Episode 2

Episode 2

It was 9 o’clock in the evening when Leila decided to go to the kitchen. She was thirsty and can’t sleep at all, maybe because the environment was new to her or because of the fact that she can’t let her guard down. After all she was living in the place of her enemy. Ezequiel was a threat to her family.

Leila was about to close the fridge when she sensed that someone was watching her. “Why are you still up?” His cold voice made her a little bit frantic.

“I- I can’t sleep.” His sudden appearance made her stammer.

“Go to bed after that.” He gestured the water bottle that she was holding. “You have a lot of work to do tomorrow.” Ezequiel left after that, but Leila remained unmoving in silence.

Few days passed after their encounter, Leila never thought that being a housekeeper was a strenuous job. She didn’t expect that this task will make everything difficult for her. She can feel her body giving up from weariness.

If she can only hire a trusted person to investigate this private matter, she wouldn’t hesitate. But the thing is, her family depends on her, and the outcome of this would determine their fate.

Leila was surprised when she heard his voice on the intercom. “Ms. Gomez bring me a cup of coffee in the study room.” It was short but commanding as usual. She rolled her eyes, taking orders from him makes her hate the situation more.

She entered the study room with a smoking cup of coffee. “Put it here.” He pointed the messy table in front of him.

She can see the piled-up paperwork’s on his desks. The table was also surrounded with crumpled papers. This must be the work of his employees. It seems that reading it bores him to death.

Did he find it all useless? How can he reject it all? His employees put their best effort in their works only to be rejected by this grumpy man.

Leila can smell the mint flavor cigarette mixing in the cold air of his room as he approached him. She gently placed the coffee on the desks.

“Can you clean that area.” He pointed the crumpled papers on the floor. Leila rolled her eyes but she made sure that he wasn’t looking.

One by one she picked it up and threw it in the nearest paper bin. Damn this man is fucking messy! She can feel his gaze observing her so she hurriedly finished her work.

“Comeback here after you disposed it.” He added when she was about to leave the room. Leila nodded but inside she was boiling in anger.

She threw the trash angrily. “Damn this man!” She cursed in the air and shoved the trashes in a larger trash bin.

After washing her hands, she went back to him. Leila composed herself before she entered his room again. “What took you so long?” Ezequiel asked.

His annoying question almost made her to reply in a disrespectful way. “There’s a lot of them sir.” She simply replied.

“Take a seat…” Ezequiel commanded as he gestured the chair in front of his table.

Leila was hesitant but how can she ignore his authoritative presence.

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