"Everyone please we need your listening and critique skills. This meeting is about a VVIP that was enlightened by the CEO himself about a girl who will offer a large amount of money just so she can stay in our establishment. Managers, please inform our reservations department and the Front Desk clerks about it, and tell them to be alert. If there are circumstances, let me know, and let me handle it." The general manager of the Hotel LodgePine told every department manager about it. She is the only one who knew about the name of the girl.

"One more thing, prepare the empty room on the fourth floor, that one room that no one bought? We need that room as of today." Everyone proceeded to work and every manager was informed about the content of the meeting.

*After a day*

"Good day ma'am/sir, this is Claire from the Front Office department, How may I help you?"

" Hi if I may ask, how do I say this, Hmm Ms. Clair do you accept a million worth of money for me to stay at your hotel for a year or more? This is an emergency, please."

"Ma'am, please hold. I would just confirm this matter to the manager." Claire informed her manager and the General manager.

"Hi Ma'am this is Melanie Alvarez, General Manager of Hotel LodgePine. What can I assist you with?"

" Ahh, yes. Hi miss Melanie. I just want to offer you something, please I am begging you. I-I-I-I.. how will I say this? I will be straightforward about it, I-I-I just want to offer you a million or any amount please just let me stay at your hotel." The girl begged.

"Ma'am, may I know your name please?" The girls told her name and after some sort of discussion, with the general manager and the girl, the Hotel accepted her offer. Employees do not know why the CEO wants to accept a suspicious girl at the hotel.

That early morning, the girl went to the hotel and thanked them for accepting her after so many hotels rejected her offer.

"Ma'am these will be the rules for your stay with us. This was requested by the manager, the rule you have discussed with the Manager?" Claire said as she showed me a paper containing some rules.

"Yeah, your manager explained everything, I understand. Please thank her for me."

"It is our pleasure ma'am. Welcome to Hotel LodgePine ma'am, I hope you'll enjoy your stay." A staff member at the hotel accepted her with a warm welcome.

"Thank you so much."

That Girl is Alexis Moss, a daughter of a plutocrat. A jolly and bubbly outside but lonely inside. She is the last child and the second daughter of Noah Moss and Liana Moss. They are the owner of a Real Estate Agent, the founder of the most sophisticated Architectural holding, Hotel Shareholders, and some Small businesses.

She ran away from her sophisticated life and wanted to live alone. Before that, she was sent to a facility by her mother to cure her but she was abused by that facility who only wanted money from her family by locking her up and making her situation worse.

Alexis' POV

"Catch her. We must not let her see her family nor should release her." A Lady shouted while I continued to run away from them then suddenly, a door opened. I entered a room just like the room I was in. "She's entered THE room," someone said at the other side of the door and barged in.

'They got me. shit!' I muttered.

As they entered the room, I shouted "Nooooooo".

I woke up at the sound of someone knocking at the door. Was that all a dream? What was that? I survived. Know my family would also be looking for me but what was that dream all about? I hope no one ever finds me.

*Knock, knock, knock* "Welfare Check"

I went to catch the door and saw a man who introduced himself as Rafael.

"Good evening ma'am it is already 7:30 in the evening. I believe this is a part of the rules the general manager said?" Rafael said while scanning if I am alright and the room behind me. He also showed me a badge of assurance.

He is kind of cute, yes, but I still can not trust him that much. Thankfully I have a phone in my hand and start recording him as he scans me and the room. 'This is not illegal, this is for my safety.' I told myself.

"Are you done?" I asked while looking at his light brown eyes.

"Yes, ma'am I am. By the way ma'am, you may see me as a housekeeper either day or night and your welfare checker at the time given just so you know." He said while telling something on his radio transmitter. Isn't he sharing too much information in our first meeting?

I can't take my eyes off of him. Is he reporting it to the General Manager? Who am I that the general manager is involved with? Like ugh, my head is aching.

Rules:

• As you will be with the establishment for so long, we will do a welfare check anytime between 7:00 -9:00 pm. If you do not open your door we will open it with our energy card.

Do not worry, the person we will assign is someone who has a badge stating that he or she is trusted personnel of the establishment.

• Please inform us if you will be having a company who will be staying with you.

•Inform the establishment personnel if you have any problems with your room.

"What lame rules, who am I for this? Well better than nothing." I muttered as I got ready to head out and eat.

As I am taking a shower I thought 'This is where I will rebuild my lifestyle.' I am still shocked that they accepted me here after all those hotels that rejected me and I am so grateful and a bit weirded.

After all that happened, I think I do deserve this, I don't want what I left, maybe that is for the better. I hope this place has good and positive vibes so that I will not be in a bad mood as always.

I went outside my door and thought, 'Where will I even eat? Shit, I do not know much about this place in general. I will just ask if it is possible to order online and eat it here. I don’t feel like ordering their food here.

Shoot I don't know what to do, what if I will just go back?

No Alexis not again.' I Snapped at my thoughts when my phone rang.

I saw who was calling but did not answer the phone. Maybe they already know about what happened. I must change my number and have a burner phone. It is a good thing that I withdraw enough money that I will use for 2 months. I will not use bank transactions and use cash, that way they will not track me down.

I was in the elevator and saw the Rafael guy again. "Good evening ma'am, going down?" He asked and I just nodded

"Which floor ma'am?"

"Upper ground, please. Thank you."

We are alone in the elevator. I am so shy to ask so nevermind, I just do not want to bother him, no no no. Thankfully he went out before I did. That is awkward. Ok, Alexis Breath.

As I walked out of the elevator, I saw him again. Am I imagining things? I pinched myself and it hurts. ‘No it is him, or does he have a twin? Is he a ninja?’ I asked myself. I shrugged it off and went to the front desk.

I am now beginning to realize that I am free. Free from whispers, free from being corrected all the time. I do not even have that many friends even at school because of my mom and my family status.

Then, I was greeted by a staff member who offered to assist me with something.

“Ma'am what can I do for you?” she asked

“Are there any fast food or restaurants nearby? Or is it possible to just order online” I asked while looking at my phone? I do not want eye contact whatsoever. I don’t want to be recognized.

“Yes ma’am you can order online and when it arrives we will be the ones who will give it to you or you can also be the one who gets it,” she explained

“Ok, Thank you.” I decided to just order and wait for lowkey at the lobby for me to familiarize every move of the staff or if they recognize me at all.

As I wait for the food I ordered, I feel uneasy maybe because it is a new place. It is really weird being here, with all the rules, it creeped me out as to why would they want to check on me for some time. Maybe after a week, I would just switch hotels, it is creeping me out. First, they accepted my offer, then their rules and then now I feel like they are being too accommodating. Do they know who I am? Are they going to use me? No that can not be. Or are they just too accommodating here, I have so many questions as to why they are doing this?

I saw a familiar face coming toward me, I should hide. I quickly texted the delivery guy to just leave the food at the front desk. I am walking fast and she is just there chasing me. Who is she? Do I know her? No, I must not get caught. Maybe tomorrow I will just get out of here.