Ethan turned his face away. He was trying as hard as he could not to show how furious he was. Why was he furious? That's a question that he couldn't even answer.Faking a smile, he replied. “I just saw how close you both were. I'm just curious, you know”.“Truth is, I really love Valerie. If I have the chance, I'd like to date her, but she's a bit difficult so….” Nicole paused.Ethan reprimanded. “Stop messing around, you punk. Please keep in mind the reason you came back. You are bad because you need to take part in the family business, and that's why you shouldn't focus on women”.“Focus on women? Valerie is not just some woman, she's not just anyone to me. By the way, since she's working for you, I'd like to ask you for a favor” Nicole smiled.Ethan narrowed his eyes, dropping his cell phone on the stool beside him. “A favor? What is it?”“Well, you have to help me take good care of Valerie since she's working for you. She's a special person to me, and I wouldn't want her to have a

“Are you a clown?” The question got Valerie scared and confused. Why would the President ask her if she was a clown? She stared at him, still in his arms.“Are you done checking me out? Or you simply don't want to stand?” The President scoffed, and she quickly stood up properly.With that, she dropped Audrey on the ground. “I'm… I'm sorry, sir”.The President glared at her. She didn't need anyone to tell her that she's in trouble. “Are you deaf? Are you a clown?”Valerie blinked her eyes rapidly. Audrey chuckled a little, and tapped her. “Huh?”“The outfit, Miss old-fashioned. You're still in the clown outfit” Audrey whispered, and Valerie gasped. She bit her lips, embarrassed.The President snorted. “Why are you putting on this attire? And where are you both coming from?” Valerie gulped hard. Her heart skipped as she thought of a way to explain to the President.“Why do I always get into trouble? Now, how do I get out of this mess?”Valerie coughed helplessly. She couldn't think of

“You scoundrel!”Rebecca freaked out, and Valerie held her cheeks with her head bowed.Audrey gasped in shock, and staggered up despite her sprained ankle. “Why did you do that?”“Ethan, where the hell did you get this lady from? Just take a look at me, and my attire. She has the guts to spill the juice on me” Rebecca barked angrily.Valerie clenched her fist in annoyance. She was just a worker in the villa, and doesn't have any right to retaliate. “I'm sorry, Miss”.“Why are you apologizing to her, Miss old-fashioned? She doesn't deserve your apology, not after slapping you in the face. Daddy, why is Rebecca here? I thought you already left the house. I can take anything from her, but she should never hurt Miss old-fashioned” Audrey broke into tears.Rebecca scoffed, and turned to Ethan, who stared blankly at them with an expressionless face. “You little… Ethan, why aren't you saying anything? Are you just going to sit there and let this thing insult me?”With that, Audrey burst into

Absent-mindedly, Valerie stirred the milk in the cup. She was troubled because the day was getting closer.“Should I tell Nicole about this? Oh, no! He just got back to the country, and he must be so busy with other things. What do I do now? I have barely four days to get a man with me to Patricia's wedding. I'm doomed!”.“When are you going to finish stirring that?”Smacked out of her thoughts, Valerie turned swiftly and saw Anastasia glaring at her as though she could shoot her to death with her eyes.Valerie gulped hard as she placed the cup on the saucer. “Have you been here long?”With a snort, Patricia rolled her eyes. “Do I owe you any explanation? You are such a lazy ass, and I wonder why you were even hired with this sort of lazy behavior of yours”.Valerie, who was still short of words, grabbed the saucer with a heavy exhale. She has already gotten used to Anastasia's critics each time they meet each other.“I have other things to do, Anastasia. It would be very foolish of m

“You're the most beautiful bride I've ever seen, Patricia. You're really my adorable daughter”. Patricia smiled broadly as Claudia kept on raining praises on her. She was dressed in her gorgeous wedding dress. “Have you forgotten from whom I got my beauty, Mom?”Upon hearing that, Claudia chuckled. Her dreams have always been for her daughter to get every good thing in life, especially from her stepdaughter Valerie. “Of course, darling. You're so smart and beautiful. Who else would you have gotten all those attributes from if not your mother?”“Today, I've fully taken that which has always been my sister's. Valerie shouldn't even bother showing her face because whoever her boyfriend is, he'll never match up to Justin” Patricia laughed.Claudia patted her shoulder, and commented. “I can't wait for her to make a fool out of herself with the boyfriend she said she has. You're the only child of the Watson's, who is worth inheriting everything that your father has. I won't let that half s