A Night With Him - S01 E80

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A Night With Him - S01 E80

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 80

“OMG! St©p hitting her plea-se” Irene said, running to the rescue of a maid Carrle was seriously hitting.

She just finished freshening up, Ethan had led her back to the living room.

She was so surprised to see him not st©pping Carrle.

“You’re fired!” Carrle said to the maid who pleaded in tears.

She had st©pped hitting her but the lady’s nose was bleeding and her eye was a bit swollen.

“You shouldn’t hit her, you have no right to do that” Irene said.

“This is my house! And they are my workers,I’ll do to them whatever plea-ses me” Carrle stated clearly.

Irene sighed…”I know right but what was her offense?”

“You won’t believe she didn’t bow to me when i walked past her” Carrle fumed.

“Excuse me?” Irene was stunned.

“You’re hitting her because she refused to bow? You hit and fire them when they refuse to bow?” Irene turned to Ethan who wasn’t saying anything.

“Of course, they know they are meant to bow to their employers,not bowing is a sign of disrespect and a worker who disrespects his employer should be fired immediately. That is how things are done here” Carrle said.

“They are your workers,i know but i don’t think hitting one’s worker has been legalised,you have the right to fire them but not hit them” Irene said.

“This is not Harold’s house where he doesn’t have control over his workers,i know you’re used to that lifestyle but that’s not how things are done over here, you’ll be staying here now,you should get used to it” Carrle said.

“And you, you’re fired!” Carrle said to the maid.

“Go pack your things!” She yelled.

“Ethan, won’t you say something?” Irene asked.

“What do you want lovie?” Ethan asked with all sweetness.

He looked like he was re-ady to do anything for her.

“plea-se don’t make Carrle fire her, this place might be her only source of income, plea-se” Irene pleaded, knowing how tough the struggle is out there.

She has p@ssed throu-gh that stage and she doesn’t hope for anyone to go throu-gh that h@rdsh!pand she was so moved by the lady’s tears.

“plea-se” Irene repeated and Ethan sighed, glancing at Carrle who glared at him.

“I think you should plead with her instead” Ethan said to Irene.

“Carrle plea-se,do not fire her, she isn’t gonna repeat that disrespectful act,will you?” Irene asked the maid who quic-kly shook her head.

“Fine” Carrle said.

“Thank you so much ma’am, thank you. I promise i won’t repeat that. Thank you” The maid said happily.

“Just get out of my sight” Carrle rolled her eyes and the maid quic-kly stood up, bowed and left hurriedly.

“Come with me to the dining room,the table is set” Carrle said to Irene.

“Okay, thanks” Irene said, walking behind her and taking note of the environment.

They walked into the dining room and Irene was amazed at the amount of dishes arranged on the table.

It was almost overwhelming.

“Wow .. all this for me?” She asked.

“Yes, Ethan is more wealthy than you thought,even wealthier than Harold but he just doesn’t like showing off” Carrle smiled and Ethan win-ked thankfully at her.

“Really?” Irene asked, glancing at Ethan who feigned shyness by staring at his feet.

“Yes, i know Harold can never afford to set his dining table up like this, he eats like a miser” Carrle said.

“Ohh” Irene smiled inwardly.

“I would love you both to join me” Irene said.

“No,it’s all for you” Carrle said.

“I can’t possibly finish this,besides, I’d love some company while eating and didn’t you say you’re going to fill me in on the system of this house,we can do that over lunch” Irene said.

“That’ll be great” Carrle said and they both sat with Irene for lunch.

“Your cook is really good” Irene said with a nod, enjoying the meal.

“Well..there are thirteen of them” Carrle said.

“What!” Irene exclaimed, startling Ethan.

Carrle knew why she was surprised. Harold had only one cook.

“I’m sorry but aren’t they too much to be in the kitchen?” Irene asked.

“I guess our kitchen will be the first place i should show you then,it’s very wi-de and spacious” Carrle said.

“Its not about the size but the people,thirteen people in the kitchen?”

“Well..they do not get to be at the kitchen at the same time,there’s the head cook who’s there all the time but the rest of them alternate shifts,just three people are allowed to be with her for breakfast,three for lunch,three for mid lunch and three for dinner.

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“Ohh… interesting” Irene smiled.

“I guess it isn’t that way in Harold’s house” Ethan said.

“Of course it isn’t,he only has one cook whom he made to be preparing meals for everyone because he believes she owes him” Carrle snarled.

“That’s not true!” Irene snapped.

“Mrs Nola voluntarily offered to be the cook and she had even turned down Harold’s offer severally to bring in another cook. She loves cooking and feels she’s the only one who can protect Harold from being poisoned also after the death of Helena. That was why she devoted her time to ma-king the house meals, she even refuses anyone’s help except mine” Irene explained.

“Ohh” Ethan said.

“Whatever” Carrle said,she couldn’t believe Harold told Irene about Helena alre-ady,he must really trust her.

“You should know Helena” Irene said to Carrle, observing her de-eply.

There was panic in her eyes but it quic-kly disappeared as soon as it appeared.

“Of course i know Helena, i liked her even though she was against my every move in that house! She almost st©pped Harold from getting married to me” Carrle said with anger in her eyes.

“Ohh” Irene smiled.

They all continued their meal in silence and Ethan was almost lost staring at Irene who had worn pink shorts and white sweatshi-t after freshening up,her hair was in a ti-ght ponytail which highlighted her beautiful face and she even had striking eyes.

He’s attracted to her, he has never seen anyone look this beautiful without wearing make up,she was much more natural than the women he was accustomed to who always wear makeup, perform bre@st and bu-tt enhancements…

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He’s so happy Harold lost this gem to him.

Carrle, noticing Ethan was almost drooling over Irene couldn’t help but feel jealous. She feels so insecure about Irene’s natural beauty.

Who wouldn’t drool over her?

Well…she should be stuck here with Ethan while she makes a move on Harold.

“Okay, about the house system” Carrle broke the silence.

“Ohh..yeah” Irene said, she was still surprised about Carrle’s sudden kindness to her.

Isn’t it the same lady who had emptied a bowl of ice cream on her?

And why would a wife be so comfortable with her husband bringing in another lady.

She hopes Carrle doesn’t have something tricky up her sleeves.

“I know you must be so used to Harold’s house system that you’ll find things here a bit awkward and i should make this clear, you have no right to change any of this house rules,you have to go with the flow”

“Ohh..okay but what if I’m not comfortable with it?” Irene asked.

“Then you’ll have to avoid it but no changing of anything,i hate it when people don’t do as i want” Carrle said.

“Alright then” Irene said.

“Okay,so here, the workers are to bow to their employers and any of them who refused to do that will get punished and fired immediately…” Carrle started.

Irene nodded with a de-ep sigh after Carrle was done.

“Once we’re done eating,I’m going to show you round the house and introduce you to the workers” Carrle said.

“Alright” Irene said, sipping a pineapple jui-ce which almost made her throw up.

“Can i have strawberry jui-ce only and strawberry cake and wh!pped cream for dessert” Irene said.

“Of course, anything you want” Ethan smiled and quic-kly ordered the cooks to bring in what Irene wants.

“Thank you” Irene smiled.

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“Wow, i must say this is one hell of a beautiful house” Irene said after Carrle was done taking her on a tour of the house and explaining some things to her.

She had introduced her to the workers as they toured the building.

“Thank you” Irene said.

“My plea-sure” Carrle said,her esc-rts were standing few feet away. Irene had insisted she wanted no esc-rt.

“Can i ask you something?” Irene asked.

“You alre-ady did” Carrle laughed and Irene smiled.

“You’re free to ask anything” Carrle said.

“Why

are you so cool about me being here. You do not like me,we both know that” Irene said.

“Of course i do not like you but I’m someone who stoops to any level to get what she wants” Carrle said with a one-sided grin.

“What do you mean?” Irene asked.

“Have a nice day Irene” Carrle said, walking away with her esc-rts.

“And are you sure you do not want b©dyguards?” Carrle st©pped to ask and Irene shook her head.

Irene watched her leave.

She was right.

Carrle wants something.

Just a week and she’ll be out of this place.

Irene turned to see b©dyguards in every corner of the house staring at her.

Woah…she couldn’t even count the number of b©dyguards Carrle had introduced her to.

They make the whole house stuffy and uncomfortable for her.

She walked towards the pool,not re-ady to go inside yet.

“Ma’am” Irene heard someone said behind her.

She turned and smiled on seeing the maid she had saved from been fired.

“Your eye must be hurting” Irene said pitifully seeing how swollen the eye is .

“As far as I’m still in this house, it can hurt as much as it wants, this place is my only source of income and getting fired isn’t any better than being dead” The maid said and Irene shook her head sadly.

Irene glanced at her name tag and saw her name.

Christiana.

“Thank you so much ma’am,I’m so grateful, you saved my life with what you did” Christiana said.

“Saved your life? How?” Irene asked.

“Because leaving this place is as good as being dead, my daughter are probably going to starve to death.” Christiana said.

“You have a daughter?” Irene asked and Christiana nodded.

She looked so young to have a child.

She looks so pretty with her striking blue eyes and glossy brown hair,her nose and mouth were in perfect shape but her fair skin looked so dry like it has weeks she applied b©dy lotion.

“I’m twenty one, i had her when i was seventeen” Christiana said.

She doesn’t know why she felt at ease with Irene.

She has never told anyone about her child,not even those she has been working with for months.

“Let’s go sit over there and talk” Irene said.

“No, we’re not allowed to do that” Christiana said.

“Ohh” Irene sighed.

“So she’s four, what’s her name?” Irene asked interestingly..

“Sabrina” Christiana smiled.

“Are you married?” Irene asked.

“No,I’m a single mother,her father’s not dead, he just doesn’t want the baby” Christiana smiled sadly.

“I’m so sorry about that” Irene patted her shoulder affectionately.

“I’m over that, it’s been years” Christiana said.

“I’m glad you are, so Sabrina stays with your parents?” Irene asked.

“No,they made me leave the house after i told them i was pregnant, they couldn’t cope with the news”

“And they didn’t come for you till now?” Irene asked.

“They didn’t”

“For four years!” Irene was stunned.

“Yes” Christiana laughed but Irene could see the pain in her eyes.

“That’s bad. Who do you stay with?”

“My friend, she runs a small restaurant and helps take care of my daughter while I’m here, i only get to see on my off days”

“Wow, that’s so nice of her, she’s a very good friend” Irene said.

“Yes she is” Christiana smiled.

“How long have you been working here?” Irene asked.

“Four months” Christiana said.

“Is the pay enough to sustain you and your daughter?”

“Yes,more than enough, i get to pay her school fees,buy things for her,@ssist Gemma with the rent”

“Ohh..that’s great” Irene smiled,glad Christiana is doing well for herself, she seems like a determined and h@rdworking lady.

“I nee-d to leave now, Madam Carrle mustn’t see me here. Thank you so much Madam Irene” Christiana said and Irene nodded with a smile.

She walked away after bowing to Irene.

“Make sure you take some pain reliever” Irene said after her.

“Okay ma’am, thank you” Christiana smiled.

“How can you laugh over that!?” Mrs Neave asked Damien.

She just told him Irene left with Ethan and he’s laughing.

“I’m serious, she left with Ethan, saying she wants to make Harold go throu-gh the pain he made her felt” Mrs Neave said.

“Irene can’t do that. She just can’t. I know my sister more than anyb©dy else” Damien smiled.

“You nee-d to see Irene, she was so serious. I don’t think she’s joking” Mrs Neave panicked.

“Irene surely have some plans,trust me. And didn’t she said she’ll be back in a week, exactly when the result will be out? She definitely knows what she’s doing, let’s just be patient. I just hope whatever her plan is,she won’t be hurt” Damien said.

“Ohh” Mrs Neave thought reasonably.

I don’t know how you’re going to do it, you nee-d to set up a meeting with Doctor Cyril tomorrow..” Ethan said to Alex over the phone.

Boss..

I do not want to hear anything from you! You’re still going to be punished for giving me wrong information! ” Ethan said before disconnecting the call.

“He’s going to do it.. right?” Carrle asked Ethan who was seated in her room.

“Of course, i should be preparing to meet the Doc tomorrow” Ethan smiled.

“Didn’t you said he seems stubborn?”

“He’s going to give in when i offer him a hvge sum of money,trust me”

“I do” Carrle smiled. “Ethan, don’t you think this Irene lady is up to something. We both know how much she loves Harold and she had even refused to leave him when you offered her a hvge sum of money and now she’s here, like…”

“I don’t think she’s up to anything and if she is, she’ll be paying with her life. I think she’s only after hurting Harold as he had hurt her. One of my b©dyguards were at her door while she was talking to her Mum and he told me everything they said, she only wants to hurt Harold.. nothing else” Ethan said.

“Anyway,I’m going to keep a close eye on her and make sure the b©dyguards do so too” Carrle said.

“As you wish” Ethan shrugged.

“I can see you’re starting to love her” Carrle said.

“Shouldn’t i ? You’ll also be going to Harold soon” Ethan said.

His phone started ringing and he stared at the screen.

Alex.

You have an appointment with Doctor Cyril tomorrow by 12pm at Oona restaurant” Alex said.

Alright” Ethan smiled.