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"Brie, tell me." Lara whined, "What happened to his other personal maids?"

"Are you ready?" Brie asked and Lara looked really impatient.

"Brie, hurry." Lara looked at her sternly then adjusted her scarf, "We don't have all day. Mrs. Benson is coming today."

"Alright, alright, don't remind me." Brie rolled her eyes and pushed her light brown hair behind her ear.

She began, "Your dear boy Jayden, has ruined the lives of many. The first life he ruined was of his first ever personal maid, Florence. Can you imagine that he had sex with her, knowing very well that she was 23 years older than him. And when Mrs. Benson found out what was going on, she tortured that woman. She was jailed for child molestation meanwhile it was all Jayden's fault. He came onto her."

Lara's mouth was parted. She was speechless.

"I haven't even begun, Lara." Brie shook her head and continued, "His second personal maid, Kira, disappeared after working for him for a year. Rumor has it he went beast mode on her and she couldn't handle it."

"What?" Lara's eyes were bulging.

"Uhuh." Brie continued, "His third maid, Josy, was sacked and shamed for being caught behaving inappropriately with him and I promise you the shame lives with her up till today. Mrs. Benson made sure to ruin her life, permanently." She stressed on the permanently.

"Brie..." Lara was trying to digest.

"His fourth personal maid, Meena. Now that's a story. He was in college by then so stuff went down only when he came home during vacation. D'you know how that story ended? She died."

"What? How? How Brie?"

"She killed herself because of him."

Lara's hands flew to her mouth and her eyes looked as if they were going to fall out. She couldn't believe that these things actually happened to girls who were in the same position as she is now.

Brie continued, the other girls nodding and sighing along the lines. "They hired another maid weeks after, and after 6 months of working, she resigned abruptly. She never gave a reason. Tess filled in but for only a week because he went back to college, and then you came to this home, helping out in the garden." Brie paused and everyone's eyes were now on Lara.

Brie continued, "He stayed longer on campus this time. You never knew him. We hardly spoke of him. For a complete year and over he didn't step foot home. Till he came recently and met his new personal maid, Lara."

Lara's heart was beating now, completely out of fear.

"Lara," Brie said, "Beautiful, cute and innocent Lara. Mrs Benson gave you the role because oh she heard so much of your good girl behavior, your decency and most of all your discipline. She knew you were an upright person who couldn't even hurt a fly. She trusts you."

If Brie had said those last three words many days ago, Lara would have been jumping for joy. But it was different now. She did not deserve that trust because she was just like the others.

Katy spoke, "And they always fall for him. But can we blame them? I mean, look at him. He's perfection. Absolutely beautiful."

"Tell me about it." Ella said, and Brie chipped in,

"He sleeps with every personal maid he gets. Every."

"It's like he has this strange sexual attraction to his personal maids. It's like an obsession. He's got a fetish for personal maids." Katy contributed.

"He's slept with Tess?" Lara asked quickly, and Brie replied,

"Well he tried to but she was strong. You can ask her, she'll tell you what happened."

Lara's heart was pounding out of fear, anger, disappointment and regret. Jayden wanted to use her, like he used all the others, leaving them to face horrible fates, all because of him.

But she was never going to let that happen to her. She worked so hard to get a job that paid generously. She wasn't going to let Jayden be the reason it was going to end.

****

Later in the day, they had gotten a call informing them that Mrs. Benson would be coming the next day rather, due to an impromptu situation. The girls were overjoyed.

Lara was walking to the laundry room when Jayden sneaked up behind her and carried her off her feet.

"Oh my-" She started to shriek, but he covered her mouth with his hand, and 'shushed' her, before entering the laundry room and closing the door behind him.

"Jayden." She stared at him.

But there was something odd about her stare. There was fear in her eyes.

He was still holding her, bridal style, "I missed you." He smiled sheepishly.

This smile had the power to melt even the hardest candle wax.

"P- p- put me down," she stammered, avoiding his eyes. She wanted to get as far away from him as possible. She wasn't ready to face him with all her questions.

She thought that when she'd see him, she would be pissed at him, even yell. She never thought that every emotion would turn into fear. She was very terrified of him and of what he was capable of doing.

"Lara, what's wrong?" He had concern written on his face.

His concerned look. Another melting look.

Everything this guy did could make stomachs turn.

"Nothing. Just put me down." She tried to be firm.

"Are you sure nothing's wrong?"

"Yes." She said, then plastered a smile on her face.

"Okay. Tonight, you're coming aren't you?"

"No, I'm not, and please put me down."

"Why not?" He asked. "Tonight you're gonna know me for me."

"Huh?"

He clarified, "Tonight, I give you permission to ask me anything you want. Anything you want to know about me. I will answer truthfully. You'll know me and will be able to read me like an open book. I'll tell you things you can't tell anyone else."

Lara just stared at him. This was the perfect chance to get him in the web of his deceit and lies.

"What time should I come?" She sounded firm this time.

"Anytime you want to."

"Alright." She wriggled out of his arms and stumbled on her feet, then left the laundry room.

Jayden frowned. Something wasn't right.

***

Eleven thirty pm, Lara knocked on Jayden's door.

There was no answer.

She knocked three times at different intervals but he didn't come to the door.

She called him on the phone. She could hear it ring, but softly.

In about thirty seconds after she had called, Jayden came to the door and opened it.

"Someone's early." He mentioned, then asked after noticing, "Lara, why're you still in your uniform?"

"You took really long." She ignored his question.

Jayden had a towel around his waist and his dark messy hair was wet. "I was taking a shower. I got out when I saw who was calling."

He slightly stepped aside, so that when she stepped in, her body would graze his. And she definitely noticed.

He wanted to kiss her. Wanted to hold her and-

"Jayden."

His mind refocused on the present, on her. She was sitting on one of the sofas in the corner and had crossed her legs.

He had to ask again, "Why are you still in your uniform?"

"I don't have anything else to wear. Do you have a problem with it?"

He'd be damned if she wore her nightie to his room again, she thought.

"I want to bang you in it. That's my problem." He said, his eyes on hers, holding her shocked gaze.

She looked away and fretfully rubbed her knees with her hands, her heart beating twice faster.

She was scared, and attracted, and scared, and wanted to disappear.

"You comfortable there?" He asked and unwrapped the towel around his waist, standing completely nude.

"Oh My God!" Lara immediately threw her head down to her clenched hands and refused to look up. "Why would you do that? Huh??"

Her cheeks were flushed, and she unconsciously clenched her hands tighter.

"You're gonna see it eventually, Lara." He was wearing his sweatpants now.

"What makes you so sure?"

He smirked, grabbed a grey shirt with long sleeves and put it on whilst walking towards her.

He sat on the bed, directly in front of her seat and turned the chair she was in to face him, so their knees were grazing.

"I'm ready to be an open book, Madam." He said, leaning in, and added, "But before that," He reached for the second drawer and pulled something out.

"You never took the necklace I got for you the other day." He held out the gold necklace he had bought for her as an apology.

The necklace he was supposed to have put around her neck, but instead, had put his lips there and on other places of her body afterwards.

"I don't want it," she grimly stated.

"I bought it for you."

"But I said I don't want it." She stressed on her every word but he didn't seem to bother.

He leaned towards her and put the necklace around her neck from the front, his face hovering over hers as he tried to close it behind her.

She sighed.

He succeeded and resumed his position, then asked, "What's with the scarf too?"

"Oh nothing really," She started loosening it, "Just trying to cover up the scar you gave me so I don't get in any more trouble than I already am."

When she removed the scarf, and he stared at her neck, the red spot fresh from his suction and bites, he felt guilty.

"I'm really sorry about that. I," He chuckled, "I guess I got caught in the moment. But what do you mean get in any more trouble than you already are in? What's going on?"

"I'll explain. But let's get to the reason why you called me here tonight. What-"

"Lara," Jayden cut in with his confused smile, "Relax. You're not a police officer. You're-"

"What?" She cut in, "Your maid?"

He stared at her, carefully speaking, "You're Lara."

There's something wrong, he thought. Something is definitely not right.

"Which brings me to my first question," Lara continued, her voice firm, "What do you want from me, Jayden?"

"Wow, um, very straightforward," He began, "I... want your company-"

"Are you saying this in order of prioritization?"

"Yes, I believe so."

"Then you should have begun with sex. Or my body."

He stared into her eyes. They were stone cold. He didn't understand why. This morning, they were perfect. What had changed?

"Actually, no. I love your company. I like being around you. You make me laugh, and well sex will come through your company. So company tops it."

She was quiet, grim-faced.

He placed a hand on her knee and felt the need to add, "I like you, Lara. I really do. That's why I want you to get to know everything about me, and vice versa. I'm willing to share my deepest secrets with you."

"Do tell." Lara cocked her head to the side.

"Not like that." He dropped his gaze. He seemed uneasy, Lara noticed. He seemed anxious.

Damn, was he a good actor, Lara thought.

"My next question is, how many girls have you slept with?"

"Lara this," He paused then answered, "I don't have a number."

"Oh, you don't?" She said sarcastically, "Let me give you one. How about six?"

His thick black brows joined in confusion.

"What?"

"Oh no wait, sorry." She quickly added, "Tess never gave you the chance so it's five. Let's start from there."

He gaped at her. "WHAT?"

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