It all begins here

Seok walks in with Min into the bar where Maria works. Maria stands in a corner trying to avoid getting noticed while the other girls rush out to meet the other men, hovering around them like pitiful dogs. Maria loathes the sight of this. Min notices Maria and immediately calls for her as she approaches them he leans over to Seok and whispers, "I'll let you have this one I can tell she's new, she'll treat you right. Besides you deserve the best Hyung" he pats Seok on the Shoulder grabs Maria's hands and shoves her at Seok. Maria is obviously reluctant and uncomfortable but can't do anything as her greedy mean boss glares at her to do her job. She forces a smile at Seok, he only stares at her with furrowed eye brows. Maria sets to pour him a drink. Min walks over to the Maria's boss, slips him some cash and orders him to get Maria and Seok a private room, this he instantly obeys and slips the money into his pocket. Maria is not comfortable being in the room with only Seok. Seok doesn't recognize Maria from the morning incident and she doesn't either besides she only spoke to his driver. Seok begins to undress and lies on the bed, a startled and disgusted Maria runs to the bathroom. She sits on the wet cold floor and cries wishing her dad were here so she wouldn't have to endure any of this. She gently whispers to herself as she washes her face, "Make lemonade" with that she wipes her face with a towel, flings open the door and sits on the bed next to Seok. He gently moves in closer and holds her waist,he has her in a deep embrace and begins nozzling her neck from behind. Maria trembles and tries to keep calm but suddenly snaps and pushes him away. "No! stop it! I don't want to do this". Seok gets up rather upset. "If you knew your not comfortable doing this then why work here?!" Seok screams angrily. Maria is scared. Seok gets up and walks towards her. Maria is alarmed and begins screaming, "Stop! don't come any closer or I'll sir you for assault". Seok still walks forward. Maria is frightened as the distance between them is less than a centimetre. He then reaches for his clothes by the dresser and wears them and leaves the room quietly. Maria is surprised that he didn't force or hurt her. She stands there in shock expecting the worst. Min is surprised to see Seok walk out of the room. "Finished so soon? Hyung". "Let's just leave" said Seok sternly. "What happened?", "The girl was useless, she said she didn't want me and even threatened to sue me for assault". "Wow! the nerve of that *****. Who does she think she is?!" yelled Min angrily. "I'll teach her a huge lesson, she'll pay for this!? how dare she disrespect you like that the insolent b@*#h!". "It's ok, let's just go, I'm tired anyways". Both men march out briskly to leave, the manager sees them and runs after them. "Leaving so soon, why you haven't even had maximum fun in my bar and I don't like dissatisfied customers". "Oh really! why don't you hire better workers then who do their job right!" yelled Min. "What are you talking about sir, all my girls are beautiful and efficient", "Maybe you should ask your useless newbie!" With that he gets in the Limo with Seok angrily and the chaffeur quietly shuts the door and begins driving. "I'm so sorry Hyung, she was meant to relieve your stress and yet she..", "It's fine Min, it's not your fault. Just do me a favour and help me find out everything about her. I want to know what drives her insolence", he then meanly smirks and orders the car be driven to his residence.

The manager barges into the room to find a tired Maria waking up startled from her sleep. He grabs her arm and screams at her furiously, "Your trying to ruin me right? This isn't the first time that you have turned down a customer nor the second. Your so beautiful yet absolutely stupid and useless, GET OUT!" he flings her across the room. He grabs her by her collar and drags her out of the bar throwing her belongings on the street. Maria picks up her things and begins to walk home. She cries until she gets to the street of her house. On the street some men are standing in the corner when they see her pass by they cross over to her side of the street and begin following her, making money sounds and touching her body. She turns around and yells at them to leave her alone and begins running but sprains her right leg due to the heels she's wearing. The men circle around her and Maria is frightened. Just then a young man grabs one of the men from behind and shoves him away and begins pummeling the others after they few minutes of punching and kicking the men run off. And Maria looks up to see a handsome guy with a warm smiling face and hands stretched out to help her up. She blushes and smiles with joyful tears in her eyes as she takes his hand. He helps her up. And takes her to his house and applies ointment to her feet. Apparently he was Antonio, her neighbours second son. He was Latin American. They basically grew up together but Antonio was older than Maria and he just got back from College. He had never looked more cute with his tanned skin, curly black hair, green eyes and broad shoulders. Maria literally couldn't help but stare as he applied the ointment and helped her to her door. They both waved eachother goodbye as she walked into her house. Maria smiled as she heaved a sigh of relief and landed happily on her bed, remembering her knight in shining T-Shirt, Antonio and admitting that truly it seemed she had a crush on Antonio. With this happy thoughts she happily drifted into a peaceful sleep forgetting all about her horrible day at work.

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