, but I’ve never apologized in proper… “ Charlotte squirmed around uncomfortably.
“It’s not your fault. Mr. Broid was the one who provoked Mr. Nacht. He should be the one to apologize,” Peter chuckled.
Charlotte smiled stiffly, and made no other comments.
“To tell you the truth, Mr. Broid was drugged that night. Those things that he did to you, he did not mean them at all. Did… did the two of you… You know, do the deed that night?” Peter continued, squinting his eyes.
“No, no. Of course, not!” Charlotte shook her head frantically.
“Okay, that’s good to know. Mr. Broid is actually really fond of you, in a genuine way. I’ve never seen him treat another girl that way. That night was really just an accident,” Peter lamented, letting out a deep sigh.
“It’s all in the past. There’s no need to delve deeper. And about my job application, are you willing to let me work here?” Charlotte diverted the topic.
“What do you mean am I willing? Of course, I’ll take you in, simple as that. But hold on, aren’t you Mr. Nacht’s girlfriend? Why are you hunting for a job here? Did the two of you split through?” Peter replied.
“Yeah. But… I mean… I wasn’t really his girlfriend, to begin with… “ Charlotte nodded, smiling bitterly.
Peter was rather curious and he continued asking questions. “I’ve seen the news. He’s going to be engaged with the daughter of the Blackwood family, isn’t he?”
“I’ve seen the same article. Hmph. They seem to be a good match,” Charlotte said dispassionately, feigning her cool.
“I’ve seen and heard about so many stories like this. Marriages in those wealthy families never end up well. Those involved can’t even make decisions for themselves. Don’t be too resentful toward Mr. Nacht… “ With the tone that Peter spoke in, he sounded like a weary man who had seen and experienced everything there was to life.
“I’m not resentful. We broke up on good terms.”
As Charlotte said those words, Zachary’s dark gaze flashed across her mind, and his voice echoed in her ears…
“You will never be able to escape from me.”
Will the two of us really live our own lives in peace?
Will he come after me?
“If that’s the case, then I’ll just give you the job. You can start working tonight. I’ll get someone to take care of the recruitment procedures later. Oh, but this time, you’ll be getting paid the same as everyone else. I mean, I’m just a manager now, and I don’t really have lots of connections,” Peter said with a smile.
“I understand. Thank you!” Charlotte said, giving him a slight bow.
“Don’t sweat it!”
With that, Peter called for the chief promoter, Fleur, to bring Charlotte to complete some paperwork and pass her the work uniform.
As they went through the recruitment procedures together, Fleur briefed her about the basic rules and the pay. “The basic pay each day is three hundred. You’ll also get three percent of the total bills for alcohol and drinks. Also, you can keep your tips. At the end of the month, there is a bonus from the top three promoters. Got it?”
“Yes, thank you!”
Charlotte exhaled deeply. It’s great that I’ve managed to find a job at last.
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After going through the recruitment procedures, Fleur handed Charlotte her work uniform and added, “Get changed, and I’ll lead you to look around and familiarize yourself with the place. The tasks you get as a promoter are not too difficult.”
“Okay, thank you, Fleur.”
However, an unsettling nervousness crept up Charlotte’s spine as she got changed. Looking in the mirror of the fitting room, she had to do a double-take.
Her skirt was barely a mini skirt. It could almost pass for a micro skirt. She had not noticed how revealing the uniform was when she saw Olivia moments ago, but after putting on the uniform herself, she felt rather uneasy.
In the mirror, she saw herself in a fitted V-neck blouse in white with a contrasting black mini skirt. The pencil skirt barely covered her voluptuous bum. The bunny ear headband she had on was cute indeed but made her outfit look like lingerie.
“Urgh… Is the collar of my blouse too big? And this skirt is… “
Charlotte felt extremely uncomfortable in the uniform.
“The other promoters are wearing the same uniform. Didn’t you see Olivia just now? Okay, but this does look really provocative on you since you have such a good figure,” Fleur chuckled.
“So… “ Charlotte pursed her lips.
“I think you can just wear this for tonight. You can alter this uniform when you get the time tomorrow. Anything goes as long as you don’t make any big modifications. And also… This!”
Whipping out a black-laced mask, Fleur exclaimed, “A mask! All the promoters have one each.”
“Thank you,” Charlotte said, putting the mask on. Okay, even if I come across Zachary, he wouldn’t be able to recognize me in this mask, would he?”
“Alright, let’s get going. I’ll show you the range of alcohol we sell at the bar. You’ll need to memorize the price list.”
“Okay.”
Charlotte followed Fleur to the main hall.
Most were sublimed in the atmosphere with movement to the pulse and beats. A few dancers were pole-dancing on the stage, and the men below were howling like dogs in heat. Some were even taking off their tops as they swayed to the upbeat music.
“See? These men have their eyes on the dancers. No one would notice you. Don’t worry too much.” Fleur tried to reassure her.
“Yeah.” Upon seeing how hot the dancers were, wearing nothing but lace lingerie, Charlotte was somewhat convinced that nobody would be interested in her.
“Moreover, we have really sexy hostesses here. Even if those in the private rooms were to stare at you for a bit, they probably wouldn’t do anything to you. They already have all those ladies around them, you know?” Fleur continued.
“Yeah, I guess.” Charlotte felt a little more relaxed.
Afterward, Fleur took her to the bar and introduced her to the names and price lists for the liquors. As for the usual beers, cocktails, and drinks, she was told that she could just jot their names down in the bill without memorizing the prices, given how cheap they were.
Fleur also talked about how the more she recommended the expensive liquors to her customers, the more commission she would get out of the sales. “Our top promoters can earn tens of thousands of commission just in one night. Adding the tips, some of them earn more than a hundred thousand!”
The prospect of making big money was very attractive for Charlotte. A hundred thousand in one night? That means I’ll be able to pay Mrs. Berry’s medical fees after two nights of work!
Just then, Olivia was seen running over to Fleur, a big smile plastered on her face. “Fleur, Fleur! The guests in that private room just ordered a bill worth a few hundred thousand! Can I check how much commission I’m getting from that?”
“Let me have a look,” Fleur answered. After a few moments, Fleur patted Olivia on her shoulders and cheered, “Forty-eight thousand!”
“Wow, that’s great!” Olivia was on cloud nine.
“Congratulations, Olivia.” Charlotte smiled at her.
“Charlotte? Oh, my god! You’re so curvy and pretty! I almost can’t recognize you in this uniform!” Olivia spluttered.
“Hah… I can still tell that it’s you even with your mask on, though,” Charlotte joked.
Charlotte felt that Olivia really did stand out in the crowd with her distinct petite figure.
“Well, that’s because I’m the flattest one of them all here!” Olivia said, blushing.
“Alright, Olivia, show her around. I have some things to attend to.”
With that, Fleur turned around and left.
“Charlotte, how about you come to that private room over there with me. The customers there are really generous. If we can get them to make more orders, we can split the commission between us!” Olivia said cheerfully, pulling Charlotte’s hand as they made their way to a private room.
“Okay, thanks!”
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To Charlotte’s dismay, one of the customers in that private room was none other than Jackson White, the former vice president of Synder Group.
Back in Ashenville Garden, Sharon had tried to arrange for Jackson and her to get together, and he had also made a move on her, angering Zachary and causing him to lose his place in the project.
To make matters worse, Sharon fired Jackson afterward in an attempt to please Zachary.
Though Charlotte had not seen him at all since the incident, she knew that he probably held a grudge against her for landing him in his unfortunate situation. If he were to find out that Charlotte was the promoter standing before him, he might set her up for trouble.
Sensing the impending danger, Charlotte turned around without hesitation, wanting to leave. However, a drunk customer in the private room grabbed her hand, snorting, “Hah… This one is really sexy. I’ll have her.”
Panicking, Charlotte shook the drunk man off and stepped back. “I’m a promoter, not a hostess.”
“The hostesses are coming right this moment,” Olivia quickly added.
“Really? You’ve got a pretty good figure for a promoter. Let me take a look at your face too!” His gaze was lustful.
Before Charlotte could even react, the drunk man snatched her mask.
As Charlotte moved away by reflex, her mask was torn in half, exposing much of her face.
Jackson, who was sitting on the sofa, raised an eyebrow and then stared intently at Charlotte with an ominous darkness in his eyes.
“Damn you! Why is a whore like you acting all innocent? I know what you’re here for! So what if you’re a promoter? Name a price. I have all the money!” The drunk man yelled aggressively.
“Sir, the promoters here don’t sell anything else but alcohol. As I said, the hostesses are coming soon!” Olivia explained indignantly.
“How dare you talk back at me!” The drunk man raised his hand and was about to slap Olivia.
Charlotte immediately blocked his raised arm and said firmly, “Enough is enough! Don’t go overboard!”
“So what if I go overboard? I’m buying you tonight! Hmph. Your hand is so smooth. I bet you’re a real beauty.” He cackled creepily.
Licking his lips, he turned his wrist and grabbed Charlotte’s hand.
Charlotte was beginning to feel nauseous and tried to leave the room with Olivia.
However, the dirty drunk man gestured to his bodyguards, and the towering bodyguards swiftly blocked their way.
Olivia was as pale as a sheet.
“What in the world do you want?” Charlotte snapped.
“I want to screw your sloppy cu*t! If you make me happy, I’ll pay double!”
“You should think twice about that. We are in Sultry Night, not a brothel!” Charlotte gave Olivia a look.
Getting her hint, Olivia whipped out her phone to contact Peter to help them.
“Damned whore! Guess you like it rough! Take them down!” The dirty drunk man knocked Olivia’s phone out of her hands and gave a command to his bodyguards.
Just as he uttered those vulgar words, Charlotte and Olivia were already restrained and subdued on the sofa.
Reaching out his stubby fingers, the drunk man was still keen to take off Charlotte’s mask. All of a sudden, another man in the room spoke. “That’s enough. Cut it out.”
“Mr. White, what’s wrong?” The drunk man looked up with a confused look.
“Don’t make a scene here. Sultry Night is run by some really powerful figures. Things won’t end well if rumors of you doing this spread around,” Jackson said placidly.
“He’s right! If you want sex, there are plenty of hostesses here. Why make things difficult for a mere promoter? We are here for Mr. White, remember? Don’t ruin the mood,” The other customers in the room added.
“Hmph. Whatever.” With that, the drunk man let go of Charlotte, and the bodyguards backed off.
Without looking back, Charlotte dragged Olivia out of the private room.
“That was so scary!” Tears trickled down Olivia’s cheeks.
“I’m so sorry for getting you in trouble. And your phone looks wrecked. I’ll compensate you for that,” Charlotte said gently as she patted Olivia’s shoulders.
“That’s not a big deal. More importantly, shouldn’t we tell Peter about this?” Olivia said shakily.
“Yes, we should… “ As soon as Charlotte spoke, Jackson emerged from the private room, smirking, “Hi there, Ms. Windt. I didn’t expect to see you here!”
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Jackson’s voice sent shivers down her spine. How did he find out that it’s me? My mask wasn’t even fully removed!
“Do you know him?” Olivia whispered softly.
“No.” Charlotte feigned ignorance and wanted to leave the place with Olivia.
“Hey, didn’t I help you out just now? You’re so heartless.” Jackson sounded and looked really crestfallen.
“Charlotte, he did help us, you know?”
Unlike Charlotte, Olivia had a rather good impression of Jackson. He had always made big orders and was respectful of the promoters at the club.
Giving Olivia a slight nudge, Charlotte said gently, “Olivia, can you go find Peter first?”
“Okay. And thank you, sir!” Olivia said before walking off.
“Want to talk?” Jackson did an ushering gesture.
After a moment of hesitation, Charlotte followed him to an empty private room. Out of caution, she stopped and stood fixed at the door. “What do you want to talk about?”
“I want to explain to you what happened the last time we met. I didn’t pour the wine on you on purpose. Someone tripped my foot under the table,” he said with a serious look on his face.
“I know. It was Sharon, wasn’t it? Everyone there knew about it but chose to keep quiet,” Charlotte scoffed.
“So you do know that I’m innocent! I was really just a scapegoat for whatever that was going on between the two of you. Though I do have feelings for you, I have not done anything out of line, have I? Mr. Nacht probably knew that Sharon was behind that incident too, and yet he kicked me out of the project I was on. And even worse still, Sharon kicked me out of Synder Group shortly after. I’ve worked so many years in that company! Don’t you feel that I deserve better treatment than that?” Jackson sighed.
“Yes, you deserve better. Though I also suffered from that incident, it all began because of me, so I want to apologize to you. I’m sorry about what happened, and I hope that you will get your life together soon!” Charlotte sounded solemn and sincere.
“You are very reasonable and direct about expressing your thoughts. It’s no wonder that Mr. Nacht is fond of you. Ever since I got fired, I have fallen to a new low. The entire industry knows that I’ve offended Mr. Nacht, and nobody dares to hire me anymore. I’ve been facing many problems in my own business ventures as well,” Jackson lamented.
“I’m sorry that I can’t help you with that. I have to work now. I’ll get going.” Charlotte had no intentions of continuing the conversation.
“What’s the rush? I’m not done talking” Jackson pursed his lips, his gaze turning dangerous.
“What else do you want to say?” Charlotte was feeling more uneasy by the second.
“You see, since the entire problem started with you, you’ll be responsible for solving it,” Jackson said with his crisp voice, his eyes darkening.
“You think too highly of me… “ Charlotte smiled bitterly.
“You’re capable of doing it… As long as you are willing to talk about it with Mr. Nacht and get him to say a word or two to Sharon, I’ll be able to get my job back!”
“I’m sorry, but it’s really not up to me. Look at me now. I’m working as a promoter here. Do you really think that I’m still as close to Zachary as I was before?” Charlotte crossed her arms, looking exasperated.
“Yes! See? You even dare speak of his name! Your relationship with him must be special!” Jackson seemed adamant in convincing Charlotte to carry out his plans.
“You must be seeing things!” Charlotte was speechless. What do you mean by a special relationship? So what if I said his name? What’s with his logic?
“Hmph. This is where I’m more knowledgeable than you. Many men from wealthy families have arranged marriages, but they are still in love with another woman in their hearts. I can tell that Mr. Nacht has feelings for you. He’s probably just keeping a distance from you for now. He’ll come back to you one day!” Jackson said, his smile widening.
“Maybe. All the best to you! I’m going now. Goodbye,” Charlotte responded politely, striding off.
Looking at her walk away, Jackson smirked and took out his phone. “Get someone to spill the news to Sharon that Charlotte is working at Sultry Night.”
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As Charlotte made her way back to the main hall, she turned around multiple times to make sure that Jackson was not trailing her and only let her guard down upon seeing that Jackson stayed where he was.
Experience had taught her that she needed to keep her guard up around dangerous people like Jackson.
Back then, she used to have Gigolo around to protect her, but that was all in the past.
“Charlotte! I’ve been looking for you everywhere. Are you okay?” Olivia called out for her anxiously.
“I’m fine. Thanks, Olivia.” Charlotte felt very touched.
“There’s no need to thank me. We are friends, after all. And you helped me out last time too! Come, let’s get going. We need to work hard and make the bread!” Olivia smiled encouragingly.
“Yeah!”
Other than the private room with Jackson, she managed to get some huge orders from the other private rooms without any issues. While Charlotte’s exceptional figure did catch the eyes of some men, they had hostesses with them and did not do anything too inappropriate besides teasing her.
After working into the night, Charlotte finally took her bills to Fleur and asked how much commission fees she would get. “About three hundred,” Fleur replied.
Charlotte felt as if she was struck by lightning. What? Three hundred? Didn’t Olivia get forty thousand?
From Fleur’s explanation, she found out that Olivia’s bills were all orders for expensive liquors, while the orders that she received mostly consisted of cheap beers and drinks.
Charlotte sighed deeply.
She finally figured out how the extra money from commission worked. Olivia was lucky to have come across customers like Jackson, who actually had a sophisticated taste in alcohol and ordered expensive liquors. On the other hand, most of the customers at the club were there for the hostesses, and the quality of alcohol was secondary to that. The average customer would never order anything expensive at all.
That meant that the chance to earn tens of thousands each night was somewhat a distant dream.
It took quite a lengthy consolation from Olivia to uplift her spirits once more.
For her first night at her new workplace, Charlotte worked till four the next day. After doing the calculations with Olivia, it turned out that Olivia made fifty thousand in total that night, while Charlotte only earned seven hundred.
Hmph. This is good enough for my first day at work, I guess. Keep up the good work, Charlotte! You can do it!
In the days that followed, Charlotte worked tirelessly from seven at night to four the next morning.
It was seven hours of laborious work in an unearthly hour, but her work paid off.
In seven days, Charlotte saved up a total of thirty thousand. With some savings that she already had, Charlotte was finally able to pay most of the medical bills at Kindness Hospital.
However, she could no longer find Raina there. Word has it that she had gone to be Sharon’s personal doctor.
Charlotte felt oddly bitter. Raina used to be her personal doctor. Oh, how the table has turned…
Smiling wryly, she hopped on a taxi to go to Sultry Night.
All that was on her mind was to make enough money to pay for Mrs. Berry’s medical fees in full. Afterward, she would leave Sultry Night and find a proper daytime job.
That night, Olivia showed up to work an hour late.
Upon seeing Olivia’s red and swollen eyes, Charlotte quickly went forward and asked, “Olivia? What happened?”
“My mother’s health deteriorated. I tried so hard to earn money to treat her illness, and it seemed like she was getting better, but now… “ Olivia was choking in her tears.
“So that’s why you’ve been working so hard… Don’t panic. What illness is it? Can you tell me about it? I know an excellent doctor. Maybe she can help you.” Charlotte could completely empathize with her situation.
“My mother became a vegetable four years ago after falling down the stairs… She has been bed-ridden at the hospital for the past few years,” explained Olivia.
“Poor girl. I’ll go visit your mother with you tomorrow before we come for work and see if I can help.” Charlotte hugged Olivia.
“Thanks. Let’s get going. Time to make money!” Olivia said with determination, wiping off her tears.
“Yeah!”