"Stop eavesdropping; get back to work." Ruby removed her hand from Zella's wrist.Zella still didn't want to leave. Now, she was much more curious about who the woman named Dealova was; their last names were the same. Queenzella Persson, Dealova Persson—are Dealova's father and Zella, the same person?"What are you doing here?" Mike's voice returned to Zella's ears, but Zella didn't bother. Instead, she pulled Mike's hand and hid it behind her body, covering Mike's mouth with her hand."Shut up!" Zella warned Mike with her sharp gaze.Mike nodded and rubbed Zella's hand. Zella quickly pulled her hand away from Mike's mouth. Zella's eyes refocused on the two humans, still talking to each other."Where are my father's ashes, Mr. Zaverio?"Zella overheard the conversation between Dealova and Mr. Big again."You knew him?" Mike whispers in Zella's ear; his exhale makes Zella momentarily unfocused."No," Zella answered Mike again."She's Dealova Persson, daughter of Markus Persson, who jus
Zella carried the Tray filled with cut fruits to the swimming pool. It was the first time since she had been working in this mention that Zella had stepped into the pool at night. It was dimly lit but still looked bright because several lights were installed on the pool's edge.Zella just rolled her eyes lazily at the sight of Mike casually lying on a flamingo float. I don't know what the stupid twenty-seven-year-old man had in mind."Maid!"Zella paused as Mike shouted maid to her for the first time. Zella still did not move forward; she just stayed where she was, waiting for the spoiled Master to open his mouth."Where are you going?" Mike looked at Zella, who was about to walk away from him in the pool."Back to work, sir," Zella replied gruffly."Why would you go back inside? You only work for me now." Mike snapped at Zella, his hand spraying water toward Zella's clothes."Bastard! Does he think I'm scared?" Zella thought as she held back her anger, hiding her fists behind her."W
Zella returned to her room early in the morning. The room was less spacious than Kenneth's; Zella dropped her body on the soft bed. Her eyes were still open, though, her body feeling exhausted as if she had fought several people."Making love consumes a lot of energy," Zella muttered as she stared at the room's slightly worn ceiling. There were spider attacks, probably because this room had not been used for a long time and most likely also missed cleaning.Just as Zella wanted to close her eyes, the door to her room was knocked again. Zella climbed back down the bed and approached the door. Her hand turned the doorknob, and she saw who was knocking."What's wrong?" Zella saw Mike coming to visit her room."I don't want to sleep in my room.""So? What does that have to do with me," Zella said in confusion as Mike noted something strange."Let's switch rooms," Mike asked Zella to sleep in his room while he slept in hers."No, no, no. How can you! This is the maid's room; you're a maste
Mike squatted on the side of the bed and still wouldn't leave Zella. His initial intention was to disturb her and see her room. But after Mike slept in the maid's room for a few hours, he realized that Zella would be better off sleeping in her room."Damn it! When she leaves, I can't keep up the charade." Zella continued to swear in her heart. Zella moved slightly and opened her eyes slowly to make them look natural."Are you awake?""W-what are you doing here!" Zella re-acted by holding tightly to her blanket."You think?" Mike stood up from his crouch and approached Zella with his hand gripping the edge of the bed. Mike only left about 5 centimeters of space between the two of them. Their breaths felt each other; Mike's eyes focused on the soft gaze Zella was showing him."You!" Zella pushed Mike's body away from her.Zella got off the bed and put her clothes back on. Once again, she didn't care about Mike seeing her because Zella was sure that Mike, the sly man, must have seen her
"What happened to your cheek?" Mike looked at Zella with a sharp gaze.Zella didn't answer Mike's question; she focused on compressing her cheek. Mike approached Zella and pulled Zella's chin. He saw Zella's red cheek. Mike knew it was a slap mark, but who had done it?"Did Kenneth do it?" Mike said in an emphasized tone, his hand still holding Zella's cheek.Zella pushed Mike's hand away from its grip on her chin. Zella answered Mike with a shake of her head: Why did Mike think only Kenneth did that to her? All this time, Kenneth had never been rude to her."Then who did it?" Mike yelled at Zella, scaring the passing servers, but Zella looked relaxed and as if she didn't bear any burden."Speaking in a low tone, Mike, I can't tell you who did it." Zella was too lazy to argue with Mike; she walked to the refrigerator and took out a new bottle of cold mineral water. Zella opened the bottle lid, took Mike's hand, and put the bottle down."Cool your head, and then you can continue talkin
"No one is allowed to use weapons." The arrogant leader asked Zella to remove all the dangerous objects from her body.Zella complied and removed all the weapons from her, and now she only had her body. Zella looked at the burly man, who was about her age and was bragging about his muscularity. Zella couldn't help but laugh. She was afraid that those muscles would make him fall earlier than her."I feel like my guts are low when it comes to fighting women." The man extended his hand for Zella to climb into the ring like a boxer."Don't talk so much, I'm sick of bullshit."Audrey stared at Zella, who turned to her. She kicked Zella in the stomach, knocking her backward. But that did not make her give up. Zella quickly got up from her position, not going to let her opponent win this time. Smirking, Zella quickly kicked the man's shin in front of her. Not just once, Zella twisted the man's arm until there was a snap. The man in front of her still tried to get up and knock Zella down, bu
"I found you." A tight tug on Zella's waist made her jump in surprise.Zella saw Mike's scary-looking grin, and Zella followed where Mike would pull her."You came alone?" Mike removed his hand from Zella's waist.Zella could breathe a sigh of relief as Mike took her to a much quieter place. Although, the sound of the music coming in was very loud."Of course! You asked me to come alone, and I'm a loner anyway." Zella sat on one of the sofas with her legs crossed over each other."Me too." Mike smiled and sat next to Zella."You still have your father, so I don't think we're the same." Zella turned and looked at Mike's face in the dim light.Zella's eyes fell on Mike's neck, where there were kiss marks."What's wrong with your neck?" Zella touched Mike's neck, but Mike avoided Zella's touch."You won't let me touch your body?" Zella raised one eyebrow and gave Mike a scathing look."Just a peck from the club bitch..." Mike took Zella's hand and grasped it tightly."I see; why are you
Since then, Zella and Mike's relationship has grown closer. Zella, appointed as a butler, has now changed her status to that of a maid. She wore a uniform that was so charming; previously, Ruby had used the same uniform as hers, but the woman had been fired from this mansion. Zella, who took Ruby's place at Mike's behest, descended the stairs with her index finger, tracing the fence, which still felt dirty and dusty."Please pay more attention to the cleanliness here," Zella ordered the two young waitresses, who used to be seniors, to Zella.No matter how high, the walls were gossiping about her. Zella was still Queenzella, carrying out her mission, until at the end of the stairs, Zella saw Kenneth's face. But Zella lowered her head first, letting Kenneth pass by her. That's how they are now; Zella and Kenneth are strangers again since the incident that night.Flashback.Zella and Mike only returned to the mansion after one in the morning. The rain was so heavy that they both got caug