Heels Of Revenge

Chapter 4 – Master plan

Zara walked calmly and unbothered to the front of the hotel. Stood a few steps away from the door and shortly after. Her car pulled over in front of her. A security guard at the hotel got down from her Porsche car. Here's your car keys ma'am. Thank you. She handed him a few dollar notes and immediately headed straight to her car. She pressed the button on the key and unlocked the car, stepped inside the driver's seat, and she heaved a huge sigh.

What a long unplanned night. I really need a warm bath and a champagne to ease my mood. Along the way, she spotted her favorite Chinese restaurant still opened at this late hour. Her stomach grumbled immediately. Yeah, I know you're hungry, you don't have to expose me to others.

She drove over to the parking area. She turned off the car's engine, got down and went to the serving area. She met a cute girl that should be at least 17 years old.

How could such a young girl who is supposed to be in school studying, be working this hard to survive? Somehow, she saw herself in this lady. She reminded her of the time she used to juggle school and work at the same time, so she wouldn't lose her scholarship due to poor grades caused by distraction at her part-time job.

Working to fend for herself was the only way out back then… Good evening ma'am. What are your orders for tonight? Are you dining here or are you here for takeout? Ma'am? Ma'am? The constant shouting brought her back from trans. Sorry about that, I had a blackout just now. What were you saying earlier? Umm! No problem. I was asking if you are here for takeout or dining here at the restaurant. Oh, I'll be placing orders for takeout. Okay ma'am.

Let me take your orders. Here's the menu. I will be going with the sushi, a cup of hot chocolate and some dumplings with spicy sauce. That will be all. Your takeout will be ready in 10 minutes. Please wait in the coffee area. Thank you. At exactly 10 minutes later, the waitress brought in her takeout order wrapped in a neat brown paper bag.

Here's your order ma'am. Okay, how much is my bill? The total of everything would be $65. Nice, she brought out her purse and counted $100 notes. You can keep the change. Thank you so much ma'am, I really appreciate your kindness. It's fine, be a good girl. I'm sure I will.

She turned to leave, smiles plastered all over her face. This is one of the best tips she's ever received since she started working here. Oh my goodness, I'm so happy, at least I won't have to worry about some of the house expenses for a few days.

I never thought that a sophisticated lady like this customer would be kind enough and patient enough not to shout at me or look for ways to ruin my mood at work. But this lady is different. I like her already. She smiled from ear to ear with excitement.

Zara watched the waitress's expression of joy from her side mirror and a smile couldn't help but escape her lips. Thank God I was able to bring joy to someone today, unlike my own day, which was supposed to be my happiest moment, was brutally cut short by that grumpy Adrian. Nah! I don't want to think about it. I won't let the rest of my night be ruined by today's occurrences.

She drove sleekly towards her apartment.

She parked her car in the lobby. Brought out her takeout and purse and headed for the elevator. She pressed the number of her floor, “5th floor”. “Ding” she stepped out of the elevator, walked to the door of her apartment and inputted the password. She shut the door and locked it with the security code. Finally! I'm home. My safe haven. Gosh, I really want a warm bath.

Her fingers located the light switch on the wall, the lights were turned on, bringing life to the room. She dropped the brown paper on the kitchen table and off she went to take the warm bath she'd been craving.

Shortly after, the air was filled with the sweet smell of lavender from her bathing gel. I feel so alive. Her stomach grumbled again… gosh! She blow-dried her hair with a hand drier so she wouldn't catch a cold, and applied moisturizing cream on her face and body. Took a cozy nightwear and went towards the kitchen to dish her food out.

She took a white ceramic plate from the plate rack. Dished the sushi carefully onto the plate. Cleaned the chopstick. The first bite of the sushi made her so excited. Oh my God! It tastes so good and fresh as always. She sips her cup of hot chocolate gently. Nice!. Zara let out a long sigh. I am so full!

A notification lit up on the screen of her phone. An email? At this late hour? She clicked on the notification bar and logged into her sss account to check the details of the email.

The heading was written in a classy font: “Cole's Group of Company. She spent a few minutes analyzing the content of the email. Nothing different from what she discussed with Adrian earlier. Just a few other important pieces of information were added. She sent a short reply to the email: “Let's have a meeting at my company tomorrow at 12:00pm prompt.”

An evil smile formed on her lips.

Let the game begin.