Chapter 2

• As Alexa and Nicole excused themselves from the rest of the guests and went upstairs, Miranda overheard their conversation as she was serving the guests drinks. However, any conversations regarding Derrick piqued Miranda's interest.
• The top floor was off-limits. Derrick hated to be disturbed, and Miranda was well aware of this. But she also wanted to know what Alexa and Nicole were going to do on the top floor.
• Seeing how beautifully Alexa and Nicole looked in their dresses that swept the floor, Miranda felt jealous and wished she wasn't a maid. Apart from being a maid, Miranda had managed to gain some college education, but she couldn't resign her contract as a maid yet. Not when she admired the most handsome man on the planet.
• "Ouch! Watch where you're going?" a female guest yelled at Miranda for stepping on her toes and also losing her grip as the tray went flying from her hands and stained the guest's white dress.
• "How dare you, a lowly maid, stain my white dress? Do you know how much this outfit cost?" The guest was annoyed. She was a young woman about Miranda's size, and seeing that the celebrant wasn't interested in his own party to greet the guests who had arrived only fueled the guest's irritation.
• "I am sorry," Miranda began, but before she could render her apology to the guest, the guest landed a harsh slap on Miranda's left cheek.
• "You are not deserving to be a maid here! Get out!" The guest yelled, and her voice had turned the living room silent.
• Lady Loretta, the lady of the house, was equally shocked and chided the guest, "Melody, that's not how to treat your fellow lady. She only made a mistake and apologized to you while we were all here. Come, Miranda," Lady Loretta called Miranda back.
• "Show Melody to the room upstairs. I think Nicole still has some spare clothes left in her room from before she got married last year."
• "Okay, ma'am. Come with me," Miranda said to the angry Melody, who now looked happy to be taken upstairs.
• While the bodyguards were standing guard around the mansion and in the living room, the celebration continued as Miranda went upstairs with Melody.
• Melody was happy to be away from the living room and asked Miranda, "Where is Master Derrick's room?"
• Miranda didn't want to be friends with the lady who had dared to assault her. The lady was fair-skinned like her, and Miranda was naturally fair, even without using any toning lotion.
• "What do you need Master Derrick's room for? Are you here for the birthday party, or are you here for the housemaster?" Miranda questioned the perplexed woman.
• "What? How dare you speak to me in such an insolent manner? Have you lost it?" Melody charged at Miranda, wanting to attack her since Miranda didn't know which of the rooms belonged to Derrick or his sisters.
• When Melody wanted to smack Miranda again, Derrick stepped out of his sitting room with his sister and Alexa, as they came to check on him just after he had finished taking off his coat.
• "What's going on here?" Derrick demanded, and Melody quickly withdrew her hand and offered him a sweet smile.
• "Good evening, sir. Madam sent this maid to show me to one of her daughter's rooms to change my outfit after she dared to spill wine on me. But the maid is rude, and she doesn't want to show me the room," Melody said.
• "What?! That's a total lie. She was asking me about your bedroom, Master Derrick," Miranda said. Silence ensued in the hallway, much to Derrick's shock, as Miranda's voice sounded so soft, and he hadn't heard anyone speaking with such a soft tone before.
• He eyed the maid mysteriously, despite having seen her before.
• "That's not why you should attack our maid. When you're not the owner of the house, I saw you just now wanting to attack her. Leave here now. You are not welcome, and your contract with Luis's firm will be terminated as well," Derrick said, casually walking toward the staircase to go downstairs, while Melody went down on her knees and pleaded, "Please, Master Derrick. Forgive me. I didn't mean to attack the maid. She's lying, and I wasn't asking her about your room."
• With leisurely strides, Derrick paid no heed to Melody begging him. He went downstairs to thank all the guests who had taken the time to honor his mother's invitation.
• After Derrick, his sister, and Alexa left the top floor, Melody stood up and pounced on Melody. She wanted to get her revenge on Melody for making her lose her job and also her chances with the young master.
• "You witch! How dare you ruin my chances? I am going to kill you today!" Melody yelled. She was not prepared. She didn't know that Miranda knew how to fight.
• As she rushed to attack Miranda, Miranda dodged the attack and kicked her very hard, then she pounced on the spoiled lady and started beating her.
• "Somebody help!!" Melody screamed after Miranda landed her multiple slaps in retaliation for the first slap that she had given her.
• Miranda sat on Melody's stomach on the tiled floor and slapped her very hard on her face, also pulling her wig off.
• Due to the music playing in the living room and the bodyguards having escorted Derrick downstairs to the grand hall, no one could hear Melody crying and screaming.
• Miranda dealt with Melody, and after she was through, she ran away and went into one of the rooms to have a cool evening bath.
• The birthday celebration had long ended, and Derrick thanked the guests who had taken the time to attend his 25th birthday party.
• "Baby brother, we have to start going home now. Enjoy your night. I was thinking, why not ask Alexa out to be your girlfriend? She works beside you in the office and spends most of her days with you. Alexa is from a prestigious home here and will make a good wife for you," Nicole suggested to Derrick.
• Derrick frowned a little and replied, "I'm not interested in a relationship, and Alexa knows this. Unless she's the one requesting for you to speak to me about a relationship."
• "Not at all, Master Derrick," Alexa quickly replied, as she didn't want to lose her job yet, especially when she saw Derrick's face twisted in irritation.
• "That's fine, sister. Let's call it a night. I have to go inside now and rest, then I'll give your proposal a thought. Alexa Godwin is a wonderful woman, and I wouldn't mind asking her out the proper way," Derrick said, as he put his hands into his trouser pocket and offered his elder sister a warm smile. He didn't want any of them worrying about him.
• "That's fine, baby brother. Good night too, bye," Nicole waved to Derrick as she got into her sleek red car and drove home to meet her husband and newborn baby boy.
• Alexa nervously smiled and walked up to her sleek black car. She pulled the car door open, got inside, and, feeling Derrick's gaze on her, she then drove out of the mansion.