Emily was stunned for a while but she quickly recovered.
The man in front of him was also good-looking.
His eyes sparked along with his smile.
“Welcome, Emily.” He said in a very expressive voice.
This must be Warren Adam!
Emily smiled awkwardly but a part of her, she still felt something was inexplicably off in the atmosphere.
“Thank you,” She tried to be so kind to the people she had met in this house.
“This is my brother, Warren.” Charles interrupted as his hand tapped the other man’s shoulder. “He is your young master.” He ended with an unreadable smirk.
Unlike Warren, Charles had an unfathomable expression.
Warren’s smile was warm and his expression became full of life upon seeing Emily.
He was like that before the accident.
Charles noticed his brother’s expression and he felt satisfied.
Though he didn’t like the girl he chose, Charles just wanted Warren to be back to life.
He started to see it with Emily’s presence in the house.
He just hoped that he could tolerate this woman inside his mansion because toleration wasn’t in his dictionary except for his own brother.
She should behave!
“Nice to meet you, sir…boss… master…” Emily answered confused about what to call him.
She regretted this awkwardness made by herself but it was too late.
A cracking laugh suddenly echoed inside the room.
Warren laughed his heart out.
Still confused, she looked at Warren and then Charles.
She wanted him to help her but Charles just looked at her emptily.
“Warren…” After the laughing, Warren managed to calm himself. It was the best laugh he ever had after the accident!
“Please, just call me Warren.” He corrected her with gentleness in his tone while his eyes were misty due to excessive laughing earlier.
“But…” Emily was more confused.
She didn’t feel it was appropriate to call him by his name.
He was also a young master in the mansion.
He was Charles’s brother!
He was her boss and she was the servant.
It was so awkward for her to call him just Warren.
Emily looked at Charles.
Through her stare, she was sending a message asking for help but he just simply nodded.
“Well, War… Warren should be.” She forced a faint smile. “Please just call me, Emi…” She added in exchange.
Warren’s wheelchair suddenly made its way to her.
It stopped in front a half meter away.
Then Warren extended his hand to her. “Nice meeting you, Emi.”
Warren was overwhelmed to hear her nickname.
The girl he saw in the bar was Emily Greyson and her nickname was Emi.
What an angelic name!
Warren was so happy.
Emily looked at his hand.
She was full of hesitation but when her gaze swept Charles's frowning expression, she gave in.
She shook hands with Warren but the latter didn’t let her hand go easily.
“I believe you are the one who can cure me,” Warren spoke openly before he finally let go of her hand.
Emily’s heart skipped a beat.
After the simple greeting, Charles went out with Emily.
Outside, two maids were waiting silently head low.
Charles instructed them to bring Emily to her room then he walked away without looking back at Emily.
Like a giraffe, Emily’s neck and head followed Charles’s back.
She was just so curious…
Where is his room in this mansion?
What does it look like?
What does his bed look like?
What does he look like when sleeping in his bed?
“Ms. Emi, please follow us.” The maid’s voice snapped back her senses.
“Ah…” She muttered quite embarrassed.
Then she quickly ran forward to be with them.
The one was smiling and the other was some kind of annoyed at her.
Unbothered, Emily smiled at the maid who gave her a warm smile. “What’s your name?” She asked giving her a warm smile also.
“Ms. Emi, my name is Lizzy… Lizzy Miller but you can call me, Liz.” She answered with a very friendly tone. “These are sets of your uniforms and some clothes. Also, some basic necessities you may need.” She then gave Emily a huge white box.
“It was nice to meet you, Liz. Hope we can be friends.” Emily felt Liz was a good person, unlike the other one who had a poker face. She decided not to ask her.
“This is Rebecca… Rebecca Lewk.” Liz seemed to feel the tension between the two women so she voluntarily introduced the old maid to the new one.
Emily looked at Rebecca and smiled but Rebecca remained silent with her poker face.
“Let’s just finish this quick! One should know that it was too late for chit-chat. We still haven’t slept just to wait for another maid.” Rebecca then muttered mockingly opening the room to Emily’s room.
Emily clearly heard Rebecca.
At that moment, she knew that Rebecca was up to no good.
Before Emily got inside her room, she looked at Rebecca and said, “If you have a problem with that, then blame it on your young master, Charles. He brought me here this late.” Emily said in a firm tone. “Or I can tell him directly for you.” Emily’s tone was full of sarcasm.
Liz's mouth was ajar.
This woman is tough and cannot be easily bullied!
She thought.
“Who do you think you are?” Rebecca raised her voice and her eyebrow twitched upward. “You are just a maid just like us so don’t think you are special just because our young master brought you here.” Rebecca paused and released a grin of mockery. “You are just a pawn and I’ll bet you will not last 1 week just like the other servants of the young master Warren. So stop your daydreaming just what you did earlier.” Rebecca then laughed belittling Emily.
“Rebecca, enough.” Liz quickly stopped her but Emily raised her hand at Liz.
She had managed a lot of struggles in her life.
This rude maid is just nothing!
“Will see about that, Rebecca.” Emily calmly answered but her tone was full of sarcasm. “I will try my best to last more than a week so I’m not going to embarrass myself… And thanks for the warning but I prefer that you mind your own business next time. Goodnight!” Emily winked at Liz and closed her door without waiting for Rebecca to respond.
That night, Emily put the selfie picture of her and Charles as her phone wallpaper.
She felt delighted seeing it and she kissed the screen.
She kept on turning and jumping on her bed with the thoughts of her in Charles’s mansion.
She giggled and chuckled silently hugging her fluffy soft pillow.
For her, another chapter of her life was opened.
A wonderful chapter with her darling superstar!
The next morning was her first day of work but Emily was still caught in her dream.
“Oh, Charles, I love you so much!” Her smile was radiant showing a woman who is so in love.
“I love you more, Emily,” Charles replied lovingly.
They were holding each other hands walking, laughing, basking in the sun together until the sound of her alarm clock broke in.
She quickly jumped out of the bed.
She quickly showered and then went to the kitchen to get Warren’s breakfast from his dietitian.
Every morning, she didn’t need to cook.
The family dietitian and chef would prepare the family’s meals delicately.
The maid's kitchen was different from the main kitchen.
“Good morning, Emi!” Liz was the first to greet her with a smile.
“Good morning, Liz!” Emily added cheerfully.
Rebecca yawned like she reminded Emily that she didn’t get enough sleep because of her.
They were cleaning the entire mansion together with the other 4 maids in the distance.
Emily ignored Rebecca.
It’s a brand-new day.
Emily was excited for 2 things.
Firstly, her graduation was coming.
She could not wait to finish college, find a professional job, become a top-notch architect, and get a higher salary from her earned work. In that way, she could claim back her house even if her dad would put it to court, she could fight fairly.
She was not scared anymore!
Secondly, she was inside Charles’s mansion.
Until now, she felt everything was in her dream.
She was living with the superstar.
Who could anyone believe that?
Her fate kept on surprising her!
When she got out of her room, her eyes quickly wandered around hoping to see Charles first thing in the morning but he was to no avail. She was tickled with her thoughts seeing him still sleeping handsomely in his bed.
Walking in a hallway with a tray in her hands, she was giggling inside.
Still felt like the luckiest fan in the universe!
She wanted to take pictures of everything she saw in every corner of Charle’s mansion and that huge portrait of his family but she quickly got rid of it.
There was always a right time for that!
'Good morning, Mom!'
'Good morning, Dad!'
She hummed standing in front of Charles's parents in the huge portrait again.
Emily gave them the sweetest smile and then strode in the stair's direction.
But.... a gust of warm wind touched her face from the outside.
A huge beige curtain flew open a little and back.
She quickly put the tray in a foyer and sneaked out.
Indeed, a sliding glass door was left ajar.
The view outside is amazing!
There was a huge infinity pool and a garden surrounded by palm trees.
The different colors of flowers, the blue water, and the greeneries collided together giving a fresh natural atmosphere.
'Such a calm view!'
Emily breathed filling up her lungs with fresh air until her eyes landed on something…
It’s a man…
It’s Charles!
Emily immediately was taken aback.
She ran outside in a hurry screaming his name.
“Charles!”
“Charles! Are you okay?”
“Answer me!”
“Charles! You are making me nervous!”
“Please answer me!”
She panicked.
The man didn’t move a hair.
His body was floating face down and his arm stretched.
Did he drown?
Is he dead?
Emily quickly got rid of the thoughts and jumped into the water to save him.
She quickly touched his naked arm muscle without hesitation.
It is so hard!
Though it’s wet she felt electrocuted.
Her millions of hormones seemed to move crazily around her body giving her millions of tingling sensations.
“What are you doing?!” Charles in a rage voice snapped her out.
He splashed her with water and drew a distance from the person who just disturbed his water meditation.
This person who dared to touch him should be fired but then upon seeing it was the new girl, he could only control his annoyance.
“I’m… I’m sorry, Charles! I didn’t know you are…” Emily said with burning cheeks.
At that time, she knew she was doomed.
“Charles?!” He frowned eyes belittling her impatiently but then his eyes could not help but travel to her wet healthy breast.
Charles’s Adams apple suddenly moved.
The first light of dawn crept gently through the thin curtains, casting a soft, golden hue across the small room. Dust motes danced lazily in the air, and the ceiling fan spun in slow, sleepy circles above them.Emily stirred first.Her lashes fluttered open, and for a moment, she didn’t remember where she was. The bed beneath her was too firm, the sheets too plain, the air too still. But then she felt it—the steady rise and fall of a chest beneath her cheek. The warmth of an arm wrapped around her waist. The familiar scent of him—clean, faintly woodsy, and unmistakably Charles.She blinked slowly.Her hand was still in his.Their fingers were still laced, even in sleep.She tilted her head slightly and found herself tucked perfectly into the crook of his shoulder, her body curved into his like they had always belonged there. His other arm was draped protectively around her, his grip loose but present, like even in sleep, he didn’t want to let go.Charles was still asleep.His face wa
The sky had deepened into a velvet navy by the time Charles and Emily were back on the road. The windows were down, letting in the cool night air, and the stars blinked faintly above them. The beach still clung to their skin—salt in their hair, sand between their toes—but neither of them seemed to mind.Emily leaned her head against the window, her eyes half-closed, a soft smile still playing on her lips. Charles glanced at her now and then, his hand steady on the wheel, the silence between them warm and full.Then—Thump.Thump-thump-thump.The car jolted slightly.Charles’s brows furrowed. He slowed down, pulled to the side of the road, and stepped out to check.Emily sat up straighter. “What happened?”He returned a moment later, brushing his hands on his jeans. “Flat tire.”She blinked. “You don’t have a spare?”“I do,” he said, glancing down the dark road. “But I’m not changing it in the middle of nowhere at night. Not with you here. It’s not safe.”Of course, she understood what
Emily stood barefoot beside the car, the warm sand curling between her toes. The salty breeze tousled her hair as she looked out at the endless blue, her eyes wide with wonder. She inhaled deeply, the scent of the ocean wrapping around her like a memory.Then she turned to Charles.He stood there, hands in his pockets, watching her with that unreadable expression—half amusement, half something deeper.Without warning, Emily stepped closer.So close that their shoulders brushed.And then—on her toes—she leaned in and pressed a soft kiss to his cheek.A whisper of warmth.A spark.Before he could react, she was already pulling away, her eyes gleaming with mischief.“Yeahhh!” she shouted, throwing her hands in the air like a child set free.She ran toward the water, her laughter echoing across the shore, her hair flying behind her like a banner of joy. The hem of her dress fluttered around her knees as she splashed into the shallows, spinning once, arms wide, face tilted to the sun.Char
The morning light spilled gently through the hospital window, casting a soft glow across the room. Emily sat upright in bed, her eyes fixed on the television screen mounted on the wall. The news anchor’s voice was steady, but the footage was anything but calm.Mayor Steffan, once the untouchable pillar of the city, was being led away in handcuffs.Emily watched in stunned silence as the man who had once stood beside her father, who had smiled for cameras and shaken hands with the powerful, now shouted into a sea of microphones and flashing lights.“Please… don’t let history write lies about me. Look into my heart. Look into your own. I swear I have never betrayed you. I only ever tried to serve.”The screen cut to a panel of analysts, but Emily wasn’t listening anymore. Her heart was racing. Her fingers trembled slightly around the remote.She didn’t know if it was justice or tragedy.She didn’t know whether to feel relief or fear.And then—The door opened.She turned.Charles stood
After the flurry of remote mishaps and cheek-burning TV scenes, the room settled into a gentler hush. The warm lighting painted soft edges on the hospital walls as Emily curled beside Charles beneath the blanket.She tilted her head playfully and whispered, “What about… a game?”Charles didn’t lift his gaze from the pages of the book. “Sounds boring.”“Hmmm,” she said, feigning dramatic suspense. “I ask you a question, you answer. You ask me, I answer. Simple. Honest. No dodging.”He flipped another page, unconvinced. “Not interested.”Emily scooted closer. “Well, I’m very interested in yours.”That earned her a glance—a slow, calculated look.Charles smirked. “Emily Greyson, you better fall in line if you want to know my life. Don’t you know there’s a sea of women out there who'd sell their souls for a peek inside this mind?”The sarcasm was heavy, but she grinned.“Please…” she whispered. “Please?”He turned back, caught the pleading sparkle in her eyes—lashes impossibly long, gaze
Morning crept in gently, trailing threads of light across the folds of white linen. The hospital room was hushed, but not cold. It felt… different. Warmer. Softer. Like someone had left the window open just enough for calm to step inside.Charles blinked awake slowly, disoriented at first.Emily was curled against him, face nestled against the crook of his shoulder, one hand resting on his chest like she'd staked her claim in the quiet. Her IV had been expertly maneuvered to give her room, and her breathing was soft. Steady.Charles didn’t move.Not because he didn’t want to.But because he couldn’t.His body was still for once—truly still. And his mind, so often raging in silence, was quiet.The guilt that normally clawed at him first thing in the morning… was gone.Not erased. But muted.Not forgotten. But distant.For the first time in years since the accident that took his parents—he had slept. Deeply. Peacefully. With her.His eyes remained fixed on her peaceful face, and somethi