Miranda felt unease as she didn't know why Alex had been following her since the afternoon. He sent her on errands, and now he was boldly standing beside her, not caring if she lost her job.Miranda wanted to distance herself from the tall man standing beside her. He was different from Derrick. He talked a lot and was more friendly to approach.Most of the maids were also discussing that they liked him, unlike the boss. But with Juliet there, the maids had to only gossip behind Juliet's back.Juliet was irritated on seeing Alex standing outside with Miranda."Miranda! Lady Loretta sent for you!" Juliet shouted, startling Miranda who wanted to take permission from Alex to leave his presence as she was also afraid of him and why he was pestering her.Miranda wasn't used to a guy summoning her all the time. Even Derrick never summoned any of the maids like that. At first, Miranda had thought that was how Alex was calling the other maids, but it later dawned on her that he was only after
"Ha!" Most of the maids gasped, not expecting Alex to be so shameless and Juliet to lose her temper enough to deliver a factory-resetting slap to Alex.His black eyes surged with anger as they narrowed at her."How dare you raise your hands to hit me? Have you gone mad?" Alex queried as he seized Juliet by the wall, his hand clutching her neck.Juliet hadn't expected Alex to retaliate. Gasping for air, she cursed him, "You're such an asshole, and I regret ever getting pregnant as a result of that night with you. You can never be my son's father or see him. You disgust me."Alex's hand immediately loosened from Juliet's neck, and she slumped to the floor.Some of the maids had gone to report to Lady Loretta about what was happening in the maids' quarters. The older woman rushed there just as Alex finally let go of Juliet."What's going on here, Alex? What did you do to her? Get help quickly and check if she's alright," Lady Loretta yelled and coughed while Alex carried Juliet, who had
After dinner with his mother ended, Derrick escorted her to her bedroom. Knowing that she was worrying about the maids and the incident that had happened earlier, he spoke to her, "Mom, you see the reason I told you earlier to send that maid away."Lady Loretta smiled after she walked into her room and settled on her lush white bed. She told Derrick, "No, Derrick. Miranda is not at fault here and I cannot understand why you dislike her so much."Derrick frowned after hearing his mother's statement."Mom, I do not dislike her, only that I feel she's up to something fishy here. I don't want any of them troubling you. As I will also be troubled with that," Derrick cleared his mother's doubt.Seeing the sincerity in her son's eyes, that he truly cares for her, Lady Loretta agreed, "That's alright. I am sure the incident wouldn't happen again. But you shouldn't send any of them away.""Okay, mother. I won't. Will you be needing anything else, or should I return now to my room?" Derrick inq
Alex looked perplexed as he watched Derrick leave him and climb the flight of stairs.Not wanting to accept Derrick's rejection, Alex quickly chased after Derrick. "Why, uncle? You cannot tell me not to date Miranda. I am not trying to play with her. I sincerely want her. I know she's a maid here, and she told me she lost her mother at a young age and grew up at the orphanage."Derrick frowned as he walked into his sitting room on the top floor. He turned to look at Alex and said, "I don't care if she's a maid here or not. All I am saying is that you had an affair with Juliet and you should try to settle scores with Juliet first. You shouldn't dare to sleep with Miranda here, and know that my mother particularly treasures that maid. If not, I could have her terminate her contract before your recent arrival here."Alex scowled as he heard Derrick say that. Derrick strolled away to his bedroom door, and Alex said, "Uncle, maybe mother wants you to marry the maid, since you say she treas
Carefully pulling the door open, Miranda was shocked to see Alex Jackson standing there in front of her room door."Hi, I wanted to have a conversation with you." Before Alex could complete his statement, Miranda quickly slammed the door hard on his nose, as she was afraid, wondering what he came there to do. The sound of the door slammed hard, alerting the rest of the maids, and they rushed out to know what that was.Seeing Alex standing behind Miranda's room door, the maids bowed to leave, but Alex was hungry, so he quickly called one of the maids, as he was embarrassed and enraged, not expecting Miranda to disrespect him, and she reacted the way that she did.His nose also hurt and he twitched in pain. He told one of the maids, "Come here; go and get my dinner."Ella was stunned and afraid, not expecting to see Alex in the maids quarters. Even Derrick hardly came there to see them, but not like Alex was there for Juliet; he was clearly after Miranda.Ella quickly left the kitchen t
"Derrick!" Lady Loretta scolded her son, shouting back at him. The way he raised his voice towards Miranda also shocked her."Mom, I am sorry, but why care about the maid? She woke up late, and yet she's still delaying your breakfast. Don't you see how tardy she looked? She should be fired and sent away from here," Derrick said, as his deep blue eyes fell on Miranda.Miranda was scared when she met Derrick's gaze, which looked so deadly, like he wanted to personally discipline her for daring to have his mother starve again when she knew that his mother enjoyed her services."I.. I am sorry, sir. I will go and serve mother's breakfast now." Miranda quickly bolted away from them, and Alex was also silent. Alex didn't think too much about Derrick's reaction, as he knew Derrick was a very principled person who didn't tolerate nonsense or laziness."That's okay, Derrick. You shouldn't get annoyed with Miranda. I am not complaining about her being lazy; she's my maid, and I know we're human
Alexa thought Derrick wanted to send her on an errand to maybe get him lunch, but to her surprise, he invited her to come into his office. "You sent for me, sir," Alexa said as she stood elegantly in the presence of Derrick, who sat on his executive chair. "Yes, I did. Have your seat." Derrick was still speaking to Alexa in a professional tone. He tried to soften his tone to be friendly with her. Alexa was nervous. She sat face-to-face with Derrick. This was actually the first time that Derrick had asked her to sit in his presence. "Well, Alexa. I want us to be friends. Are you okay with it?" Derrick proposed, not knowing if he said it right. He was nervous and really wished he wasn't the one asking Alexa to date him. In the past, young girls were the ones flocking to be with him. But Derrick didn't entertain the girls around him. For some reason best known to him, he avoided close contact with women except the ones in his family. "I am okay with being your friend, sir," Alexa sa
"Where are you, uncle? It's taking so long to step out," Alex complained, and Derrick remembered he was the one who brought Alex to work in his own car just because he did not want Alex associating with Miranda.Derrick frowned and replied, "Wait for me at the car park. I will be there soon." After ending the phone call, Derrick ensured that everything in his office was neatly kept. He switched off his computer and rose from his seat.Clutching his black briefcase, Derrick finally exited his office, handing his office key to his assistant before walking into the elevator and out of the company building."What took you so long, uncle?" Alex asked as Derrick finally got into the car."Nothing that concerns you," Derrick replied as he buckled his seatbelt. He told his driver, "Drive."Alex looked at Derrick and shook his head, then remarked, "I guess it's about your secretary, right? Do you intend to court her? She seems pretty, though."Derrick didn't say a word in response to what Alex