Chapter 3 Episode 3

"Um... I've been thinking about what you said ma'am, can I know more about this deal...?"

Indeed the girl really needed the money, and she herself needed a minion to carry out her master plan, so it's was going to be a win-win situation.

"Meet me at ENZO'S DELIGHT by 9pm" Tricia cut the call and tossed her phone carelessly on the table, still having that smile on her face.

She could literally see her plan coming to life and she couldn't help but to feel sorry for Harrison because of all that she had in stock for him.

Truth be told, she still loved him but what was the use of loving someone who did not feel same way towards you? She knew that Harrison will never love her again.

So instead of begging and crawling back to him for his love, why not pay him back in his own coins, make him feel what she felt and pass through what she too passed through when he left. At least she could get even with him.

Releasing a chuckle from her throat, she pushed her thoughts to the back of her mind and went back to work.

**

•LEGENDARY LUCA'S RESTAURANT•

Liliana just finished with the call inside the workers' locker room, she stood up straight, staring at her reflection in the mirror.

Dark circles were very visible around her eyes, indicating that she hadn't had enough sleep for the past few days.

After much thinking, she finally concluded that she would at least get to know more about the deal. If it was something she could do or worth doing for hundreds of dollars then she would definitely accept it.

But what if it was something that she could not do?, What if it was to take out someone? Chills engulfed her as the thought lingered in her mind... Would she be able to take out someone for money?

Would she be able to... Kíll?

Her train of thoughts were interrupted by the persistent call by her manager.

"Liliana!?... Liliana!? Where is she?... Liliana? "

" Yes ma'am!... Coming ma'am! " She organized herself and hurried out of the locker room to answer the call.

"There you are, Liliana!, Where have you been? There are so many people out there. Go now... Go and take their orders... "

"Right away ma'am "

Liliana hurriedly returned back to the hall and saw a lot of people.

"Oh wow, Just a little break and so many people have already come in " she muttered as she made her way to a random person to take orders.

While going about her work, her eyes caught a figure casually sitting at the corner of the hall, his eyes solely fixed on his phone.

Liliana stared for just a split second before taking her eyes off the man.

'wow' she said inwardly, her hands moving smoothly as she arranged the table for a guest.

She thought the man was good looking, but a smile on his face would really enhance his charming look and does he not look familiar?.

Out of her own accord, her eyes moved again to look at the man one last time before leaving with the empty tray.

She knew she just stared and ogled at a man and she did not really feel bad for doing it because she was a woman and women are naturally attracted to the opposite gender so, yeah.

Liliana was only trying to defend her earlier action of ogling and admiring a stranger.

In realization of her actions, a guilty smile broke out on her lips, but it wasn't really her fault, he was handsome.

An idea popped up in her head and she did not think twice about it, she rushed out to go and take his order at least so that she could get a closer view of him but unfortunately he wasn't there anymore.

"Oh ... hard luck Lily" She felt a bit disappointed but she smiled to herself as she headed to another customer.

**

The evening soon came and she was getting ready to close for the day, rounding up with her own duties and getting set to leave. When the clock struck 08:00 pm, she took her bag and walked out of the restaurant.

Her next destination now was Enzo's delight eatery. Without bothering to stop by her home, she immediately flagged down a cab.

"Good evening sir..."

"Evening my dear... Where to?"

" Enzo's delight"

" Alright, hop in"

Liliana got in and shut the door just before the driver stepped on the accelerator. She knew that the meeting time was by 09:00 but there was no harm in getting there a bit early.

In twenty minutes time, they arrived at Enzo's delight.

•ENZO'S DELIGHT RESTAURANT•

Liliana went into the eatery, heading to the counter to get a bottle of water before locating a seat where she settled and waited.

Seconds turned into minutes and minutes into an hour, still Tricia had not arrived, it was already twenty minutes past nine.

Liliana began to have a rethink. Maybe she shouldn't have come here, maybe she never should have called the lady ..

While having a rethink, she casually moved her eyes and they settled on a pretty lady with this bossy aura powerfully striding into the restaurant.

"She's here" she muttered to herself as the lady approached her table and sat down on the opposite chair while her bodyguards took their stance just behind her.

"Good evening ma'am" Liliana greeted with shaky voice, somehow this lady always made her feel so scared and powerless, well... course she was powerless.

"I um ... I have come to know more about the deal ma'am " Liliana gulped as she stared timidly at Tricia who remained quiet, only staring at her with piercing eyes.

"I... I want to know... What I am expected to -"

" I want you..." Tricia cut her in. " To make someone fall deeply in love with you, then you break his heart in the most cruel and painful way ever" Tricia stated with one breath.

Liliana stared with wide eyes, did she just hear what she thought she heard?

"Ma'am?... You... You want me to..."

"Exactly!..um....."

" Liliana... "

" Exactly, Liliana " Tricia kept a poker face as she relaxed into the chair while Liliana's eyes fluttered as she tried to soak in what she just heard.

So the deal was to make someone fall in love with her then break the person's heart? How possible was it going to be? And all these for how much?

"Um... I'm sorry ma'am, for how much? "

"Eight. Hundred. Fuvking. Dollars. " Tricia stated nonchalantly as she picked on her pretty nicely done nails.

"Oh my gawd..." Eight hundred dollars? For breaking someone's heart? The money was huge but, would she be able to break someone's heart?

She recalled how she felt when her heart was broken, it was not a good feeling at all and now she was to make someone feel that way? Hell no.

She was already feeling guilty for even thinking about it.

"Um... Ma'am... I don't think I -"

"Think about the money and all it would do for you" Tricia added.

'oh... She's right' lily thought. She needed the money but the task was not an easy one.

"It is a very simple task and mind you, keep your heart out of this. It is purely business! "

" I ... I understand ma'am but... I will have to think about it... Please "

Tricia stared at lily for a while, her face void of any emotion. "I can see you do not want the money, I will find someone else"

" Oh no... Ma'am, please... Just give me time to think properly, just a little more time"

" You see little girl, time is what I do not have, better you make your thoughts now and fast"

On cue, Liliana started thinking about it, she needed the money, but the task was not something she would want to do.

Making someone love her then breaking the person's heart?, That wasn't fair, or maybe she was only overthinking the whole thing.

At least she wasn't going to kill someone, just breaking his heart right?

But what if the plan doesn't go well?, What I'd she ended up falling-

"So ... What is going to be?"

"I .. I need to know who I'm dealing with-"

" Don't bother about who he is, just get the job done.... So?"

"I accept then" she gulped nervously.

On hearing her response, Tricia smirked sinisterly. Exactly what she thought.

"Your first task starts right away... This is your guy" Tricia gave a signal with her hand and one of her bodyguards came forward with a tablet showing a picture of Harrison.

"Oh... You might know him"

"I think I.. " He looked familiar but she could not place a finger on where she knew him.

"That is who you are dealing with. Look here Liliana, you double cross me, I will have you kílled"

Chills ran down lily's spine on hearing Tricia's words.

"Go home and prepare yourself, you will receive a mail containing what you have to do"

Immediately, Lilly stood up with shaky legs. " Alright -"

"Boss"

"A... Alright Boss" she bowed a little before hurrying out if the restaurant, her heart pounding inside of her.

She just agreed on a life changing deal, indeed it was going to be life changing for her.

Liliana returned home that night with a suspicious look mixed with guilt feeling. Though she did not realize but she turned into a quiet person ever since she accepted the deal.

She was mostly quiet because she was always thinking about what she was going to do.

Both her parents and colleagues had asked her what the problem was but she would always reply them that everything was fine, giving them a smile that did not come from her heart.

Every now and then, she would check her mail for any new text but she would find nothing.

To her colleagues at work, she was acting strange but they just thought it was nothing, so she always said.

One time when they were on a lunch break, Liliana and her close colleagues got engaged in a discussion among themselves.

Each of them made contribution except one person. Lily. She scrolled through her phone with much attention that the forgot about the discussion.

She couldn't even hear that one of them was calling her name.

"Lily... Lilly!".

"Yes!" Her eyes widened as she held the phone tightly to her chest.

"What's up with you... You've been acting strange"

" Oh ... It's nothing... Trust me" she smiled.

That was the way things were until one fateful day, or night as the case was. Just when she was getting ready for bed, she heard a ding from her phone.

Immediately, she grabbed it from the dressing table and opened her mail. Behold, her first task.