Chapter 1;

      Dressing in my maid uniforms I stare at my reflection on the mirror in the staffs room before tying my hair into a messy bun. I smile at my reflection, same old blue eyes,same dry plump lips, same ginger hair with alot of curls, same old plain Avalon Richards. I sigh and walked out of the staffroom.

  The Keegan Hotel was one of the biggest and 5 stars rated in the whole world. It had the most trusted services and can I add up I'm one of the luckiest people to work here.

I have seen celebs,billionaires,CEO's, all you could ever mention were staying right here everytime they come to Las Vegas. But never had I ever been assigned to do anything for them. I walk to the staffs kitchen I was starving I didn't take anything in the morning but since we get free food from here. It's fine by me. 

 When I walked in Claire Fords smirked at me, she was a bisexual and had told me several times that she found me attractive but all I did was just shrug her off. Or wave her off with a smile or even shake my head

I really couldn't risk my status dating a girl. As much as she finds it okay I dont. I think its unacceptable. Well it is unacceptable. I smile at her as she passes me already made cheese sandwiches.

"Ave... we have some hunk coming by today?" She said absentmindedly

 "What does that have to do with me?" I ask recently I wasn't really interested in any hunk of a man who walks on the floor of the Keegan Hotel. 

Eversince that son of a bitch destroyed my life. 

No dont go there.

I shook my head and saw Claire looking at me obviously knowing whats on my mind.

"Look, maybe you just need to forget everything Grayson did to you" 

"Live. Dont stay here mourning over thas piece of some ugly shit. He aint worth it." Claire said with a smile on her face.

  "So who is the hunk?" A voice from behind me said and I knew it was no any other than Stephanie the barbie staff of Keegan Hotel. She was perfect.

With the gorgeous blonde hair, piercing blue eyes, pouty pink lips what was there to say no to?

Absolutely nothing. She was a bitch but still managed to be one heck of a friend to me. She had been lucky to serve Justin Bieber and even had a mind blowing sex with him. Im not even going to talk of how she had engaged in a relationship with a married billionaire. 

"My boy, Brad Thorne is coming for the week or so..." Claire said as she chewed on her sandwich.

  "Brad?" Stephanie's eyes beamed. Obviously she is wondering how she would get into his pants.

Smh.

"What is he doing in Las Vegas I mean he did say he hated it here"

"Changes of plans I suppose" Claire said absentmindedly, I just ate my sandwich quietly not really wanting to know anything about Brad Thorne..

Im not interested in any guy. I was clearly stating that.

 After we ate, we were now waiting to go to the rooms that called for services luckily these few days  I have been having a very kind french family staying over and they were going to leave today. They had talked to the offices that I should be the one serving them and not anyother maid. And to be honest I enjoyed it. They were sweet and very tip giving. Something that Stephanie Beliga would die for.

I walked with my cleaning tools in cart to the left wing to an elevator that lead to the floor that the French family was stayin at a luxurious suite. Damn how good it feels to have everything. I reach their floor and knocked on the door. A woman who had told me to call her Fione, smiled at my face with beaming eyes she looked exactly like her 20 years old daughter who has also managed to be as good behavioural as her mother.

"Oh hey... I was just about to call you" she smiled "How are you Avalon?"

I nodded with a smile before muttering an okay. These kind of people were rare in our Hotel most billionaires were arrogant and stared at us cheaply and had the most annoying daughters ever.

"Today, there is alot to do... please help me with packing you see Joe and Summer left this morning to look for some gifts for thanksgiving they are going really crazy about it" she said while shaking her head.

I just chuckled knowing those two were really obsessed with thanksgiving since they have been talking about it everymorning when I'm doing my cleaning in their suite.

 "And you Avalon, what are your plans for thanksgiving? You are getting a holiday right?"

"I...I dont really have plans with thanksgiving" I say looking down at my feet.

Thanksgiving was for people with families. I didn't have that.

"Why?" She asked concerned as she reaches out for me. Obviously noticing my change of attitude.

"I..I have work.. I need to work so I can go to college" I lied.

"College?...I can finance you with that" she said with a smile on her face.

All my dreams of college had been demolished eversince "he" escaped with the money I have been saving for my entire life just to get into college.

 "Dont stress it...Fione I am almost there just this November and I'm done with the schoolfees" I lied again

"Are you sure?" She asked again.

"Yeah dont worry bout it.. Thank you" I smile and looked around at the scattered clothes and knew Summer had been shopping recently since she has a habit of throwing clothes around when shenis trying them on for her parents to see.

"Let's begin shall we?" I say and Fione nods.

 After hours of spending time in that suite. I was now heading to the staff room. It was lunch time already and the hotel seemed noisy. What was going on?

I get into the staffroom not knowing what going on in the lobby of the East wing of the hotel.

"What's going on?" I asked Mary Anne the maid who never really talks and offers no favours she is straight to doing her work. We named her bull. 

"Something with Thorne in it going on. Papparazzi gone wild."

Brad Thorne was here...

That clearly explains why Claire and the other staffs weren't here. But I was starving so I had to take something before I pass out.

"What are we eating today?"

"Can you stop with the questions...?" She snapped and went back to her phone.

My bad.

I didn't know how Brad Thorne looked like but with all thise Paparazzi I was getting curious.

And by curious.

I wanted to see him.

     Claire and the other staffs got in with smiles on their faces. They were gossiping and I knew all this goss was about the Thorne

Did you see how the hell he smirked at the camera?

Oh God I'd do anything for an armani like that?

I wonder what oil he uses for this hair

Oh my God he is soooo cute

Did you see how his lips twitched arrogantly at the question of why he was in vegas?

Yeah? What is he doing here? He said he hated Vegas.

And more blaah blaah blaah Thorne did that, Thorne did this.

"Where were you? You missed the goodshow there" Claire said as she fixed her gaze on me.

"I was busy doing my job" I stated caringless.

"Pssh...whatever" she said as she took off her apron.

 The speaker beeps and we all look at it as if we can see the person who is going to speak.

Usually the speaker would bring thrills to all of us. It included being called in the Principal's office. Not really the principal but the assistant manager of labour in the Hotel was one mean person. You wouldn't wanna get on the bad side of her.

"Attention Staffs!" She called out and we are winced at her squeaky voice and with a groan erupting from Lissa the fatest worker here.

"I will be needing the following staffs to come right away to my office. Now!" We winced again. 

"Melissa Mathews', Joseph Humbuckle, Taylor McBucket, Chanel Peer, and lastly Avalon Richards"

 What? The whole staffs looked at me obviously wondering why was I called? 

I was wondering too? I was one of the nicest maids in here so what was I going to do in the office?

"What did you do Goodgirl?" Stephanie asked looking at me worriedly

Nothing I wanted to say but no word completely came out.

I stood up and followed the others on our way to the Principal's office.

My company had the most notorious workers and I had nothing to with them.

Chanel Peer the punk who would turn heavy metal music in the elevators. 

Melissa Mathews, the fat big who never really does anything.

Joseph Humbuckle, the schooldrop out who is a serious sleaze and as I am thinking he is staring at my boobs.

Something he has done so many times, and dont even let me talk about how he touched.... 

Beep!

I thank the beeper for making me trail off my thoughts. Because Joseph is one really  dirty guy. We reach the office and th e Chanel I knew pushed the door open not bothering to Knock.

"Chanel you never change do you?" She says as she shook her head. She looks at again. Then her eyes landed on me.

"You work here?" She asks with a raised eyebrow. I almost chuckled but did not. The raising eyebrow did no good to her face.

"Yeah..." I say looking at my feet avoiding the gazes from everyone.

"Whats your name?" She asked looking at me up and down.

"Avalon Richards" 

"Oh.... the goodone... well Mr Kirk is expecting you right now he has an incredible task to assign you to"

I almost gasped going to Mr Kirk's office was everyone's dream. It was huge and had the most amazing paintings with a view to die for. 

As I am standing infront of Kirk, the good dressing 30 years old man I was trembling. 

He looked at me thoughtful, before clearing his throat making me look at him. 

He had a powerful gaze but a friendly voice and generosity was his middle name. The problem was he only had a gaze that looked like it could tear you apart to watch your soul.

"Congratulations. Avalon Richards" he said and I was shocked not able to say anything. 

"For the good services that you have offered to one of the most richest families in the world. The Pierre is grateful for you and has asked you to move to New York at the end of the year to enroll in college"

"But you see Ms Richards. The Keegan isn't really ready to let you go. You cannot go anywhere until your contract is over. You have few months left"

"I was going to add that up" I muttered but he did not really hear anything. So he went on speaking

"You have been rewarded with a bonus salary that is 15,000 dollars in your account already"

I couldn't breathe.

"But the boss has a condition for you before you enroll into college" he looked at me intensively and suddenly so serious

"Do you happen to know Brad Thorne?"

"I...I dont really know alot of him, I only happen to know his name" I say looking outside.

"Oh... thats a first every female knew of him. But you see Avalon this Brad Thorne is one of the most paying Customer. We need to give him the best service and The company don't seem to trust anyone else."

"You should be the one taking care of all services that Thorne would need. And he needs the best attention, best service, all you could offer. He is a wicked man if he is not satisfied this hotel could come to an end. We trust you. The hotel is in your hands."

What?... I was panicking

"You dont need to worry just make sure all his demands are taken seriously" 

"At 3:00 pm you are meeting Brad Thorne in his suite. He has somethings to talk to you about"

Before I could say anything I was dismissed.