Chapter 2
"Here's your room," The lady says to her with a deep frown on her face after she took Ariel into a large beautiful room. The room is just like the types she has only seen in movies. She never imagined that she'd see this type of room in her entire life, and to think she's going to be sleeping here, she can only be happy that it's more comfortable than her small room back in the house, but also scared of what is going to happen here. "Thank you," She says to her politely, but the lady only ignores her. It's already getting confusing at this point. "That's the bathroom there. Go have your bath and join me downstairs. We have something to discuss," The lady says to her casually, and she slowly nods her head. As much as she wants to ask her some questions out of curiosity, on a second thought, she conclude to let this rest for now. Besides, not that she will be leaving here anytime soon, that is if she's ever going to be leaving, anyway. She watches as the lady turns and walks out of the room, slamming the door behind her as if she's angry or something. Isn't she the same woman that was cheerful back in their house? This is creepy. Finally dragging her feet into the bathroom, her mouth drops open in shock at the sight that welcomes her. The bathroom is so large and beautiful, almost two times her room back in their home. A few minutes later... Walking back into the room, she spot a short gown and some undies on the bed. Here she was, thinking that she'll wear the previous dress, but thank goodness that she has something else to wear. Her annoying stepfather didn't even allow her to take any of her clothes with her. Stepping out of the room a few minutes later to go meet the lady downstairs as she has requested, she strides down the hallway, but the sudden noise coming from one of the rooms brings her to an abrupt halt. The voice sounds like the lady from earlier, and she can't help but get curious about who she's arguing with. "I told you that I was going to find my way around this, Alicia. Why did you have to do that?" The masculine voice coming from the room sounds so angry. "What possible way, huh? We don't have much time anymore, can't you get it? We both know how much this means to you, and I won't want to be the reason you would lose everything. I'm doing this for our future, and I hope you understand it," The lady's voice who she presumes to be the Alicia woman, tries to explain to the man. She tries to comprehend what's happening, but nothing is coming through. "Alicia...""I know you love me, Maxwell. Just do this for me, for us, and our future. I know how much it means to you, and I wish that I can help, but I'm handicapped at this point. I am not against this, OK?" Alicia's calm and sweet voice sounds from inside again, and Ariel sigh in confusion. Now, everything is becoming a puzzle she can't even think of solving because it's so damn difficult. About to leave, the door suddenly pulls open, and she raises her gaze to check who just walked outside, but her mouth drops open in shock at the sight that welcomes her. The young man standing before her is what one can refer to as a demi-god. The spark in his gray eyes melts the coldest hearts, his elegance is everything that makes him perfect, she can't help admiring his thick black shiny hair that is clinging to his head with some strands resting on his forehead. He's the most handsome man she has ever seen in her entire life, and her breath is already feeling hitching. Who is he? Her boyfriend? Her brother? Oh, no, he can't be her brother. "H...hi..." She finally finds her voice after about a minute of staring at him, and he only glares hard at her before walking out on her. She stares at him until he's out of sight, and even his walk is perfect. Judging from his look, he can't be more than thirty-three years old. Don't ask how she knows about that. Reading people's age is one of the gifts she has, though it's not an achievement. Taking a deep breath, she proceeds downstairs where she meet him sitting on the couch with his legs crossed while having all of his attention on his phone. Now, she's feeling like she's not wanted here. Besides, she's coming to work as a maid, so what does he care? She concludes, though Alicia has her yet what she was brought here to do anyway. But there's no other job that's usually available in a mansion like this except working as a maid. The moment feels so awkward as she sits on the couch across from him and stare at him in admiration. How can someone be this cute and perfect? Even with the frown on his face, he still looks super hot, how will he now look with a smile on his face? The sound of the footsteps descending the staircase pulls her attention, and she tilts her head to see the Alicia lady coming to the living room. She walks over to the man and slumps beside him on the couch. Now, Ariel is getting curious about why they called her here. "What's that your name again?" Alicia asks her, breaking the dead silence."Ariel Williams," She replies to her, after glancing at the Maxwell guy for no reason. "Alright, Ariel. I'll go straight to the point. As I said, I have a job for you..." Alicia pauses, and adjusts on the couch, while she stares in curiosity. "My husband and I have some difficulty having babies, so you're here to help out," Alicia finally spills out, and she blinks her eyes confusingly, wondering what she meant by that."Huh?" Her eyes slowly widen in shock as her words replay in her head a couple of times, sending waves of confusion to her. What does she mean by that? "You can't say no to us, because I have already settled it with your parents. You now belong to us..." Alicia pauses and sighs briefly. "You're going to get pregnant for my husband, and when you give birth to the child, he or she will be mine. You won't have any right over her, and this must remain a secret between the three of us," Alicia further says, and her heartbeat stops for a while. Her whole world comes crashing down to her feet as she stares at her blankly. This is not happening to her, please. She can't do this. "Before we proceed, we'll sign a contract..." Alicia pauses, then reaches out to the bag on the center table, and brings out a pen and white paper from it, pushing it to her afterward. "Go through it, and sign it. We need to make this quick," Alicia instructs her, and she gulps down nothing. As much as she want to stand up and fight for her right, and refuse this, realizing that her greedy parents already sold her to this lady, her right has been sold to her, so she has no choice at this point. How did her life end up like this? How did she end up here? With her hand trembling, she picks up the paper and glances through it. "Rule number one, you don't get to deny my husband sex, until you get pregnant. Meaning that he can have sex with you for as much as he can until you carry his child. Rule number two, you must not leak the secret to anyone, and to avoid chaos in the future, you need to always present yourself as a maid if the need arises..." Alicia pauses and reclines on the couch. "Rule three, the baby will be mine once he or she is birthed, and you won't have any claim over him or her in the future. After you deliver the child, you'll continue to work for us as our maid. When the baby grows up, you'll have to continue your unfinished business," Alicia further says, and she bats her eyelashes. So, she's only going to be their children producing machine? Now, this is unfair. "Rule four, he is my husband, and I wouldn't want you attaching any feeling to it along the line. I can be crazy when it comes to my husband. You're here for a job, and not to fall in love with my husband," Alicia further says, and she glances at the man who doesn't look like he has been listening to his wife all along. What has she done to deserve this? Why she of all people? "I'm taking you to the hospital, first thing tomorrow morning to check your health status. I need to make sure that you're safe for my husband," Alicia finally says, and she slowly nods her head. Not that she has a choice to say 'no' anyway. "Now, sign the paper, and give it back to me," Alicia instructs her, and she slowly nods her head. Reaching out for the paper, she picks up the pen, and with her trembling hand, she signs it and pushes it forward to her. Alicia picks up the paper and attaches her signature on it, before pushing it to Maxwell, who reluctantly signs the paper too. Here she was, thinking her life would eventually get better, but it seems like she was mistaking. Maybe it's her fate to suffer for the rest of her life...Chapter 3Three days later... Her heart beats rapidly as she cuddles herself up on the bed and stare at the closed door. It's almost time Maxwell will show up in the room to have sex with her as scheduled, and she can't help getting scared. They have gone to the hospital just the following day that she came here, and after series of tests, the doctor confirmed that she's healthy, though she was still given some injections. It's almost 10pm already, and as the second ticks slowly, she feels her heartbeat increases rapidly. You can imagine why she's so scared, right? Aside from never been laid by any man all her life, she never thought that she would lose her virginity to some stranger. The minute hand finally ticks the time, and as if he timed her, the door suddenly pulls open, and her breath stops immediately as she beholds him standing. He's wearing a purple robe that exposes a portion of his chest. Although she didn't stare long before she turns her gaze away, but he looks so br
Chapter 4Three weeks later... "I told you not to do this, babe. It seems like I've just been wasting my time," Maxwell vents his frustration as he drives down the road. It has been three weeks since he and Ariel have been into this dirty thing, thinking that it'll eventually yield good results, but it turns out that he was mistaken. He has also slept with her on her ovulation, thinking that she'll eventually get pregnant, but nothing happened. "Come on, honey... You don't have to get too worked up about this, OK? We're just going to go for a medical check-up and see what's wrong with her. I promise you that everything will be fine," Alicia holds his hand and assure him before she glances over at Ariel who has been in the backseat and watching the couple as she thinks about her life. "Are you sure you're not having any unusual feelings, Ariel?" This is the same question that Alicia has been asking her for the past three weeks, and each time she asked her that, she'll tell her that
Chapter 5The next day at Max's mansion... The early morning sunlight penetrates the room through the window, and Ariel slowly tilts her head to see that it's morning already. She sighs briefly and runs her fingers through her messy hair, groaning tiredly. Recalling the incident of the previous night, a smile lace up her lips. She has never felt so good all her life, and she enjoyed every bit of it yesterday. Looking to the side of the bed, she sighs briefly as an empty space welcomes her. Maybe if he were to be her boyfriend or husband, he would've been by her side and sleeping peacefully, and maybe she may have all the time to stare at his handsome face, but too bad that he can never be hers. He belongs to someone else. Realizing that she has to go to the hospital to get the test result, she quickly stands up from the bed and drags herself into the bathroom, while holding the duvet to her naked body. Her vaginal feel sore after the sex, but she can still manage to walk. After ha
Chapter 6The next day..."Are you sure about this?" Alicia asks for the umpteenth time as their car pulled over at the parking lot of Mr. Dante's mansion."You don't have to be nervous, babe. Everything will be fine," Max assures her, and she nods her head as they both hop out of the car. They stride to the entrance door and ring the doorbell. Moments later, the door pulls open, revealing a woman in her mid-sixties. She's Mr. Dante's housekeeper."Good day, ma'am Cleo," Max greets her politely, and the woman smiles at them warmly. Madam Cleo used to be Maxwell's nanny after the death of his mom years ago. After Max moved out of the house to build a family of his, the woman had to take on the job of helping Mr. Dante out with the house chores and also cook for him."Please come in," She opens the door wide for them, and they both walk inside. The sparkling neat large living room welcomes the both of them. It has been a while since they were last here and the place is only getting more
Chapter 7Two months later... Max has successfully taken over the companies and things have been moving smoothly for the past two months. Ariel still lives with them, but she hasn't been happy as the thought of eventually giving up her child keeps haunting her every second that ticks. It's a beautiful evening and the atmosphere is conducive for a balcony. Staring up at the dark sky, she sighs for the umpteenth time as she holds the rail. So many thoughts parade through her mind and she can't help another sigh that tears through her throat. The thought of her mom flashes through her mind, and a drop of tears slid down the corner of her cheek as she bites her bottom lip sadly. As much as she dislikes her for doing this to her, she still can't help but miss her. She has no idea why she was suddenly cruel to her, but one thing she will never forget is that there was a time that she lived her life for her, a time that her mom protected and sacrificed her happiness to make her happy. But
Chapter 8"You can't do that, Max. I disagree with you!" Alicia yells angrily as she barges into the room and paces angrily. "Come on, babe... You know deep inside you that I'm doing the right thing...""The right thing? Do you have any idea what you're about to do at all? This wasn't what we planned. What if something happens to the baby?" She asks angrily, crossing her arms on her chest, and he sighs briefly. "Nothing of such will happen, babe. I promise you that the baby will be fine, OK? I know why you're worried, and I assure you that everything will be fine, OK?" He speaks to her softly, as he places his hands on her shoulder. An awkward silence assumes the air as Alicia just stares at her husband with a suspicious look. She has been feeling like something is not right about her husband. She was worried that Ariel might eventually take her husband away from her, and now he's getting all worked up about her, what's going on? "Are you in love with her?" She suddenly asks out o
Chapter 9Staring at her reflection in the mirror, she sighs for the umpteenth time and tucks her hair behind her ear. It's going to be her first day at work today, and she feels awkward. She hasn't done this before, and neither does she know how it works. She never imagined that she'd ever get to work as a secretary. Of course, she knows that the job wasn't given to her because of her qualification, but she's still confused about why Max would do that. Even if he wanted to help her, he could've gotten her a job somewhere else, right? Taking a deep breath, she finally picks up her phone which Max got for her a couple of days ago, before she ambles out of the room, closing the door gently behind her. Her heels click on the floor as she walks along the hallway, and soon, she descends from the staircase. She looks extremely beautiful in her black suit which reveals her curvy shape. Her thick black long curled hair is falling freely over her shoulders with some strands resting on her for
Chapter 10Ariel Williams Dragging myself into my room tiredly, I plunge myself into the bed and sigh in relief. It was just my first day at work today, and I feel so exhausted. It was nice working in the company, and I'm glad that I'm already coping with the teachings that the system has been offering me. Whoever programmed the system must be a pro at this. I mean, it was so detailed and I didn't need anyone to explain anything to me. The sound of my ringing phone pulls my attention, and I glance at it before reaching out to it lazily. A strange number displays on the screen, and I pull a puzzled look as I wonder who must be the owner of the number. I was warned strictly not to converse with anyone aside from Max and his wife, so I never bothered to give any of my colleagues my number, even as one of them requested for it. I watch the phone ring and the call drops dead, but barely two seconds passed before the phone starts ringing again with the same number displayed on the screen.