Chapter 18

Angelica

The next morning I get up at 6 and finish my chores early. I shower and blow-dry my chestnut hair. Applying a little bit of makeup, I pull out my favorite pink top and black pants keeping my hair loose falling in curls to my waist.

Within 20 minutes I was in front of a stylish looking skyscraper which had letters written in bold ‘SUNRISE INDUSTRIES’. The inside of the building was beautiful and rich. A receptionist sat in the corner of the opulent huge hall. I greeted her and told about my appointment with the CEO, Mr. Augustus Martin. She asked me to press the 17th floor and guided me to the other side of the vast hall where there were lifts lined one beside the other.

The soothing music playing in the lift calmed my pensive nerves to no extent. I look at the blaring neon lights with so many questions tampering my disrupted mind.

How does Augustus know about my family’s financial status? Was he telling me the truth? If