CHAPTER FIVE

Lia didn't waste any more time and headed straight for the Griffon's mansion. She hoped Jack would be there and agree to help her.

Luckily for her the bodyguards already knew who she was, so she had no problem getting in.

The maids present at the mansion looked at Lia with disgust and hatred.

How stupid of her to think that she could seduce their young master. What a gold-digging vixen, they all thought.

"Jack" Lia cried out.

"Lia, what a surprise. What are you doing here?"

Jack was taken aback by Lia's sudden appearance at his house, no matter how much Jack would plead with her to come to visit his family, she always refused.

Even when he told her that she would come back to beg him, he never believed she would ever do it.

"Jack, please you have to help me" Lia cried out.

It broke Jacks' heart to see Lia like that but his ego was not going to let him go to her.

"And why is that?"

"I'm sorry Jack, I'm sorry for the way I treated you. Please forgive me and help me just this once"

"What do you want?"

"My father, he needs to have his surgery but I don't have enough money, I'll pay you back, I swear"

"Oh, so that's why you came here Lia, Because of money. I showered you with lots of love but you never once took me seriously. But when you need money you come to me, how shameless of you"

"Please"

"All right, I will help you"

"Really?" Lia looked at him with a hopeful gaze.

" Yes, but only on one condition"

" What is it? I will do anything you ask"

" Get on your knees Lia, and beg. Beg like the shameless whore that you are"

Lia was hesitant at first but went on with it. Lia couldn't even utter a word before Mabel showed up and interrupted their conversation.

"what is going on here? " Mabel looked between Lia and Jack.

" You, what are you doing here? Have you forgotten your promise? Or should I remind you not to go anywhere near my boyfriend? Why can't you understand that I am pregnant with his child, leave us alone God damnit" Mabel yelled at her.

" No Mabel, it's not like that. I didn't come here to get back together with Jack. I came because of dad. He is dying Mabel please you have to help him."

"hahaha" Mabel laughed out loud

" It's about time that Bastard died, don't you think?"

" What are you saying Mabel?" Jack said. Both Jack and Lia were shocked, after all, it was the same man who took care of her since childhood that she was talking about.

" How can you say that Mabel, he raised you and gave you everything you asked him for"

" So what?, Huh, I didn't ask you and your father to help me. You guys thought that if you saved a little girl in distress, you could just stump all over me, as if you owned me. But no, I wouldn't allow that."

" Why are you talking this way? we never thought of you like that. You are our family"

" Yeah sure, you were his little princess while I was just lurking in your shadows"

" Mabel...."

" Get out"

" Mabel please, if you help me this once I promise I would never show up in front of you ever again"

" I said get out"

" Mabel, Jack please"

" Fucking slut" Mabel and Jack turned around to leave.

Lia grabbed onto the hem of Mabel's dress, earning her a very hard slap on the face. Lia's teeth bit her tongue leaving her mouth all bloodied. But she didn't stop there.

"Mabel, I'm sorry if I did anything wrong but please don't abandon us"

"What is this useless tramp doing here?" Mrs. Griffon had just arrived.

"Nothing mum, she was just leaving"

"Mabel please"

"Security kick this rat out of this house this instant and make sure she never gets In again," Mabel ordered.

"Please"

The security men harshly grabbed Lia and threw her hard on the ground as if she was trash. The rough surface of the ground scraped her elbows and tore a part of her shirt.

She was completely broken inside out. She didn't know what else she could do to save her father.

She called the hospital again.

"Hello"

"Hi, it's Amelia Anderson. Please allow me to speak with doctor Miller"

" Okay, hold on"

" Hello, Miss Anderson"

" Doctor, I don't know what to do. I can't raise enough money on time. Please help me"

The doctor sighed into the phone.

" Do you know Leonardo king?"

" Yes I do, but not personally. What does he have to do with my situation?"

"Well I believe that he might be the only person who could be of help to you at this moment"

" I don't understand, why would he help me?"

" It looks like he has some business with you or your father"

" I don't think so"

" He visited your father some time back, you weren't present at that moment"

" What? when?"

" About a week ago"

" How come I wasn't informed about it?"

" I don't know, mam"

Could it be that the dark prince was the one she had been with that night?. No, it can't possibly be. Maybe it was just a coincidence.

" Do you happen to know where I can find him?" Lia wasn't really expecting an answer. Why would a doctor know the schedule of a Businessman?

" Takedown this address" I guess I was wrong, Lia thought. Maybe it's posted online, I have to check for myself one day.

"Thank you so much, doctor"

Lia didn't waste any more time. She didn't even bother to tend to her wounds or change her ripped shirt. At that moment all that she could think about was helping her father.

Lia had finally arrived at the address. It was a construction site. King's corp was adding another hotel to their list.

She entered the property and searched for Mr. King, not caring about the looks she got from the workers who were present at the scene.

"Hey, mam you can't be in here" one of the workers tried to stop her.

"I know, but please, I'm looking for Mr. King"

" Please leave. This is private property"

Lia sensed that the man wasn't going to listen to her. She turned around and increased her pace. The man tried to catch her but she was faster than him.

She continued going until she bumped into someone.

" Who are you and what are you doing here?" Mr. Black asked the stranger. He couldn't recognize her because his glasses fell from the impact.

" I'm looking for Mr. King" Mr. Black picked up his now cracked glasses.

He was shocked because of who he was seeing in front of him.

"Miss Smith, I mean Anderson?"

"Yes, that's me" Lia was filled with hope because at least the stranger knew her.

"Hey, miss you're ...." It was the worker from before.

"It's ok she is with me" Mr. Black dismissed him.

" May I ask what happened to you?"

"That's not important right now, is Mr. King in?"

"Yes, but I think you should consider cleaning up before you see him" Mr. Black tried to persuade her. It wasn't going to end well if Leo saw her in the condition she was in.

"No it's urgent I really need to speak with him"

"Fine, wait here"

...

"What took you so long Black and where is the Blueprint I asked you to bring?"

"Mr. King, I'm afraid we have a problem"

" What is it?"

" It's Miss Smith, she is here right now and she wants to speak with you"

" Right now? What is she doing here and how did she know we are here?"

" I gave Dr. Miller your schedule for the week, just Incase she needed help urgently"

" You gave Miller my schedule?"

" It's ok, he is a good friend of mine. I know him personally"

" Ok, but I didn't prepare to see Lia today. My hair is a mess I didn't jell it and I'm not wearing Armani"

" I believe when you see her, you wouldn't care about any of those things"

" What do you mea... Nevermind, Bring her here"

" I'll be right back"

As Mr. Black left. Leo tried his best to remove any dust particle on his face and arrange his hair.

" Here she is Mr. King"

"Amel...." Leo stopped mid-name. His brain was processing her appearance while his heart was pumping blood faster than normal.

There was dried blood on the side of her mouth. Her left cheek was swollen and there was a handprint present. Her eyes were red as if she had been crying. She had bruises on her arms and a part of her shirt was torn. All Leo saw at that moment was red.

Lia on the other hand was admiring the beauty of the man standing in front of her. She had never seen such a masterpiece in her life.

"Who did this to you?" Leo roared.