"You brat, I know what you're up to," Rob's mother said in a low tone. "If you ever tell him about the money, start counting your days with him.""I didn't tell him anything," Hailey reassured her. She wouldn't dare do that even if she wanted to. Rob's mother was already making her life hell when she didn't do anything, the woman would surely go to the extremes if Hailey dared to report her to Rob.Eventually, Rob's mother released her arm as they walked through the shopping mall. Hailey picked up a basket and she closely followed behind the woman."I wonder what you're putting in my son's food," Rob's mother grumbled. "He looks skinnier than the last time I saw him."They walked through the area which contained food items, and the woman picked so many vegetables and dropped them into the basket."From now on, no more junk food in the house," she muttered. "We poor people don't have a lot of money, but we value a healthy lifestyle. If you want to live your uncouth and extravagant lif
"When the Butler told us that we no longer needed to come to work, we thought Master was firing us. But he explained that the mansion needed to be repaired first. Tell me, Madam, when will you come back? And where is Master? Lizzy and Joey have been taken to another place. It's so lonely at where I work now, Madam. My new Madam is very mean. She doesn't treat me nicely. Please tell Master to take us back soon. We can stay in your new house with you. We can take care of your—"Her eyes strayed to Hailey's stomach and she quickly wiped her tears as if rubbing her eyes. "Madam." Her head jerked up. Her gloom was instantly replaced by a gleeful look and she held Hailey's hands and eagerly asked. "You put to bed, Madam. You really did! Where is the baby? Did you come with it? Is that scary lady your nanny? Are you here with Master, Madam?" She paused and looked around. "Madam, can I have a look at your baby?"Her baby? Hailey's hand suddenly went to her stomach. At first, while the girl
But these hallucinations, was it a sign of a new different illness? What if she recovered from forgetfulness and fell into a worse illness? Hailey left the washroom and followed the woman into the mall. And as they continued shopping, her eyes wandered around the area to see if she could sight the young girl. But Hailey couldn't sight her in the crowd. Maybe she had just imagined everything. She had imagined that a girl who she seemed to be familiar with had come to her and told her some strange words, and those strange words, in effect, had led her to have weird hallucinations.But the tremors hadn't left Hailey's body yet. The sadness was also still in her heart. "And don't think that I'll let you go free for running off while that stupid woman insulted me," Rob's mother grumbled. "Just you wait and see. I can't wait to tell my son about how you didn't care when that woman bashed at me."Hailey picked up the basket from where she'd dropped it when Ara pulled her away."If it was
"I know you're lying." She grabbed Hailey's ear. "Because I promised you that I'll ask my son to punish you for what you did yesterday at the mall, you did something to keep him at work, isn't it?""No, I swear I didn't do that." Hailey winced from the woman's tight hold on her ear. If care was not taken, she might lose her ear soon."I swear I'm telling the truth, Mum. Even I can't reach him." Hailey showed her phone to her which was still in her hand. The woman glanced at her phone and frowned. Then she released Hailey's ear. And suddenly, her attention was no longer on Rob's whereabouts."This device." She pointed at Hailey's phone. "Did my son give you this? Isn't this those expensive phones spoilt kids carry around these days?"Hailey kept her mouth shut. She couldn't deny that it wasn't Rob that gave her the phone. "You silly brat!" The woman snatched her phone. "If you wanted something this expensive, why didn't you ask your wealthy parents? My son is working hard while you b
"The heck! Hailey." Kara spread both palms on her chest. "Do you want to give me a heart attack or what?""I'm so sorry." Hailey tried to catch her breath as she panted heavily. "I didn't see you right now.""You should be sorry, Hailey." Kara turned around and locked the door. "I almost thought you were not going to come. You didn't pick up my calls yesterday and my damn phone just had to run out of battery. The best part was, I couldn't find the charger. Urgh! These days are hard, Hailey. Sometimes I feel like the whole world is against me."Hailey stood beside Kara and couldn't count how many times she'd thanked her stars in those few seconds. Kara seemed to be going out. If she hadn't arrived here early, she wouldn't have been lucky. "Something came up yesterday," Hailey tried to explain. "I had to accompany my mother-in-law to the mall. I'm sorry I couldn't pick up your phone, Kara. I promise that's never going to repeat itself.""Oh, okay. I understand," Kara said absentmindedl
Well, Hailey didn't know who Kara was talking about. She just came to realize that the lady was super rich. "Hailey, don't be so boring." Kara went on. "Don't tell me that you don't know she's the president's daughter. I almost fainted in shock when I found that out on the internet. It felt just like a dream. The president's daughter ate at our diner! That was mind-blowing!"The president's daughter?Hailey frowned. Where had she heard that name before? And why did it come with an unsettling feeling?The woman that invited them to cook for her party was the president's daughter. That should be great news. "Hailey." Kara tapped her, bringing her back to her senses."This is a great chance for us. As I've said before, we should put in our best effort. That lady was kind enough to hire us. We shouldn't let her down.""Okay." Hailey tried to match up with Kara's excited mood.And Kara talked on about how it was going to be great to meet all the prominent figures that would be invited.
The servants, as if understanding her silent message, gave a slight bow and they all left the place in a single file. "Be rest assured. We'll do our best to make sure your guests are well entertained," Kara replied."That is right," Hailey added. "We are ready, and we'll be happy to be shown around.""That is settled then." The lady turned around and led them to a large door nearby. Hailey followed behind her with Kara. After passing by the door, they walked into another living room, a larger one. And they proceeded to another large room that had a very long golden table with intricate designs. Several chairs that had similar designs lined by its sides facing each other. And there were people inside the room, hanging up decorations. "This is where I will be entertaining my guests," the lady said. "It can be hard for guests to find their ways around here. So please keep it in mind.""Okay.""Sure.""Don't worry about setting the tables later." The lady resumed working in a differen
Kara's suspicious looks had become frequent. Although she no longer asked Hailey if she was alright, whenever their eyes met, Hailey would see those questions in her eyes. Those questions that she was also fighting to get answers for. Something was wrong with her. These hallucinations weren't normal. But why did it keep increasing at a rapid pace even?She didn't know if she'd had similar hallucinations in the past, but it all began yesterday at the mall when she met that strange girl. There was something about her words that triggered Hailey's senses. The girl's words had done something to twist her brain in a strange direction. But who was that girl? And why did she feel familiar? Those voices, why were they so familiar? Hailey finally dropped the spoon in her hand, unable to control the rapid beating in her heart. "Hailey, are you alright?" Kara asked her again. But Hailey shook her head, not sure whether to indicate that she was alright or she wasn't. She just wanted to get