On a breezy summer morning, a young lady could be seen roaming in the lavish garden of the Morin mansion while watering the lovely flower plants. She slowly finished watering the magnolia plants and smiled in satisfaction after touching a soft petal of the magnolia flower. Her knee-length green summer dress was already wet with water drops making the part look a shade darker than the rest of the dress.
She steadily picked up the water jar and moved her legs to the other side while humming a soft song. Her beautiful long chestnut hair was pulled in a messy bun on the top of her head while a few strands of hair were coming out of it and flying with the soft breeze.
Her oval-shaped face was void of any makeup making her look fresh and youthful while her bright green eyes added more charm to her stunning beauty. She always wore a smile on the corner of her soft pink lips while the mole on the corner of her lips would add more fuel to her beautiful smile.
She didn’t have any worry about the world as she kept watering the plants while humming her favourite songs and listened to the birds chirping early in the morning.
"Athena!" Someone shouted, making the girl turn around instantly. She looked at the middle-aged woman who was also the main maid in the mansion. Aunt Layla.
"Yes, aunt Layla?" The girl asked with a smile while keeping the water jar aside and wiping her wet hands on her dress, making aunt Layla look at her with a frown.
"You have again drenched yourself while watering the plants? Tell me who you water? The plants or yourself? And how many times have I told you to leave the job to James? It's his job, not yours. Your job is inside the mansion, not in the garden." Layla scolded Athena who was trying to squeeze her dress and get rid of the excess water from her dress to dry it. Her face had the usual sheepish smile plastered on whenever she got scolded by Layla for working in the garden. It's nothing new.
Every day Layla would find her watering the plants in the garden while getting herself drenched with the plants at the same time. Most importantly she would always get late for her actual work. But she couldn’t help it.
"Oh, aunt Layla! You know I can't help it. I just love working in the garden and taking care of the plants. Why don't you give me the gardener's job too? " She said and then asked the last part while smiling at Layla who heaved a defeated sigh after hearing her words. Again she wanted the gardener's job! That girl!
" That's James' job. Alright, enough of this. Now go and change your clothes before coming to the kitchen. I need your help." Layla said in a strict tone making Athena nod at her words obediently.
"I will be back in a few seconds. You just count the time." Athena replied with a grin before running in the direction of her sleeping quarter. Layla looked at her running back and smiled before shaking her head in amusement. The girl never failed to entertain her.
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"Athena, take this to the dining table." Becky, one of the maids of the mansion ordered while handing Athena two trays of food. Athena quietly took the dishes from her hands with a nod and moved her body towards the direction of the dining room. After reaching the table she put the dishes down and placed them nicely on the table.
"Is the breakfast ready?" Someone asked from behind, making Athena turn around instantly.
"Good morning, Mrs Morin. Yes, the breakfast is ready. Please have a seat." Athena greeted respectfully the mistress of the Morin mansion, Helen Morin, wife of Gabriel Morin who was the younger son of the patriarch of the house Henry Morin. Helen nodded with a smile and took a seat on her usual chair. Athena went to the kitchen and brought a few more dishes with Becky and placed them on the table nicely.
"Good morning, Mom! Good morning, Athena." Emilia, the only daughter of Gabriel and Helen Morin, also Athena's best friend, greeted them with a cheerful voice while taking a seat beside her mother.
"Good morning, baby."
Good morning." Athena and Helen greeted her back at the same time with a smile. Athena gave her a small nod while serving her food.
"Where's Elijah?" Helen asked about her only son while gracefully cutting her pancakes into pieces and taking a bite.
"He's coming in a while," Emilia replied while digging into her food. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Henry Morin also came down and greeted everyone before taking their seats. Athena greeted them respectfully before exiting the dining room to go to the kitchen and wait for them to finish their breakfast. She was really hungry as she hadn’t eaten anything yet so she took an apple from the basket and started to eat it quietly.
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After the Morin family ate their breakfast Athena and Becky quietly cleaned the dining table and put the dirty dishes in the sink to wash them. It was Lexi's job to wash the dishes while Athena was assigned to cleaning and helping in the kitchen. But Athena loved to do every kind of work. So after washing the dishes Athena was about to go upstairs to clean the rooms. She was walking through the corridor absentmindedly while carrying the cleaning stuff when she suddenly bumped into someone.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I didn’t see where I was going." She apologized and started to pick the scattered cleaning stuff without seeing the person's face.
"Next time keep your eyes clean and watch carefully where you are going." A deep booming voice reached her ears making her look up instantly. Her eyes collided with a pair of cold blue eyes which were looking into her green eyes angrily. Roman Morin. The devilishly handsome elder grandson of Henry Morin and heir of the Morin Corporation. He had a pair of deep ocean blue eyes, dark brown hair, high cheekbones, a sharp jaw, and a pair of pink plump kissable lips, and not forget to mention, the body of a male model.
But the way he was looking at her sent chills down to her bone while his presence made her heart race faster. She quickly averted her eyes and nodded while still bending down on the floor and collected her stuff while looking down. Roman didn’t say anything much and quickly left her there on the floor. When he was finally out of her sight, Athena heaved a sigh and put her hands over her heart to calm it down.
"Stupid heart! Why do you have to beat so fast just by seeing him? Do you want me to die of a heart attack?" Athena scolded her heart for again being a fool and smiled sheepishly at herself before finally getting up from the floor and making her way towards the first room she had to clean.
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Athena finished cleaning the last room and gathered the cleaning stuff before exiting the room. She walked slowly through the dark corridor of the third floor. Only Roman Morin lived on this floor. The walls of the corridors were painted in light blue while the floor was wrapped in red carpets making it look bright and vibrant, opposite of what Roman Morin's character was.Athena chuckled lightly while shaking her head at her thoughts. She shouldn't be thinking about those things and focus on her work instead. When she reached the second floor she heard Lexi calling her name. Athena turned around and smiled at her. Lexi was one of the maids in the mansion and was good towards her. She had light blonde hair, fair skin, and light blue eyes. She looked like those pretty mean girls from opera soap but her personality was the opposite. She was an introverted type of girl and didn't tal
Athena slowly roamed her eyes throughout the whole room. It was a spacious room filled with nice-looking furniture. The walls were painted in purple and white giving a warm and welcoming vibe. Athena had entered this room a few times to clean it but she never expected someday it would be her room. Temporary to be exact. But still. The room had a huge balcony facing her favourite spot in the whole mansion. The garden. She could see the beautiful garden from the balcony of her room. It was on the third floor. Just in front of Roman's bedroom.When two days ago she got the shocking proposal from the Morin family she was shocked beyond her limit. She didn't know what to do or say. She didn't understand why they would choose her and why the Mighty Roman Morin agreed to marry a maid of his house when he could have any girl he wanted.
Athena looked at his face with a frown and then turned around to close the door."Closing the door? So eager!" Roman teased with a smirk making Athena go all red because of embarrassment."I didn't know the cold Roman Morin had such good humour," Athena said with a forced smile. Roman chuckled at her counter back."There's a lot of things people don't know about me," Roman said with a careless shrug."Cut the humour aside. Tell me what brings you here Mr Morin." Athena asked straight with a sweet smile plastered on her face, Roman was kinda taken aback by her straightness."Alright, have a seat first Ms. Carson," Roman said as his vo
Athena paced back and forth to calm herself but no matter what she couldn't calm down herself. It was finally the day she would get married to Roman Morin. It's a simple wedding which is going to take place in a church. Besides, they had already applied for marriage registration and collected the certificate a few days back.The traditional marriage rituals were to satisfy the old patriarch of the house.Athena couldn't say she was too happy. The only thing she was anticipating from the marriage was the job in Morin Corporation. It was like a golden goose that would lay golden eggs for her at the end of every month.She had already signed the contract which was sent by Roman and from thisday she would live with Roman in his apartment and that didn't make her feel
Athena slowly followed Roman and entered his penthouse. It was a well-furnished and luxurious penthouse. Athena was very tired after the long wedding ceremony and wanted to go to her room and sleep as soon as possible. "Which one is my room?" Athena asked while yawning. She looked like a disaster with her hair looking like a bird's nest. Roman turned around and looked at her expressionlessly. "Upstairs, first room from the left," Roman answered in a casual voice making Athena nod. "Thanks. I will get going then. Good night Mr Morin." Athena said and greeted him a good night before making her way towards the staircase to go upstairs. "R
It was already lunchtime by the time Athena finished making half of the report. She yawned while stretching her body. Her back was aching from sitting too long in the same posture. The office room she was given was a nice one. It was comfortable and everything was well furnished. She was given a personal computer to work on. Athena took her phone out and checked the time. Time to have some lunch. Thinking of food, her stomach grumbled. She didn't eat anything since morning and was very hungry so she decided to take a break and go to eat something. She packed her bag and was about to go out when the telephone on her desk started to ring. She became startled for a moment. She slowly picked the phon
It was around 9 pm when Athena finally finished sending the last email. She was exhausted already so she quickly put her things in her bag and grabbed her phone from her desk before finally making her way out of her cabin. She was holding the printed files in one hand and her stuff in others as she made her way towards Roman's office. The whole floor was calm and silent as everyone had already left. She sighed, thinking when she would be able to go home and sleep. Meanwhile, busy in her thoughts she finally reached Roman's office and knocked two times as usual before entering. She closed the door behind her back and glanced at Roman who was going through some files. As usual, he didn't bother to look up so she cleared her throat to get his attention to which Roman finally looked up at and before putting the file aside.
It's been two weeks since Athena joined the Morin Corporation as Roman's joint Secretary. Also, it's been three weeks since she married Roman Morin legally after signing the prenuptial contract and agreed to be his hidden wife.In the past two weeks, Roman didn't let a single opportunity go to waste to exhaust her. He did everything to make her work hard starting from making her do every single chore. She made his coffee, arranged his schedule, brought him breakfast, lunch and dinner, sent emails, and brought gifts for his clients to impress them. Everything!Athena knew he was doing all those to make her quit but she wouldn't. Instead, she did everything without any mistakes. But alas she always finds a way to mock or insult her which makes her angrier day by day.