Chapter 4 FOUR

ROSE POV

I heard you were asking of ME? he asked yes i replied Please, can you let me out? My mother will be so worried about me, please. I will do anything you want me to do.

You will do anything I want from you, he asked me, smirking devilishly. Yes, I replied anything, but not something bad or evil. Don't tell me to kill someone for you, I said.

He started laughing loudly. What if that's what I want from you? he asked. On hearing what he said, I started crying loudly, begging him to let me go. His piercing blue eye was on me.

Okay, I will let you go on one condition, he said. What is it I asked ? He was lost in thought for a little bit before answering, and after some time he said, Be my personal maid.

Personal maid? I asked, yes he said his expression unreadable, okay, then what am I to be doing as your personal maid? I asked again feeling annoyed at myself for falling into his trap. You will do whatever i ask you do to without hesitation.

I was still confused. Do whatever you want me to do in what sense? I asked, Okay, let me break it down to you. Every morning around 7 a.m., you bring me my breakfast, then around two in the afternoon, you bring me my lunch, but that won't necessarily be every time because I might not be around or back from work by that time, and then around 9 p.m., you bring my dinner.

And also, you will be the one doing my laundry; you will wash my clothes; you will be the one to change my bedsheets and blanket; you will clean my room; in short, you will be in charge of most of the cleaning in my room and bathroom, he said, smirking at me in a mocking manner.

I was still restless and thinking of my mother and brother. I decided to summon courage and also put my own condition forward, thinking he would at least allow me to have my own rules since I don't need this job offer, and he is also holding me hostage against my will, even though I'm also at fault for just breaching his territory because of my curiosity and the connection I think I felt towards him.

But see where it led me-being held hostage without being able to do anything.

But thankfully, I'm not one to give up so easily, so I think I will still find a way out of here.

Drifting back to consciousness, I replied him, I will only agree to your request on one condition: first, you will allow me to go in and out of this mansion anytime I like; maybe i would like to see my mother and brother; secondly, you will pay me for this service I'm about to offer; I can't just work for you for free; and thirdly, you will give me my freedom, which means I can quit working here anytime I like; you don't have full control over me.

When I finished talking, he started laughing loudly. That was the first time I would see him laugh, and I was looking at him, drooling over him, and I quickly snapped back to consciousness to face what was on the ground.

You don't do the talking and ordering baby I do, so I will be the one to tell you what you will do and what you won't do.

And to your request, it is a big no to all of them. No negotiation is allowed; you either choose to work for me or I kill you because you can't expect me to keep you alive without being of any advantage to me, and you can't feed on my food for free.

When he mention food my stomach growl in hunger, then i remembered that i haven't eaten anything since morning, i was very hungry, very is an understatement i was extremely hungry.

I will give you time to think about it. Either you choose to work for me or you choose to die, your life is in your hands, but mind you, I want you to know that anyone you end up choosing I will give it to you happily without hesitation.

He didn't even give me a chance to talk; after saying what he said, he went out, slamming the door loudly.

I started crying immediately he left; I was hungry and thirsty, and I was feeling sleepy. At the same time, I decided to rest my head and take a nap.

NICHOLAS POV

I was on my bed resting when my phone started ringing. I checked the name and saw that it was the bodyguard I put in charge of Rose. He called telling Rose said she needed to speak to me. I dropped the call and went there in rush.

When I got there, she kept telling to let her out because she wanted to see her mother and brother. Then I started thinking about how to take care of that because I know that after it had been up to 24 hours, her mother would inform the police, even though I knew that no matter how they searched for her, they wouldn't be able to find her in my territory. Is not like I'm scared of the police but i have to play safe.

When she said she would do anything for me just to release her, I decided to play with her head a little, even though I meant every word I said. I'm not one to go back on my word so easily.

When she started listing her condition, I started laughing, what gave her the idea and audacity to make her think that she could negotiate her freedom with me? Well, that is not going to happen, so I told her to think about it, and I left.

When I left, I started thinking of a way to communicate with her mother so she would not be scared and call the police, so I decided to call my personal investigator to help me find everything about her, her mother, her brother, and everything around her.

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A few moments later, my investigator, Charles, gave me all I needed to know about her and everything concerning her. I sit in my office thinking of what to do, then an idea pops into my head, and I decide what to do.

I got up and went to where I kept Rose. We were going to do this work I needed to do together.

TBC.