Dog Show (Carnal Consensus #1)

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HOURS AFTER their enrollment was done, Christian and Edward accompanied James to Selosa bar and nightclub to submit his requirements. Thus Edward and Christian secretly loathed and grieving to the idea of James going to work as one of the waiters — because they were afraid that James would discover what others activities they were doing beyond his reach — still they had to agreed as helpful friends to James. It was Mr Martinez's decision, and they knew their boss had planned and planted a scheme — that was regarded to James. Thus they never heard clearly from their boss but they had sensed that.

And the reason was still zero visibility. But one of them sensed that it got connected to the Bull Arena and the dog show.

Three in the afternoon, Monday, James, along with Edward and Christian arrived at the parking lot of the infamous bar and nightclub. Mr Martinez himself managed the main branch and he had an office on the upstairs, but whenever he was busy dealing with lots of business meetings, his trusted head waiter and supervisor Angelo Cruz took over temporarily to manage some certain bases. And when they entered themselves, Angelo greeted them and Edward and Christian remained in the counter. Angelo asked James to follow him to his hub situated at the back of the wet bar — a few meters away from the wet bar and the club.

Only authorized personnels were allowed there.

"So, you're James Loyd Vasco?" Angelo asked as he opened the door that had a sign "Authorized Personnel Only" before moving themselves forward.

"Yes I am. Do you stay here?" James asked in a very demanding and curious tone. He was sauntering behind Angelo heading to Angelo's hub.

While walking, James wandered his eyes around, scanning the place — perhaps he wanted to familiarize the area too soon. An overwhelming feeling intruded through James, because the area was larger and bigger than what he thought in the very first place. The temperature was not humid nor cold — just average and enough for the employees like Angelo, Derek, Edward and Christian not to get perspired. Continuing to journey his eyes around and up to the ceilings, James could criticize positively that the building or the establishment was built with kinds of modern equipments and stuff.

It was a huge commercial building. And it was owned by Mr Martinez himself.

"Yes, I do stay here." Angelo cooed quickly as he twisted his head to his side where James was. Then he waved his hand gesturing to the very end of the hallway. "My apartment is there."

Angelo had an apartment there inside the establishment. The Martinez family set aside a spacious room for Angelo — and it helped Angelo fulfilled his job for almost twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. In that idea Angelo could supervise and monitor the rest of the employees who were working there. The businessman had put all his trusts on Angelo after Angelo decided together with his step sister to become performers of his dog show. That was Angelo's repay after the businessman helped and saved the life of Angelo's step father, Lyza's biological father.

Wandering his eyes in accordance with Angelo's gesture, James beamed a scanning look to the very end of the spooky hallway. There was no one there but them and the lights were dimmer. "You're alone there or you're with your step sister?"

The question was kinda hostile and at the same time intrigued Angelo. Only a few people knew about Angelo and his step sister. And most of them were the employees of the Selosa bar and nightclub. Then only a countable number of heads knew the secret between Angelo and his younger sister or step sister. Angelo tried to hide the truth that he and Lyza were fucking with some agreement just to save their father's life. Not even to their father they told him how they got the money for his operation and surgery. Only Mr Martinez and in charge house keeper of the secret chamber, Daniel, knew Angelo fucked his step sister for money.