chapter 3

EMILY

I smirked at the view of Mia and Ace exchanging kisses. It was quite infuriating, but I had no choice than to stare at it. 

Mia was well right and smart. I was definitely going to go back to haunt them. I only needed a perfect time for that. The only thing I could do was to think about the best way to take action. 

"Great!" I rejoiced, and snapped my finger at the screen. 

I jumped from my seat, and grinned devilishly at the screen. Ace finally helped me with a perfect plan. That was the exact thing I needed. I long thought on how to steathily get into his fucking mansion, but after he said that he wanted a maid, he already gave me an idea on the first step to take. 

"Cadven!" I called out loudly, smiling at myself for not giving up on finding a clue to attack them. 

The forever scared girl rushed to me, and as usual, she was bowing her head. "Yes ma'am." She said, as soon as she stood beside me. 

I turned from staring at the romantic couple, and set my gaze on Cadven. "Hey girl. I need your shit help." I stated. 

"Me?" She raised her head to face me, looking so nervous as usual.

I rolled my eyes at her stupidity, and gritted my teeth in annoyance. "Is there any other person here? Where is your brain you idiot?!" I complained. 

"I--I'm sorry ma'am." She apologized in fear. 

"Good."

I tucked my arms across my chest and began to stroll around the room. "I need you to do something for me. It's going to cost you a lot, but you'll have to do it no matter what." I avowed to her. 

"What's that ma'am?"

"Cadven dear." I chuckled slyly, moving close to soothe her chin. "You know you've been working with me for a really long time now. So, I need you to do a favor for me. It's a really huge one ok?"

"H-huge?" She questioned rhetorically. "W--what can I do? I'm just a simple lady that knows nothing."

"Thank goodness you know that. But baby," I twirled around her shivering stick she called a 'body.' "I'll teach you to be smart. I need you to do something that doesn't require hard work but smartwork."

I settled back in her front and gently patted her hair, wearing a demonic sneer at her. "I know your sense cannot carry the huge-capacity words I'm uttering, so I'll state it clearly to you."

"O--ok ma'am." 

I lurched to the screen, and leaned my hand on the monitoring table. "Here's what I want you to do." My explanation began. "It's quite obvious that I've been watching some idiots via this camera view since yesterday right?"

"Yes ma'am." She replied faintly. 

I steered my body to face her, having my back on the screen. "Good girl." I remarked. 

"So here's the thing my dear," I progressed. "The idiots over there, need someone to work for them. And, I want you to do it."

She wrinkled her brows in confusion. "Work for them? In what way? How?"

"Keep calm sweetie. You'll have to listen first." I ordered. 

"Ok ma'am."

"You'll be working for them as a maid." I mentioned to her. 

"A maid?" She retorted, almost in a crying tone. 

"What's wrong with that? Aren't you a maid already?" I frowned at her. 

Her facial expression turned into 'worry,' as she rushed to me. "But ma'am, I don't want to leave here. I want to remain here. Please ma'am. Don't ask me to leave. Please." She begged abruptly.

I stared at her for a while, and burst into a frustrating laughter. This lady didn't know what she was going to do. 

After laughing, I returned back to wearing a smirk. "Gosh dear." I continued to speak. "You need to calm down. You aren't going there to be their maid, you're going there to be a spy."

"A spy?!" She cried, gawking at me. 

"Yes!" I gave her an acute answer. 

She stared like a quacking duck, and soon knelt on the floor. "Ma'am. Don't let me do this please. Is your camera-spying not enough for you? Please ma'am. Please." She pleaded. 

I walked past her, ignoring her completely. The fool didn't know how great it meant to me. Her sympathetic beg was so useless to me. I wasn't even baffled in any way. It was equally the same as shit to me. 

"Stand up now and stop wasting your time." I instructed, giving her a threatening glare. "If you don't do this, I promise you, you'll lose your job here."

She stopped crying, and sniffed like a lost goat. After a short while of remaining in her position, she stood up from there. 

"Ma'am." She called with a great deal of seriousness. "I'm fine with it. I'll leave this job and promise to never come back. I'm not going to spy on some innocent people."

I flared my nose at her and grasped her arms, towing her close to me in annoyance. "Keep your stupid mouth shut! You're doing it, and that's final!"

"But no ma'am. I don't wanna do it, why are you forcing me to?!" She yelled, and scowled at me. Fuck, who was giving this idiot the gut?

With so much vexatiousness, I raised my hands and hit it strongly against her cheek. "Are you nuts?!" I screamed. "Who told you, you've got the right to yell back at me? Have you forgotten you're talking to your boss? Huh?!"

"But ma'am, I don't wanna do it." She burst into dumb tears, and held her red cheeks. 

"Keep quiet!" I commanded, pressing hard against her arm. "You don't have the right to decide on that. If you think you can act smart, I'll ruin you. Ruining you isn't only applicable to you, it'll involve your old father and that stupid sister of yours." I portended.

"But why ma'am? I'm the one who's not going to do it, not them." She reminded me. Foolish thing. Did I not know that?

"Ask my ass that stupid question. So now tell me, are you going to do it or not?" 

She turned to face the floor, and sobbed heavily like a dying child. All of it was gross to me. I wondered if she thought that was going to make me pity her. Definitely not. 

"Can't you answer me?!" I hollered on top of my voice, releasing her from my tug. 

She sniffed again. "Ok ma'am. But it's only because of my family." She raised her neck to face me directly. "And ma'am, no matter how bad I work over there, don't try to haunt my family please. They are the only one I've got."

"Blah blah blah. Deal." I simpered at her, turning back to sit on the chair beside the screen. 

I could sense that she was still frozen in her posture, from behind me. It was annoying, but I needed to just act so cool and normal with it. I wasn't even bothered about her feelings. My goal was what I needed to focus on. 

"Go and get ready. You're moving there this evening. I'll inform you on what to do, and how to do your job." I added, as I crossed my legs to refocus on what I was there for. 

                                 ***

Nursing from my cup of coffee, I joined Ace as he sat on the sofa in the living room. He was on his phone, and concentrated on it like he wanted to win a lottery or something. 

"Sup?" I greeted, dropping a kiss on his forehead and sitting beside him.

"I'm good. You?" He replied, still staring at his phone. 

I moved close to him, and had my head on his chest. "I'm so bored Ace." I prattled. 

He sighed, and locked his phone screen, dropping it by the side stool, and raising his hands to play his fingers through my hair. "That's quite obvious. I can see that clearly." He said. 

I moved my head to his lap, and stroked his hairless jaw. "What can I do? I read books, go through my Facebook account, eat, watch TV, sleep. Everyday."

"Hmm, what about me? Am I not part of your routine?" He sneered stylishly at me. 

I poke his chin. "Maybe. You just tend to be too serious sometimes. You're always busy."

He bent his head, and kissed the corner of my lips. "I'm sorry sweetie. But I'm not too serious ok? I'm just a guy that loves his wife so much, but doesn't overly show it."

"Show it then." I hissed. "You sometimes make me feel nervous to talk to you. I'll somewhat think you'll yell, and turn back to the old Ace."

He chuckled, and moved his hands from my head region, down to my chest region. "Never." He said. 

"Stop it." I gasped, and hit against his hands on my chest. "Don't do that here. What if a worker walks in?"

He rolled his eyes. "And what? I can touch my wife's body whenever I want. I don't even care about those motherfuckers."

"Ace." I called in a whisper. "Stop."

He refused to stop pinching against my boobs, and soon, it felt like he was already tickling me. 

I raised my head from his lap, already laughing so loud. "Oh my gosh Ace! You're gonna make me pee on my body!"

"That's what I want. I want to see you pee on your body." He didn't resist. 

I hit against his hand, and shook like a crawling snake. "Please!" I pleaded in between thick laughter. 

He slowly stopped tickling, as he finally dropped his hands on his lap, equally laughing like I was. 

I stood from the couch, and stretched my body to cool my panting self. Ace's tickle was a partial laughing injection. He literally lit up my mood instantly. That was what I needed for the evening. 

"Gosh Ace, you're so naughty." I commented, returning his cunning smile. 

"I know right?"

While walking past him, he slapped against my butt and winked at me at the instant I wanted to complain. He was indeed so naughty. He didn't even care about the fact that his house was surrounded by many workers. I ignored him, and headed to the kitchen to get something to drink. 

Opening the fridge, I gulped in a bottle of water and threw the empty bottle into the trash can. 

As I was about to walk out of the place, the doorbell rang, which somewhat surprised me. I didn't think we were expecting anyone.

I turned to Ace who didn't seem to be fretting at all. He only glanced at the door, and turned back to his phone.

As a sudden weird nerve rapidly began to grow in me, it quickly hit me that we were actually expecting someone. The maid we requested was supposed to come by the evening. Thank goodness. 

I grinned immensely as I rushed to the door. I was finally going to meet another Jenny. Breathing a sigh of relief, I held the door knob, and turned it gently. 

Opening up to a short and tiny lady with an extreme pale skin and a well defined face, I smiled. Her bright blue eyes which suspended that adorable straight nose in between them, grabbed my attention. The black and short flare gown that enabled her skin color to stand out, perfectly matched her black polished shoes. She was so appealing!

My smile grew into a grin as I jerked the door widely open, and accompanied her into the house. She seemed to be the perfect maid of Ace standard. I only wished Ace wasn't going to reject her. 

"Come on in." I welcomed her. 

She returned my smile and gently walked in, scanning her eyes through the huge place as soon as she had her first step in. 

"Good evening ma'am." She greeted nicely, and respectfully.

"Hi there. How are you doing?" I replied her greeting, in sprightliness. 

"I'm fine ma'am." 

"Come and have a sit." I directed her to the living room. 

"Sure."

As we walked to the living room, Ace didn't take a chance to glimpse at us. He continued to press his phone like his life depended on it. From his attitude, I really doubted if he'd like the new maid. 

"Sit here." I requested her. "Do you mind drinking coffee?"

"No ma'am." She replied immediately. 

I was disappointed by that, but I pretended to act normal. "No problem." I said. 

I stared at Ace, patiently waiting for his approval. I didn't think he had even taken a glance at the nice girl. He only glued his eyes to his phone like he was going to die if he tried looking at her. That was quite annoying. I knew he didn't appreciate his workers, but I didn't expect him to act all cold to a new maid. He was the one who suggested that we got one in the first place. 

"So, what's your name?" I broke the quietness in our midst, purposely trying to grab Ace's attention. 

"I'm Cadven." She responded with a smile. 

"Aww, cute name. It's a really rare one." I complimented. 

She giggled in an excited tone. "Thank you very much."

I still patiently waited for Ace's approval, but it was of no use at all. That was infuriating already. Why did he change all of a sudden?

I walked to him, trying to hide my annoyance, and tapped gently on his shoulder. I first turned to smile at Cadven, before bending to his ear. 

"Ace. What's wrong with you?" I whispered in it. 

He partially turned to me, and smiled like he was doing nothing wrong. "Huh?" He asked dumbly. 

I frowned at him and turned to his front, grabbing him by his arm, and forcing his strong body to stand up from the divan. 

"What's going on?" He asked in an obvious pretentious manner. 

I let out a fake chuckle, and forcefully smiled at him. "Come with me Ace. I wanna have a word with you." 

"Well, ok." He didn't argue. 

"Excuse us." I said to Cadven, before leaving her sight. 

I drew him to the kitchen area, and forcefully left his arm as we stepped in.

He stared dumbly at me, and turned to the counter, searching for something that was unknown. "Why did you bring me here? I thought you had a guest."

"Are you being serious? You're trying to be a joker right?" I frowned, enfolding my arms across my chest to obviously express my anger. 

He grabbed an apple from one of the baskets on the counter, and started chewing on it. "Joker? In what way?" He questioned as he chewed hard. 

I glared more, and moved forward to him. "Stop!" I hit against his chest in a slight shout. 

"Hm? What's wrong?" He acted dumber. 

That was it. I had to start pleading. "Common Ace. Please. Please please please. You know how well I've been wanting this." I cried like a child.

He dropped the half eaten apple and sighed, moving close to gently touch my arms. "Mia." He called calmly. "I sincerely don't want a maid for you anymore."

"Why?!" I hurled in a rueful tone. 

"Well dear," He started to explain. "It was because of Jenny we had a crazy issue the last time. So, I don't want anyone to come into our lives anymore. Let's keep on living peacefully like this."

I lowered my head in disappointment of what he said."Ok." I stated wearily. 

He raised my chin to face him again, and smiled at me. "Do you seriously need someone around?" 

"Yes." I replied quickly. "But...if you don't want anyone around, I'm fine by it. Let's continue living like this."

He smiled wider, and pecked my chin. "Ok dear. I'll do this for you. Let her work here."

"Awww, thanks so much!" I exclaimed with a grin.

"Anything for my baby." He winked at me. 

I raised my legs to reach his cheek, and pecked it. "Thanks again."

I moved back and held his hands as we walked back to the living room. Thank goodness he acknowledged it. My life was going to be cheerful again.