Chapter 2 The guests

Chapter 002

"Brianna..." She felt a warm hand on her shoulder, and she looked up to see Claire, one of the maids who worked in the house, and eventually became her close friend. "It's okay. Your dad will be okay."

She nodded, giving Claire a small smile, before she started working in the kitchen.

"Brianna!" Daphne's voice made her stop from scooping soup from the container. "Stay here in the kitchen. Don't you dare go out to the living room, and never ever show your face to the guests, understand?"

She furrowed her brows, struggling to comprehend the reason why the guests couldn't see her.

"Mom, let's go! They're here!" Hailey's excited voice boomed, her heels click-clacking on the floor as she dragged her mother back to the living room.

The doorbell chimed, a sign that the visitors had finally arrived.

"Good afternoon, Mr. And Mrs. Miller, and of course, Blake!" Brianna heard her uncle greet them warmly as she continued what she was doing before Daphne interrupted her earlier.

She was keeping her fingers crossed that the Miller family would leave soon so that she could talk to her uncle again about her father's surgery.

"You have a beautiful and lovely home!"A woman exclaimed, and Brianna believed that it was Blake's mother.

She couldn't help but feel curious about the visitors' looks, so she hid behind the wall and peeked through it. Her eyes brightened upon seeing the graceful woman with dark hair and warm emerald eyes hugging Hailey.

Everybody greeted each other warmly, kissing each other's cheeks. Hailey automatically drew towards a man, a handsome man to be exact, who was dressed in a dark blue suit. But the man seemed to be unaffected by her presence, which made Hailey pout her lips and roll her eyes. Her jaw dropped when she realized that it was Blake Miller.

"Is the soup ready?" Claire walked into the kitchen after bringing the main dish to the dining table, which caused Brianna to scurry back to the counter. "Please help me serve the wine, Brianna."

"I'm so sorry, Claire, but Aunt Daphne told me that I should stay here in the kitchen." she said, opening the kitchen cabinet, and took the wine glasses one by one. "I can't go out there. The visitors can't see me."

"What?" Claire sneered, stopping from lifting the bowl of soup. "What was her reason though?"

Brianna shrugged her shoulders. She was also clueless as to why she wasn't allowed to be seen by the visitors.

"You know what? Perhaps it's because Miss Hailey doesn't want Sir Blake to see you because you're prettier than her." Claire giggled. "He might change his mind in marrying Hailey."

Brianna smiled in response to what Claire was saying. When they were still living in the countryside, the neighborhood thought that they were twins. Not only was the color of their hair and eyes the same, they were also identical in terms of their physique and the color of their skin. Not to mention that they have the same birthdate.

But now that Hailey has a lot of money, she could buy everything she wanted, especially things that could pamper herself. She would go to the salon on a regular basis, which was the reason why her body and skin were well taken care of.

So there was no way that Blake Miller would like her.

"Don't say something like that, Claire. Hailey is pretty. Prettier than me."

A throat clearing suddenly caught their attention.

"Where's the wine? The visitors are already waiting!" Daphne's firm voice made them flinch. She shot her a glare when she noticed that she was holding the wine glasses. "Put those down. Didn't I tell you to stay here? Claire! Take charge! Make it quick!"

Brianna put the wine glasses down on the table and kept her head down, while Claire was collecting the glasses. She could feel a glare burning a hole in the side of her head.

When she heard them walking out of the kitchen, she breathed a sigh of relief and went to the restroom, which was located in the far corner of the kitchen.

Daphne never really liked her, and she had no idea what she did wrong for her to dislike her like that.

When she stepped out of the restroom, she spotted Hailey's fiancé standing in the middle of the kitchen, looking like he was struggling to find his way.

Blake was looking around the kitchen, searching for the restroom, when he noticed a pretty girl emerging from the small room in the left corner.

He froze as he stared at the beautiful girl in front of him. Her simple dress fitted so perfectly, highlighting every curve in the right places, which made him narrow his eyes in admiration. He didn't expect someone as beautiful as her to be working at the Parker's residence as a maid.

As soon as their gazes connected, Brianna's eyes widened. She glanced up at Blake in bewilderment. He couldn't see her. It was strictly forbidden for any visitor to see her.

She turned on her heels, and was about to step back inside the restroom when she heard Blake's voice.

"Excuse me, Miss." he called, making sure his voice sounded so deep and warm, the sort of voice he used whenever he was in bed with a woman as he walked closer to where she stood.

At a height of six feet and two inches, he easily towered over her, the well-tailored dark blue suit displaying his impressive appearance.

"Is that the restroom?" he asked.

"Uhm, yeah..." Brianna answered, stepping back to give way to the man.

"Thank you." She thought he would walk past her, but he stopped right in front of her, so close that she could smell his amazing aroma. His musk cologne infused her senses, mixed with his pure male scent with a hint of the smell of woods after rain. His warm minty breath fanned her forehead, making her almost squeeze her eyes shut.

She felt her breath catch as she found herself pinned under his deep grey gaze, so she quickly looked down, reluctant to look into that scorching gaze again.

As Blake stood in front of the woman, his lips curved into a smirk. He knew she was too shy to look straight into him, her gaze was fixed on the ground.

He couldn't help but feel amazed by her innocence and simple beauty. Her dark brown hair was tied up into a high ponytail, and he could see her gorgeous neck, her soft curls reaching down her back perfectly.

Her body was in perfect shape. And perfect for his bed. He controlled himself from pulling her by the small waist and caging her in his arms.

Her flawless skin seemed so soft and smooth, and her natural red lips looked so delicious.

He took a deep breath, thinking, 'I want her to become my maid, and f*ck her. I want to hear her sweet voice scream my name as I pleasure her. D*mn!'

But that was impossible to do now because he's now engaged to be married to Hailey, his current girlfriend. He had f*ck*d different women in the past, and now that he's tying a knot with her, everything is going to be different.

But he has one condition. He wanted a virgin wife. He wanted to experience how to make love to a woman who hasn't any experience yet. A clean woman deserved to become his wife.

And if Hailey failed to meet that requirement, then the wedding would be called off.