Chapter 3 I'm not a maid!

"I will not go. And I will make my husband retract his words. In the end, Nico will definitely keep me as his wife. Because I -"

"Enough, Celine!" snapped Mrs. Maria cutting Celine off.

"Why, Mom?" asked Celine with a faint smile. "Are you afraid?"

"Already... already!" said Nicolas, "We'll see, ma'am, if Celine will be able to prove what she said!" Nicolas challenged Celine.

"We'll see," Celine said, pulling up a chair and getting up to go upstairs.

Nicolas held one hand of Ruby who was sitting next to him.

"You don't have to think about what he said, darling. I will still make you my wife," Nicolas said reassuringly.

"Yes, Nico, I believe you," Ruby said.

Madame Maria and Mr. Morgan could only hope that Celine would give up and walk away from their son's life.

"Nico, you should just ask Celine to prepare your wedding party with Ruby," Mrs. Maria suggested, hoping that this way, Celine would give in.

"Well, mom's right, dear. Celine should take care of our wedding. Then we can just sit back and relax," Ruby said, agreeing with Madam Maria's suggestion.

"Alright, I'll have Celine organize and take care of my wedding party with Ruby," said Nico who finally agreed too.

Celine who was already in her room just cried. After only a day of Ruby's stay at the mansion, Celine's position had already been displaced. If she hadn't remembered that she was pregnant, Celine probably would have left.

"Don't cry, Celine, you have to keep fighting for your marriage," Celine whispered trying to encourage herself.

Celine had one month to maintain her position as Nicolas' wife. She was confident that even if Celine kept her pregnancy a secret, she would be able to defend her marriage and get rid of Ruby.

Nicolas and Mr. Morgan left for the office straight after breakfast.

Madame Maria and Ruby rushed to Celine's room after Nicolas and Mr. Morgan left for the office. They knocked loudly on the door, and Celine opened the door with tearful eyes.

"What's wrong, Mom?" asked Celine in a weak voice.

"I have a task for you, Celine," said Mrs. Maria in a cold tone.

"What task, ma'am?" asked Celine.

"Wash the dirty clothes of Ruby, my daughter-in-law!" ordered Madame Maria.

Celine frowned. "Sorry, ma'am, I don't want to do it. It's not my job. I'm still Nico's wife, you and Ruby should order the maid to wash Ruby's clothes," Celine said, immediately refusing her mother-in-law's order.

Ruby laughed sarcastically and she stepped forward to Celine. "You're right, Celine, you're not a maid. But you're also a nobody in this house. So, you'd better do what I tell you to do. Did you forget? Nico will cheer you up."

"I know, but I won't do it," Celine said firmly.

Ruby immediately pulled Celine's hair roughly. "Who do you think you are? I can make your life here worse and more painful. You should be grateful that I didn't ask Nico to kick you out. So, you should just do what mom tells you to do! Got it!" Ruby pulled Celine's hair even harder.

Celine winced in pain and finally gave in. "Alright, I'll wash your clothes." She didn't want to make a fuss, so Celine should just give in.

Ruby let go of Celine's hair and smiled with satisfaction. Then told Celine to go to the main room, to get Ruby's dirty clothes.

"Remember, don't use the washing machine!" Ruby reminded.

So, Celine brought a pile of Ruby's dirty clothes to the laundry room. She started washing them one by one without the help of the washing machine. The servants who saw Celine felt sorry for her, but they didn't dare to help for fear of being fired.

"Miss Celine, do you need help?" a waiter asked cautiously.

"No need, I can do it myself," Celine replied weakly, holding back tears. However, she was still able to smile in front of the maid.

After hours of washing, Celine's hands began to chafe and her body felt very tired. However, she persisted. She even felt her stomach starting to cramp, but she continued to work until she finished.

When she finally finished, Celine felt very tired and the pain in her stomach was getting worse. She immediately went to the doctor to have her condition checked.

Arriving at the hospital, the doctor immediately checked Celine's pregnancy.

"Your pregnancy is weak, Miss Celine," the doctor said after examining her. "You should get plenty of rest and avoid stress. I will prescribe you medication to help strengthen your pregnancy."

Celine nodded weakly. "Okay, Doc, thank you."

Celine stroked her stomach which was still in pain. Due to overexertion and stress, Celine had almost lost her baby.

"You have to be strong, child," Celine whispered softly.

After the doctor gave her a prescription, Celine immediately went to the pharmacy to fill it.

Celine returned to the Mansion after she got the medicine.

Arriving at the Mansion, she met Ruby in the living room.

"Where have you been, Celine?" asked Ruby sarcastically.

"None of your business, Ruby," Celine replied equally sarcastically.

Then, Celine ventured to look at Ruby. "Remember, Ruby, even though you and mom treat me like a maid. But... I won't give up, I'll stick it out. And I assure you, you will be the one to leave this house," Celine said.

Ruby chuckled, she mocked Celine's words. "We'll see, Celine. We'll see who survives." Ruby was not at all afraid of losing to Celine.

Celine had just arrived at her room when her mother-in-law arrived.

"Celine, my migraine medicine has run out. You'd better go to the pharmacy now, and buy some medicine for me," Mrs. Maria ordered.

"But, Mom, I... "

"I don't want to hear your excuses, Celine. Quickly, buy me the medicine. Don't argue!" snapped Madame Maria.

Celine could only let out a long sigh. She wanted to rest immediately. But if she argued, her mother-in-law would not remain silent.

For the sake of her love for Nicolas, Celine was willing to be badly needed by her mother-in-law. She always hoped that Madame Maria could accept her as a daughter-in-law. However, until now, her hopes have only been wishful thinking.

"Maybe... after Mom and Dad find out that I'm pregnant. Mom and Dad will definitely accept me as their son-in-law," Celine whispered hopefully.