Chapter 4

Isabella POV:

I awoke to the muted light filtering through the small window, unsure of how much time had passed. The air felt heavy with anticipation as I rose from the bed, still clad in the same clothes from the day before.

The door opened once more, and the man who said he should kill me stood there, his gaze inscrutable.

"Get ready. Boss wants to see you" he said, his voice devoid of emotion.

Without thinking, I stood up immediately, not ready to get him angry.

We walked around the house.

I was honestly trying to meet up with him but his long legs were hard to meet.

As we approached a heavy wooden door, my apprehension intensified.

The man pushed it open, revealing a room shrouded in shadows. 

A figure sat behind an imposing desk, the dim light casting an enigmatic aura around them.

"Isabella, I presume," the middleman said, his voice low and commanding.

I nodded, feeling a mix of vulnerability and defiance.

The air seemed to thicken as the boss assessed me with penetrating eyes.

"I have an offer for you," He said.

"Yesterday before I took you here, I noticed the men behind us, you looked scared, is something happening, are you in some kind of danger?" He asked, tilting his head to his side.

"Uhm," I mumbled, looking at the ground.

Just talk now Isabella, he could save you from Mike and his friends.

"I have an abusive boyfriend, I was looking for a job that night," I said quietly.

"The men were his friends, they usually tell Mike things and then he would get angry, and uhm," I said quietly before looking away from his eyes.

"Do you want to go back or I'll kill all of them for you?" He asked.

My head snapped toward him, what does he mean?

"I'll give you until tonight, then I'll ask you this again, now go get ready, you're going to be working as my maid from today." He said with a smirk.

I wideout before nodding slowly still trying to get everything in.

"Now go on, and be good, the people in this house don't like slow workers." He said, pointing his hand toward the door.

Without saying, I opened the door, before walking out.

The man from earlier was still standing there.

"Come on." He said, pushing himself from the wall.

Again I followed him down.

My mind clouded up.

Was that man serious?

Is he ready to kill Mike and his friends for me?

Shaking my head I looked up, only to see the grumpy man looking at me.

"They are clothes on the bed, get dressed and meet me in the kitchen, just go straight to the left and you will see the kitchen." He said.

"Get ready because you have lots of work to do." He mumbled.

"Do you know how to cook?" He asked.

Nodding my head, he nods his head before walking away.

"You have just 20 minutes." He said as he walked away.

Pushing my room door, I looked at my bed, where I saw my new outfits everywhere.

Shaking my head, I walked toward the closet then packed all the clothes inside.

When I was done, I walked toward the bathroom.

Then I took off my clothes before turning on the shower.

Then stepped into the shower.

A sigh left my lips as I washed my body, my hands in my hair.

What next, I'm a maid now, this is a job right? 

But I can't leave here.

I should be happy about this, having an opportunity to leave my old life behind.

But this feels worse than the old one.

Shaking my head, I turned off the shower before wrapping myself in the towel.

Then walked out of the bathroom.

Quickly, I walked toward the closet and grabbed the cream and body things.

Then I wore my outfit.

It wasn't too short which was something I was grateful for.

Then I packed up my hair.

With a smile, I walked out of the room, toward the kitchen Mr Grumpy talked about.

After walking for a while.

I entered the kitchen where I saw Three women walking around.

"You must be the new maid." The first elderly lady said with a smile as she made her way toward me.

"Isabella, uhm my is Isabella," I whispered looking at her with a small smile.

She giggled before wrapping her arms around me, making my eyes wide.

It's been a while since I have received a hug from anyone.

"I'm Lisa, that's Anna and Christabel." She said softly pointing at the ladies behind us.

I gave them another smile hoping I looked nice to them.

"Now let's go, the men will soon be here, and they don't like to be late," Lisa said.

She wrapped her fingers around mine.

"What kind do you do?" She asked.

"Uhm I can cook and clean," I mumbled.

"It's best if she cleans for a week, we will teach her the cooking way," Anna said.

"Good idea," Lisa said before grabbing the cleaning tools.

"Now follow me, I'll show you the rooms to clean." She said as she made her way out of the kitchen with me behind her.

We walked up the stairs, Lisa talking about which rooms and when to start cleaning.

I listened.

"Now please don't go to any other rooms, just the ones I called for you." She said,

Nodding my head I gave her a smile and a little 'thank you'

"Now First, Nate's room, he's the boss here, the Don." She said as she pushed the door.

"Is he the boss?" I asked softly.

"Yes, I assume you have already met him?" Lisa asked.

Nodding she smiled at me before giving me a little push into the room.

"Please Isabella be good and clean probably, Nate hates dirt." She said softly.

With a smile, she walked back to the kitchen.

Looking back at the room, I let out a sigh before walking into the room and closing the door right behind me.