Chapter 42: The New Maid!

While Alexander Kicher stood with the DNA test in his hands, feeling a mix of emotions as he stared at the number 99.99, which was the percentage of Théo being Dylan's son and consequently his grandson, he looked at Oliver who was standing in front of him just watching his supreme boss's reactions, until the gray-haired man decided to express in words what he was feeling:

"How did this happen? That boy is Anthony's grandson, but he's also my grandson. I definitely expected that woman to be lying to my idiot son's love interest, but it's not like that at all. What do I do now?"

And before Oliver could even express any reaction, someone knocked on the door and it immediately opened revealing Bella Hahn, to Alexander's complete surprise, who quickly put the test in the drawer of his office desk, making the legitimate heiress of the Hahn family find the grumpy man's attitude strange.

"From what I can see, you've managed to recover. I thought I was going to get rid of you, but I realized that you are tough to get rid of, and you are woman also very brave when you enter my office without being invited.”

“I have a proposal for you, sir. I know that you don’t want me or my son here in your house, and thinking about it, neither do I want that. So I thought that if you accept me as one of your employees, I can save money and return to New York, strengthening myself to take over the leadership of the Hahn family.”

“That’s it, nothing more? And what do I gain by giving you money and letting you take back your family, which, just to remind you, has always been my enemy.”

Bella walks towards Alexander, who at that point was already sitting in his armchair, safe behind the solid wood desk. But before she does, she passes by Oliver, opening her charming smile gently running your hand over his back. He smiles innocently back at her, watching her approach his powerful boss.

“What else do you want? I already said that I would leave your house, taking my son with me. But if this proposal doesn’t work, how about I spare your life?” Bella points the gun she took from Oliver when she gently ran her hand over his back. He, in turn, realizing that his gun was not with him, gets nervous and tries to stop Bella.

“Miss Bella, you tricked me. Could you give me my gun back?” He approaches.

“If you don’t want me to shoot the Kicher leader, don’t you dare take another step. When did I trick you? You were the one who let your guard down and I just took advantage.” Bella doesn’t take her eyes off Alexander because she knows he is the most dangerous person in that place.

“(Laughs) You are woman bold. Okay, I have nothing to lose. I will let you work for me and in the end you will earn the money to return to New York. But why didn’t you ask me for the money instead of working for it? Wouldn’t it be easier that way?”

“No. I have my dignity and I prefer to work than to owe favors. That’s how my father raised me.”

“Talk to the housekeeper, she will tell you what to do.” Bella returns the gun to Oliver and then leaves.

On the way to the stairs, Bella there was a women's laugh and then she recognizes the voice and DK:

"Did you like the gift?"

"I really liked it, Love." Deanne answers in a high-pitched voice,

"Ugh! How ridiculous!"

The door was a little open and Dylan lets Bella's silhouette in, who tries to walk along, trying to disguise her curiosity, as he quickly appears behind her:

"It looks like you've recovered very well."

"True. Thank you for calling a doctor for me."

"You looked like you were going to die and you didn't want my son without his mother."

"I get it!" Bella continues on her way to find the housekeeper when she hears Deanne say:

"Love, if that was the reason, I could very well take care of your son and become his mother, you don't need her."

"Listen, bitch, I don't know what whorehouse you came from, but I never gave you the freedom to talk to me like that. So shut up."

"Bella, put yourself in your place. You're only here because of Théo, I won't let you talk to my future bride like that.”

Once again, Dylan's words pierce Bella's heart like a sharp knife, but despite the shock, the beautiful brunette holds back her emotions and looks at her beloved:

“Don't worry, I won't be here for long. Soon you'll get rid of me and Théo.”

“What do you mean by that?” Dylan tries to argue, but Bella just heads towards the stairs. Bella finds the door that leads to the backyard and looks around for a secluded place and when she finds a corner among the bushes, she bends down and cries softly, venting her sadness, with her face buried between her legs because of the position she found herself in. She doesn't even notice the arrival of a person who stops right in front of her.

“Is there a problem, Miss Bella? Are you feeling unwell? It was Nona who was the ruler that Bella had once been looking for.

“Nona! I'm fine in health. But my heart is destroyed. However, I can't complain, I'm reaping what I sowed. Anyway, I was looking for you.”

“Well, here I am.”

“Mr. Kicher asked you to instruct me on how to do the cleaning service, because starting today and for a month I will be the new maid of the Kicher family.”

“Are you serious?” the housekeeper frowns

“Yes. I need money to go back to New York and try to regain control of my family.”

“I understand. But, will you handle the job? Have you ever done any housework before?”

“Never.”

“Let's start with the basics, you must have noticed that all the maids wear uniforms, can you tell me your size, would it be medium by any chance?” Nona looks at Bella's curvy body, who is embarrassed, but nods. The housekeeper takes her new maid to a room where extra maid clothes are kept, Bella changes and leaves the room, “It's a little loose in the waist, but the apron helps keep the clothes in place.”

“Excellent. I’ll show you the whole house and then tell you what your job is today.”

Nona was almost finished showing Bella the entire Kicher property when they bumped into Rebecca who let out a loud, mocking laugh:

“Bella Hahn! Who would have thought, from a mafia princess to a simple maid in the house of archrival. You’ve gone down a level, huh, my dear.”

“Yeah. So what? Feel free to make fun of me, but don’t forget that one day is the hunted and the other the hunter.”

“As if I were afraid of you.”

“What’s going on here? Bella, why are you dressed like that?

“Because from today on I’m going to be the new maid in this house.”

“What?!”