Chapter 1

Early next morning, I received a text from Syntek Robotics: [Hello. Thank you for reporting the issue to us. A technician from Syntek Robotics will come to your home within twenty-four hours to address the issue.]

I glanced at Ruby cooking in the kitchen and frowned. If I had not seen her mounting on Martin and making out with him yesterday, I never would have suspected that the android who was supposed to take care of me had slept with him.

"Eat." Ruby suddenly slammed a bowl down in front of me. Her usual respect was gone, replaced by smugness and arrogance.

The bowl of soup was full of thick, greasy lard. I frowned and said coldly, "I told you I don't want anything this greasy."

Ruby crossed her arms. "Everything I prepared from my meal plan is good for you, madam. You need to eat so you can produce breast milk and take better care of the baby."

When I still refused, Ruby lost her patience. She forced my mouth open and poured the scalding soup over half my face. The skin around my mouth instantly turned bright red and blistered.

I struggled free and raised my hand to slap her, but she caught my wrist.

Ruby scoffed and shoved me away, saying, "Madam, I'm only following my programming and doing what's best for you and the baby. If you disobey me again, I won't be forcing you like this only."

I grabbed the bowl from the table and tried to throw it at her, but Martin suddenly walked in and stopped me.

"What are you doing?" Martin asked as his eyes darted from Ruby to me.

But before I could speak, Ruby cut in with a hurtful voice. "I was only trying to get the missus to eat something nutritious so she'd have the strength to care for the baby. She must not have liked the taste as she got angry and tried to hit me with the bowl..."

Martin's expression immediately became cold as he pulled Ruby behind him protectively, his displeasure clear.

I tried to speak, but the pain in my face stopped me. In the end, I forced out an explanation through the pain, my voice trembling. "She poured hot soup on me first..."

Impatience appeared in Martin's eyes as he cut me off. "Ruby's simply following her programming and trying to help you. Her meal plans are designed by leading specialists, but you tried to hit her with a bowl? Have you forgotten how expensive she is? Have you forgotten how she has taken care of you for the past month?"

My heart instantly dropped when I heard what he had to say.