Kissing the Agony (Agony Series #1)

Chapter 9

True to what I said to my friend, I stayed inside the restaurant buffet until noon. I worked, read a book, and watched a couple of movies while I was there.

I fixed my schedule for the following weeks, especially my bookings. I got booked by a senator, a famous celebrity, a few tycoons, and a few military men. The military men booked the dates while I'm still here, of course. Some of them even offered a higher price, which I gladly agreed to.

Hindi ko na napansin na umalis na pala sina Cyrus at Ethan dahil masyado akong abala sa mga ginagawa. Hindi na rin naman sila nagpaalam sa akin, hindi naman sa may pakialam ako sa kanila.

I expressed my gratitude to the hotel restaurant's staff before finally leaving the facility. I genuinely appreciate the security guards, waiters and waitresses, and all the people who provide services to us. That's why one of my pet peeves is when people are being rude to these employees. It's one of my major turn offs and red flags.

Papasok pa lang sana ako sa hotel room namin nang may tumawag sa akin mula sa likuran ko.

"Rhian," Cyrus called.

I turned to him, giving him a questioning look.

"Why are you here? And how did you know my room?" My eyes were like daggers as I watched him.

I was irritated because I hate it when random people just come and invade my personal space.

"Dorothy told me, just in case Ethan's interested." He raised both of his hands as if he's surrendering.

I groaned because of my friend's recklessness and karupokan. She gladly told literal strangers our room number! How dare she!

"Why are you here, then?" I raised my brow. I'm calming myself a little because I don't want to be rude to him. I guess I'll just talk to my friend later about this.

He inhaled deeply before he spoke.

"I figured... getting your breakfast for you and apologizing isn't enough to truly pay for what I did to you."

"So?" I probed.

"So... I was just wondering if you'll like it if I tour you around the city," he said, very hopeful that I'll agree to his peace offering.

I crossed my arms as I looked at him.

His offer is nice, especially that I haven't toured around the whole place because I have no one who's willing to come with me. Dorothy's mind was filled with fantasies of Ethan, the reason why she couldn't think about me.

I nodded at the handsome brute.

"Hmm, pwede rin. Pero... hindi ba kukulangin ang kalahating araw para riyan?" I asked him.

It's already noon time and if he's going to tour me around today, our time won't be enough.

"Then let me tour you around for the whole duration of your stay here."

Nagulat ako roon. Okay lang naman sa akin dahil kung may trabaho ay sa gabi pa naman iyon. I have nothing else to do during the day time so his offer is really enticing to me.

"Aren't you busy with your work?" I asked.

"Well... hindi muna ako kasama sa field work. Sa intelligence muna ako. I'm gonna be on call so I'll let you know beforehand if I can be with you or not, " he said as if he's so convinced with his plans.

"Sigurado ka ba na gusto mo lang mag-sorry sa akin? This is too much effort considering that we're talking about a few weeks of touring around." I smirked at him.