They knew some unexpected visitor that Oli herself did not know about was probably up to no good. It was Oli’s house, she knew everyone that would come to visit, but Stephanie was not one of those guests.The helpers guessed that Stephanie was probably just looking for Maya too, which is why the head helper allowed Maya to leave the house in the meantime too.Stephanie squinted her eyes, but there was still no response. After a while, Stephanie cleared her throat and said, “Oh, I’m sorry, I misspoke. You see, my fiancé, Alexander, had this helper back then that liked to cook. I really liked Maya’s cooking. I spoke it out of habit.”Everyone was fighting the urge to just yank Stephanie’s hair. It was like one of those scenes on TV where the evil rival arrived. It was the same atmosphere.Suddenly, the home phone rang, and the head helper answered it, but Stephanie had a strong feeling that it was Oli, so she immed

“No, it’s not that- I mean, of course I want to sleep with you but- ah, anyways, that’s not the point. I’m not helping you because of that.” Ryan sighed deeply and continued, “Look, all I’m saying is that I’m just looking out for you.”“And why would you do that? Is this some part of your stupid bet because I don’t trust you, so just leave me alone.” Sally coldly said, “I appreciate what you did by not telling anyone my real identity and about Maya but let’s keep it at that. I said it before, and I’d say it again, I’m the challenge you will never win, so stop trying.”But just as Sally was leaving, she tripped over some rake on her way out, so to prevent her from falling, Sam grabbed Sally by her waist and pulled her in closer. Sally could hear Sam’s increasing heartbeat along with her heart racing as well.Their lips were inches away from each other as th

Maya has never been blinded by any material wealth. All she wanted was her parents, and she was happy with her simple life.That was all that really, but the world kept testing her, and she suffered many hardships.She could not understand what Stephanie wanted more from her. Could they not just pretend that both of them did not exist.Yes, a part of Maya wanted to ask Stephanie why she was causing trouble with her. But, she still preferred not to see her again.Just as Maya was deep in her thought, Stephanie screamed like a lunatic that did not care that they were in a public place.“But that’s just it! Alexander backed off our wedding! He just decided one day that he didn’t want to marry me. How could he change his mind like that? I refuse to believe that you didn’t have anything to do with it!” Stephanie kept yelling. She was completely devoid of the poise that she had most of the time Maya had sawed her before.

Mrs. Simons flinched as she saw Maya’s eyes. There was a certain sense of familiarity that struck her heart. She could not say anything for a while, but after, Mrs. Simons stopped Maya from leaving as she grabbed her arm and said, “You’re not a bother, Maya. I insist you get checked.”When Maya heard the sincerity and care in Mrs. Simons’ voice, she could not help but feel warm inside. It was like the woman was not a stranger to her and was really hoping for Maya to get well.Despite that, Maya was still hesitant, and she was also fearful that Pedro and Stephanie would come rushing to the hospital to take her away.That was her biggest concerns, and she was avoiding that, so she wanted to grab her things at Oli’s then just flee for everyone’s safety.Maya was well aware that Stephanie came from a rich and powerful family, whereas she has nothing.People like Stephanie could destroy Maya’s whole life w

“I just figured the house could use a little enthusiasm, don’t you think so, Cath?” Mrs. Simons stated with a bitter smile.She was silent for a moment as if thinking about something. Her eyes were glinting with sadness and confusion as she continued, “Maya… how do I say this? She’s… genuine, and I felt at ease with her, but I don’t know why and I hate not knowing why.”Cath, the helper, smiled at Mrs. Simons’ reaction. For the longest time that Cath has known Mrs. Simons, she never saw her make such a genuine smile, at least not after that incident.Naturally, Cath felt happy, and she was hoping as well that Maya would think about the offer and accept it.But then, she was worried because Cath knew what Mrs. Simons was planning on doing. Having Maya working with them was a risk to take against a certain crazy old man.“That girl, Maya, actually looked like your niece who