Valeria had just finished eating, she drank some water and burped, satisfyingly. The food was delicious but not like her mum's cooking. Her mum is actually the best cook she's ever seen. She sighed. She didn't want to think much about her mom, else she wouldn't be able to concentrate on her work because all she'd be thinking about was her mom. She took the tray and left in search of the kitchen. How was she supposed to locate the kitchen now? Erica described the direction of the kitchen, but the house was too big and it was hard to find your way around. She got to the living room and followed the directions Erica gave her, yet she couldn't find the kitchen. She stopped in front of a door where she heard chattering and noises. She stood there, contemplating whether to go in or not. This was because she wasn't sure if it was the kitchen or not. "Pass me the knife." She heard from inside. That was when she realized it was indeed the kitchen. She pushed the door open and she walked in. "Thank God you're here." Erica said the minute she saw Valeria. "You're late." An average-heightened lady with red hair said. They didn't even give her time to explain herself before choking her with words. There were about five other ladies there. The ladies didn't spare her a glance, because they were all focused on what they were doing. "I..I'm sorry." She apologized to the woman, with a red face. She seemed to be the one in charge of the kitchen. "Drop the tray you're holding and go wash the dishes." The lady commanded, ignoring her apologies. . "Umm, Valeria, this is Miss Emily, she's our head maid, be sure to respect her, and don't take anything she says to heart," Erica whispered. Valeria nodded, in agreement. "Erica!!, get back to work." Miss Emily yelled. Erica immediately focused on what she was doing, but not before showing Valeria where the sink was, so she could do the dishes. "Thank you." Valeria muttered and walked over to the sink. A few hours later... Miss Emily stood in the dining room together with Valeria and Erica, while the rest of the girls served the meal. Erica and Valerie prepared the table and placed the dishes on the dining table. Miss Emily was with them also, making sure everything was in order. "Typical chef!" Valeria muttered. "Valeria!." Miss Emily barked. Valeria immediately jolted. While they were in the kitchen, Miss Emily almost screamed the daylight out of her. She scolded her all through. Valeria was annoyed but she couldn't protest, since she was the head maid and she had vowed not to complain. "Yes, ma'am," Valeria answered. "Climb up the stairs, go to the second room you see on your left. It belongs to Miss Shiella, tell her lunch is served." Miss Emily said, and Valeria nodded. First day at work and they're already making it difficult for her. She earnestly prayed she lasted long there. Valeria thought as she climbed up the stairs. She followed Miss Emily's directions and she was able to locate Mrs Shiella's room. Valeria took a deep breath before knocking on the door. "Come in." Shiella said from inside. Valeria went in immediately. She was surprised when she saw Shiella resting on her huge king-sized bed. "Good day ma'am." "Valeria." Shiella smiled as she sat up on the bed. "How are you?" "I'm fine thank you." Valeria replied politely. "How was school today?" "It was fine." "I'm pleased to hear that, and I hope no one bothered you at school today." Shiella asked with a concerned-looking expression. Valeria smiled, noticing how concerned Shiella was about her. "You do not have to worry ma'am, no one bothered me at school today. And I've literally got a guardian angel." Valeria instantly thought of Ergon, and his memory brought a smile to her face. "That's better, and do not worry, my son attends the same school, you'll get to meet him soon, and I'll tell him to look after you." "Thank you so much ma'am." "Thats not a problem. So tell me, did you come to call me for lunch?" "Oh, yes ma'am, lunch is served." "Alright, I'll be down soon." "Okay ma'am." Valeria answered politely and left. The moment she stepped out of Shiella's room, she bumped into someone. She immediately tripped and just as she was about to fall, the person grabbed her by the waist. Valeria closed her eyes tightly expecting the fall, but she suddenly felt someone holding her by the waist. She slowly opened her eyes, and what she saw made her gasp in fright. "You?!" Valeria and Ergon exclaimed together. This can't be happening, I've got to be dreaming, the pest can't be here for real." Valeria thought. Ergon smirked. She slowly used a finger to poke his cheek, and when she felt him for real, she gasped and jolted away from his hold. "What are you doing here?" She whispered. "Why are you whispering?" Ergon asked, also in a whisper. "You fool! Don't tell me you followed me here. How come you're here?" She asked, still whispering. "Are we going to be talking like this now? Ehy are you whispering?" Ergon said, still in a whisper. "I don't want anyone hearing our voices. Imagine if someone saw us together. What would they say?" "I see," Ergon uttered with a grin. "This isn't funny at all, Ergon! How the fuck did you get in here? I knew from day one that you were bad news and finally you wanted to get me into trouble. Twll me, how did you get pass the guards?" Ergon was about to say a word when Valeria grabbed his hand and pulled him into the room next to Shiella's room. She didn't even know who owned the room she was getting into, but she was glad there was nobody there. Ergon couldn't stop smiling. Valeria obviously had no idea that this was his house, and they were literally in his room. "This will be fun," he thought . "Can you please tell me what you are doing here, For the love of God?" Valeria pleaded with him. "Isn't it obvious, I'm here to see you. I had earlier seen your driver pick you up, so I followed him to find out where you lived. Also, it was easy to pass the guards. All I had to do was tell one brilliant lie and they let me in." "Didn't know you were this rich," Ergon said, pretending to be surprised. Valeria rolled her eyes at him. "You fool, this is not my house, I'm just a maid here." "What!!!"