"What did you say?"

"I am just a tourist."

"Then where is your pa.s.sport? Show it to me."

Jean stayed silent.

"What?"

"I lost it when I was escaping from my relative house."

"And possibly your pa.s.sport was now in the hands of the senator's men."

"I guessed so..."

Hearing this, Kier cannot help not to laugh. Because the person he let in, is an actual illegal immigrant. No wonder she acted weird when he told her he is a lawyer. The woman just staring him laughing.

"Ahem. Then this is worse," Kier crosses his arms and rested his back on the long sofa. "If your body found floating in the river, no one would claim and it is in the senator's advantages to kill you any time he wanted."

Fright flash on her face. He scans her from head to toe. To rate her physical features, it is possible the senator will after her body so he will keep her alive for a while. He does hear some information about Senator Lou.

"What are you doing?" Jean covered her chest.

"Stop your illusion, I would never have an interest in you. You are not my type." He twitches his mouth. "And why you are wearing that kind of dress in the first place?"

Jean glaring at him before she speaks. "My friend force me to wear it as necessary for my performance."

"What? So do you really sell your body then?"

"Shut up! If only I don't need to cover up for my friend, I won't wear this kind of dress!"

"Cover up your friend what? You aren't tell everything yet. Now from the start, begin!" He can't stop not feeling annoyed. How dare this woman to order him to shut up when he was the owner of this house.

"I said, speak! Do you ever think what will happen to you if I send you to the Immigration now? If the senator will find where you are, it was easy for him to claim you. He could make up that you are the housemaid that escaped from him."

Kier mentioned a more possible situation that made her dazed. "Okay, fine! Enough, I get it! I'll talk now!" Of course, she knew very well about what she will going to face. But she was trying to weighing things if this man could actually help her and she could trust him, and if he is different from the Senator. But he is a lawyer. Maybe she could rely on him.

"Your relative and your friend, are they also illegal?" he asked to get more information.

"No. My friend is legally having her working visa as she was a performer in the hotel."

"What? Then what is her name?" Of course, he knew all the contracted artist and performer in the hotel. He is the one who makes their contracts.

"Lena Garcia," she answered.

Kier tried to scan all the files stored in his office. His brain is like computer memory and he was sure they have a performer with that name.

"Hmm... Lena Garcia, 26 years old. 5'3, 45kg and..."

"Okay, stopped! Yes, she is..." she was afraid he will going to mention even Lena's vital statistics and moles on her body. This man is actually a pervert. He was scanning her body many times earlier.

"Then?" he patiently waiting for her to continue.

"I've come to this country for work as direct hiring by my relative. She offered me a promising amount but what attracts me to her offer is once I could get my working visa, I could have a loan from my rich employer. I didn't know she was talking about selling me to the senator."

Hearing this, Kier clenches his fists. So this is not only about domestically human trafficking but also includes an international case. He knew very well because of his family's law firm holding these cases. Now he has more lead to this case they are trying to solve for years now. All they need is direct witnesses.

"What about your relative?"

"She was married here that earns her legal citizens.h.i.+p."

"Okay. Then why you need that kind of money? That made you decide to gamble if what will actually be waiting for you here?"

Jean pressed her lips before she speaks. "My... my younger sister needs a transplant and I need 20 000 US dollars. My relative sent me $5 000.00 already for the admittance of my sister. So, I was confident that my relative could really help me."

Kier stayed silent. She is doing this for her sister. She would do anything for her family.

"Fine. I will help you. But in exchange, you will stand as a witness and I need more information about your relative."

"Can I trust you?" Jean's gazes are soft but they are sad. No wonder the voice singing he heard back in the bar is full of sadness.

Before he could answer, he heard a growl from Jean's stomach. His left eyebrow rise.

"Alright, I am a gentleman so I will make you dinner." He was about to rise from sitting when the woman stopped him.

"I can cook for myself! If you permitted me to," Jean raise her hand.

"Okay. But I don't want anyone to hear I am..."

"I volunteered what's your problem?"

Here they go again. She won't be surprised, he is a lawyer. Full of righteousness to speak about.

"Okay, fine. Serves yourself!" This stubborn woman. Kier murmurs inside his head.

He let the woman invade his kitchen. He reaches his phone and dialed someone's number. He went to his study table and opens his computer.

"h.e.l.lo? Big brother?" answered the other line.

"Matt, are you home now?"

"No. Am still in the office."

"Okay. Do you have the lead to the case you were investigating?"

"The evidence I gather is not enough. Almost useless to present them in the court. Moreover, the victims mostly won't talk much about. We need solid evidence and more witnesses that could point out the mastermind of this all."

Matt Lawrence is his younger brother and an agent who works in the Special Intelligence Sector.

"Let's more talk about it when I come home. I want to talk with dad too."

"Okay, big brother. Anyways, what gift did you prepared for Andrea?"

"I haven't decided yet. I'll call you back when I got one in mind. Don't skip dinner."

"Don't worry, I took some takeout."

"Is that even healthy?" he asked.

"Come on, I know how health conscious you were, but I do watch my diet as well." Matt shook his head. His clean freak big brother. He was worried if there is a girl who would bear this kind of att.i.tude of his.