6. Giant-sized Baby

"Wh-what???"

Feli returned to scrutinizing the strange man. She quickly averted her gaze when the man gave her a displeased look. "Um... I thought your son was still small, but he's already as big as a giant," Feli said innocently.

The strange woman laughed again. Feli was amazed to see that the woman's face still looked very young. Feli still couldn't believe that the woman had a child as big as the man who had been intimidating her with his gaze.

"Mah-dreh, look, this girl is so disrespectful to me!" hissed the man, as Feli returned his attention as if judging him. The man did not like being noticed in such a way like what Feli was doing to him. Moreover, Feli's words sounded sassy in his ears.

Feli's forehead furrowed. Why did the man look upset? What did he say? Why did he use foreign language again?

Ugh... can't they speak in normal language? Feli meant, use a language that she could understand. So that he doesn't look stupid like this.

Meanwhile, the woman who was Feli's employer for the next month, responded to her son's words with more laughter.

"Is something funny, Mah?"

"Oh Mi Hijo, you're too stiff and sensitive. This girl is not disrespectful to you, but she was surprised because she thought she would be taking care of a baby. In reality, what this girl will be taking care of is a giant baby like you. Hahaha... She didn't misspeak, Mi Hijo."

"What? Oh M****a! (Damn it!)"

"Mi Hijo!"

The man immediately fell silent when he saw his mother's fierce gaze.

"Well, Dulce niña, you'll be working with my son from today. Ah... but you can rest first. You must have had a grueling journey earlier."

"Mah-dreh, there's no need to spoil her like that. It is a risk for this girl to be willing to be stationed anywhere." The intimidating man rolled his eyeballs lazily.

"Mi Hijo, it is indeed a risk, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't allow her to rest first. She's not a robot."

The man chuckled, then looked at Feli sarcastically. "In that case, I'd rather just buy a robot—"

"—and leave you increasingly unable to communicate with others?" the foreign woman asked, glaring at her son. Her son was still antisocial.

"Ma—"

"Alright, you take her to her room. Mah-dreh has to leave soon. Your aunt is waiting for Mah-dreh."

"Dulce niña, I'm going home first. Your uniform is ready in the closet inside the room you'll be staying in," the woman said to Feli with a gentle smile.

"Going home? You... You don't live here too?" asked Feli like a fool.

"No, I don't. This is my son's apartment, and as I said earlier, you will be working in this apartment for him."

Deg...

Feli's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"I work... here for him?" asked Feli. She swallowed saliva with difficulty. "H-how many people live in this house, ma'am? Is there another maid besides me?" asked Feli again starting to panic.

"Why are you asking like that?! You know, that's disrespectful!!"

"Mi Hijo..."

"Ma—"

"There's only my son in this place. And you're the only maid here. Make sure you take good care of my son, Dulce niña. Pay attention to his eating patterns, and—"

"I'm not a baby, Mah-dreh!"

"You are a baby, Mah-dreh's giant baby," the woman said with an amused chuckle.

The man could only reply with an annoyed growl before his mother actually left the apartment a few minutes later.

No one made a sound after the departure of the woman who welcomed Feli earlier. These two people were still silent in place with their own thoughts. The man was still upset with his mother, while Feli thought about her fate.

Living with a grown man who is arguably sexy and looks intimidating just the two of them?

Ugh! All her life, Feli had never been close to a man other than her family and the bodyguards who guarded her. But now, she has to live alone with a man who is even stranger? For one month?

Feli's head was spinning thinking about all this.

"Follow me!"

Feli snapped out of her reverie, and immediately rushed to follow her employer.

Employer? Shit! She who was usually an employer was now a worker.

"Damn mission!" Feli whispered sharply.

Feli stopped walking when the man in front of her suddenly turned around.

"What are you talking about?" the man asked sarcastically.

Feli blinked innocently. She swallowed saliva with difficulty. "I-I didn't say anything, Sir."

"I'm sure my ears are still working properly."

"I was just breathing."

"Does your breathing always sound noisy?" quipped the man, as he was sure Feli had said something.

"I-"

"Hurry up, you're so noisy!"

The man cut Feli off, and immediately resumed his steps towards one of the rooms in this place.

'You asked me to speak first, damn it!' cursed Feli inwardly. Feli sighed in exasperation, then followed her employer's footsteps again.

Employer? Feli wanted to vomit every time she called the man her employer.

"This is your room."

Feli glanced around the room that the man had opened after they arrived.

"You, I hope you work well in this place. I will not hesitate to kick you out of here if you make even one mistake!" said the man in front of Feli with a super cold face.

"What?" Feli blinked in surprise. "Sir, no one in this world is perfect. Just because of one mistake, you're going to fire me?"

"Why are you so sassy?!”

"Am I... sassy? I'm just asking."

"I don't like being argued with!"

"Who's arguing? I'm just asking, Sir-"

"Shut up! You're really noisy! You work with me, of course you have to follow my rules! And my rules, NO ONE MISTAKES! Remember that!" The man walked away leaving Feli in the predominantly white room. The room was somehow many times smaller than her room in England. There was only a small bed and a closet that was not really the size of Felicity Addison's closet.

"He's so grumpy. Tsk! This is crazy. I can't make even one mistake?" Feli bit her lip anxiously. "At this rate, I'm pessimistic that I'll be able to complete this mission. Ugh! Do I have to give up the private jet and friends?"

Feli's eyes wandered, and she looked back and forth at the bed and wardrobe in this room.

"Are these beds and cabinets toys? They're so small! Am I a Barbie doll?!" Feli grumbled incoherently.

An annoyed Feli kicked the small suitcase she was carrying, then walked hurriedly towards the bed.

"Ouch! Damn it!" Feli was silent for a moment, feeling the pain as her leg bone accidentally hit the bed that would be her resting place for this month. "Damn bed!" cursed Feli still with her annoyance. Her eyes were already glazed over. "This hurts... hiks... damn it!" cursed Feli once again. Sobs began to escape her lips. Feli remembered her Mommy and Daddy. Her parents wouldn't let Feli get hurt like this. "Mommy... hiks... Daddy..." Feli whimpered.

Meanwhile, the man who was Feli's employer climbed the stairs of her apartment in annoyance. "On the first day, she already dared to contradict me. You damn maid! This is the first time a maid has dared to act like that young lady! Just watch, I'll make you leave this house!" the man monologued with a vicious smile.

This man had even carried out his first abomination, by turning the storeroom into his new maid's room.

Yesterday, the mother had prepared a guest room for Feli to stay in. But in the evening, Jerrald Mendez ordered his men to move the maid's clothes that served as her uniform to a small room that was more appropriate for a cramped rat house. "Enjoy your cramped room, Miss." Jerrald monologued with a satisfied smile.

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