Episode 3

It was shocking to learn that my boss was previously married to another woman, and even more unbelievable that he remembers his wife through me. Am I really a splitting image of his previous wife?..

I returned the bracelet simply to console him. I did not want to reject his offer rudely and end up hurting him.

I went back to my bedroom, removed my shoes, and went to freshen up. Mrs. Hope called me a few hours later, excited to hear that I had moved in; however, her excitement faded when I told her what happened with the house agent and how I came to live with my boss, Mr Woods.

I had hoped she would be overjoyed with the news, but Mrs. Hope panicked over the phone. She instructed me to find a place to stay as soon as possible and leave the CEO's home.

The way she took everything personally made me believe that nothing was as it seemed; Mrs Hope knew something about the CEO, or did everything have to do with my birth?

To avoid bothering her, I agreed to leave the CEO's house and search for a new apartment through the network. The call was eventually disconnected, and I was finally allowed to go to bed.

But, a few moments later, a maid knocks on my door and walks inside after I allow her. She informed me that Mr Woods wanted me to come down and meet with his family. I was exhausted from even leaving my bedroom, but I changed into something more formal and followed her down the stairs to meet with his family.

"Hey, Daniella. Where are you sleeping?"

When Mr Woods noticed my drowsy expression, he asked me.

"Not really, I am all right." I lied.

" Okay, ". He introduced me to his sons and wife: "This is Mrs Edwina and my two sons, Adam and Samuel." He presented them to me.

"It is nice to meet you, Daniella."

Adam took a step forward and extended his hand.

"In the same way." I replied, and we both shook hands like adults. Afterwards, his brother stepped forward and the same action was performed. I was hoping Mrs Edwina would be as welcoming as her son, but she was not pleased with the news of my living with them.

She did not say anything to her husband, but I could tell she was annoyed.

Mr Woods invited me to join them for dinner, and even though I did not want to eat, I assumed that declining his invitation would be disrespectful. After all, he has only been kind to me.

We observed an hour of silence, with no one speaking until we finished eating. Samuel rushes out after dinner, while his brother wishes to rest in his bedroom, but his father refuses to allow it.

Adam had to accompany his father to the office.

The maids were busy clearing the table when I noticed Mrs Edwina's eyes were fixed on me. Is there something she wants to ask me about?..

"Daniela, who are your parents?"

She asked me as I was walking back to my bedroom. Why should my parents have to answer all of my questions?

"I am an orphan, and I do not know who my parents are." I responded to her question as simply as possible, not wanting to provide too much information...

"An orphan, but do you have any idea what happened to them?"

With her mouth open, more questions continued to pour out.

Not just because I want to. I had no choice but to tell her everything I knew about myself in order to satisfy her insatiable curiosity. If I had kept complicating things, she would not have stopped asking about myself.

She finally allows me to go to my bedroom.

I changed back into my previous clothes and went to bed.

The next day, I came downstairs after getting dressed for work. I was expecting to have breakfast with the family, but Julia, one of the maids, informed me that everyone had already eaten.

Mr. Woods came downstairs and was about to go to the office when he noticed us talking and asked Julia if I had breakfast this morning.

She apologized before hurrying back into the kitchen. Mr Woods politely invited me to sit down and eat before accompanying him to the office, and because I had nothing to do and was not in a hurry, I sat down and had breakfast alone with the CEO.

Julia served us our meals, and an hour later, we grabbed her office bag and headed out to the already packed car outside the house.

Zack opened the car door, and Mr Woods first let me in before walking in behind me. Zack started the car and drove us to the office quickly.

Everyone at the office was still talking about me living with the CEO, and Rita overheard everything they were saying, and when I arrived, she took me into the ladies room and downloaded everything that had happened while I was gone.

" Hey, Have you met his sons yet?"

She asked me as the conversation was coming to an end.

"I have Adam and Samuel."

I addressed them by name as I responded.

"Nice, could I pay you a visit at the boss's house?" Rita paused, allowing me to respond to her question.

I do not mind her coming over to see me, but would Mr Wood want that? Worse, how would his wife react if she did not like me.

Rita and I returned to our desks and began working on our respective responsibilities.

Mr Woods wants me to review the company's accounts and ensure that everything in them balances.

Rita, on the other hand, had other important responsibilities that did not include gossiping about company employees.

Some people who stopped by my table asked me questions about Mr Woods and his family; they wanted to know everything about them, but especially Adam and his brother.