Inside the luxurious presidential suite, clothes were scattered all over the floor.
The night was eerily quiet; only the sound of running water in the bathroom could be heard.
Elizabeth Hubbard quietly lay on the bed, her clear black eyes fixed on the bathroom door. Her fists clenched beneath the quilt, creasing the bed sheets.
With a creak, the bathroom door opened and a well-built man stepped out, the scent of shower gel lingering in the air.
Ronald Marquez didn't even spare a glance at Elizabeth. Instead, he bent over to pick up the clothes on the floor. Then, he walked to the mirror and slowly put them on one by one.
"Sir..." Elizabeth called softly, her gaze fixed on his broad, muscular back.
"Um-hum," the man replied without turning, his voice indifferent.
"Th-this will be the last time. I'm able to cover my brother's medical expenses now," she murmured, her voice barely above a whisper, timidity written all over her face.
Upon hearing that, Ronald paused for a moment, mid-motion as he tied his tie. Then, he pressed his thin lips together.
"I see," he replied, his tone flat.
After grabbing his blazer and quickly putting it on, he added, "Don't forget to take the pill."
His words snapped Elizabeth out of her trance. She subconsciously turned to the bedside table, where the birth control pill was placed.
She had already grown used to this routine.
After sex, she would take the pill of her own accord, never needing him to remind her. And he rarely mentioned it.
But today, after she told him it was the last time, he actually brought it up. Elizabeth was taken aback.
But on second thought, she knew why.
He was probably worried that she would secretly give birth to his baby and come back to blackmail him.
It was understandable. After all, women would kill to be entangled with someone as important as him.
Lifting her head, she was about to tell him that she would take the med, reassuring him that he didn't have to worry.
However, when she looked up, he was nowhere to be found.
***
Two years later, in the conference room of Stellar Hotel in Swynwick.
"Elizabeth, have you checked the presidential suite? Everything's in order, right? The guest will arrive at three o'clock this afternoon," the General Manager, Blaze Booth, asked with a serious look on his face while tapping the pen in his hand.
Elizabeth nodded. "Yes, everything's fine. It's just that..."
"What is it?" seeing her hesitation, Blaze asked.
"We don't have any information about the guest. How can we arrange for anyone to pick him up?" Elizabeth wondered.
Blaze waved his hand dismissively. "There's no need for you to pick him up. The guest's visit is confidential, so the information we've received is very limited. What we do know is that the guy is influential. And no one dares to offend him. You all need to be on high alert and serve him well. Understood?"
"Got it," everyone replied in unison.
"After the meeting, the housekeeping department and the catering department should confirm the menu for the presidential suite tonight. We must ensure that this reception goes off without a hitch," Blaze instructed.
After finishing, he tossed the pen in his hand and was about to leave when someone hurriedly barged into the meeting room.
"Mr. Blaze, the distinguished guest has arrived ahead of time. He's now at the entrance, about to get out of the car," Cyrus Walsh from the protocol department panted, out of breath as he reported.
Upon hearing that, grim-faced Blaze instantly stood up and ordered, "Oh, dear! Hurry up and come with me to welcome our distinguished guest! Now!"Within moments, all the management staff in the meeting room stood up and followed the general manager out of the office, heading towards the elevator to go downstairs.Elizabeth was at the back, and as soon as she entered the elevator, the overloaded alarm went off.In his rush, Blaze waved at her. "Ms. Hubbard, take the next one."Elizabeth nodded and stepped out of the elevator.She waited for another three or four minutes before entering the next elevator. As she stepped into it, her cell phone rang from her pocket.It was Dalia Bender, a waiter from the housekeeping department, sending a picture that was clearly taken secretly.Dalia: "Our Mr. Mysterious is super gorgeous. Ms. Hubbard, hurry up and come down!"Elizabeth chuckled. She then casually zoomed in on the picture. With a single glance, she felt all the blood in her body congea
The moment Elizabeth met his gaze, a cold sweat broke out across her skin as if her heart had stopped beating.It was him. It was really him, the man who saved her brother's life two years ago, and also the man to who she lost her virginity."So she's the housekeeper you referred to?" He said in a low yet extremely magnetic voice.His gaze had already moved away from Elizabeth, and the expression on his face seemed to not have changed in the slightest.'Maybe he didn't recognize me at all?' Elizabeth hoped so.Blaze immediately turned to look at the elevator and saw Elizabeth standing there in a daze. He immediately made the introduction."Mr. Marquez, this is the manager of the housekeeping department, Elizabeth.""Ms. Hubbard, this is our distinguished guest, Mr. Marquez, who comes from the distant Lochapple. It's our great honor to have Mr. Marquez here." Even when Blaze was introducing him to Elizabeth, he did not forget to flatter Ronald.Speaking of Lochapple, he seemed to have
The main hall of the presidential suite was covered with a thick cashmere carpet imported from New Zealand. Handmade with care, it felt soft and plush underfoot as if one was stepping on clouds.However, given the circumstances, even if Elizabeth really stepped on the clouds, she wouldn't have enjoyed it.Ronald walked to the side of the sofa and sat down. Elizabeth followed beside him and wanted to speak, but she did not know what to say.She wasn't even sure if Ronald had recognized her or not.If he hadn't remembered her from the start, then her current awkward silence would only seem absurd."Um...Mr. Marquez, what would you like for dinner?' she asked, forcing a smile. 'We've prepared a menu for you, and I'll show it to you now."Although she did not wanna be his housekeeper, she had to carry out her duties now that the situation had already forced her into the position.She turned around and walked over to the bookshelf. Then she took down a menu they had prepared beforehand and
In the evening, Ronald and Oliver left the hotel for the banquet. When Elizabeth returned back to her office, she heard people whispering among themselves."Do you know? Mr. Marquez's background is incredible. He's the boss behind the biggest consortium in our country and the leader of the Imperial Group.""Really? No wonder Mr. Booth is so nervous. Many big shots had come here, but I had never seen him so cautious like this.""How can he not be cautious? No one before has such an identity. I really envy Ms. Hubbard. She can Mr. Marquez! Since Ms. Hubbard is so beautiful, could it be that she is lucky and Mr. Marquez gets his eye on her, and directly takes her back to be his wife?""Don't talk nonsense. If that housekeeping girl heard it, she would blame you. Her position as the housekeeper was taken away. You can't imagine how jealous she is now."They were whispering to each other, and neither of them noticed that there was a figure approaching them from the other side."You have no
Elizabeth looked at her phone, she was stunned for half a second before she quickly stood up and went downstairs.The Wildecastle Club was the highest-class private club in Swynwick. Although Elizabeth had never been here before, as a hotel employee, she knew its reputation.Money alone couldn't buy admission to such a high-end club. Those members were highly privileged.It was not strange for such a big shot like Ronald to appear in this place.'But why did he ask me to come here?' thought Elizabeth.Filled with doubts, she got out of the car and headed for the lobby.When she was at the door, she was stopped by security guards."Sorry, ma'am. This is a private club, so only VIP members can enter."After Elizabeth heard this, she realized that she was still wearing the uniform of the hotel. It would be difficult to enter if she just dressed like this.Just as she was thinking about how to deal with the two security guards, she saw Oliver walking out from inside.'I invited her over.
"Stop..." She cried out in fear. While she was struggling, more than half of the collar of her shirt had been torn off by his other hand. Her clothes were instantly torn to shreds, causing her to feel both embarrassed and scared.Yet it seemed that he couldn't hear her voice.He only stopped when he was finally exhausted.Elizabeth didn't know how long the entire process had lasted. When he finally let her go and turned around to sleep soundly, she only felt as if she had been crushed by a heavy machine, and the pain was unbearable to endure.Tears had dried on her face, forming tear stains. After the panic, she turned her head to glance at the sleeping man beside her. Under the dim light, Ronald scarcely looked as indifferent as usual, and his facial features had become much gentler.Yet even so, she was afraid of him.After getting up and putting on the clothes that he had ripped off, she resisted the discomfort and stumbled out of the room.When Oliver brought the doctor back to th
After Elizabeth left, she did not return to the hotel but went straight back to the single apartment she rented.The first thing she did after entering the door was put in a large tub of warm water and soak herself in it. She tried to use the tub of water to ease the pain in her body.Closing her eyes, she could think of nothing but Ronald.She clearly remembered their first time, second time, third time ... until this time tonight, as though she were watching a movie.Although she didn't understand why he would be so crazy tonight, it was obvious that he had lost all sense of reason.'Was it because he was drunk?' Elizabeth wondered.'No, it couldn't be,' Elizabeth soon rejected her own theory. 'If he had been really wasted, he wouldn't have been able to do such a horrible thing. Even though I was at his service back then, he was still concerned about how I felt and tried his best to be gentle. Yet tonight... he was a total beast, wishing for nothing more than to eat me alive. That w
Hearing this, Blaze paused to think before he said, "It's tricky. The thing is, if I change you now, I'm afraid it would be hard to give Mr. Marquez an explanation."Elizabeth could tell that Blaze wavered, so she hurriedly said, "Mr. Marquez, that's not a problem. After all, Giana is more professional than me. Since Mr. Marquez is willing to accept me, he'll definitely be OK with Giana."Blaze hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Well, then go through the transfer formalities with Giana, and give her the relevant information about Mr. Marquez, so that she can replace you. You may go back to your office after that.""Thank you, Mr. Booth." Receiving the permission to change shifts, Elizabeth heaved a sigh of relief, and even her tone became lighter.Standing up, she thanked Blaze and went out."Remember to explain the situation to Mr. Marquez. Don't let him think that we are the ones who decide it on our own." Blaze reminded her from behind.'Well, I surely won't tell him that I'm
When his tie was finally tied, he looked at her with a condescending gaze. "Have you learned it?"How could Elizabeth be focus? Hearing him ask that, she just stood there, not knowing how to reply."Didn't? Then let's do it again." He was patient now, and was about to untie his tie.How could Elizabeth want to go through another ordeal like that? She immediately nodded. "Yes. I learned it."Ronald looked at her insincere expression, and after a moment, he raised his eyebrows and said meaningfully, "Ms. Hubbard is indeed very smart. I'll leave the matter of putting on my tie to you from now on.""..." What did that mean?Could it be that she would have to interact this way with him every morning in the future?Kill me!Ronald changed his clothes and went out to work, but Elizabeth sat on the balcony on the second floor, watching the video while painfully learning to wear ties.She knew that this was a problem that Ronald
Elizabeth had never ridden on the electric car in the villa area before. Today was her first time enjoying the services.In less than four to five minutes, she was sent to Ronald's villa.The room was silent. After entering the password, she went in. It was only half past seven.Half an hour was enough to prepare breakfast.Ronald had not woken up yet, so she went straight to the kitchen, opened the fridge and started to make breakfast using the ingredients inside.Previously, when Elizabeth had been his butler in the hotel, she had a better understanding of his appetite.So for breakfast, she made egg sandwich and freshly squeezed orange juice. She also made a small pot of crab meat porridge with several dishes of cold vegetables.In fact, she knew that Ronald was picky.However, she was not a professional chef after all. So she could only prepare a few dishes.At 8 o'clock sharp in the morning, Ronald came downstairs i
"..." She wanted nothing to do with him except work."It's an employee benefit."The meaning behind his words was that this wasn't a special favor.Seeing her lower her head and remain silent, he raised his eyebrows and he asked, "Or do you want to stay here?"Live here?No!Elizabeth instantly frowned, and tightened her grip on the key. "No, the apartment is fine."If she were to really live here, facing him day and night, it would instead be weird if she didn't go insane."Very well. The address is on the envelope. You have a day off today. Pack up your apartment and move your things in. At eight o'clock tomorrow morning, I hope, breakfast will be ready by the time I go downstairs." After Ronald finished speaking, without even looking at her, he turned and went upstairs.Elizabeth looked at the address on the envelope, then looked at the key in her hand, and sighed in her heart.Not surprisingly, there was no wa
Ronald raised his head and glanced at the black corridor in front of him.This type of old apartment was cheap and didn't have an elevator. They had to walk."Lead the way." Ronald said coldly.Elizabeth felt that she was a little out of breath climbing up, but on the other hand, she saw Ronald carrying a heavy load on his back did not change his expression at all.He was so healthy that it made people jealous and envious!Elizabeth thought angrily as she took out her key to open the door.Ronald wanted to help Alondra into the house, but Elizabeth stopped him. "Mr. Marquez, thank you. We can't serve Mr. Marquez anything. Good bye."After saying that, Elizabeth without even looking at Ronald's face, directly dragged Alondra into the house, and slammed the door shut.Destroy the bridge after crossing the river?This heartless little woman. Ronald smiled helplessly.Looking around, he frowned.Such a poor env
"What? You seem to care about me?" Ronald's face didn't have much expression, and his tone was also light.Hearing him say this, Shirley retracted the smile on her face and said somewhat guiltily, "Of course. If that Ms. Hubbard is really your lover, then the person you ought to marry is her. I cannot let you sacrifice your feelings for no reason in order to help me."As she spoke, she was filled with joy again. "Fortunately, she's just your housekeeper.""Silly girl." Ronald smiled bitterly."Promise me, if you ever have someone you like in the future, you must tell me. At that time, we will go and get a divorce." Shirley said as she looked at him sincerely.Ronald concentrated on driving, not replying to her."Of course, if I meet a guy I like, I'll also tell you. When the time comes, you can't let me fall in love with others!" Shirley calculated in her heart."Alright." Ronald finally answered.Alondra was still completely d
Elizabeth was in her early stages of pregnancy, so she did not have much of an appetite.However, she also knew that the more she vomited, the more she had to eat. Otherwise, how could her baby grow up without any nutrition at all? So she kept eating.After a while, the ladies seemed to have gotten a little drunk. Elizabeth was also full, so she reminded Alondra, "Alondra, I'm full. Don't drink so much.""Don't worry. I'm fine. I won't get drunk." Alondra waved, then suddenly looked towards the door and exclaimed, "Ms. Pollard?"As she shouted, everyone on the table also looked towards the door. Shirley walked in from the outside with a sweet and charming smile. "I was eating upstairs, and heard that you were gathering here. So I came over to take a look. Have I disturbed you?"The manager was the first to react. He immediately stood up. "Ms. Pollard, it is our honor for you to visit us. Please take a seat."Shirley waved. "No, thank you. I'
"Ms. Pollard is a pitiful person. Even though she is the only daughter of the Mr. Pollard, she can't inherit everything from him because she isn't a boy. In order to protect her father's fortune, Ms. Pollard has to get married. And the only person in this world that Mr. Pollard can trust is you, CEO. Moreover, there is still the marriage contract between the two of you. It's reasonable. Others cannot have any chance to criticize you.""When Mr. Pollard passes away, you will succeed in taking over the Pollard's group. And after Ms. Pollard starts to manage the group, the marriage will be annulled."Ronald listened to Oliver's laments silently as he looked at the kitchen.Three years, Elizabeth. Can you wait?Although Elizabeth had become his housekeeper, she did not plan to live in this villa anymore.In the evening, she prepared dinner. When Ronald and Oliver entered the dining hall, she was prepared to leave.Ronald sat down and took a look
"What did you say?" Ronald frowned. He probably did not expect Elizabeth to say this.Marry her?He hadn't thought about it, but he knew that he liked her."Do you think I'm having a pipe dream?" Elizabeth smiled, "That's right. I also know that my identity is not worthy to marry you. However, Ronald, since you don't intend to marry me, why did you come to me? Or do you think that for a woman like me, as long as you spend money to maintain me, it would be enough?""I can't marry you." His voice was deep and assured.At least, not now.Elizabeth nodded. "I knew.""Why don't you stay by my side? Other than the identity of the Mrs. Marquez, I can give you everything." It was the only compromise he could make, and he was trying to keep her."But what I need is that identity." She looked at him with tears in her eyes."Elizabeth, enough!" His patience had run out and his tone had hardened."The one who should be enough
She didn't want to be the center of attention, so she reached out to help Casey up. "Stand up first, and then we'll talk."Casey immediately revealed a happy smile, "You agree?""Get up. Hurry and get up." Elizabeth lowered her head, not wanting others to see her face.Casey stood up and returned to her seat. "Elizabeth, mother knows that you are a kind-hearted child. Don't worry. This time you forgive Ainsley. In the future, I will be the big contributor to the Dyer family. They will not dare to think of kicking me out. I'll take care of that girl for you."Elizabeth didn't want to hear about the matter between her and the Dyer family, so she stood up and said, "I'll be leaving first.Without waiting for Casey to stand up, she quickly walked out of the coffee shop.On the main street, the sun was shining brightly in the sky, scorching the earth.Although the hottest summer was over, the early autumn sunshine was enough to make people