Chapter 5: Dinner time

"Mr Quinn" her eyes darted to Simon who stood behind me, hinting him to leave.

"Mr Quinn might I speak to my sister, a l o n e" she emphasized, seeing his feet still rooted to ground.

I shared a meaningful glance with Simon, giving him a little nod that I would be okay.

After he was out of sight Patricia circled me, accessing me from head to toe.

"These hickeys still look fresh, who's bed did you warm huh?" She taunted as she came to stand before me with a smug on her face.

"I'll let you have your silly ideas" I stated as I made a move to leave.

"I'm not done talking to you, maid" She uttered coldly, having me halt on the second step.

"Oops did i annoy you? Relax, I'm your sister, talk to me" She feigned politeness with a wide smile spread across her lips.

"This are bug bites" I replied.

"Bug bites or man bites?" She probed, tilting her head in question.

The mischievous glint in her eyes was evident which led me to conclude this would not end well with all this questions she was throwing at me.

"Patricia..."a voice called out from behind, having both of us turn around.

Seeing it was Mr Hanson my heart skipped a beat, regardless this was an opportunity to leave.

"Good day" I told Patricia as I turned to head off.

"Can you believe it, your maid now sleeps around, be wary of her so she doesn't seduce you, ok love?" I heard her say to Mr Hanson, her voice high-pitched as she spoke with Mr Hanson.

Laughable, I had already seduced him, but dare sister you would never know.

Deep down I felt hurt hearing her speak about me like that but I didn't dare look back while walking away.

As I reached my room in the worker's quarters, tears that i didn't realize had clouded my eyes starting falling, I laid on the bed and clutched a pillow in silence.

It was only ten minutes I had before returning to work.

I can't afford to be seen like this in front of the Hanson family.

Racking my head thinking about what to do, a knock came upon my door, to which I ran to open in a haste.

Standing before me was the butler holding big red box.

"Don't ask me how I got it just take it" He muttered already shoving the box into my head.

Opening the box in front of him my eyes widened at the sight of makeup and some other cosmetics.

"There's also a bug bite ointment in there, just in case..." He added.

I blinked at him in disbelief, 

 how much he know?

  What did he know?

"Why are you helping me" I asked, a warm smile settling on my lips as I stared at him.

We weren't even close yet...

"I'm helping myself, do you know how many workers get fired here in a day? It's a stress to keep on hiring over and over again, plus I don't really want to see you go just yet" He explained patiently, whispering.

I giggled as he yapped.

He was quite an excessive talker.

"Come to the kitchen after you're done alright" He said before striding off.

Watching his retreating figure finally disappear at the end of corridor a sigh of relief escaped my lips as I shut the door.

Thank goodness he was thoughtful!

Fifteen minutes later I was finally done covering the hickeys with make up.

It was surprising how the make up items were compatible with my skin tone.

In the short time used to come give it me, I doubt he ordered it online then does that mean he always had it?

Clearing my mind I headed out to the kitchen where I was immediately tasked to set plates and cutleries on the diner table before the members of the family arrived.

After I was done setting the table with two other kitchen staff we returned to the kitchen to arrange the appetizers, putting them on trays.

A while later we brought in the trays to the dinner room when the members of the family had arrived.

As I served the appetizers I felt someone's eye following my every move.

"I'll have more of this strawberry cupcakes" said Mrs Hanson to which I went to the kitchen to get more cupcakes.

"Mrs Hanson you should be cautious of your favorite employees" Patricia told Mrs Hanson as she sneered at me the moment I returned with a tray in hand.

I just knew this was coming, I expected this of her anyways.

Ignoring her I went to serve Mrs Hanson.

"Are you trying to say my mother carefree?" Aaron, Calhoun's younger brother countered her.

I faintly smiled as he spoke, if there was another person that disliked my stepsister, it would be him, I wondered why though.

"Of course not, don't misunderstand" Patricia narrowed her eyes at him.

"Then please explain so I we may better understand" Aaron brows scrunched up as he stared at her as if clueless.

"Actually what I was trying say was that a maid here is defying the rules of the household" She stated, her gaze turning to me.

I froze as I stood in a distance at Mrs Hanson's side with my eyes lowered.

I hated this people's drama, can't they just eat quietly.

"Please be more precise, a lot of workers here defy the rules..." Said Aaron.

I looked up to see Calhoun staring at me as he ate, seated at the first chair of the rectangle table.

Him and his mother sat far across each other at the table while every other person was seated on the sides.

Mrs Hanson's husband had passed a long time ago leaving his company to his wife and assets to children including his illegitimate daughter, Jessica, who was around my age.

During dinner time, she was always quiet one at the table until Aaron or James would drag her Into a conversation or argument.

Even though she was an illegitimate child, nobody ever mentioned it casually or belittled her for it, maybe it was because Morgan, their mother was a really kindhearted woman, she treated everyone like her children.

"Just today I saw Clover and the butler kissing so intimately in a corridor "