A NIGHT WITH A STRANGER : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
Two days later, Maya came out of the shopping mall to get her lunch across the street, suddenly, a sports car parked in front of her and she pulled back not to get hit, then Lucas step out of the car smiling.
“What the hell”. she stares hard at him and Lucas stood at her front smiling.
” Hey, did I scare you?” he asked.
“What are you doing here and why are you blocking my way?”. she asked.
” Well, am just here to apologize for what I said the other day”. he said, and Maya scoffed.”so, am I forgiven?”.
“Mr…”
“Lucas, you can call me Lucas”.
” Yeah, whatever, can you please get your car out of the way, you are obstructing my view”. she said and turn to leave but Lucas block her path.” what do you want?”.
“I am not letting you go until you accept my forgiveness, see, I had to take the risk to come see you, I had no escort with me, you know it’s risky for a guy like me”. He said proudly.
” Do I look like I care, how do you know I work here?”.
“I know”. he smiled.
” Please, I don’t want to be seen with you or talk with you, can you please leave me alone “.
” I will, after you accept my apologies”. he said persuading her and Maya sigh tiredly at him knowing full well he won’t let her go until she accept his apologies.
“Ok, fine, apologies accepted, can I go “. she said coldly.
” How true is it?”
“Excuse me!”.
” Yeah, if truly you have forgiven me, then have lunch with me to prove that you have forgiven me”. he said and Maya stare surprisedly at him.”yes”.
“Are you out of your mind? What made you think I will do that?” she said rudely and Lucas push closer to her and she pushed back.
“I–” he got interrupted from behind.
“Get away from her”. Ryan yelled from behind and rush to stand in their midst, he push Lucas away. ” What the f**k are you doing here”. he asked staring hard at him while Maya was behind him staring at them.
“Well, look who has the guts to stand in front of me”. Lucas said smirking.
” What are you going to do? Didn’t my brother make it clear to you to stay away from our family”.
“Does she include your family?” He scoffs.
“Yes, she does, because she is my brother’s fiancee”.Ryan said and there was a shock in Maya’s eyes including Lucas. ” Now get out and don’t ever show your face around here again”. he warned and grab Maya’s hand and they left for his car and they zoom off, Lucas stare after them before entering his car and zoomed off.
Along the driveway, Ryan was still pissed, then he look at Maya looking calm.
“Are you ok?”. he asked and Maya turns to him.
” Yes, thanks for earlier”.
“No problem, why was he there, have you known him before?”.
” No, just that day at the restaurant, he came to apologize to me”.
“Apologize for what?”.
” He said for the way he spoke to me at the restaurant that day”.
“You should be very careful with him, Lucas is a cunning and dangerous guy”.
” Sure, I will”.
“Where you going out to grab lunch before that crook stop you?”.
” Yes”.
“Ok, let’s go together then”. they smile at each other.
Lucas was in his mansion pestering around the living room, groaning in anger.
” Why will Jayden of all choose a girl like that to be his fiancee, When did all this happen? he had never got close to any woman for over four years now, how come this?”He questioned confusedly and left for his mini bar to get a drink, he pour a little drink into his glass cup and gulped it in one shot.”Something isn’t right, that lady can’t be Jayden’s fiancee, she is too good to be true and I don’t know why I am getting attracted to her, no woman has made me feel like this before” he takes another gulp and sigh.
A NIGHT WITH A STRANGER : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
Later in the day, Maya and Jayden were having their dinner, and Maya was feeling empathy with the maids surrounding them, she doesn’t know how to tell Jayden to free them, and she was pondering on what to do, Jayden notice her mood and she barely touches her meal.
“What’s wrong? You don’t like the meal?” Jayden asked cutting through her thoughts.
“The food is nice”.
” Then, why are you not eating?”.
“Um, can I ask you a question?”. she asked and Jayden raise his face to her.
” What?”.
“How do you feel when you get back from work?” she asked and Jayden was confused by her question.
“I don’t get you?”.
” Ok, let me put it this way, have you ever worked yourself so hard that you got exhausted, and needed some rest, but when you are about to get a nap, boom! Your brothers showed up and they beg you to bodyguard them for an hour, how do you react to that?”. she said,den stare at her for a while.
“That won’t happen, I will still get my beauty sleep to cool off,”. he answered.
” Oh, really? Do you really think like that, well, these people standing here body-guarding us don’t have that time to have their beauty sleep, they work hard all through the day, and then still the little energy they got, they use it in body-guarding you while eating, don’t you have human sympathy?”. She said firmly and left the dining table angrily, the maids were surprised and Jayden was rendered speechless as he let out a deep sigh.
A NIGHT WITH A STRANGER : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
The next morning, Jayden ponders on the words of Maya all through the night, and he began to sense some truth in what she said.
The maids were busy preparing breakfast in the kitchen and the words of Maya keeps bothering them.
“I think we all are going to be fired”. Amma said.
” Why did you say that?”Lucy asked.
“You all know how Ms.Maya defended us yesterday in front of the boss, do you think he heeds to her words and stop us from body-guarding them when they are eating, I really do feel what she said, is not easy for all of us to work our sorry ass to death and still have the strength to stand till they finish their meals, I sometimes felt dizzy while standing”. Amma said sadly and they sigh.
” We all do, but it is the law that we agree to follow, we can’t put a stop to it”.Linda said.
“But we are humans and we have blood running through our veins, if you keep doing this forever, it will affect our health in the future”. Andrea complain.
” I haven’t set my eyes on my family since I got a job here, just because we are not allowed to, only to call them on the phone, I miss home, I miss my family, I feel like a prisoner here”. Lucy sob.
“I just hope God touches his heart one day and give us just a day to see our families”. Amma said.
” My grandmother will always say, ‘Patience is a virtue, always remember that ‘”. Linda said and turn to them.” we all will get through this one day, we once pray for God to make our boss bring in a lady to this house, that can make things right again, and God heard our prayers and send Madam Maya to us, So we still need to pray for our boss to open his heart completely for a change of heart and also to love “. she added and they cheer up.
” I will remain here to witness the freedom I have always dreamt of in this house”.Andrea said and they all smile.
“Our boss is a good man, no one can afford to pay us this much and even put our families on a monthly allowance, the only thing missing in his life is love, and we know Ms.Maya will change that”. Lucy said and they agree as they laugh.
A NIGHT WITH A STRANGER : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
Days later, Maya stop dining with him at the dinner table, rather she eats in her just to avoid seeing him. She was on with her aunt when a knock on the door interrupted her, she ask the person to come in, and Jayden enters.
” Um, Aunt, can I call you back?”She hung up and stare at him.”Yes, what can I do for you? What do you want?”. she asked unlikely.
“I came to have a word with you”. he said and sat on the couch.
” Ok”. she crossed her legs staring straight into his eyes.
“I kinda pondered on what you said some days ago and I have come to a conclusion to free them”. he said and Maya’s face lighten up.
” Really?”.
“Yes, but on one condition”. he said and Maya frowned.
” What?”.
“That you allow me to sleep and cuddle you every night in other to help cure my insomnia”.
” What? “. she said surprisedly
” Yes, if you agree to it, I will stop them from body-guarding us as you said and even give them a day off to go and pay a visit to their families”. he said and Maya ponder on it for a while, she knows Jayden will never let a thing go without a price. “So, what do you say? Their freedom is in your hands now”.
” Can’t you just do a simple thing without a price?”.
“Nah, is how I roll with my thing”. he smirked and Maya scoffed.
” Ok, fine, but one more thing”. she said.
“What is it?”.
” I will allow you to sleep next to me every night, but on a condition, you will not only free your workers here at home but at your workplace, Saturday and Sunday are meant for workers to rest, but your company never grants free days for your workers, you made them work every day without even giving them the freedom to they need, I know some of them must have had a bad relationship or even try to go on a date, because they are always stuck at work, no time for fun or anything, Employees are not prisoners, they work to grow your company for you, without their knowledge and skills, I don’t think your company can be at the top”. she said firmly.
“Sure, I will do it, now will you give me the access to be sleeping beside you”.
” Sure, after you do what I ask you to do”.
“Ok, if you say so” he stood up and left, Maya stare after him and sigh.
A NIGHT WITH A STRANGER : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
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