Chapter 5

Who exactly is Mrs Poon you say?

She is the nastiest woman you can ever imagine. None of the guys enjoyed working with her, but it’s not like the team has much of a choice.

Mrs Poon is not only a regular, she is also our landlord. Soh got the industrial space on the cheap because of Mrs Poon.

Instead of Mrs Poon, the guys call her poo behind her back. Yeah, as in poo for shit. That’s how much they hated her.

During the uneventful ride back to the airport, I was filled in by my friends on all manner of horrors that they needed to endure with Poon.

It was beginning to sound like a modern day fairy tale of Cinderella and her stepmother.

First off, she’s got to be in her early 50s. Poon is short, pudgy and stout like a teapot. The manner in which she likes to hold her handbag and rest her hand on her waist made her look just like one. She’s rude, looks down on people, and just because she is loaded, she gets to do whatever things she wants. Poon is like a witch, the same one that your mother tells you would lure you to some house made of candy before she eats you. She’s ugly, has a bit of a body odour which she tries to mask with a lot of perfume and she has a blatant disregard for personal hygiene.

She can get touchy at times, and Poon will not hesitate to touch you in an uncomfortable manner. That coming from a guy has to mean something.

Now, these things tend to be a little exaggerated, especially coming from close friends so I took them with a pinch of salt but still, it already left a very deep impression on me. Just looking at how disturbed Soh was from the phone call, I knew it had to be something serious. That Poon is a force to be reckon with.

The trip back to the airport was uneventful.

Riona kept up with the team’s banter and Mohan was eagerly asking her when she would be needing our services again.

Mohan: Or ... If you are free this weekend...

RIona laughed as she waved us off at the lobby of her apartment.

Riona: Bye guys ... I enjoyed myself ... It’s been fun ... Hahaha

Soh shook her hand and he spoke with her in private for a minute before wrapping up our contract with Riona.

Riona: Thanks Soh, look forward to working with you guys again soon.

We went back to our office for a bit of freshening up. It was already 7 pm and Soh ordered dinner in.

Soh: Sorry for keeping you guys back, but we need to get some of the planning done before the next job.

As we ate, Soh printed out some emails, made a few calls with one of them to Poon to clarify some of the requirements. With a heavy heart, Soh told the team that we have a 3 day 2 night contract with Poon and her daughter Paige.

Soh: Poon ... ok ... ermm ... Jim, you’ve never met her before. So please be extra careful around her. Be alert. She’s a little eccentric.

Jim: Ok ... I’ve heard that she’s quite scary.

It’s not hard to see that Soh deliberately ignored my comment.

Soh: Now, this is the first time the entire team is going over to Poon’s place.

Immediately protest sounded out from the floor.

Tommy: Why do we all have to go to her place? Last time we drew lots.

Derrick: WHAT!!! HER PLACE!!! AGAIN!!!

Mohan: Soh, can we not do this job?

Everyone was groaning and Soh slammed his palm on the whiteboard several times.

Soh: We have to do this, sorry, not a choice.

Rizwan: I was sexually harassed by Poon the last time round.

I raised an eyebrow at the comment in surprise and was even more taken aback when I realised no one laughed. It was not a joke.

Soh: You suck it up and move on. It’s part of the job. Besides, she only touched you, right? Did she rape you?

Rizwan: Soh, this is workplace harassment. You need to protect your employees.

Soh threw a pen at Rizwan and told the team that we were needed there for a birthday party.

Soh: It is Paige’s 21st birthday party. There will be guests and drinks. The whole nine yards and a few of Paige’s friends will be staying over as well.

Soh told the team that we will be split up into groups.

Soh: Poon will have a couple of her friends over as well, so we have 3 teams: one will stay with Poon, the second with her daughter Paige, and the last one will be on guard duty.

Eric filled me in and gave me a quick summary of Paige’s character.

Eric: Paige, like her mother Poon, is a bitch, a total bitch. Pretty yes, but fuck when you see the attitude, it will make your cock shrink. She’s a total sadist.

To sum it up, Paige is the hot chick you would want to bed when you see her along the street but her character would make you think twice. She’s not the easy type according to Eric, a little haughty and guys are expected to put in effort. For Paige though, Eric said she was definitely not worth the effort.

I thought a nasty pair of mother and daughter is all we need to deal with but that’s not all. It turns out that Paige is Poon’s daughter from her 1st marriage, but there is someone else in the picture. Peggy.

Peggy is the Cinderella in this sad disturbing tale. A daughter from Poon’s 2nd marriage. Peggy’s biological father, who is no longer around, is also part of the reason why Poon is so rich today. Now, Peggy is never publicly acknowledged and if not for Soh who revealed to the team previously, no one would ever guess a plain sweet looking girl in the house was related to the family.

Eric told me Peggy was not allowed to leave the house, and if rumours by the house staff were true, she has been confined to the house ever since she completed her ‘O’ level exams at age 16. Even in the presence of other visitors, in this case Soh and the team, Poon would openly abuse and pick on Peggy.