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Jacqueline's POVI stepped in further, hoping I would hear their conversation a lot more clearly, but I still did not. Just mumbled words that seemed secretive.I clutched onto my traveling bag tightly. I had a bad feeling about their whispers. Aunt Janelle and her daughter had always been the lousy type.I peeped into the thin space left by the door ajar, they sat on the bed, their lips formed soft mutterings. I was sure they were hiding something, or worse… planning something.I was forced to make a sound—an awkward cough that stole their attention. They turned to me, Kara's eyes glimmered with fear, while my aunt's filled with surprise.“I am back,” I said, trying to make the scene less awkward than it was, but I only worsened it.Kara's fear shifted into fake excitement, I could see her through her pretense as she gritted her teeth.She hated me, we stopped pretending about that when she humiliated me at a party two years ago, right in front of Alex, my nemesis.The image of the d

Jacqueline's POV​Who could that be? We… I wasn't expecting anyone. I don't know about Alex.​He went to get the door. Two women walked in. One a little older than me, and the other should be around my age. The older woman was dressed in a shirt and skirt, while the younger one was dressed in a plain top and jean trousers that hugged her curves tightly. Her hair-do and make-up seemed too flashy. I have a feeling she has an ulterior motive.​"Sign," Alex reminded me. I turned to him.​I took the document from him and I read it thoroughly. I forced myself to ignore the lines that read 'No staying out late,' and 'You must always obey my rules'.​It was more like house-mating terms, and it was quite favourable. I signed it.The women watched ​Alex and I converse.​I cleared my throat. "Who are they?" I asked.​"House workers. They'd help you around the house."​Did he employ people to serve me?​"I do not need them."​"What did the contract say about rules?"​Right! I mustn't disobey hi