What Should I Do?

The Red Lingerie

Francia was apologetic when she learned that the man she was chasing last night was their VIP guest. Luckily, Lanz was able to stop her before she beat the man to death.

But one thing is still bothering her, how did the man came into possession of her lingerie? The red lingerie is undoubtedly hers, she had it customised with her name embroidered on it.

She had it for a long time. She knows every patterns of it. It is supposed to be her surprise to her “fake boyfriend”.

Yes, a FAKE BOYFRIEND. She met a man named Dylan, on a dating site. They were in contact for almost 6 months. He’s the first man that ever tried to court her. Although they’ve never met nor seen each other through video call, their communication was constant and they’ve exchanged selfies many times.

Dylan never fail to message her every single day since they matched. They were both looking forward to meeting each other. Dylan introduced himself as a seafarer. Her first impression of him was that he’s a very intelligent, professional, career wise and business minded person. He encouraged her to invest on his cryptocurrency platform. And she did. Dylan also promised her that when they meet, he will give her the profit she earned from her investment. She’s very happy about it, much so that she sent Dylan some money for his plane ticket to the island and even booked an expensive hotel room for them, as her way of thanking him. She sacrificed all her favourite food and the things she wants for herself, just to save enough for their most awaited day.

Well, she’s not an easy woman for sure but it was her best friend’s advice that she should throw herself to Dylan and not let him slip away because her chance of finding a boyfriend before she turns 30 is very low. That’s also the reason why she got all those customised lingeries. She never even wore one before. But for Dylan, she’s willing to do whatever it takes because she believes that you only live once.

But her world crumbled down when Dylan did not show up at the airport. He supposed to arrive last night. They supposed to be together by now.

She then received a long a message from him saying, he’s very sorry and admitted that his name isn’t Dylan and the photos of himself that he sent were not him. He also confessed that he’s a woman, a single mother who’s forced to scam people to feed her children. Dylan is the name of her brother, and the owner of the bank account where Francia transferred all the money. Before Francia even even gets the chance to internalise everything, she’s been blocked already.

That’s the reason why Francia locked herself on the toilet, cried and screamed like there’s no tomorrow. What she didn’t know is that because of the strong emotion she’s dealing at that moment, she didn’t realise that she entered the men’s toilet, where Luke happened to be.

Right now, Francia feels nothing but anger towards the scammer. She invested not only money but also her feelings. If the scammer only knew what she’s been through. She begged her manager to allow her not to work yesterday evening. And even filed 2 weeks unpaid holiday, all for a scammer!

And on top of her anger, there’s another mystery that puzzling her. How did the VIP guest got her lingerie?

“Oh my God!” Francia exclaimed when she realised one thing, “He’s probably a gay! I’m pretty sure I threw all those stupid lingeries on women’s toilet at the airport. What was he doing at women’s toilet? Unless he’s really a p*****t!”

Lyn, Francia’s best friend chuckled, “You’re so judgemental. Who knows, maybe his girlfriend found it.”

“But why was he eavesdropping us? Don’t tell me that’s a coincidence. He must have followed me,” said Francia sounding suspicious.

“Girl, I think you need to get on with your life. Forget about everything that happened last night. Obviously you are not stable after what the scammer did,” Lyn gently massaged her back, “Since you’re on a holiday, why not take time to heal. Let’s enjoy and party all night!”

“How can I even enjoy, I’m broke!” Francia frowned.

“Oh yes, sorry I forgot. But hey, remember how we made so much money last summer?” Lyn said excitedly.

As far as Francia remembers, last summer, they spent their day off work as tourist guides. They did receive huge tips from their satisfied clients.

“I’m, not really in the mood to do that this year. ” Francia swayed Lyn’s hands.

“Come on! As if you have other choice girl. Unless you win a lottery, which is unlikely, coz you also don’t have money to get a ticket,” Lyn sarcastically said while clinging on her right arm, “Let’s do it! Shall we?”

“Whatever!” Francia mumbled while rolling her eyes.

Lyn and Francia has known each other since they were on their mothers’ wombs. Their mothers are also close friends and got pregnant almost at the same time. In fact Francia is only 2 days older than Lyn. They are inseparable.

“Hey look, the VIP guest!” Lyn exclaimed pointing to Luke.

“The p*****t! I gonna confront him!” Franca said firmly.

“No, you’re not gonna do that girl,” Lyn stopped Francia, “I have a better idea.”

“What? The last time I took your advice, I got scammed!” Francia protested.

“Not this time. I’m thinking, since he is a VIP guest, he must be super wealthy. Why not apply as his tour guide. In that way, you will not only get the answer as to why he got your lingerie but you will also earn a huge some of money.” Lyn sounds so proud of her idea.

“You know what, I’m on it!” Francia nodded repeatedly.