Chapter 912 Taking The Responsibility


    Looking coldly at Holley, Susan said, "I pray every day that my father''s illness will be cured. And yes, I''d


    also like to send my dear sister to college. But let me tell you, I will never do anything against my own


    will to achieve those dreams. That includes selling my body to any man. Do you want to know why? If I


    ept this job, no matter how much I am rewarded, my father would not forgive me, even if he were


    instantly cured with the money. More than that, I won''t be able to look at myself in the mirror for being


    so cheap either."


    While eyeing Holley, she paused for a second. Then, she continued her words, "Miss Ye, I am really


    sorry, but no matter how badly you want me to do this job, I just cannot ept it. Please, understand


    where I''ming from."


    Enraged, Holley did not respond immediately. As she had put so much effort into this proposal, she


    thought it would be a piece of cake to convince them. Now, however, Susan simply turned her down


    without batting an eye, and she was left in a state of embarrassment. Even more, the models standing


    around them began to agree with Susan as well. By the looks of it, her proposal was about to go down


    the drain.


    Nevertheless, she did not intend to give up so easily. Putting on a smiling face, she looked at Susan,


    and said, "Listen to me, Susan. I am doing this for your own good."


    After pausing to contemte how to speak in a more persuasive way, she continued, "You must have


    misunderstood what I meant. To begin with, I wasn''t asking you to sell your body. I am merely


    suggesting you attend the banquet and offer somepany to my big customers, by either serving


    them with drinks or chatting with them. It is up to you. All the while, you''ll make some money which you


    can help your family with."


    The woman sighed and pretended to be offended. "That''s a really easy job," she remarked


    nonchntly. "I just don''t understand why you''d reject my kindness. Can you tell me why you''re doing


    this?" "Is that all we have to do? Just serving customers with drinks and chatting with them?" asked the


    models, a glint of doubt visible in their eyes.


    "Of course," answered Holley quickly. "That''s all you have to do." Under those circumstances, she


    maintained an offended expression and smiled bitterly while saying, "I have already told you from the


    very beginning, I would never ask you to do things that you don''t like. I am not that kind of person.


    What have I unwittingly done that you would think the worst of me? It''s truly quite upsetting."


    When Holley sensed that the models were slowly getting convinced, she went on, "I know how difficult


    it is for you to make some money. I also know you are working really hard. I totally understand you, and


    want to offer my sincere help. I want to bring more benefits to you. That is why I am doing all of this.


    For you. Besides, in this day and age, no one can make you do things you don''t want to do. And I''m no


    exception. Do you still think I can make you sell your bodies?"


    "But..." Some of the models were still reluctant. Despite her reassurance, they could tell that it still


    seemed no different from being a paid escort. Uncertain whether they should ept the job or not,


    everyone waited to see what the others would do.


    "Please, no more ifs or buts." The manager gave another forced smile and said, "I won''t allow any


    harm befall on you. No one is permitted to hurt you. What else are you afraid of? Why are you still


    hesitating?"


    Then she looked at the models with eagerness, and tried to persuade them again. "Well, let me put it


    like this," she said, interlocking her fingers in front of her. "If anyone of you is treated wrongfully, or any


    of you has to do things you don''t like, just tell me immediately. I will absolutely cancel all the activities


    right away and all the losses will be shouldered by me. You have my words. What do you think of that?"


    With such a huge promise, some of the models felt inclined to ept the job. Nevertheless, some were


    still hesitant, and wondered what to do. It seemed that whatever excuse they had, Holley would not


    hear any of it.


    Standing by Sheryl, Susan said in a low voice, "Sheryl, I can still feel there''s something wrong about it,


    but I can''t quite put my finger on it. What do you think we should do?"


    Sheryl did not answer her question, and instead, sneered. She knew Holley was waiting for her to get


    hooked. But it was never going to happen.


    It was clearly just another one of Holley''s tricks. Even an innocent girl like Susan could detect the


    oddness in the matter at hand. The girls who were ignorant enough to believe Holley and agreed to


    attend the banquet would soon realize they had been deceived by her sweet lies.


    "Miss Ye..." In the beginning, the girl who was called Coral could not make up her decision. Later, after


    pondering for some time, and likely tempted by therge sum of money being offered, she could not


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    help but ask Holley, "Do we just need to serve drinks and chat with the customers? Is there anything


    else?"


    Holley assured Coral, "No, there''s nothing else. I know you''re very concerned about your own safety.


    I''m here to assure you that there is absolutely no need to worry about that. I''ll always be with you. If


    there is anything bad that happens, just tell me. You are all my girls. If you get bullied, I will be


    disgraced as well. If you get hurt, I will be ashamed of myself. I won''t allow anything terrible to happen


    to you. More importantly, if you ever need help tomorrow, I will be always there to lend you a hand. You


    can count on me."


    "In that case..." Coral trailed, and hesitated. The young woman paused for a long while, before saying,


    "I''m in." In the end, she could not resist the temptation of money and epted the job. She thought it


    was quite simple to earn so much, and all she needed to do was serve drinks and chat with men for a


    while. It was just pennies from heaven and she had to take the chance. Otherwise, she would be a fool


    to pass up on money that was almost literally being handed to her on a tter.


    Besides, it was a lot easier than walking down runways with her nerves all frazzled.


    "That is my good girl," cooed Holley as though the girl were a child. Feeling quite satisfied, Holley wore


    a broad smile on her face. Then she turned to the other models and asked, "What about the rest of


    you? Have you thought it over carefully? Do you want to make more money or will you let the chance


    slip by?"


    When the other models saw Coral had promised to attend the banquet, those who had a rtively


    good friendship with her eventually agreed to go as well. In the end, only Sheryl and Susan remained


    silent.


    For a moment, everyone''s eyes turned to focus on both of them. They wanted to know their final


    decision. Did Holley convince them to change their minds?


    As Susan was still young and had never experienced such a scene, she found herself at a loss for


    words. After all, she was merely a naive girl without much social experience. Timidly, she hid behind


    Sheryl and asked her, "Sher, what shall we do now?"


    Although Holley had coaxed the models in, Sheryl knew she was only sharing what she wanted others


    to know. Even after such a long and arduous speech from the woman, Sheryl did not believe a word of


    what she said, nor did she believe they were just required to deliver drinks and share a conversation


    with the customers.


    "Sheryl, Susan, what about you? Do you think of joining us?" asked Holley in a sharp tone. It was just


    as Sheryl had expected from the woman with a deceitful tongue. With nearly everyone convinced to go,


    she thought it would be easier to convince them to agree. It was as though she never heard Susan''s or


    her refusal to go earlier.


    A bit enraged, Sheryl met Holley''s cold eyes fearlessly. She smiled and said, "Miss Ye, I''m afraid I can''t


    promise you that I will attend the banquet. My decision remains the same. I hope you can ept my


    apology."


    Even though she had been through death, for once, she was afraid of nothing. Still, she did not want to


    lose her dignity in these types of asion, so she maintained an air of decency while dismissing the


    woman''s proposalpletely.


    When she had finished speaking, she turned to the youngdy beside her and gave an encouraging


    smile. "Me neither," said Susan, plucking up the courage to speak up.


    "Why? Why are you so silly to miss such a good chance?" asked Holley with a slight frown.


    "I will earn my money by fair and honest means. If I do attend the banquet and join in the activities


    tomorrow, I think my children will be ashamed of me from then on. What''s more, I will despise myself


    for that. One more thing, you didn''t tell me clearly what the job was before I came here, so now my


    refusal toply can''t be regarded as a breach of contract. I''m the one who''s made up my mind to


    leave. So please excuse me, Miss Ye."


    She took a breath and continued, "As for being short-handed, I think you can count yourself in, right?


    You will do a great job at the banquet."


    Holley gritted her teeth and asked, "Are you really going to do this to me? At such a critical moment?


    Sheryl, I''ll ask you one more time. Are you going with us to the banquet or not?"


    Finally, Sheryl stood up while staring at Holley, and said, "Miss Ye, as you know, I am a mother. I


    cannot afford to disgrace myself in public. So, I''m unsuitable to join these kinds of activities. Would you


    please ask someone else to rece me? For the termination of the contract, I will ask awyer to talk


    to youter. And I think there''s no need for us to meet again."


    She cracked into a smile and went on, "I will go back to pack up my stuff now. As soon as I''m done with


    that, I''ll leave the hotel."


    "I am asking you one more time. Are you really determined to go?" asked Holley, looking extremely


    sulky. No matter how much she tried, it seemed that Sheryl managed to get away from her devious


    ns. The thought of her slipping away from their contract agreement made it difficult for her to


    suppress her anger.


    Without a trace of fear, Sheryl nodded and responded, "I won''t be leaving by myself. I''m bringing Susan


    with me."


    "Are you now openly setting yourself against me?" asked Holley coldly. A dangerous hint of vengeance


    shed in her eyes.


    "Not really. I am just being myself," said Sheryl, smiling in a rxed way. "I just don''t want to do things I


    don''t feel like doing. Is there anything wrong about that?"


    There was no question about it. Sheryl was determined to help Susan get out of this dilemma as well.


    Looking at Holley without an ounce of fear in her eyes, she said, "Susan is still too young for her own


    good. If you''re gonna fire her for this, that''s all right. I''ll take full responsibility for her penalties. You


    have no need to worry about that."


    As she finished her words, she turned around to take a look at Susan and said, "Let''s go now."


    "Okay," replied Susan. Only then did the young womane to realize how selfless and kind Sheryl


    was, and that the woman would do everything to help her. She then followed behind Sheryl with


    gratitude.


    When some of the models saw Sheryl turn her back on Holley overtly, they threw a look of disdain at


    her. One of them expressed her views scornfully, "You''re just so pretentious. I know you''re a mother of


    two children. You don''t have to brag about this. No one''s asking you to sell your body. Besides, I doubt


    anyone would want you as you''re a mother. You''re not a virgin anymore. I just don''t see what the hell


    you are afraid of."


    Another model who was irked by her defiance also made a personalment, wanting to insult Sheryl.


    "So shameless and slutty. When I think of the way she seduced Charles Lu, I can tell she''s really good


    at seducing a man. If she can''t go to the banquet, it''s really a waste of chance..."