"You're not his wife!" "But I am the mother of his child! And I have an equal share in this family!" Camila's life turns blissful when she gets pregnant by a billionaire and now she is the daughter-in-law of the Russells, basking in luxury and privilege. But she will never have one thing she has always craved, and that is a loving relationship. Or will she? Being rich comes with problems money can solve and others money can't. As she faces the life-threatening hassles of being a daughter-in-law and wife to Konrad, her perspective begins to change. Will the love that blossoms turn her into a good person or is it all just a facade to become the next billionaire in 9 months?
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"Is this what I said I wanted?!" The woman's raging voice took me off guard and I was trying to explain myself. Melody was in the bathroom taking a break and I didn't mind helping her deliver an order but it seems I had mixed it up.
"I-I…" I was so confused, I was just a cleaner, sure I was used to getting shouted at but this woman was impossible, "but this is your order ma'am." I was very positive I didn't mix up the tables and give it to the wrong person.
"There's too much salt, the meat is undercooked!" She hissed at all the problems and I was getting irritated, "Eat it yourself!" She dumped the food on me and time froze.
Everyone was in shock and she didn't seem to bat an eyelid at me but my blood was boiling but I couldn't do s thing.
"What is going on here?!" I could hear my boss stump in at the wrong time like an angry elephant, "Miss Donna! You're here tonight?!" He was shocked to see one of the prestigious guests of the famous Euphoria Hotel.
"And it seems you don't want me to ever be here again cause you sent this disgusting witch to poison me!" It was the wild claims and then my boss turned to glare at me daggers but my eyes gave me away. I didn't do anything.
"No, do not take it like that, she made a mistake and she will apologize, Camila?" His glare got worse and I felt like dying there and then.
"I'm sorry." It was barely audible and she snorted at me.
"Another one will be brought for you, on the house." He managed a smile before dragging me away from the scenery, "are you for real?!"
"Do you really believe what she just said about me boss?!" I was shocked to my bone, I guess rich people had the same way of thinking.
"I don't care what she says but she is worth millions, so don't mess anything up or you'll be out of here. Got it?!" I didn't get the chance to speak any further before he left me.
I was covered in steak juice and greens, it was so humiliating and no one deserves anything like this, rich or poor. But the rich always treated us, poor people, like servants. They could use our blood and still not care about what happens to us.
I sniffed back my tears and grabbed my cleaning equipment, going back to the spot the embarrassment happened and began cleaning the mess. I could still hear them whispering and snickering at me.
I locked my eyes to the floor and a tear fell from my eyes as I heard someone call me a loser. A word I was very familiar with, especially in high school. Just because I had no parents, everyone hated me and bullied me.
I was even assaulted and they all thought I was lying because it was a rich school and I got into it via scholarship.
More tears fell to the floor and no matter how many times I wiped, more tears kept falling. I was shattering slowly as my trauma came back to me.
I quickly got to my feet and as I turned, I hit someone who was just behind me. Shit, not another rich person!
"I'm so sorry, are you okay?" I checked his jacket as he stood still like a rock, his eyes were a bit red and he didn't seem stable but he held out a hand telling me to stop.
"You're trying to mess up my date like you did Miss Donna?" I knew that voice from anywhere, Amber. I rolled my eyes as I made sure he was okay, "Just watch where you're going next time, if you weren't so clumsy, you won't be looking like a meal on the menu, thrown into the garbage." She snickered at me and I took a deep breath just to make sure I didn't throw her into a dumpster. Dead.
But the man kept staring at me, jet black hair and piercing hazel blue eyes, I was melting, my knees were knocking and I could feel a bit of heat gather in between my legs. His energy was magnetic and it was pulling me in fast.
"Let's go." His voice was just as deep as his stare and Amber happily skipped away with him. She had bagged a really good one and I'm sure he would give her a lot of money. But that was the last thing I wanted to do, sleep around for money.
After the assault, I barely managed to get a boyfriend.
I went straight to the bathroom to clean myself, I turned on the faucet first and grabbed some soap. My reflection caught my eyes and I had a good look at myself.
I looked horrible. My hair was looking like an old abandoned wig that hadn't been brushed in a year, I had dark circles underneath my eyes and I was starting to break out.
"Camila…" I had no idea when I broke down, this was not the life I wanted and I'm very sure my parents didn't want me either. Maybe if they didn't give me up for adoption when I was a baby, it would have been different. It would have been so different.
I sank to my knees in the corner of the bathroom and cried my eyes out, I would do anything to change my predicament. I couldn't keep living this way, having everyone walk over me, was I cursed or something?
I spent at least 30 minutes crying and when I was done, I was numb. I washed my face and cleaned myself up before going back to my duty. As the cleaner.
It was time to check the rooms and I made sure each one was clean and ready for the next use. I walked lifelessly, doors passing my view till I sighted Amber and that rich man coming out of a room. They passed me by as Amber clung to him, disheveled but smiling stupidly. I guess I had to clean that next.
I stood at the door and exhaled before I opened it. The room still looked neat, the bed looked like an explosion just happened. That's why she was smiling like that. I took the sheets off first and put in new ones. As I arranged a few things, I saw a snake in the corner of my eye.
"Snake!" I yelped, practically jumping on the bed but it didn't move. When I looked closer it wasn't a snake but some kind of latex and an indication that I needed sleep.
I moved closer and grabbed it, a used condom. I held my barf back, I can't believe I just picked that with my bare hands. I was about to dump it until a thought came to me. I stared at the ticket to my freedom long and hard, fighting my conscience.
I had heard so many stories of rich men getting poor girls pregnant and having to take care of them. I never wanted to do such a thing but maybe this was my only chance. I could be a billionaire in just 9 months!
I kept the condom in my pocket and pushed my cleaning equipment out of the room.
I stood in the kitchen, my hands trembling as I clutched my phone, staring at the screen like it was some kind of grenade. The name flashing on it made my stomach churn: Matt. I hadn't heard from him in weeks, and I'd hoped, prayed, even—that he'd finally gotten the message to leave me alone. But here he was, disrupting my life again, just when I thought I could finally move forward."Who is it?" Konrad’s voice startled me, his deep, smooth tone laced with curiosity. He was sitting at the dining table, scrolling through something on his phone, oblivious to the storm brewing in my chest.I fumbled with the phone, pressing the side button to silence it. My throat felt dry, my pulse hammering in my ears. "It’s just…my boss," I lied, trying to sound casual as I shoved the phone into my pocket. "Probably about the budget meeting tomorrow."Konrad raised an eyebrow, glancing up from his phone. "This late?"I shrugged, pretending to be unbothered, even as my palms grew clammy. "Yeah, he’s l
I still couldn’t believe it. I had agreed to date Alois. Alois of all people. The man who seemed to glide through life with an air of impenetrable confidence and wit that never faltered. I kept replaying our last conversation in my head, dissecting every word, every glance, every fleeting expression. How had I gone from barely tolerating his smug grins to willingly stepping into his world? But here I was, sitting across from Lev in the expansive dining room of the estate, my mind was buzzing with questions I couldn’t quite articulate. The engagement plans were underway, as if my life had been shoved into fast-forward. Lev, meticulous and deliberate as always, had taken the reins. He was flipping through a leather-bound planner, a fountain pen poised in his hand. Every now and then, he would pause, glance up at me with his piercing gaze, and ask for my opinion on a detail I barely understood.“Camila,” he said, his tone sharp enough to pull me out of my daze. “You’ve been
"Alois! Alois!!" She screamed his name as she stomped around and finally kicked his door down, she was red and he was not surprised."What is it мама?" He pulled her in and closed the door behind her, he had a beauty mask on and a towel wrapped around his hair and one attached to his waist, "the last time you got this angry was when Konrad broke your expensive vase." He chuckled a little as he stationed himself in the mirror to admire how charming he was."It is that stupid girl Camila, она соблазняет его (she is seducing him)" she huffed in irritation and Alois chuckled deeply yet again."Why yes she will seduce Konrad, that's not a surprise." He started taking off his mask with a towel and he smiled at his flawless skin."Stupid boy! I have no concern about Konrad, it's your father! She's seducing him! When I came back, I saw her hugging him and she had the audacity to talk back at me! In my own house!" She was angrier than a bull seeing red and Alois was shocked at the accusations.
"I'm not marrying her."The argument had gone for hours and Camila was getting tired between the constant bickering and shouting, it seemed everyone had s thing for raising their voices whenever they wanted to."You said she could ask for anything, you should be a man and keep to your words. And even if she didn't ask for a marriage, what will happen to her? Will you just send her to live on the streets while taking your share of responsibility?" Lev was furious at his son's nonchalant attitude towards the whole situation, "you know very well this happened between your mother and I, if I had chased her away, would you be here?""Lev! This is not the time to be bringing this up, it is no longer just family, we have an outsider now." Ruth challenged him but he wasn't ready to listen, he was disappointed in his son for the very first time."Kon," he moved closer to him, to look him straight into the eyes, "think about what you're doing, don't make the mistakes that I have made. I was giv
"Oh it's you." Camila held her chest after being scared a little by the domineering man that was towering in front of her, "is it a thing of yours to creep up behind people and scare the shit out of them?""Depends." He rolled his eyes at her with a dirty smirk and gave her a good glance, "is this for me?" The smirk grew wider.Camila scoffed, he was the typical man to believe that women wore things for him, "no it is not for you, it is to sleep, what is the meaning of this?" She thrusted the rose and letter at him in an unruly manner, "whatever it is, I decline.""How much money do you want? I can give it to you, consider my brother as the family's puppet, he doesn't have anything, I own everything since my dad has given it to me."This little bit of information made Camila perk up and Alois knew he had gotten her there, so he turned around with his rose and letter."But you're not mine to keep, you belong to my brother, after all, you're pregnant with his child." The statement came
"Konrad, have you gone mad?! Put that back this instant!"Camila could hear her heart beating wildly in her chest, a gun was aimed at her face and it gave her every reason to be scared but as Lev had promised, he would take care of her."Did you not hear what I said? Are you willing to put yourself in jail? Drop it now!" He bellowed and as Konrad eyed Camila in disgust, the gun slowly waived in submission."But why? Why are you supporting her? Do You know her? Is this another one of your tests?" He had too many questions to ask but as Camila was about to move, his finger further pressed against the trigger, "one more step and you won't be pregnant anymore, or even living.""I don't know her but I know you have lost your senses! If you kill her do you really think they won't find out? How many things are you willing to keep burying?" He scoffed at his son as he took small steps forward.As if the drama couldn't get worse, Ruth rushes downstairs out of breath, and her hair was in dishev
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