Chapter 7 Six

"I'm sorry, boss. I didn't know you were my employer here," I apologized as I applied an ice pack, almost bowing my head, unable to see what I was doing due to embarrassment.

"Weren't you informed? My god, what's inside your head?" His words stung a bit, but I just ignored them. It was my fault anyway, which is why he was angry now, with a big bruise on his face.

"I'm really sorry, I really didn't know, no one told me," I didn't know how many times I had apologized.

"Whatever, what's your name?" I breathed a sigh of relief at the change of topic, hoping he was done talking now.

"Samantha Zyle Feliciano, just Samantha for short," I answered, taking the nearly empty ice pack from him. I got another one from the ice bucket and handed it to him. I sat on the sofa, and he sat on the chair opposite me.

His gaze softened a bit, no longer as harsh as before. "I'm Kalix Alcantra. I bet you knew about me?" I furrowed my brow, looking at him.

"Uh, no, sorry. I'm from the province, I don't really know many people here in the city, sorry,"

He loosened his tie and leaned back in his seat, the lighting in the room dim, but the glass door was open, letting in the cool breeze and moonlight.

He seemed to come from the office, I could see the exhaustion and irritation in his eyes, maybe he just had a lot of work today, it was obvious, because he was rich.

I saw him roll his eyes and sigh, "What else don't you know, huh? I certainly instructed the agency that-"

I woke up early the next day, it was just Tuesday, because I had cooked a lot yesterday. I took a small portion and put it in the microwave, grabbed a hotdog and an egg, then crushed the leftover rice to make fried rice.

I looked at the wall clock beside the glass door, it was already five seventeen in the morning. I didn't know what time he woke up, but it's better to be early than to be woken up by shouting. I couldn't afford to lose my job so soon, I had just started.

I had been cooking for about thirty minutes when I heard the door open, so I quickly looked up. I saw my boss in his basketball shorts and topless, with airpods in his ears and a towel around his neck.

"Good morning, Boss! Have you eaten?" I greeted him, he seemed to have just finished exercising, his hair and body were drenched in sweat. "I've cooked,"

He slightly recoiled and looked at me, just as I finished scooping the fried rice. So, I put it on the table.

"Coffee," I heard him say now, I just noticed that his voice was deep, which suited his tall and handsome body-wait, what am I thinking? That's inappropriate, Samantha.

I obeyed and immediately made him coffee. I tried to be familiar with things in his house, so I wouldn't need to ask, in case he might retort with, 'Aren't you the maid? Why are you asking me?' line.

"Did you cook this?" I looked at him and pointed to the adobo in a nice plate.

"Ah, yes Boss, is it not good?" I asked hesitantly, because maybe he didn't like the taste, and I would change it.

"It just tastes weird, what is this called?" he furrowed his brow and tasted the sauce again.

"Adobo, Boss," he nodded and ate. When he finished his food, he stood up.

"Make sure to clean the house, and don't go anywhere, don't you dare enter my room, it's locked anyway," I nodded and continued what I was doing.

I didn't have much to clean because there didn't seem to be any mess. I was just wondering, he's so rich, why does he live in a condo instead of a mansion? He can afford it.

I heard my phone ring, so I ran to my room and answered it immediately, "Hello?"

"Hey, idiot, how's it going there?" I furrowed my brow and looked at the small screen of my phone to see who was calling, but it was an unregistered number.

"Who's this?" I asked.

"Stupid, this is Charlotte, you just started working in the city, and you don't even remember me," she said, followed by laughter.

"Ah, sorry, your number isn't saved,"

"This is my new number, save it. If you have any problems with your boss, and you feel like he's going to kill you, call me, okay!"

I didn't get a chance to respond as she hung up. I started cleaning my room, then moved to the workout room, and passed by Sir Kalix's room, and the last one I went to was the library.

I was excited to enter, I didn't finish my studies because I needed to support my family, as my parents lost their jobs, and they both don't want to work anymore, saying that I can support them now.

There were many books here, mostly fiction, romance, and business-related ones. It seemed to be my boss's leisure room, aside from his workout room. I looked at some of them, wondering if I could borrow a book, as I didn't have much to do after I finished my tasks at his house.

I was about to finish cleaning when I heard a series of knocks. I quickly took off my gloves and ran to the front door. When I opened it, I saw a young woman, I almost gave her a blanket because her red dress was too short, but I didn't, as I noticed her sky-high stilettos.

She looked at me and raised an eyebrow, "Who are you, bitch? Where's Kal, baby?"

Kal? Was she referring to Sir Kalix? "Ah, he's not here, he's at work, he went to work this morning, who are you?"

"What?! And how dare you ask who I am? My god, and who are you, huh? Do I need to repeat myself? Really?"

"Ah, sorry, I'm a new maid here," I apologized, feeling a bit annoyed by her presence.

"Get out," she suddenly said, so I looked at her, and she sneered, "What, do you think I'm stupid enough to be fooled? I know you're not a maid here, Kalix never hired a maid, are you his woman? Get out of here!"

My eyes widened, "Huh? No, I'm really a maid here, I'm from the province, I've only been here for a few days," I tried to explain my side, but it seemed like she wasn't listening and just continued to press buttons on her phone.

Damn, I can't leave, where will I go? I don't have money, I don't know how to go home.

I was about to collapse when she suddenly slammed the door of my room, "I'll drag you out, or will you leave on your own?"

I quickly put my cellphone in my pocket, grabbed my jacket, and left my room, she looked very angry, and I felt like she might slap me at any moment, "Ma'am, wait, can we talk about this?"

"No, there is nothing to talk about, I won't let Kalix fool me again! Once is enough! Get out, you slut!"

I couldn't do anything but comply as she forcibly pushed me from the front of my room, all the way out of the condo, and then slammed the door shut. I couldn't help but cry, where would I go? I had no money, I didn't know how to go home.

Fuck, what kind of fucking bullshit life is this?