Plopping on the couch, Tristan cupped his face with both hands. He knows he’s seen someone wearing cartoon underwear too, but he can’t recall who that was.
After a few minutes and as he calmed down, he recalled his business trip to Dale. It was the summer of last year. ‘Right, it was during that time!’
Jacob booked a hotel suite for the two of them but they didn’t go to Dale at the same time. Tristan arrived one day earlier than his assistant.
When he got to the hotel, a staff member insisted on assisting him, but since it was his first time alone in a place he was not familiar with, he refused. He took it as a challenge instead. Nothing huge, but it was still challenging.
When the receptionist handed him his keycard, he went straight to the elevator, up to the topmost floor of the hotel. His suite was in 1718.
Double-checking the card, he quickly inserted it into the lock when he found the right suite. Inside, he placed the key card, his car key, and his phone on top of the coffee table and headed straight to his room.
When he opened the door, a woman was lying on the bed. She’s on her stomach, wearing nothing but her cartoon underwear.
Sprawled on the bed, Tristan was able to see the curves on the woman’s body. It was something every woman would envy. And her legs are worthy of an insurance plan.
When the woman rolled on her back, Tristan took a step back too, afraid that he would get caught. He couldn’t see her face clearly as she had her arm over her eyes, but her lips were tempting.
‘I never thought cartoon underwear would look this good on someone,’ he thought to himself. And that was when his fetish for it started.
Embarrassed at what he was doing, he closed the door gently and retreated. He headed back down and asked the receptionist to double-check the key card to his room.
He was able to confirm that it was indeed a mistake. He was given the wrong key card and the receptionist was very apologetic.
According to the receptionist, the key he was given belonged to one of the attendees of an information technology summit being held in the hotel’s great hall. It belonged to an employee from the InfoSec Corporation.
Recalling all this, Tristan couldn’t help but smile. ‘It would be great if that woman was Belle too.’ He was still smiling when Jacob came.
“You’re not ready yet?” he asked, seeing how his boss was still in his pajamas.
“I don’t feel like going to the office,” he stated, pursing his lips and making Jacob feel cringe. “Joyce will probably show up there.”
Shaking his head, Jacob sat down on the couch. “That’s fine I guess. There’s nothing important to do there today anyway.”
“Really?” Jacob nodded in response. “Then I have something for you,” he told him.
Confused, Jacob creased his forehead at his boss, “What is it?”
“Remember the hotel we stayed at last year when we went on a business trip in Dale?” nodding at his boss, Jacob waited for him to continue. “Can you check if Belle stayed there as a representative of InfoSec Corp.?”
“Why?” Jacob finally managed to ask.
“Just check it!” Tristan snapped. “Oh and by the way, can you check how much it will cost to have someone’s eyes operated on? An operation that can make someone go blind.”
“Sure, you want someone to go through an operation?” Jacob asked innocently, not realizing the last part of his boss’ statement.
“Yes, you!”
Jacob was dumbfounded. Looking at his boss as he headed to his room, he tried to process what he had just said, then his body stiffened. ‘Was it because of what I saw earlier?’
“Hey Tristan!” he called after him, but he had already closed his door. Terrified, he decided to just go back to their room and wait for him.
“Aren’t we leaving yet?” Belle asked as soon as Jacob came in.
“He’s still getting ready,” he informed her, slumping on the sofa and massaging his temples.
“Did something happen?”
Jacob sat up straight, “Did you work for InfoSec before?” he asked, and Belle nodded with a smile. “Did you join a summit last year? I think we stayed at the same hotel then,” he added.
Belle nodded for the second time. “How come?” she asked, but Jacob just smiled at her. Truth is, the man doesn’t know how to explain to her why he’s asking. “I did stay at Solari overnight for a summit. It’s a little far from my place so I booked a suite,” she explained.
Jacob nodded in response. The information he got from Belle was exactly what Tristan wanted to know. ‘Maybe when I tell him this, he’ll forget about the operation.’
Almost an hour passed and Tristan was still nowhere to be seen. Jacob was about to go to report to his boss when he suddenly felt the urge to use the restroom.
“Belle, can you go and ask Tristan what time we’re leaving?”
Belle quickly stood up and nodded at him, “Sure,” then she turned to leave and visit their boss’ room.
However, she’s been knocking for two minutes but no one’s opening up. She went back to their room, snatched Tristan’s key card from the holder next to the door, and opened the suite.
When she peeked, no one was in the living room, so Belle took the initiative to go inside. The dining area was empty too, so Belle was left with no choice but to check the bedroom.
When she opened the door, she suddenly wanted to regret doing so. What she saw inside was unnerving.
On the bed, Tristan was laid down with Joyce sitting on top of him and kissing him lovingly. He had his arms around her waist, eyes closed, and both naked.
Belle wanted to throw up, directly at them, but she swallowed it back in. Not even bothering to close the door, she runs out of Tristan’s unit and back to theirs.
She closed the door behind her and leaned on it, not letting go of the doorknob. At the same time, Jacob came out of the restroom.
Seeing Belle pale and sweating, he panicked. “What happened to you?” he asked, pulling her towards the couch.
Belle took two steps but she suddenly stopped. “Sorry, I can’t do this,” she told him before heading toward her room.
Knowing that she came from Tristan’s suite, Jacob heads there right away. When he opened the door, Tristan and Joyce came out of the bedroom with nothing but towels to cover their naked bodies.
He was surprised to see Jacob standing by the door, while Joyce even managed to greet the man. Tristan was about to say something when Jacob raised a hand at him.
“You’re unbelievable, Tristan De Clarion. You’re so unbelievable.”
Jacob then stormed out of the suite to check on Belle but when he came back, the woman was nowhere to be found. Belle had already left without saying a word, even to him.