CHAPTER THREE

EMILY POV

It was a bright morning when I woke up and yawned, feeling free because Jezebel and her two little devils, as I loved to call Isabella and her daughter, weren't here to boss me around.

I felt relieved,is this what freedom feels like?.

I had only been treated badly for a few months ,but it seemed like forever to me.

Feeling contented and free,I went to the bathroom and took my bath.I checked the clothes that I brought with me and decided I wanted to appear very simple,so I picked a tight blue jean and black tight fitting off shoulder top,that didn’t require me wearing a bra,because I hated wearing bra.

I dressed up and packed my hair in a messy bun,tucked the off shoulder top I wore into my tight jeans and headed out carrying my phone.

On my way out,I went to the receptionist post and handed the keys to her.

“Good morning,here are the keys,I’ll be back before my time for payment expires” I said, handing her the key.

“Ok ma’am,have a nice day”she said smiling.

I reciprocated the smile and thanked her.I started walking to exit the hotel when she called out to me.

“And Ma’am,you look very beautiful,I’d kill to have that shape and booty of yours “She said.

“Thanks dear “I replied to her blushing with embarrassment and quickly walked out feeling my cheeks reddening?because I saw some men checking me out after she made the statement.

I tapped my cheek for a few seconds trying to suppress my cheek from reddening the more,I couldn’t believe I was blushing just by someone stating the obvious fact.

What she said was actually true,I had a big hips and small waist which made my hips more pronounced.

I didn’t really like that fact,because my hips were a bit too wide for my liking,but surprisingly others liked it.

What can I say,I was born this way so I gotta appreciate how I am.

I hailed a cab and got in. “Good morning,please can you take me to Belford’s Mansion?”I asked the driver.

“Ok Ma’am”he said and drove off. It was no surprise that he knew the Belford’s Mansion,asides me I think everyone knew the Belford’s mansion,they were just like royalty in New York.

He turned on some music in the car while we were on the way to the Belford’s mansion and the song”Waves by coloring “started playing on the radio.

I really loved the song and the lyrics were so soothing at that moment.I closed my eyes and imagined that my dad and mom were the one singing the song to me,a smile then tugged at my lips.

“I miss you so much daddy,why did you die without saying goodbye.You were fine before you slept,so what happened, I promise to find your murderer"I thought to myself.

I was at the brink of tears,when the taxi driver stopped the car and put the music off,to show I had arrived at my destination.I paid him and got down from the taxi.

I walked to the gate of the Belford’s and saw the gatekeeper coming so I straightened up.

Good morning sir,I am searching for a job. Would there be any chance that,there would be a vacancy for a maid to be hired?”I asked him politely.

I saw the hesitation on his face as he scrutinized me with his eyes,after some minutes he replied ”Wait here ,I'll be right back”.

Judging from the way he hesitated,I had a gut feeling that they may not have been in need of a maid.

Did Nanny just tell me they were hiring just to motivate me to leave my home?

I felt nervous and scared that he might come back with a negative answer and held my phone tighter, praying in my mind that they really needed a maid.

I was brought back from my train of thoughts by the sound of the gate being opened.I stepped aside to give the Lamborghini that was coming out,some space to pass.

But the car stopped and the window glass slid down,revealing no one but Ethan Belford.

Seeing him without his glasses on,he was the most handsome man I had ever seen,his eyes were as blue as the ocean,he was well built and looked like he worked out a lot,he had a chiseled face and pointed nose that made him look like a Greek God and a dark finely cut brown hair to crown his handsomeness up.

The aura around him commanded respect and made him look hot and super handsome,Damn!

I couldn’t help but gawk at him.It was like I was seeing him for the very first time.Now I knew rumors that said he was drop dead gorgeous were true!

His intense gaze kept me rooted to the ground and then he asked after accessing with his eyes.A look of recognition flashed in his eyes as he asked”Have we met before?”.

For a moment it was like the world paused and it was just him and I left in the world and gosh the voice!!! “I could listen to him speak over and over again,Am I going crazy?”I said in my mind.

Listening to him speak without him sounding harsh was better than the other day,when he came to the house and was yelling at me,he sounded like a barking dog.

I was brought back from my trance by the gateKeeper tapping my shoulder and then I realized I hadn’t answered the question.

“Huh?”I asked them because I forgot the question he asked.

“Are you done feeding your eyes?”He asked with a smirk.I didn’t answer and just looked down,embarrassed that he noticed I was ogling at him.

“What’s your name and what are you doing here?”he asked me with a cold and deadly look coming back to his face.

”I am Emily Jones and I am here in search of a job as a maid “I answered and gulped because of the look he gave me.

He gave a cold look laced with suspicion,from head to toe.I started to get goosebumps all over my body,what’s happening to me,I need to get a hold of myself”i said in my mind.

“We don’t need a maid here ,so get lost”Ethan said, staring daggers at me and then ordering the driver to move,the car drove off immediately.

Okay now that’s the Ethan I saw the other day,the arrogant,pompous and cold Ethan.But I didn’t just understand why he disliked me.From our first meeting we have never had a decent conversation.

I watched the car drive away not knowing what to do now that Ethan refused me to work there.

He's such an asshole! I thought to myself and tried to keep my anger in check.

I guess I should go back to the hotel and search for another job.

I turned to look at the gate keeper and he looked at me with eyes of pity,as he pressed the remote control and the gate started closing.

I took it as my clue to leave but just as I was about to leave i heard someone tell the gatekeeper

“Tell her to wait!”

I turned and saw that it was an old woman who was on a wheelchair.

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The gatekeeper opened the gate again and I walked in to the old woman who was sitting on a wheel at the entrance of the house.

I checked the distance from the entrance to the gate. It seemed like she had a loud voice for me to have heard her from the gate side,because it was a little far from the gate.

She turned out to be Granny of the Belford’s and asked me what I wanted.I told the reason why I was there.She surprisingly offered me a job as her personal maid,I was elated and she noticed it but just chuckled.

She asked me to call Granny instead of Mrs Belford,saying that the name was for the woman who would marry her son.

She was very friendly to me unlike Mr Arrogant Asshole who just left.

All I need is to avoid him and my stay here would yield positive things.

But will he make my life easy once he knows Granny let me work here against his wishes?