I Hope You Will Never Regret

Two days later, at the Taylor Private hospital, Elizabeth’s attending doctor told her that she was discharged. She immediately called her husband and said, “August, I am so sad that you didn’t care for me when I was injured by your daughter’s nanny. However, I forgive you. Please come and fetch me.”

Her husband promised to send someone to fetch her. Then she sent the ward number to him. Mr Martins called Secretary Beck and said, “Kindly fetch my wife from the hospital, I will text you the ward number. The house spare key is in my drawer.”

Secretary Beck went to the hospital to fetch Mrs Martins. Fortunately, she was fully dressed waiting for him. Then he dropped her at home. He looked at Mrs Martins and said, “Madam, is there anything you want me to do for you before I leave?” The house was very quiet, there was no living soul. Mrs Martins looked puzzled and asked, “Where is everyone?”

Secretary Beck told her that they were on vacation. Elizabeth was so angry, she wanted to vent and said, “Since you know that everyone is on vacation, why don’t you hire a helper for me? I heard that my husband’s secretary is smart, but he is just so-so. He doesn’t even use his brain.”

Secretary Beck laughed out loud and replied, “Mrs Martins, I am here because I respect your husband. Also, I don’t take orders from you. Why don’t you hire a helper yourself since you are so smart?” Then he left the house. He called his boss and told him everything that had happened.

Elizabeth was so angry; she took her phone and called her husband, but it was busy. Five minutes later, she tried again. When it was connected, she said, “August, how could you take everyone away on vacation knowing full well that I am injured? Who is going to help me? Hire a helper for me immediately.”

Her husband replied, “Elizabeth, firstly, you don’t have a right to order my secretary around, he doesn’t work for you. Secondly, there is nothing wrong with your right arm. Therefore, there is no need for me to hire a helper for you. Thirdly, I never heard that you had a helper in the Parker family before. I don’t understand why you want a helper.” He didn’t wait for her to respond, he hung up.

Elizabeth was fuming; she took a phone directory and looked for Housekeepers Agency. She asked them to send a full-time helper. They told her the terms and conditions of the contract, and then they sent the contract by e-mail. She signed it and she gave them her address. An hour later, a middle-aged lady pressed the intercom. Then Mrs Martins opened the gate.

She greeted Mrs Martins and introduced herself as Lydia Kemp. Mrs Martins was satisfied with Lydia. Then she asked, “Lydia, are you single or are you married?” Lydia replied, “I am single, and I was told that you are looking for a full-time helper, Madam.” Mrs Martins was happy to hear that.

The Martins residence had fully furnished servants’ quarters with a small kitchen outside the house, but Mr Martins allowed his helpers to stay on the first floor. There were two helpers per room. Aunt Rose and Butler Bruce stayed in their separate rooms. Therefore, there was no vacant room. She wanted to move Lydia to Avery’s room, but she was scared of Bridgette.

She decided to move Lydia to Aunt Rose’s room. When Aunt Rose moved to the Martins residence, her nephew told her that she would use the bedroom on the second floor, but his wife was against that. She told him that they were not blood related. So, she should move to the first floor. August hired an interior designer, and he decorated his aunt’s bedroom lavishly.

She looked at Lydia and said, “Let me show you your room.” Then they took a lift to the first floor. Unfortunately, the room was locked, and she didn’t have a spare key. She called the locksmith to open the door. Within fifteen minutes, the door was unlocked.

Lydia was mesmerized by the beauty of the room. The king-size bed had a light-yellow Jacquard comforter with matching curtains. The room didn’t look like a helper’s room. Mrs Martins opened the closet. It was fully packed with brand-name clothes. She felt jealous; her husband was wasting their money on Aunt Rose.

She asked Lydia to put the clothes in the boxes and dumped them outside. She told her where to find the empty boxes. There were lots of clothes in the closet. Lydia folded the clothes neatly and put them in the boxes. Then she moved the boxes outside the house.

Then she asked Lydia to cook dinner. In her previous employment, Lydia had attended cooking classes. Therefore, she was a good cook. She cooked a delicious meal. Mrs Martins was very satisfied with her. After dinner, she washed the dishes and cleaned the kitchen spotless.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

Mrs Martins asked Lydia to watch television with her. At that moment, the weather changed, it became dark. There was thunder and lightning. Mrs Martins was scared of lightning. She quickly switched off the television, then she asked Lydia to accompany her to her bedroom.

It started raining hard. Lydia looked at Mrs Martins and asked, “Madam, the rain is pouring. Should I move the boxes that I put outside to the garage?” Mrs Martins smiled and replied, “No need, I have asked her to fetch her clothes several times to no avail. My house doesn’t keep trash.”

Lydia was surprised when she heard Mrs Martins’ words because most of the clothes were limited edition. Also, some of the clothes still had the prize tags. She was wondering who the owner was and she felt that such a person wasn’t simple at all.

Mrs Martins told her that she was her personal helper and other helpers were away on vacation. Lydia looked at her with a confused expression and asked herself. How could she allow the helpers to take leave while she was injured? It didn’t make sense, but she didn’t utter a word.

She felt that her new employer was hiding something from her. However, she told herself that she would enjoy the beautiful room to the fullest. If she had known that the beautiful clothes would be damaged by rain, she would have taken a few sets of clothes for herself. What would Lydia do when Aunt Rose came back from vacation? Would she be fired by Mr Martins?