Summary
Lara was born in a poor family house. Determine to succeed in life, she went to the city with her best friend, but her best friend betrayed her and took her for prostitution. Ending up in the house of a hot charming Billionaire, He refused to Lara to go, and propose marriage to her. Should Lara accept? Read to find out.
1, Brought to the city
*At Madam Alora's Brothel*
Janet said, "Come, Lara, let's go inside."
Lara responded, "No, Janet, you didn't tell me we were going to a hotel."
Janet frowned as she stood at the gate entrance to her madam's brothel. She had traveled to her village to bring Lara because she wanted to help Lara escape poverty.
Janet replied, "Lara, I can't keep standing out here with you. Fine, if you don't want to go inside, you can continue to stand here alone. I have a lot of work to do inside, and my madam has been calling me since morning."
Lara frowned. She was a light-skinned beauty, very attractive, and not foolish enough to not know where Janet had brought her.
She knew that Janet's parents were poor and still lived in the village, but with the kind of lifestyle and beautiful dresses Janet wore, Lara couldn't help but admire her, as she mostly wore rags.
Lara replied, "I need to go back home to the village. I cannot go in there with you."
Madam Alora stepped out and saw Janet standing by the gate. She remembered that Janet had taken permission to travel to her village to bring her best friend to the city, as Janet had promised that her friend was beautiful and super attractive.
It was 6:30 PM, and soon most of her eligible customers would be arriving at her brothel. She had only four internal ladies working: Janet, Sophia, Edith, and Mimi. She didn't accept much older ladies as they proved too stubborn and curious about her secrets. Besides, most of her clientele were young men.
Madam Alora asked, "What's going on there, Janet?"
Janet replied, "Good evening, ma. This is the friend I spoke to you about. She doesn't want to come inside and has been standing outside since we arrived."
Madam Alora sighed, "Hmph. Alright. You go inside, I am coming."
Madam Alora walked out, dressed in a black short-gown that barely reached her knees, revealing her thighs. She wore red slippers and walked majestically towards the gate. Her eyes widened as she saw the beautiful girl standing there with a tattered traveling bag.
Lara greeted, "Good evening, ma."
Madam Alora replied, "Yes, welcome. Why are you standing out here by the gate? Come inside."
Lara replied, "No, ma. Isn't this a hotel?"
Madam Alora frowned, forcing a fake smile. She replied, "No, my dear. What do you know about hotels? Have you been to one before?"
Lara said, "No, ma, but..."
Lara peeped inside the gate and saw some ladies dressed in revealing attire. She gulped, shook her head, and said, "Please, ma, help me call Janet. I need to go back home to the village. I cannot go in there."
Lara began to cry, and Madam Alora's eyes narrowed at her.
Madam Alora had been getting calls from high and mighty rich men requesting beautiful young ladies. Seeing the cute girl standing outside her gate, she shook her head and spoke, "Do you have your transport fare to go back home to the village?"
Lara slowly sniffed and stared up at Madam Alora's face.
Lara replied, "No, ma."
Madam Alora said, "Then you will have to work for it. Are you coming inside or not? And mind you, this is not a hotel. I gave Janet money to travel to your village and bring you here, as she said you wanted to come to the city. Now you want to go back to your village again! How ungrateful of you to come here and insult me without even saying thank you."
Lara held her traveling bag and apologized, "I am sorry, ma."
Madam Alora replied, "Keep your sorry to yourself and come inside now, before I ask my guards to lock the gate."
Lara stood speechless for a while, not knowing what to do. She finally pushed the gate open and walked in. She could hear faint music coming from the beautiful mansion in front of her. She tagged along with Madam Alora, who walked majestically towards the house, and they entered the beautiful living room.
Madam Alora called, "Janet!"
Janet replied, "Yes, madam."
Madam Alora said, "Show your friend to her room and prepare her."
Lara refused, "No..."
Madam Alora asked, "What do you mean by no?! Aren't you going back to the village? Look, I don't have time to waste on you. Move with Janet, or I will call my guards to throw you out this minute."
Lara gulped and stared at the young ladies in the beautiful living room, decorated with golden chandeliers, seats, and curtains. The room was painted off-white. Janet spoke to her, "Come, Lara, let's go."
Lara hesitated and finally followed Janet, knowing the madam wasn't joking about throwing her out.
They walked into a room painted pink. Janet kindly took Lara's tattered traveling bag and spoke, "Lara, I know you're finding it hard to believe this is what I do in the city, but it's not prostitution."
Lara responded, "Liar! You're lying to me. You should've told me before. I told you I don't want to sleep with any man for money. I don't want to lose my virginity until I am married."
Janet said, "Hmph. I'm sorry, Lara, but what's the point of keeping it? You, your sister, brother, and mother can barely feed. Your father is old, and your mother knew this before she married him. Did she think about her virginity or about any of you she brought into this world?"
Lara yelled, "Shut up! Don't you dare insult my mother!"
Janet responded, "I'm not, Lara. I'm only being honest. Look, I have the latest iPhone and a car. Do you think I got all that by keeping my virginity?"
Lara replied, "Shut up, Janet! That's you, not me. If you had told me before that it's prostitution, I wouldn't have followed you here. Now your madam says I have to work for my transportation fare to go back to the village. How will I work for it? If it's with my body, I cannot sleep with a man for money. It's best you lend me the money so I can go back to the village tonight."
Janet burst out laughing and replied, "No, Lara, you're not going anywhere. I wish I could lend you money, but any money I earn, my madam takes 70% and gives me only 30%. It's not even enough for me, let alone give to you."
Lara frowned, "You should've told me before, Janet."
Lara began to sob.
Janet apologized, "I'm sorry, Lara. Let's hurry up and bathe before 8 PM so we can eat and prepare before we leave."
Lara replied, "Leave me alone. I'm not eating or preparing to go anywhere with you. You wicked person."
Janet smiled and walked past Lara to take her bath. As the room was hers, her madam hadn't given Lara a room of her own yet.
Lara continued to sob. A few minutes later, Janet stepped out, tying a white towel around her chest, with water dripping from her body.
Janet said, "It's your turn now. Go in and bathe."
Lara replied, "No, leave me alone. I'm not going anywhere with you."
Janet yelled, "What has come over you, Lara?! If you don't hurry, be ready to leave, as my madam is a little hot-tempered."
Lara sniffed, and with no other choice, walked towards the bathroom door and stood by it.
Lara asked, "Where's the towel I will use?"
Janet responded, "There are about five clean towels in there. I hardly use them. Although we have dry-cleaners that wash our clothes, I'm sure they're still clean."
Lara stomped her feet on the ground and angrily walked into the bathroom to bathe.
The bathroom was beautiful compared to the local outside bathroom they used in her village. They were very poor since her mother married an already married man with grown-up kids.
Lara had step-siblings, but they weren't close. Her mother was very fair and almost white, making Lara fair as well. Her younger sister, Esther, was black like their father, while her younger brother, Amos, was yellow like her.
They could barely feed in the village. Her mother sold fruits in the village square since her aged father didn't care about them and only used her mother to satisfy his sexual urges, resulting in them.
She knew Janet was right, but she vowed not to sleep with any man until she got married.