2. Familiar

It took five hours to drive for Sophia and her mother to reach the capital. While on the trip, countless times Sophia expressed her amazement at the skyscrapers and modern architecture that stood firmly displaying their beauty.

This is the first time Sophia has come to the capital of her country. So don't be surprised if the beautiful girl looks home, because she is just a village girl who is far from modernization.

Like at this time, the girl was completely speechless when she saw the mansion standing arrogantly in front of her. The European-style mansion he first saw in his entire life. Is this what his mother's master's house meant?

"Are you sure this is her home?" asked Sophia, making sure, fearing they had the wrong address. What if the mansion is the home of a President?

"That's right, dear, this is indeed his home. Let's go in."

After asking permission from several security guards, they were finally allowed to enter. The security there is very tight, even from the gate to the door of Emily and Sophia's main house must be supervised by two security. Just looking at Emily and Sophia's appearance, they seemed to doubt the arrival of the two women of different ages.

Some even think that they are just poor people asking for donations. It's really annoying! But Emily immediately explained that she would work at the house.

"Please sit down, I'll call the butler of this house." One of the servants invited Emily and Sophia to sit down. The two of them were not directly taken to the main house, but a pavilion where the servants gathered and rested.

The pavilion was deliberately built so that the owner of the house did not feel disturbed by the number of servants in his house. They will enter the main house at certain hours according to the job they hold.

Soon a woman about 50 years old came up to the two of them. His face looked firm and dignified. He was Farrah, a butler who organized every servant there.

"Good afternoon, madam?" greeted Emily respectfully. The woman returned him with a faint smile and sat down opposite them. The lady was quite friendly as it turned out.

"Please introduce yourself and what your purpose is here," the woman said to the point.

Emily immediately introduced herself and Sophia, as well as what purpose they came here.

"So, you came here with your daughter?" asked Farrah.

"Yes, I can't bear to leave it alone at home. So I decided to bring it. Do you mind, madam?"

"Are you a single parent?"

Emily nodded in affirmative. Actually, the woman felt nervous about being interviewed like this, especially regarding her daughter. He was afraid that the butler would forbid him to take Sophia to live together.

"Unfortunately the rules here are not allowed to bring children, unless...."

"I'll come to work here, madam," Sophia interrupted quickly. This made Emily surprised.

"Sophia, what did you say?"

"It's okay, Mom. After all, I'm 16 years old, not a 6-month-old baby," Sophia continued, making Farrah smile silently.

"Allow, madam? I can sweep, mop, cook water, wash dishes, ah... feed the cat I can too," Sophia explained with her innocent expression. Unexpectedly, Sophia's words made Farrah chuckle softly. He liked to see the spirit of this young girl in front of him.

"What about your school?"

"I didn't go to school, madam. Mom wants to work here because she wants to raise money for my tuition fees later." Sophia looked at her mother, then clasped her hands tightly.

Farrah looked stunned at the mother-daughter interaction. Instantly he missed his daughter who had died long ago, maybe if his daughter was still alive he would be the same age as Sophia.

"Well, you can work here. But remember, follow the rules here."

"Really? Thank you, Mrs. Farrah. Thank you very much."

"I'll explain the rules and you two follow me." Farrah moved from her place quickly followed by a visibly happy Emily and Sophia.

Farrah took Sophia and her mother around to see the size of the house. Sophia stared in amazement at the interior of the European-style house. This is the grandest house Sophia has ever seen, looking like a palace in a fairyland.

Now they are in the main house, more precisely in the living room. As soon as they entered, a large frame framed a handsome man who was standing proudly.

"Introduce, this is your master. His name is Mr. Oliver Henry Moore. He is the sole heir of Moore Star Group. You must not disappoint him, because if that happens he will not hesitate to kick you out of this house. Even a small mistake will be fatal," Farrah explained with seriousness.

Sophia was silent staring at the photo fixedly, it seemed that the face was familiar to the girl's eyes. It seemed that he had seen the man, but where?

"Sophia? Come on, baby." Emily immediately called him, making the girl's reverie scattered.

"Ah, yes, Mom."

After going around on the first floor, they are now on the second floor, where there are several rooms on that floor. One of them was the room of their employer, Oliver Henry Moore.

"This is Mr. Moore's room, and next to it is both the library room and his study. You must not enter carelessly unless he himself asks for it. At this point, do you have anything to ask?"

"No, madam. That's enough."

"Alright, after this you guys can rest in the pavilion. Tomorrow morning you guys start work."

"Okay, madam. Thank you very much, please guide."

***

Today is Emily and Sophia's first day at work. Emily is ready with her maid uniform that she must wear during work. As for Sophia? The girl was still asleep in dreamland. It is not difficult to wake up Sophia, because she is used to getting up early to help her mother cook.

"Baby, let's get up."

"Emhh... What time is it, Mom?" asked Sophia in a hoarse voice typical of people waking up.

"It's half past five, we have to get up quickly to help the other servants, dear."

"Hmm, all right." Sophia quickly got up and walked towards the bathroom with her eyes half-closed. Emily felt that she couldn't bear to wake up her child so early. But what can be done, Farrah's butler has already approved Sophia to work.

"Woaaa Mom, the clothes are so cute! Do all the servants wear clothes like this?"

"Yes, dear. All servants are required to wear this uniform. Do you like it?" asked the mother, justifying the bandana on her daughter's head. Sophia looks cute when wearing it with two pigtails.

"Of course I like it, Mom. I'm getting more enthusiastic about working. But why do Mom's clothes look different?"

"This uniform is tailored to age, dear. Where could mom wear the same uniform as you, it's a bit inappropriate." Emily chuckled softly, the uniform she was wearing was indeed more secretive than her daughter's.

"Well, let's go to work. Remember not to do work that burdens yourself, do what you can. Understand?"

"Ready, execute!"