Angelina rode into her driveway, hopped off her motorbike and quickly retrieved her Motors Cube. “I should have Mawol do some repairs on my Motors Cube later. The metamorphose mechanism is all banged up.”
Angelina saw her step-mom coming outside when she was just about to push the front door open. “A.J? Where were you last night? And what’s with that tacky outfit?”
“Ahm, I spend the night at a friend’s house and overslept. When I woke up I rushed over as fast as I could” Angelina moved some of her dishevelled hair out of her face then walked to the front door dizzily. “Good morning. Did you already look about breakfast?”
“Hm?” When Angelina got within smelling distance of Maria she noticed the lingering scent of alcohol. ‘This girl reeks of booze. Was she really just spending the night at her friend's place?’ Maria didn’t want to prey too much into Angelina’s private affairs. She told her that her breakfast was in the microwave then left.
“Thanks for preparing breakfast for me.” Angelina entered the home. Before eating breakfast, she went upstairs, washed up and changed into a fresh set of clothing. “Now then…”
Angelina rummaged through her stuff until she located a plastic permit which she was given after her promotional tournament. “This thing can grant me access to a low-level Ghoul Graveyard facility. It doesn’t necessarily enable me to take part in the expedition but at least I can get a feel of what the facility is about. When will the tour begin?” she perused the back of the permit which showed her the date of the tour. “I see. It won’t be long now.”
After storing away the permit into a safe she had stashed underneath her bed, Angelina went downstairs to consume her daily meal. “Wuu. Now I feel some energy in my bones again. One thing is for certain, I’m never going to drink so wildly again.” She started remembering waking up in White Demon’s bed completely naked with hickeys all over her erogenous zones. “No, I don’t want to remember that. I’m just going to pretend like it didn’t happen.”
Angelina slapped her face out of her dazed stupor then picked up her Motors Cube off the table and head outside. As she was nearing the exit, she felt her phone vibrating. “Who could it be?” Looking at her phone, she noticed an unknown caller ID with three stars underneath.
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“Who?” Angelina swiped the screen and answered. “Hello, who is this?”
“Am I speaking to the Mysterious Mistress?”
“Huh?” Angelina faintly recognized the sound of the male voice speaking into her ear but she just couldn’t quite ascertain who it belonged to. Hearing the familiar voice’s enquiry, she answered. “Yes, I am. Who are you, a fanboy or something? You sound familiar.”
“Well, of course, I do. Don’t you remember that little chat we had in the corridor? About…” The voice began to recount the details.
“What?” Angelina seemed to have caught on to the person’s identity. Her cold tone became soft and seductive all of a sudden. “West Wu, the gambling guy? Is it really you, handsome?”
“You know it’s me. So you must be wondering why I am calling you so suddenly. It is mostly due to your placement in the promotional tournament.”
“The tournament?” Angelina felt pressured. “You’re not upset that I came in third rank, are you? I swear that I’ll do my best next time, especially if you are there cheering me on.”
West Wu counteracted. “Of course I’m not upset about your placement in the tournament. To be honest, I wasn’t expecting you to score so high in the top-10.”
“Then what is this call about?”
“Do you remember what I promised you? Well, that moment will be able to come through sooner than you think.”
“Seriously???” Ba-dump! Ba-dump! Angelina’s heart started racing rapidly. Reason for her overexcitement was due to the possibility of her gaining entry to a Ghoul Graveyard to go look for her missing father.
Hearing the elation in Angelina’s voice, West Wu smiled internally as he spoke. “Yes, yes. It just so happen that a small scale expedition will be taking place at the same time and place that your tour permit was scheduled for. With my current status, I believe that I can waive some mandatory protocols to grant you entry.”
“Wow! You’re so awesome, Mr Wu. Thank you so much for doing this for me.”
“Well, of course, sweetheart, it is my pleasure to help out a beauty such as yourself.” West Wu’s smile abruptly turned into a cynical grin. “Albeit, you will have to complete one small condition for me.”
“A condition, what’s that? If it is something within my capability then I will definitely do it.”
“I’m glad to hear that you are so eager to fulfil my desires. I’ll send you the time and address for you to accompany me later. Make sure you wear that sexy mask of yours. I want to personally uncover your mysterious beauty.” West Wu hang up his phone. After a minute passed, Angelina received a detailed text on her portable device.
“So this is the place where he wants me to meet him? This building is among the tallest in the central part of Belgiumine city. Fuhuhu.” Angelina started giving off a cunning smirk. “You think that I’m unaware of want you want to do to me tonight, Mr King of Gamblers? I’m going to turn you into one of my leashed doggies by giving you a night that you will never forget.”