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"What you and I are doing is terribly wrong, you have a fiancee," Quinn said, as she watched Henry strip off his dress.

He was still taking off all his cloth but he stopped when he heard what she said. He sat beside her, then he placed one hand on her laps.

"You don't have to feel guilty about what we are doing. Kathleen was betrothed to me even before I was born. I have no feelings whatsoever for her."

"You do not have feelings for her but she is the woman that you will have to marry in the end," she said.

Henry smiled as he caressed her laps. "Why do I get this feeling that you are only saying this to me because you are jealous."

"How can you take what I am saying as a joke? What you and I are doing is abominable," she said with a frown on her face.

"Do not let Kathleen bother you, I will find a way to get rid of....

She covered his mouth with her palm all of a sudden.

Henry's eyes widened in surprise and confusion.

He used his hand as a demonstration, to ask her why she did that, since his mouth was still covered.

Quinn placed her middle finger on her lips, as a signal to tell him to remain quiet. Even though he didn't understand why she was being overly dramatic, he nodded and remained still.

When she noticed that he was not trying to be noisy, she removed her hand from his mouth, then she pointed at the door. His eyes looked at what she pointed at but he still wasn't able to understand what she was trying to convey to him.

She seemed to notice that he still didn't understand, so she moved closer to him and whispered into his ear. "I think there is someone outside the door."

Henry gave her a questioning look. "I sent everyone out today. Apart from you and I, Kathleen is the only one inside and you are aware of what I did to her. Trust me, no one is out...

Before he could complete his sentence, they both heard a door get slammed.

He looked at Quinn with a horrified expression, she looked back at him and mouthed, "I told you so."

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Kathleen...

She slowly opened her eyes. Even though she was on a luxurious king sized bed, she still felt so uncomfortable. A small patch of her pale skin was exposed to the sunlight, making her feel so sweaty.

The sun rays that shined down on her eyes made her feel more dizzy.

How did she get into the bed again?

As a matter of fact, the last thing she could remember doing was taking a sip from the coffee that her fiance had given to her.

According to Henry, the drug he mixed into her drink was supposed to put her to sleep for the whole day, so how on earth did she manage to wake up this early?

Fortunately for Henry, he chose not to make out with Quinn in his room, if not, they would have had her witness their dirty affair.

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I forced my weak body to get off the bed, I found out that I was in Henry's room and not mine. Discovering that I slept off in his room was something that I was really happy about. I dashed my eyes around the room, hoping to see him.

Henry wasn't in here, so I strode out of the room to ask the workers where he was.

Everywhere seemed really quiet, it seemed as though everyone was gone. There was no glimpse of Henry, neither was there any worker.

I decided to check each room one after the other. There was certainly no one in the rooms that I checked in.

While I was still checking the rooms, I heard a noise from one of the rooms. I wasn't sure about the particular room where the noise came from but only four of the workers rooms were left to check.

I walked into one of the rooms to check if there was anyone in it, I searched properly but I did not see anyone inside.

I stepped out of it and walked into the next unchecked room, still I didn't see anyone. I walked into the third room, yet no one.

It was remaining only one room to be checked. "This is definitely the room where that noise came out from," I muttered.

For some reason I was a bit nervous. Everything seemed really creepy since I woke up.

First of all I ended up sleeping again in the morning, which doesn't seem right. Secondly, I found the house empty and all the workers gone. Thirdly, I heard a sound from one of these rooms.

I could not help but think that some burglars must have gotten into the house. But if there were actually burglars in here, why would they be hiding from me? It didn't make any sense to me, so I shoved that thought out of my head.

With just three steps, I got to the door of the last room, I held on the door knob and after a count of five, I opened it slowly.

This particular room felt so different from the others. Even though it looked totally empty, it still felt as though someone was inside.

My instinct could never be wrong, I decided to check the room properly.

Just as I was about to search the room thoroughly, a rat ran across my leg, making me scream and jump up in fright.

One thing that I really hated was rats. How could a rat be in here? I couldn't waste any more time in here, I stepped out at once, then I took out my phone and dialed Henry's number.

As soon as I dialed his number, I heard a phone ring right from the room where I got frightened by a rat.

What could this mean?

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I could feel the intense of his heart beat. He seemed to be really scared. He raised up his phone and from the look on his face, I was able to figure out that it was Kathleen calling. I grabbed his phone from him and cut the call immediately, then I muted his ring tone.

There was no other way to escape this impending storm. From the very start I knew that I and Henry were making a huge mistake. If miss Kathleen happened to find the two of us together, then there would be no explanation whatsoever to defend our action.

One way or the other, I knew that I had to figure out a way to get myself out of this mess. If there was something thing I could get myself doomed for, it would be any other thing but not having an affair with my boss.

The monthly pay I was getting for working as his personal maid was twice greater than the income of an accountant or even a school teacher.

I looked at Henry, hoping that he had already figured out a way to get us out of this mess.

"We can't let her see the two of us together. What should we do?" I asked him.

He looked at me for a second or so, before replying. "I don't know. I've always wanted to get rid of her but I never thought it would be this early. Fate is surely at work."

How could his reply be so casual? I thought he was bothered but I was totally wrong. This man was just a selfish bastard, who couldn't care less about other people's feelings.

"I don't know about you but there is now way that I'm going to jeopardize my job for this."

My chest heaved up and down as I heard Kathleen's footstep get closer and closer.

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I waited for Henry to pick, in order to catch him red handed but he didn't, he chose to leave my call unanswered.

Of course he could not pick up because he was busy banging his maid and showering her with loads of kisses.

Was he even aware that I was outside the room that he was making out with his girlfriend?

Did he have the slightest idea of what I could do to him and that slut, if by chance I found the two of them together?

My family's power is hundred time greater than his. For his business to continue excelling, he needs our alliance. Did he forget all this?

Even if our marriage was solely based on business terms and profit and our love life wasn't on any base, he still didn't have the right to cheat on me, to worsen it, he chose to commit such act with an ordinary maid, right under the same building.

I walked closer and closer to the room, but I took light steps, in order not to arouse any noise whatsoever. Getting them informed that I was here, could give them the opportunity to come up with a good lie to tell

Without counting or hesitating, I pushed the door open.

My eyes widened in uttermost surprise, I couldn't believe what I just saw.

"How can you barge into my room without knocking?" Quinn asked me.

She was standing with a towel wrapped around her, her whole body was dripping wet, which only meant that she just had her shower. She also seemed to be on a phone call when I barged into her room.

"Miss Kathleen do you need anything?" She asked again.

I shut my eyes tight, trying to process everything.

"Is Henry in here?" I asked.

She gave me a confused look. "No. Why would you ask me such a question?"

The way she replied was enough to prove that she wasn't lying but for some reason, I wasn't really convinced.

I raised my phone to my face and dialed Henry's number. As the call went through, I looked around, waiting patiently for his phone to ring out and expose him but it didn't.

Finally I accepted that Henry wasn't in here, I looked at Quinn and noticed that her eyes was shut tightly, which felt a bit unusual.

"Is there a problem?"

"Of course not," she answered with ease.

There was no need to remain inside this room since Henry wasn't in here. I still had to find him and find out how I slept off in his room. I also needed to find out why he left my call unanswered.

If we're going to become a couple, then at least we should start now to make it work out.

Even if our marriage is based on business purposes, I still had a liking for Henry. He was among the top handsome men in the city, having to get married to him would make me more superior to the thousand women seeking for his attention..

I smiled at her, then I turned around to leave. Just as I was about to move out of her room, my eyes got hold of the curtain, it was shaking in a strange way.

Was Henry hiding behind those curtains?

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