Chapter 2 Wrong Room

Aden didn't have time for Janiya to recall what had happened last night. He looked at his watch and saw that it was eight o'clock. He had an important meeting at nine and had to hurry back to the office.

He ignored Janiya and quickly stood up to finish dressing. He removed his check book from the inner pocket of his suit, scribbled a string of numbers on the check and threw it on the bed. "I don't care who you are or why you are in my room. Take the money and leave. Now that you know who I am, don't expect anything from me. Otherwise, I don't mind finishing the thing that I stopped just now."

Janiya had wanted to find a hole to hide herself. But when she heard Aden's harsh words and saw the check he threw at her, she was furious. She had never been so insulted in her life. Moreover, he threatened her. But she didn't believe that he would actually strangle her to death.

"Who the hell do you think you are? Yes, you're rich and you're boastful. But you're not that good. Let me tell you, money is not everything. There are many things that you can't buy with money, no matter how rich you are! I don't need your check. You said that you don't know why I am here, so you better not be lying. Otherwise, I will not spare you no matter how much I have to pay."

It was the first time that Aden had heard someone threaten him. Besides, this woman knew how rich and powerful he was. 'Well, ' he thought, 'she must be special.'

"Woman, you look cute when you are angry." Aden just wanted to pick on her, but he was shocked when those words came out of his mouth. He must have lost his mind.

Janiya was shocked and agitated at the same time. She didn't know whether she should take that as a compliment or an insult. Of all the things that Aden could say, she didn't expect him to say something like that. She grabbed a pillow near her and threw it at Aden.

"You are a bad man!"

When Aden had turned to leave, he was hit by a pillow on the back. He turned around to inform her about the price of irritating him, but stopped on second thought. He turned and walked out of the hotel suite.

After hearing the slam of the door, Janiya got up and ran to the door. She made sure that Aden had really left and locked the door. She went back to the bedroom and sat on the bed with her knees drawn up. She couldn't help but cry at her situation.

'Why this happened? And why can't I remember anything? What's going on?' Janiya thought.

After a long time, Janiya finally got off the bed and went to pick up her bag from the floor. She took out her phone, but there wasn't a single missed call. Even Jayla hadn't called her. She bit her lip, trying to figure out what had happened last night. She dressed quickly while her anxiety was rising by the minute. Janiya rubbed her aching head. She had a very bad feeling about this, but she suppressed it and got ready to leave.

Janiya didn't want to stay here any longer. She needed to know the truth.

However, as she walked out of the presidential suite, she was stunned.

She looked at the room number "666", and then at the number "999" printed on her key card. Jayla hadn't booked that room. Scenes from last night flashed through Janiya's mind. She had read the number on the key card as "666" and took the elevator to the sixth floor. When she had gotten out of the elevator, she had felt all the more dizzy. She stumbled to the room and leaned against the door to unlock it with the key card, however she found that it was already open. So she went straight in.

"I went to the wrong room!" Janiya said out loud. Janiya didn't want to admit it, but it was the truth. She was angry with herself, but at the same time she was relieved. It was much better than to think that it was all planned by Jayla.

She walked into the elevator, feeling a little better. She spent a night with a stranger, just because she walked into the wrong room. It was probably the biggest joke in the world.

However, unknown to both Aden and Janiya, someone had clicked pictures of them entering and leaving the room.

Meanwhile in the room 999, Jayla was amused.

"Janiya, I didn't expect that you would choose Aden over the man I selected for you. Well, in that case, don't blame me for the things that are going to come your way."

Jayla spoke out loud to herself. She smiled and sipped coffee elegantly from the cup in her hand. She then picked up the phone and said, "Send the material that I've sent to you to the media. I want everyone in Asopool to know that Janiya has stolen someone else's boyfriend. She is nothing but a mistress."

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Muddleheaded, Janiya walked back to her house. Her father said with concern, "You are back, Niya. Jayla said that you were tired last night, so you stayed in the hotel. You came back from abroad, but you didn't come home for the first night. Didn't you know how worried I would be, dear?"

Janiya forced a smile on her lips and held Jedidiah Hamilton's arm as if nothing had happened. "Dad, I'm here now. It was late yesterday and I didn't want to disturb you, so I stayed at the hotel. By the way, where is Jayla?"

Looking at his beloved daughter, Jedidiah shook his head and said, "She went out early in the morning. I don't know where she is."

Janiya thought luck was on her side when Jedidiah told her that Jayla was not at home. Because, if Jayla asked her about last night, Janiya really wouldn't know how to answer. "Dad, I'm still a bit tired. I want to go upstairs and rest."

When she went to her room, Janiya threw herself on her bed and sank her face in the pillow. She berated herself, 'Janiya, are you stupid? You graduated from Harvard University and majored in accounting. How could you possibly go to the wrong room? Your virginity and reputation are ruined!'

Janiya kept lying in bed the entire day. All her beautiful dreams and plans were destroyed by entering a wrong room. She was overwhelmed by grief.

After thinking about what had happened all day long, Janiya finally decided to go for a walk the next morning to relax, think and make plans for the future. However, the next day before she would set out as planned, something unexpected happened.

When she went down to let her dad know that she was going for a walk, he called her to his study. Jedidiah was sitting at his desk, with the newspaper in front of him.

"Niya, how do you explain this?" he asked her with a serious and troubled look. He pushed the newspaper towards her.

Puzzled, Janiya took the newspaper. Her eyes widened and she felt the blood drain from her face when she read the headline. "The Glory Group's General Manager has a new girlfriend, and she is the daughter of Hamilton Group's CEO."

"Janiya, the first daughter of Hamilton Group's CEO, who was studying abroad, has completed her studies and returned home. And within a day, she has become romantically involved with the General Manager of Glory Group. Turns out that this young Harvard graduate, not only likes studying, but also likes to steal someone else's boyfriend. Aden Morrison, the General Manager of Glory Group, abandoned his girlfriend, who he has been dating for the past two years, and began to see Janiya. They spent a romantic night at Passion Club..."

At the end of the article, there were photos that showed Aden and Janiya, entering and leaving the same room. Furthermore, Janiya's embarrassed look was captured by the reporter.

Janiya crumpled the newspaper. Her face was pale and there were tears in her eyes.

"Niya, you've only been back for a day and your face is splashed all over the news. How could such a thing take place? I don't believe that you are such a woman. What happened?" Although Jedidiah doted on Janiya, he was very strict with her in terms of education.

Janiya didn't know how to explain it to her dad. She said in a choked voice, "Dad, it's not like that. I don't know how to explain it, but I didn't steal anyone's boyfriend. I'm not this... this Aden's mistress. I..."

"So this report is fake?" Jedidiah questioned in relief.