back," Gina's eyes cut into him,
ing, his grip on his luggage tightened and he forced a smile on his face
r, but today, the weight of her scorn was almost un
nice to see y
s like yourself." Her unforgiving eyes swept over him and the luggage he was battling before set
said you loved him. If you'd married a man with half a backbone, you wouldn't be dragging yourself in
. The journey here was long because we had to use a bus since we cou
ething as small as plane tickets! This is my home, Linda and if you are going to stay in it, the
lared up and he did not want that. for peace to reign, he stepped up. "No, it's fine mother. Whatever yo
You lost your job and as if that was not enough, you had to lose your house too." She turned her back to the couple, keeping her spine straight and rigid as she marched awa
nd marched away, a triu
What does she mean by – Are you an errand
Linda. How do you think I got her to let
are falter
e with it till I can get a job and a home for us. Please. If we
ver you? I am trying to support you, Ace but how long do we have to keep -finding our footing'? maybe my mother
a short time, he told himself. He will find a good job soon and provide for hi
uestrooms in the mansion and it was in the maid quarters. Before Linda would start complaining about
law began at that moment a
a good job of arranging everything in places that they could easily be found. He knew t
's mother, he knew they were five other people in the house excluding
of work but he wou
t the pristine kitchen before turning to her husband. Her eyes softened. "You sure you're okay?"
eady made that clear." He squeezed he
could help him with. She stared to move to the fridge when Ace stopped her. "I told you I've
d. "All right then. I'
d on his watch. "Mak
edients already laid out for him. Next time, he knew he'd have to prepare his own ingr
, making sure to take utmost care to make the mea
reparations when Gina waltzed into the
know your way around a knife. It's a job that servants are specifically good at." She glared
re Linda reappeared. She leaned on the door, brows furrowed as she took in
shoulders. "Don't wor
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