Untrue Affection

A clue

Valerie frowned immediately she stepped into the room, she studied the room and everyone in it with her eyes and then rolled her eyes.

The lady beside her noticed how disappointed she look, she couldn't help but wonder why. "What were you expecting?".

"Nothing" Valerie quickly replied with a smile on face.

"So guys, she is the new maid. Introduce yourself to them" Stella, the head maid said.

"My name is Valerie... A little advice for you all,,,don't get on my bad side. Thank you" She introduced.

"That was rude"

"I don't like her"

"At least she's honest, I mean she told you all in advance"

"She's cute tho".

Comments were heard and Valerie didn't even pay attention to them.

She was thinking of how she would be able to continue her mission living in the same room with the other maids.

The room was big and inside was looking like a hostel with bunks.

"I will go get my things at home" She informed Stella and then walked out.

The others in the room stood up from where they were sitting and rushed to meet Stella.

"Who's she?"

"Don't tell me she's gonna be a maid?"

"Damn, she's so cute to be one"

"She's..."

"Enough! And yes, she is a maid... Y'all get your asses out of the room and then start working!" Stella snapped and some shrugged before walking out.

*****

"What a day,,,don't we have anything to do? I need to work my hands, who wants me to check any information for them?" Leo asked.

He was in the living room with the others.

"No mission for now, we just have to stay low till we find something big" Sharon replied.

"Let's go grab a bite then" Arthur suggested, he stood up.

"Sure" Sharon also stood up.

"I am not..." Smith was saying but was disrupted when Valerie walked in.

"Hi guys." She cooed, "Who's going out without me?".

After she asked that question, they all furrowed their brows.

"What's up with your accent?" Sharon was the first to ask.

"Yeah, you speak different from before" Leo said.

"And omg, you look like a commoner" Smith joined.

Valerie laughed slightly before saying, "I am now a commoner,,,for your information I now work as a maid".

"Wow, so that means you got the job" Arthur said and she nodded.

"See? I told you not to worry that we will find a clue before the end of today, now your dad won't have to cancel the mission anymore. Hip..." Sharon shrieked.

"Hurray" The others said and they all started laughing.

"Literally, the mission just started... I will go get more cheap clothes, Leo I want you to watch out for me while I am in the house; hack into the CCTVs in the house, watch my back. Arthur, Smith and Sharon, I will tell you when I need you guys. So this is it. I will communicate with you alll using the bud" She stated and they nodded.

"Good, I will get going. Bye guys" With that, she walked out.

"Not even a goodbye hug" Sharon muttered as she sat back on the couch.

"Take this, don't ever take it off" Leo warned as he passed them buds.

****

Returning back to the house, Valerie found out it was time to make dinner, she kept her things in the room and joined the maids in the kitchen.

"What should I do?" She asked lady Stella.

"Firstly, get yourself an apron in the store room, then come assist Alice in cleaning the plates" Stella told her.

"Sounds easy" She muttered and turned to go to the store room but then she remembered she didn't know where it was.

"Take the door by the left, it will lead you to the store room" It was as if Stella knew what was running through Valerie's mind.

Valerie turned back and mumbled a "Thank you".

Getting to the store room, she took an apron and wore it, she wanted to wear the cap but then stopped.

She touched the device in her ear and said. "I have a little problem".

"What problem?" Leo asked from the device.

"I will have to take the bud off for sometime, meaning we won't be able to communicate for sometime".

"Why is that?" Sharon asked this time around.

"Cause I gat to put on the damn apron and the cap,,,it requires me to pack my hair in a ponytail, and if I do that then the bud will be visible, someone might see it".

"Listen boss, Just take it off, you can wear it when you are done" Leo advised.

"Sure,,,Bye" She removed the bud from her ear and kept in her pocket. Luckily the apron was covering part of her trouser.

She tied her hair in a ponytail and then wore the cap.

"All this is to meet you, mum" She muttered and sighed.

****

By the time they finished making dinner, Lady Stella assigned some maids to go set the table, while she assigned some to go call the family to come have dinner.

Valerie was part of those assigned to go inform them that dinner was ready,,,she had to walk with someone since she didn't know anywhere in the house.

"My name is Ivy" The girl suddenly introduced.

They were walking upstairs.

"Okay" Valerie simply replied. She didn't know what else to say, and moreover she wasn't there to make friends.

But having a friend or two would help her in some ways, right?

She thought about it and decided to start by being friends with Ivy.

"Nice name you got,,,I am Valerie"

"I know, you introduced yourself earlier" Ivy said.

"Yeah, that's right".

"You're cute, so damn cute... If I were this beautiful then I wouldn't be here working as a maid" Ivy said.

"I don't have a choice".

"What do you mean by that?" Ivy asked and Valerie stopped walking, making Ivy to also stop.

"I mean I have a family to take care of, I am uneducated, so this is the only job I could find" She answered.

"That's not true" Ivy scoffed, she continued walking. "Let's exchange faces and bodies, if it's possible".

Valerie couldn't help but laugh at the joke. "Enough of the talking, we are on duty".

"Right".

Ivy stopped in front of a room, she knocked softly but got no reply.

"What happened to your hands" Valerie pushed her slightly and then knock by herself.

Ivy gasped, before she could tell Val to stop, the door opened.

Tyler stared at the two maids in front of him.

He looked at the angle they were both standing in and figured out the one that must had knock.

"You" He walked closer to Valerie. "Who gave you the right to knock my door like that? Huh?".

Valerie didn't move or flinch, she was just staring at him.

'Tyler, the eldest son. Don't get on my bad side' She thought to herself.

"Hey, is she deaf? Or maybe dumb?" Tyler asked Ivy.

"S-Sir...Sorry about the way she knocked. She just started working today, she had no idea you hate noise, please forgive her sir" Ivy pleaded on Val's behalf.

'Forgive me? What offence did I commit?' She asked herself, not saying it out.

"Dinner is ready sir, please come downstairs" Ivy informed, with that she held Valerie's hand and walked away.

"Mum hired a dumb maid?" Tyler scoffed and began heading downstairs.

The whole family was now present in the dining room.

Because Val wasn't assigned to serve she wasn't present in the dining room.

She was in the kitchen with few maids - including Ivy.

Staring at the window she could see them from there.

Her gaze searched around the room till it landed on her target - Andre Davison.

She watched as they ate silently, until Andre spoke up.

"Loretta, how was the meeting with Harry's parents?" He asked.

"It was terrible, dad. I was embarrassed" Loretta replied.

"Why? What happened?" Tyler chipped in.

"While we were having breakfast, Harry's dad started a conversation, he was talking about business and all. So it got to where it led to them debating about what strategies is good for business,,,he asked for my opinion and I just stared mutely like some damn lost kid" She explained and they all started laughing - except her.

The maids around had to suppress their laughter, they dare not laugh at her.

Even Valerie that was listening, chuckled.

"What's funny?" Loretta asked, sounding angrily.

"Sorry,,,so what happened next?" Tyler asked.

"I told him the truth, that I know nothing about business. It wasn't that embarrassing, not until Hardin's younger sister, Daphne, answered the question proudly. She said she was only eight when she started doing business. In other words, she was mocking me" Her grip tightened around the fork, and she stabbed the chicken, imagining it to be Daphne's face.

"You can't get married to Harry if you don't get along with his sister. I can't help but wonder why you and Daphne don't get along" William spoke for the first time ever since the conversation started.

It was when he spoke up Valerie noticed he was in the room, she had focus her gaze on her target, as if he was gonna run away if she doesn't.

"I hate her, she's so full of herself, and..."

Valerie wasn't able to continue listening to the conversation, cause lady Stella walked in the kitchen, calling her attention with the other.

"You can all go to bed,,,but wake up early, you will be the ones to make breakfast" She told them.

Having no choice than to leave while the others do so, she left the kitchen and walked to the room.

Thinking about everything she heard, she smiled when she figured out an information from their conversation.

'It's like the youngest daughter is getting married. But isn't she too young? The first son isn't married, also with the second son,,,then why on earth is the youngest daughter getting married? There's something to it'.