ANNEOne week had passed by and Arianna still lived trouble free in the mansion, the sight of seeing her everyday been treated so respectfully by Lucas always made me feel somewhat irrelevant.Lucas now has his full attention on her and his mother, he barely gives me his time or attention and that is just why I must kick Arianna out of my house before she replaces me."Ma'am I am not sure about this....." one of the kitchen's staff said, her voice barely above a whisper."Why are you so tensed? Relax...." I patted her shoulders and whispered."Ma.... I am scared, what will Chef Arianna do to me if she finds out?" she uttered, her demeanor became unstable. She was dreaded in fear and anxiety.How hard can it be to do this simple task without getting caught? "Remember, I will pay you a huge amount to do this and you will only do it once" I cajoled her further and tried to calm her down.Can I not find a more braver staff? They all seem very timid and frightened especially when I am aro
ARIANNA I stared at Lucas in absolute bewilderment. What does he mean by that reckless statement. And how did that mushroom get into the food?Why did I not see it on time?Mother was allergic to mushrooms and I made sure to not give her anything containing it. So how did this happen?I would never want to kill mother.Why would I want to kill her? I came here to help her and see her recover."What do you mean by that statement? Lucas I would never intentionally hurt someone talk more of mother" I shot back, still awfully confused at the mushroom found in mother's food.I prepared the food and I know for one that I did not put that there."When you came into this house again, I painstakingly took the liberty to send you a list of dishes that mother eats and what she does not eat. I did it myself so that there would not be any complications. I even listed out her allergies and mushroom is one of them. Why would you add it while cooking for mother? Do you want to worsen her health?"
ANNEArianna's angered form stormed out of the room. I scowled at her before walking up to Lucas who was dumbfounded.He stared at the entrance in which Arianna had walked out through like in a daze.She really deserves what she is getting, I am really glad Lucas lashed out at her. If this matter escalates, she will be out of this house and that is for sure.How dare she threaten to ruin us? The audacity to say such. She really has become so bold and outspoken but I will bring down her ego."My love, please forget about Arianna. Do not bother yourself about what she did. I always knew she was up to no good. She knew damn well that mother is allergic to mushroom but still added it to get back at us for everything that happened in the past.I warned you but you did not listen to me, now she is trying to kill mother" I said to a mute Lucas, his eyes still plastered on the door as thoughts flooded his head.He is just in disbelief, overtime he has come to put so much trust in Arianna and
ARIANNAThe pleasant aroma of mother's meal filled my nostrils as steam left the boiling pot. Mother's food was half ready.I continuosly stirred the meal. The pain of false accusation still lingered like a sting that would not let go.The temptation to drop everything and go home with my son was there but my service to mother still remained paramount. If I leave I would appear weak and easily frightened by the Hiltons, most especially Anne.And I would not be able to help mother recover, she would not deserve it if I abandoned her to free myself from her family's troubles.I have passed the stage of been oppressed by people like the Hiltons. If not for my good heart and my help to mother I would have treated this matter in a more stern and advanced way.I would have probably called the cops to investigate the case further because I know that I never added mushroom to mother's food and someone did.This person did this to frame me. "So everyone, I will like to make a brief announceme
ARIANNA My stay in this mansion was gradually climbing up to two weeks. That is almost going to an entire month!Anne has been nothing but a pain the ass to me. She definitely has a knack for always trying to frustrate me and get me enraged. What is she trying to gain from all these? Sometimes I wondered if she was really insane or she chose to be stupid at times. I am literally trying to help her mother in law recover. And I am not going to stay here for an entire year.Just a fucking month. I did not want to do this in the first place, hell I did not even want to meet the Hiltons in the first place but Anne would not stop trying to secure a meeting with me through Daniel, my personal assistant.And then when our paths finally crossed, Lucas would not stop pleading with me to come see his mother.So how is all these my fault to be exact?A deep lowly sigh left my lips and I sat up straight, placing my feet in the palm slippers that laid on the tiled floors of my room. I was fami
ARIANNAMy heart was as unstable as the steering I held onto, navigating it speedily on the high way. A whirlwind of terrible thoughts shook the foundations of my heart.Where is my son? Who could have done this? Who kidnapped my son? How can I let this happen under my watch? What kind of a terrible mother am I?How can I be so careful when it comes to taking care of someone's mother but I fail to take proper care of my son?!Where do I start my search from? Who do I meet for help? Could it be that Bailey or mother came here to pick Simon? But why would they do that without informing me? I quickly picked my phone and dialed Bailey's number, with every ring that echoed from the phone, my heart's beat increased.The heaviness made me feel so suffocated. It was like air was leaving my lungs without flowing back in.Instantly Bailey picked up, her sleepy voice met my eardrums as she spoke, "Hello?""Bailey? Did you come to pick up my son?" I asked with urgency, not even sparing a second
LUCAS I sat in my study room, a huge workload of office files placed before my desk which were waiting for me to review them but somehow I just could not focus on anything else apart from what happened days back in this house.Arianna thought Simon was missing and she was so scared that it felt like she could have literally died if he was actually missing.Simon is Ian and her son, a testament to the love they share between one another.But here I am, childless after numerous years of waiting for one. It felt like the universe was totally against me.I thought the problem could be from Arianna back then in the past but now it seems I am the real issue.Maybe I am cursed to never have a child. No. I shook my head vehemently with my jaws clenching.Anne is pregnant. I should not have such thoughts.Hopefully this time it will be a very safe delivery and I will have finally have a child.God please. Even if it is just one child. I am tired of all these miscarriages. Unable to concentra
ARIANNA I hummed to myself as I meandered along the hallway of the mansion. I was heading to Anne's room. I needed to inform her that the laundry man was here. These days I am being left alone with only that woman in the house and as much as it irks me, I try my best not to cross her path so she will not cross mine. It was better that way.Lucas drunken behaviour a day before still lingered in the back of my mind. Did he really think I would let him come back into my life after all he put me through?Heavens forbid it!After that incident, I tried my best to avoid speaking with him in the house and so far so good, it is working quite well.Anne already feels I want to steal him away from her and I do not want anything else to further deepen her believe concerning that.I just want this one month to be over so I can get the fuck out of this mansion. Simon was off to Pre-school already and I had instructed his teacher this time to make sure nobody came to pick him apart from me.An