saving her family
12am in the Chen villa
happy birthday to you , happy birthday to you , happy birthday happy birthday , happy birthday to you .
Kiara's mom : baby get up,make a wish and blow your candles ,
Kiara: i jumped out of bed ,it's .....it's my birthday
Kiara's mom: of course you turned 17 today ,happy birthday
Kiara: you are so thoughtful .I love you dad ,I love you mom as for you ,the best little sister in the world I love you .I don't have a wish because I already have all I can wish for
Mr Chen :(Kiara father) happy birthday dear ,this is for you .I handed over a diamond necklace , I love you
Kiara: father thank you ,I love you
Mr Chen : I love you too
Mrs Chen:( Kiara's mom) honey this is for you .
Kiara: wow, amazing,mom this is my favorite bag I said while taking the Chanel bag from my mom.
Ella Chen( Kiara's little sister) this is for you ,I made it in school
Kiara: wow,I took the bracelet,she made a bracelet with black and white beats .she wrote I love you .come here ,I took her in my arms and kissed her soft chicks,you are the most loving and most beautiful kid sister
Mrs Chen: fine enough of it cut the cake
Kiara : ok at the count of 3
Ella: 1,2and 3
clap,clap,clap ,clap,clap
Kiara: one more year to go and I will be an adult
Mr Chen: that's right but remember you are not yet an adult
Kiara: I know ,I said with a sly smile
Mrs Chen: honey is so amazing how time flies,just yesterday not long ago she was a baby
Mr Chen: that's true
Kiara: let's eat the cake ,I cut a piece of cake and stuffed it into my father's mouth ,I gave my mom some and finally my kid sister .we all ate happily before I return to sleep.the following morning I got set for school as soon as I arrived the campus mandi rushed to me ,
mandi: happy 17th birthday girl , it looks good on you
Kiara: thank you
mandi: so where is the party
Kiara: I don't want a party,we have to focus on school I have to graduate at all cost , I want to help my father in the company
Mandi: ok...ok enough ,am not in the mood for all the serious talks now , let's go to class.
Kiara: fine .after the classes I returned home ,days ,weeks and months past so fast and we were just three months to the official exams,I decided to work hard so I draft a time table which permit me to work mostly at night when everyone is asleep.On this faithful night I was reading in my room then I suddenly felt thirsty .I checked and there was no water so I decided to get some water downstairs,I noticed the light in my father's study was on so I decided to go check if he is in ,I walked slowly to the door but just when I was about pushing the door I heard something that made me stumble
Mr Chen : the only thing worth my dept is my daughter.i can give you my daughter as a maid ,she is seventeen please don't ruin my company
Kiara: what, Kiara is this a joke ,I peeped through the door to make sure I wasn't mistaken someone else for my dad ,but shockingly it was him ,my own father.i thought I was hallucinating ,no I didn't just hear this ,I wanted to go in but I didn't want to batch into my dad so I turned around and went back to my room,I laid in my bed staring at the ceiling blankly,I was trying so hard to think of something but my head was empty.the following morning i got up as usual and got ready for school, during breakfast I realized my parents where acting strange,they couldn't look me in the eyes ,I ate my food quietly and left for school ,after classes I returned home ,the week past so fast and it was finally Saturday ,I got up early and cooked breakfast for my family,I thought this is the perfect opportunity to find out what's going on ,I set the table and everyone came down
good morning daddy, good morning mum I said while kissing them ,I turned to my kid sister , I kissed her hard on the chick good morning the most beautiful
Ella : good morning sister
Kiara: I made your favorite breakfast see ,french toast
Ella: thank you sister ,you are the best
Kiara: mother, father ,what do I serve you two,this is delicious,it's my new recipe you will love it said while dishing the salade .my dad suddenly held my hand and said calmly
Mr Chen: Kiara please drop this first and sit down
Kiara:I looked at his eyes and it's obvious he was hiding something,my mom on the other hand avoid to have eye contact with me .I dropped the food and sat down , what's it dad I asked with a smile on my lips but in my heart I prayed so hard for my father not to voice out what I heard that night ,I prayed it should be something else
Mr Chen : dear there is something I want to tell you
Kiara: ok dad
Mr Chen: the thing is like this ,you will have to leave the house for sometime
Kiara: what ,where will I be going to?
Mr Chen: I cleared my throat,you will go to this address, but it's just for a yeah , you will work there as a maid ,as soon as the year elapse I will come pick you up ok
Kiara: why,why should I do this I asked in tears
Mrs Chen: I wiped my tears dear this is the only way to save your dad from going to jail and loosing the company . your dad is in serious trouble,he was supposed to deliver materials worth billions of dollars to the young construction and engineering group but unfortunately he was duped of the money,he tried taking loans but no body has accepted to assist him because they are scared of Mr Michel young , please dear I.....
Kiara: if all this is true ,do you really think I will be free after one year just by working as a maid , does that sound real to you
Mrs Chen: this is what they agreed on , dear please think about Ella , what will happen to her if we loose your father,the company and our home ,after a year you will be back home please dear
Kiara: I really don't want to do this but because you ,my little beautiful pet .I touched her jaw . because you are involve I will do it
Mr Chen: thank you so much my love ,thank you
Mrs Chen : come in my arms,thank you ,I will pray for you every day
Ella: sister don't leave me
Kiara: I took a deep breath, sister is going to visit you every time ok
Ella: ok .
Kiara: when am I leaving I asked .
Mr Chen: this evening
Kiara: ok I will go upstairs first .I stood up walk to me room ,I closed the door and threw myself on the ground , I tried so hard to cry but I had no tears so I stayed there staring blankly.after sometime the maids came in and helped me park my stuffs ,the situation made laugh ,I who grew up having maids will become someone else maid .life is really cruel .in the evening a black Bentley car park infront if our compounds my mom spoke in tears
Mrs Chen: take good care of yourself ok
Kiara: I will mother
Mr Chen: my dad hugged me ,am sorry dear ,am so sorry
Kiara: it's fine father .a sweet voice suddenly sounded in my ears
Ella: I am ready too sis ,I will go with you
Kiara: at this moment my eyes cold no longer hold my tears .I will come back ok , don't go with me I said in tears
Ella: but why can't I go with you , don't you love me anymore
Kiara: I took her in my arms,don ever say that ,I love you so much ok
Ella: if you love me take me with you
Kiara: you see,I am going very far ,I can't take you because its a long tiring journey, if I go with you ,you will be tired but I promise to come back ok
Ella: but
Mrs chen: Ella please don't be stubborn ok .your sister will leave now .come here
Kiara:I bid my final goodbye to my family and got into the car .I sat quietly and we drove off ,I don't know when I slept off as I was waken by the guy in a black suit when we arrived ,I opened my eyes and what I saw amazed me ,we were infront of a beautiful and luxurious mansion, the place was so beautiful that it took me sometime to hear the voice of the man in black who has been calling me all this while .sir I said
butler: don't call me sir ,am the butler,come with me I will present you to the other house staff
Kiara: ok .I dragged my bag inside .he asked for all the staff to be present then he introduced me as the new maid . amongst them was a woman in her 50s she smiled at me so I bow and greeted her respectfully as she said
nanny pearl: I am nanny pearl,the oldest amongst you all
Kiara: my name is Kiara mam
nanny pearl: ok welcome my dear .
Kiara: thank you,I connected with nanny pearl immediately ,she showed me to my room ,I kept my stuffs and changed into my uniform before walking downstairs .I went to the kitchen and I met them making dinner . hello ,mam please tell me what to do ,I said calmly.nanny pearl didn't respond immediately, instead she stood there staring at me , after sometime she held my hand and took me to her room
nanny pearl: how did you get here dear ,you don't look like someone who needs this job ,why are you here
Kiara: I explained everything to her .
nanny pearl: ooh little poor child.listen to me carefully,you can't say this to the other girls ok ,they will hurt you ,be careful around Rose and Stacy ok
Kiara: ok nanny thank you .I returned to the kitchen and joined the chef .we cooked the food ,after cooking Rose and Stacy got into an argument
Rose: I will be the one to serve the master his food today ,I will do everything I can for him to notice me
Stacy: no I will do it
nanny pearl: enough,none of you will show up infront of Michel ,Kiara will do it ,she will be the one to serve his food
Kiara: what,me ,why .....
Rose: what,she just got here she doesn't even know the rules
Stacy: I pray she makes a mistake so she can be locked up in the underground du......
nanny pearl: enough Stacy ,this topic is closed.go back to you duties , Kiara come here I will give some instructions.
Kiara: ok . after listening to Mrs pearl it was already dinner time I set the table,I was so eager to see the who snatched my happiness away .I was putting the final touches ok the table when the door opened , pair of black shiny Italian made leader shoes came to my sight
nanny pearl: don't raise your head
Kiara: what ,I asked with a frown
nanny pearl: obey
Kiara: I drop my head but my sight is extremely good as I watch a tall man dressed in a black pant and Black s**t with a brown trench coat walked in on those black leader shoes .a cold voice suddenly sounded
Micheal: nanny, why are you here ,why aren't you resting .where is the rest of the staff
nanny pearl: good evening Michael,why do you always worry too much ,I told you am fine .the reason am here is because I want to show Kiara how to set the table and serve your food
Michael: why should you do that nanny haven't she learned since she came here
pearl: she just came in today,
Michael: I threw a glance at the girl before turning away.nanny I already ate out so you should not bother ok
nanny pearl: ok then . good night
Michael : good night nanny .with that I walked straight to my room but before I could lock my door I heard someone say
butler: sir ,Mr Chen decided has send his daughter in exchange of his dept
Michael: what ,who made such an arrangement,the money he owes be can't be refund just by his daughter been my maid and I already have enough maids
butler: sir the man is bankrupt ,this is the most valuable thing he has right now
Michael: ok fine I will look into this issue latter as for now am tired .I had a long day
butler: ok sir .
Kiara: I cleared the table that evening and went back to bed ,the following day I got up very early and I started studying , I read my book ,when it was time to work I went down and did all they asked me to do , it's Sunday I have to do everything I can so as to see the man who brought me here because I want to go to school ,I can't skip classes,my exam is around the corner, I stayed alert through out and fortunately for me the man showed up in the evening .sir good evening sir I said politely
butler: good evening,how are you
Kiara: am fine sir , please I want to go to school tomorrow ,my exam is near I can't skip classes
butler:what I ask with my eyes wide open as I was surprise,what do you want to do
Kiara: I want to go to school, father said I will continue going to school I said
butler: ok ,I will talk to the master and get back to you ok
Kiara : ok .I returned to my room after this ,the butler disappeared and I didn't see him till the following day during lunch ,I was so desperate that I rushed to him immediately ,sir can I go to school tomorrow I asked with a pleading expression
Michael pov
I returned home this afternoon for lunch just when we arrived the house a girl ran to my butler and asked if she could study ,I didn't even look at her before asking coldly.who said maids can leave the house
Kiara: uncle ,I...... the man walked away before I could even say a word
Michael: I went to my room , uncle,did she just say uncle ,when did I become so old .I took out my phone .make sure no house staff leave the house ok
butler: ok young master
Kiara: ok
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