Chapter 5 FIVE

NICHOLAS POV

I went to where Rose was kept. She was looking so weak and tired. I called one of my maids to take care of her, feed her, and give her clothes. Before she left with the maid, I told her that when she was done, she should inform the maid to bring her to me because we need to talk

ROSE POV

The maid fed me, gave me food, and dressed me up in a tight short gown. When the maid gave me food, I ate it hungrily. She smiled and told me to take it easy, saying that there was still enough food. She was so nice and caring, so I asked her name, and she said Kyla.

I was so anxious and scared about why Nicholas wanted to see me and why he told the maid to dress me up.

After Kyla finished dressing me up, I check myself in the mirror. I look beautiful even without rubbing makeup.

Not to brag, I was naturally beautiful; I took that after my mother because we look alike so much. I was her carbon copy.

Kyla took me to Nicholas room and went back. I knocked on the door, and he said i should enter. When I entered, Nicholas was looking at me from head to toe, and I started feeling conscious of myself, so I decided to pull his leg a little.

Are you done drooling? I said smirking at him. He looked shocked, like he had been caught doing an abomination. He quickly covered his emotion up. I wasn't drooling. Why should I be drooling at my personal maid? he replied arrogantly.

When he said personal maid, I looked at him, shocked. But I haven't even agreed to your demand yet. So how I'm i your maid already?

Well, that is why I have called you here. I have brought another proposal to you, so you are to choose.

Well, you are to choose: either I leave you in that cell you are kept in earlier to rotten their no food, no water like i said earlier cause I won't waste my food on you when you are not working for me, nor am I gaining anything from you, or you choose to work for me as my personal maid, but this time you will be allowed to meet your mother once every month, so you choose.

My face lit up when he said I would visit my mother once a month because I had already given up. I thought I wouldn't be able to see her again, and immediately, without even thinking, I agreed to his proposal .

I agreed to be your personal maid. I said, Okay, he said nonchalantly, We are going to do it this way. I will allow you to go and visit your mother. You will tell her that you have gotten a job offer and the pay is very high, so you have decided to quit the work you are doing before this and that you are to start the work the next day, but you will come to visit her once in a while. Just try to convince her, and remember no mistakes if you make mistake i won't hesitate to kill you.

I was smiling in my head, thinking that if he allowed me to meet my mom, I will escape with her with the small savings I have, Even though I was the one who caused it in the first place, I shouldn't have followed him to his place of residence. I will keep blaming myself.

As if he was reading my thought he said don't even think of running away because firstly my bodyguard will follow you and he will be around to keep close monitoring on you, secondly if you think of running away i am going to make your life and your mother life miserable, and lastly don't even think of reporting us to the police because if you try it i have people in the police that are working for me so nothing will be done about that, and don't even think of telling anybody what you saw here the killing, the bodyguard, the maid, the location of this place, don't try telling anyone about anything you saw in this place or else the day you tell someone you won't leave to see the sunrise of the next day.

With that, he stood up, Get ready; Peter will take you to where you are going.

Then I decided to even summon up courage and ask for his name, I cleared my throat to get his attention. He looked back, then I said, It isn't fair that you know my name already and I don't know yours yet, so if I may ask what your name is, he looks at me and smiles. This is the first time he smiles wholeheartedly at me. This was not those devilish smirks he does direct at me. Nicholas, he said. My name is Nicholas. Oh, I said. Can I call you Nick?

He looked at me, still smiling. No one has ever given me a nick name. I guess I will accept that from you. Anything you call me is fine with me. But don't forget that you are still my personal maid.

Sure, I won't forget that. He smiled at me and started going.

I hurriedly followed him. He told his bodyguard to take me to my apartment. I was so happy. I began to think of ways to lie to my mom. I feel so bad that I will have to lie to my mom, but there is nothing I can do about it. Even after how Nick treated me, I'm still feeling this draw toward him, and I can boldly say I didn't hate him for what he did to me.

I entered the car, and we took off. The silence in the car was so great, so I decided to bring up a conversation in order to kill the tension.

What is your name? I asked,

Peter, he replied grumpily. I decided to ignore the fact that he answered me grumpily and keep the conversation going. How long have you been working for Nick?

He looked back at weirdly

Nick?? He said he a questionable way

Yes Nick I said, You must be very special to him. Boss doesn't allow anyone to call him a nickname. I was so happy in my mind that Nicholas gave me the opportunity to give him a nickname .

After some time, we arrived at my mother's house, as i was about to get down from the car peter warned me to behave. I nodded my head and went out.

TBC.