18 Nowhere to Go

I gasped in shock as my mouth hung open on the thoughtless angle of the person. Observing his again as he walked away from me, I wished to scream on the prime of my lungs. Every little thing that I personal is being taken away from me. My branded baggage, footwear, garments, jewellery, artwork items and every little thing else.

The workers began shooing me out of the penthouse. It was such an embarrassing and miserable scenario that I simply couldn’t bear staying in there any longer. With out getting my arms on something, I known as my driver in order that he might drive me to a resort.

I didn’t know again that that from that time on, my life was about to fall into ruins little by little. The automotive arrived and I received in earlier than sighing loudly. I leaned my head into my hand as I watched the surroundings exterior go by. The experience was peacefully quiet as we headed to probably the most luxurious motels within the metropolis. I remembered that George likes this resort rather a lot for his or her oriental oil therapeutic massage. Not that he might take pleasure in any of that anymore.

“Madame…” the driving force stated.

“Sure?” I responded.

“I’m unsure in case your lawyer has knowledgeable you however right now is my final working day right here,” Liam stated sounding regretful.

“Huh? Why is that?” I requested cluelessly.

“Properly, I’ve been laid off and though my final day is the top of the month, I can’t serve you anymore as a result of the automotive can be gone tomorrow,” he stated sadly.

“The automotive can be gone? What do you imply?” I requested in pure confusion.

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“I heard it’s to repay Mr. George’s debt, Madame…” Liam replied softly.

“Oh…” I murmured.

They’re even taking away my driver and the automotive? I wasn’t positive if I wished to cry from stress or snort on the ridiculousness of all of it. It’s identical to they are saying: In the future you possibly can have all of it, then the following day you possibly can lose all of it.

Fortunately, we arrived on the resort quickly after. I stated goodbye to the driving force and doubt that I might ever get to see him once more. It was so unhappy for us to half like this, however I had different issues that I wanted to cope with. After getting out of the automotive, I headed for the resort’s reception to check-in.

“The presidential suite please…” I stated as I handed the receptionist my bank card.

The receptionist appeared nervous as she seemed me up and down. I assume she should have seen the information about George and all that. Sadly, I attended public occasions with George rather a lot and plenty of knew my face properly. Failing to get my arms on a pair of sun shades from the penthouse was a deadly mistake. I might have used it to no less than partially conceal my face.

“It’s good to see you once more, Madame. Thanks in your card, we’ll solely cost the deposit as per the process,” she defined politely.

“Positive…” I replied as I performed with a strand of my hair.

The receptionist labored to swipe my card as I performed round on my cellphone to go the time as I waited for her. It was taking some time and once I seemed up, I might see that she was fidgeting like one thing was incorrect.

“Is one thing the matter?” I requested.

“Umm…this should be some type of mistake or error, however the cost isn’t going by means of,” she stated with an apologetic smile.

“Huh? You imply my card is being rejected?” I requested as a way of dread began to take root in my abdomen.

“Y-yes, Madame…” she replied.

“Perhaps the cardboard is damaged. Do that one…or this one…” I stated as I gave her a pair extra of my different bank cards.

I watched because the younger girl tried my different bank cards one after the other simply to see all my playing cards getting rejected. What’s going on?

The receptionist returned the playing cards to me with an apologetic bow. By that point, I had suffered an excessive amount of humiliation and I might really feel many pairs of eyes on me. I shortly took the playing cards again from her earlier than exiting from the resort’s foyer. I wanted to name my personal banking agent. Why is that this taking place swiftly?

“What do you imply all my property are frozen? I can’t use my bank cards both? I can’t use something? I can’t withdraw my cash?! That’s absurd…” I stated in shock.

“That’s the order from the courtroom and we’ve to conform because the financial institution. Additionally, in your subsequent name, please attain out to the overall contact quantity for the financial institution. I can now not act as your personal banking agent attributable to inadequate funds in your funding portfolio,” the banker stated as he brushed me off.

“Yeah, positive. Simply do no matter!” I snapped earlier than hanging up.

I swore fluidly beneath my breath as I closed my eyes. Staring up on the sky, I noticed for the primary time since this entire factor began that I in all probability didn’t have something left to my identify other than the garments, footwear and underwear that I had on. Oh, and my luxurious model purse and no matter was in it.

I opened my purse and noticed that I didn’t have lots of money left. That is in all probability sufficient for one or two taxi rides. Truthfully, I by no means thought that I might attain some extent in my life the place I needed to fear about not having sufficient cash to get by. I don’t actually have a place to remain for the night time and barely sufficient cash for taxi rides and some meals.

Strolling away from the resort, I walked alongside the sidewalk till I discovered a bench. I pulled out my cellphone and sat down whereas my fingers scrolled by means of my contacts. Now’s the time to search out out who’s your actual pal. A lot of the contacts that I had I wrote them off as fakers. All there for the sake of constructing enterprise relationships and sustaining public appearances for George and his job. Now that he was gone and I used to be on the verge of chapter, these folks in all probability wouldn’t reply my calls even when I known as them.

–To be continued…