CHAPTER SEVEN

EMILY P.O.V

The men who are after me keep banging the door,I look for another way to get out of the room but don’t see any other option asides to jump down throw the window.I peep to window and see that it’s not too high,Luckily for me all my personal belongings fit into my bag.

I carry my bag and throw it down and it lands on the floor,thinking fast I fold the bedsheets and tie them up in the form of a rope,tie it to the leg side of the bed and through the other side out the window.

I hurriedly use the bedsheets I tie as an assist to climb out the wall through the window.I hear the men chasing me finally break open the door.Luckily for me I am already down and ready to run for my dear life.

I see them peep down and one of them shouts”Hey,Emily stop right there”.I pick up my bag and run to the road and hail the next available taxi I see.The taxi driver stops,I hurriedly push my bag inside and tell him to drive faster to the Belford’s Mansion.

I look back and see that the SUV is still following us closely behind.I pray in my mind that I get to Belford’s safely without them capturing me.I am really scared and can't seem to get my breathing in check.

The taxi driver looks through his side view mirror confused and see that there is indeed an SUV following us,and starts driving faster.I guess I underestimated my stepmother,I didn’t know she would actually be concerned about my whereabouts and try to capture me back.The driver stops at the gate of the Belford’s.I pay him and hurriedly get down.

I run to the gate and shout for Boris to open up the gate for me,he see the scared look on my face and opens the gate immediately.I run inside,Boris closes the gate and I see the SUV drive away,I heave a huge sigh of relief,but I still feel my chest tighten and my breathing irregular.

Boris looks at me concerned and asks “Are you alright?”.I don’t want anyone to know what occurred just now so I think fast and make up an excuse to justify my behavior “Yeah I’m fine,I just need to use the toilet “I say as walk away from Boris,heading into the house.

I am about to walk into the house when I see Ethan and Ava standing in the living room talking,so I stop at the doorway,still trying to catch my breath. I think I'm about to have a panic attack.

I pray they don’t notice my presence at the door,but just then, Ethan turns and our eyes meet,I see the angry and shocked look on his face,I still can’t understand why he dislikes me this much,when he doesn’t even know me and the kind of person I am.

Ethan literally screams and says“What the fuck is she doing here”he looks very angry.Great,now am done for,maybe he might chase me from the house again.

He turns to Ava hoping for an explanation,Even though my sight is getting blurry,I can see the confused and questioning look on her face but she just shrugs and says”Emily is Granny’s personal maid,Granny has already employed her,she is to be living in the house and her room is opposite Granny’s room on our floor of the building “.

He glares at me,but the look Ava has on her face is that of pity.I suddenly start to feel more dizzy and disoriented as my heart starts to beat fast ,my vision blurs completely and my breath seize ,I blackout.

I wake up and look around my surrounding,thinking that Ethan threw me out on the street,but I see I that I am in the room given to me by Granny.I groan when I try to sit up and still feel a little bit dizzy,that’s when I realize that a drip is connected to my hands.

Just then the door opens and a young man with a porcelain skin,tall ,handsome and a bit slender walks in with a stethoscope hanging around his neck,he smiles and ask”oh you’re awake,I am the doctor assigned to take care of you,how are you feeling now”he asks politely as he uses the stethoscope to check the rate of my heartbeat.

I keep staring into his light green eyes,what would someone as handsome as he is doing as a medical doctor,if I were to be him I would surely take modeling as my profession with ease,because he has got all the qualities.

Just then Ethan,Ava and Granny walk in.Ava has a look of concern on her face,while Ethan keeps a straight face,Granny comes forward in her wheelchair, holds my hand and asks”how are you feeling now Emily”she asks with a worried look on her face.

“I still feel a little bit dizzy,aside from that i feel okay”I say.

“You had a panic attack,may I know what triggered it?”he asks sincerely.

I pause for a while,thinking of what to say because I don’t know anyone here to know much about me,I come up with an idea and say almost in tears”I was scared I would get kicked out of the house by Mr Belford and that would mean I would become homeless because I have nowhere else to go.I guess that’s what triggered it”I say with an innocent look.I think I deserve an Oscar award,I laugh in my mind.

They all look at me with sympathy except Ethan who just scoffs.Granny and Ava both glare at him,while the handsome doctor just folds his hands on his check and watches them.

Granny then turns to me and says in a soft tone ”No dear no one is gonna kick you out of this house okay?,you will work here for as long as you wish,don’t let Ethan’s attitude get to you,ignore him”.I look at Ava and She nods her head too,I then feel a bit relaxed,at least I have both of them on my side.

The handsome doctor says”Okay that's enough , let's give her some time to rest for today,she will be better by tomorrow morning.”

Granny and Ava wish me a quick recovery,while Ethan doesn’t say a word and leaves.I am left alone with the doctor,I feel less tense and more comfortable.

He looks at me with pity,drags my chair at the dressing table and says”Ethan has been my friend since childhood,he wasn’t like this before something’s happened and that’s why he is behaving like this now but with time I believe he would go back to his normal self.Don’t let his behavior get to you,just ignore him and focus on your Job alright?”

That explains his relationship with the Belford’s,he is so kind.I feel grateful for his show of concern even though he doesn’t know me that well.I wish Mr. Belford can be like him.

“Thank you doctor I appreciate your show of concern and care,I’m really grateful” I say with a sincere smile.

“My name is Nathan Williams but call me Nathan,I work at the Williams hospital,I’ll come check up on you tomorrow,just try to get enough rest and sleep,you’ll be fine okay”.

“I will,thank you Nathan'' .I say ,as he removes the drip connected to my hand and leaves, closing my door gently.

I just lay in my bed thinking about my next move. It's obvious my stepmom Isabella wants to capture me and Only God knows what she’ll do to me when she gets me.

I plan on hiring a private investigator to keep me posted on their moves and help me uncover the mystery behind my fathers death.

But for now I have to lay low,I have to save up some money,before I can carry out my plans because I am broke for now,I sigh.

Why does my life have to be this way?I wish mom and dad were alive,we would be living as one happy family I guess.

My thoughts are interrupted by the sound of my door open.I look up and see that it is Ethan,he comes inside and shuts the door.

He has his normal expressionless face.Great the lion has come to devour me,I keep a straight face and ask politely”Mr Belford,is there a reason why you have come back to see me?”

“What is your real aim for coming to work here,I know you are not a maid,I will surely know someone who is willing to be a maid when I see one,you don’t look the part,you even carry the latest brand of an iPhone.Tell me are you an undercover agent?,how much are they paying you,I will double the price.Just tell me who you really are and your mission here”.He says with no expression on his face.

My brows furrow,this explains why has being harsh and cold towards me,it turns out he suspects that I am here with an ulterior motive,that explains it.I shouldn’t have brought my phone with me,I sigh.

The last thing I want is for anyone in this household to know the truth about me.I need to look for a lie to cover up.I make a mental note to change some information on my social media accounts and cover tracks,It's not like I frequent them anyway but I still have to be very careful from now on.

“I am just a girl who lost both of her parents and everything they owned,I am looking for greener pastures and ways to get my life back in order”I say trying to sound convincing.

”I got that phone in a cab,I guess the owner forgot it in the cab and at that time I had no phone,so I had no option but to keep it.I sold the phone today in order to get a few things for myself”I lied.

He doesn’t look convinced and just says “I will be watching you,until I get proof that you are indeed who have said you are,I won’t go easy on you,I will make your life a living hell,you will wish you hadn’t come here,you will beg to quit but I being the head of the family won’t grant it”.

He leaves after that and I am left alone again.I know my life won’t be the same from now on.I just have to brace myself and be prepared for the hurdles and hardship that would come my way.