Chapter 41 – Side Hustle
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“Good morning, Mr. Reids. My name is Paula, the cleaning lady who called you a couple of days ago. This is Daisy, my coworker. We are here as you scheduled. Could we start now?”
I blushed after Paula mentioned the words cleaning lady – not because I was ashamed of it but due to Dane’s stare. I’ve been looking down the entire time ever since Dane opened the door, making me appear as meek as possible.
If only I checked the address that we needed to attend to, then this awkward moment would not have been possible. I could’ve excused myself and thrown a big lie to avoid Dane’s presence.
Woefully, regret is the last thing that I could think of now as I stand before this man.
“And the child?”
My body almost reflexively jumped on the spot when Dane pointed at
