Liar Liar Billionaires

3. Threats

The previous day, Chloe had not taken her time to study the huge house since she was more concerned with bugging the room she was able to access. So, as her luggage stilled behind her, she stopped to scan the hugeness of the building.

Unsure about terming it a mansion, she noted that the features of a regular duplex and a simple bungalow mixed to give the structure a unique appearance.

Taking a deep breath, she made for the entrance, recalling Agent Conner's advice.

Be nice, he had said.

He surely knew how disgusted she was to be living under the same roof with a r****t. But if he wanted her to be nice, she would be. Anything for the mission.

'How hard could it be anyway?' she thought, her footsteps giving off an audible rhythm as she stepped onto the brown, aesthetic tiles.

“Ah, there she is,” Amir welcomed her, arms wide from where he was standing. Not willing to return the excitement, Chloe tightened her lips some more as she made for the open space.

“Good afternoon, Amir.”

“Hello to you too, gorgeous. You are just in time .I want to introduce you to your partner.”

“Partner?” Nothing was said about her having assistance. Not that she would mind anyway. She was already wondering how on earth she was going to take care of the huge house alone.

“Yes. Nathaniel suggested getting another maid. You know, so that the job load isn't too much."

"But won't that affect my paycheck?"

"No darling." He reached for her arm and tucked it with his. "It won't. Come let's meet your partner.”

Managing a small smile and not a slight grimace, Chloe let him walk her to wherever it was he was taking her.

As they moved, it became evident to Chloe that the house wasn’t simple. There were lots of intertwining among rooms and if she was not careful, she might find herself in the kitchen when she plans to go to the laundry room.

But, she’d definitely get used to it on time. There’s a reason she’s a fast learner.

So far, there were no bedrooms visible, so she guessed downstairs was where the domestic factory was and yeah, one living room and what they weirdly refer to as a conversation room (it was still a living room).

'Why so many living rooms?' she thought as they entered another living room.

The tall, slender lady who was sitting with her back to the duo, got up, a huge, excited smile plastered onto her face.

“Chloe. Meet Lucille.”

Chloe was glad to be free from his arm. Quickly she offered her hand towards the woman who kept her smile plastered on. However, the woman ignited the handshake and shashayed closer to Amir who was still smiling like a teenage fool.

“Sir, are we getting uniforms?”

Chloe scrunched her nose in distaste at the suggestive tone of Lucille’s voice.

“Call me Amir, please. And yes, you will be wearing uniforms. In fact, they are ready and waiting in your respective rooms.”

“Rooms?” Chloe mused.

“Yes. You both get a room to yourselves. The NAG brothers like to make sure the women in their lives are very comfortable.”

Lucille gave a loud giggle. An annoying loud giggle. “Well said, Amir. I am so happy to be working here, for you all."

'For you all,' Chloe mocked her in her thoughts and watched as Lucille managed to look flirty without seeming flirty.

"Okay girls, you both have two hours to adjust to the house. After that, you both have to start work without any argument. Before you go to your rooms to settle, Madam Lugi, the cook, will brief you on your duties .”

“Okay.” The two ladies chorused.

"Good. Have fun, you both. I have to head out."

Chloe silently cursed as she had just missed an opportunity to attach their agency's signature mini-microphone to Amir who she was meant to keep eyes on the most.

Flashing him a smile as he walked out of the room, Chloe thought, 'I'll get you soon Amir. I will get you soon.'

Chloe reasoned that it might be very easy to do that. She did not miss the thirst he displayed when she came the previous day. Certainly, he wouldn’t be a hard one to c***k.

That easily meant lesser work for her, more concentration on the other two who were more mysterious.

A scoff beside her brought Chloe out of her thoughts.

Because of the heat Lucille's eyes, Chloe sensed a bitchy hurdle, but that was not going to be too much of an issue.

She was an expert at putting foolish people in their place.

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Chloe finally made it to her room which was surprisingly to her liking, especially if one considers that not many things catches Chloe Pepper's fancy.

She liked the cool vibe the light-blue painted room was giving. And she absolutely loved that her room extended with a balcony from where she could see the jumbled city ahead in its beauty.

There was also the fact that she could just walk out of her bed and decide to watch anyone that decides to take a swim in the pool behind the house. Hopefully that type of scenario would give her access to premium information.

Walking back into her room, her slip-on shoes drowning in the carpets, Chloe observed the room again. After a while, her shoes came off and her legs experienced the softness of the floor beneath them. Her eyes then flickered to the uniform on the well-laid bed, and she sighed.

This new mission was her most challenging so far. Because she was going to be saddled with the stress of cleaning rooms, helping with dinner and at the same time, spy on the NAG brothers to uncover their crimes.

Seconds later, she shrugged off the nervousness attempting to sneak up on her. She then removed her clothes, and made to wear the uniform.

The white and black material was halfway past her head when she heard a male voice entering saying, “Are you sure she is… Oh. Sorry.”

Curious to know who it was that she had just exposed half of her body to, Chloe dragged the cloth down onto her body.

“Nathaniel.”

“I…” He cleared his throat as he seemed to be gaining composure. “I am sorry. I should have knocked.” There was something about him that amused Chloe. It was not his looks (his styled hair was actually great). It was also not the tone of his voice. “Are you okay?”

“Uh…” There was this particular air of authority around him. Chloe found it thrilling for some reason. And at that moment, with the way she was staring at him, she was probably looking like a freak. So she coughed and said, “It’s okay. I tend to be quiet a lot.”

Chloe also didn’t want him to get a silly idea that she had feeling for him or something. So, she certainly needed to work on the staring.

“Good to see that you are getting settled. Don't hesitate to let me know if you have any issues.”

“Uh… sure.” She managed a smile as she was beginning to feel an itch on her skin.

Nathaniel pushed further, “Have you unpacked?”

“Yes, I have. I need to go…”

“Hey new girl, do you have…?” Lucille's harsh voice immediately changed course when she saw another person in the room. “Hello, Nathaniel.”

“Lucille.” With the way Nathaniel addressed her, Chloe had to suspect that they knew each other already. “Take care of yourself, Chloe.”

Lucille maintained a broad smile as Nathaniel walked out of the room. Once he was fully gone, the smile turned into a full scowl.

'Drama time.' Chloe thought.

Lucille asked. “He is good-looking, isn't he?”

Chloe shrugged. "Hm."

"I can tell you want him. It’s written all over you." Her chuckle was full of poison. "Chloe, if you know what is good for you, stay away from him. I saw him first.”

“Okay, Lucille.” Chloe could not laugh at the babyish words.

“Good. So, do you have lip gloss? I can't find mine.”

“I don't know where mine is either.” Chloe flashed her a smile.

” Whatever. Just stay away from Nathaniel. If you don't, I'll make your stay here a living hell.”

Chloe barely reacted as she watched Lucille turn in her heels. But contrary to the stillness in her appearance, the thought in Chloe’s head was not as nice.