CLARA'S POV
“I need you to do a huge favor for me.” she said.
“Please ma'am, I am only here as an assistant housekeeper and nothing more and so I don't want to get into any trouble.” I said.
“What I am about to ask won't get you into any form of trouble dear, don't be scared.” She said.
“What do you want ma'am??” I asked.
“First of all, I want to plead on my son's behalf for misbehaving with you like this…I can tell you that Arsenio is a child at heart and part of the reason why he is like this is because of me.”
I didn't understand whatever she was saying because I just wanted the conversation to end so I Could be on my way.
“I noticed the way he looks at you….you are different and even though you might not see it yet, I can see it in him because I am his Mother.” She said.
“Notice what ma'am, I don't understand you.” I asked in confusion.
“My son Arsenio has a soft spot for you.”
“Me??? That is not humanly possible ma'am.” I said.
“It's okay if you don't believe it because of the way he has been treating you but trust me, it is the truth and he is trying so hard to cover it up.”
“Like I said ma'am, I am only here to work and nothing more so whatever is going on with my sir, I don't have any right whatsoever to get involved in it.” I said.
“Okay, now back to the favor I am Asking for …I want you to make Arsenio fall in love with you.” She said.
I suddenly burst into laughter unintentionally.
“Ma'am please can I just go???” I asked.
“Look, it is funny but I am very serious about it dear….make him know what it feels like for one's heart to beat again…. right now, I know my son's heart is locked and doesn't feel anything so make sure he feels something again.”
“With all due respect ma'am, I can't.” I said.
“Why???”
“Because have you seen me??? Who in his right senses would want to fall in love with me like this?” I asked.
“Why do you downgrade yourself dear??? There is nothing wrong with you.”
“There is everything wrong with me ma'am….when my own family didn't even want me, what makes you think Arsenio will??”
“Wait, do you have feelings for my son??” She said as she smiled.
I honestly couldn't answer that question because I didn't know what I felt for Arsenio at that moment.
I was grateful to him for not killing me even after I witnessed him murdering someone but having feelings for him was something I was still pondering on.
“I don't know ma'am.” I said as I bit my lips.
“I can sense that you do but you just don't know it yet and I can also help you.”
“How??”
“Do you have a phone??” She asked.
“Yes I do.”
“Bring it so I can save my contact information on it and reach out to you as much as I can and also give you instructions on what to do.” She said.
As much as I wanted to do exactly as she had asked, I didn't trust her enough to.
Arsenio doesn't regard her as his Mother for reasons known to him and if I should befriend her behind his back, he would kill me.
“I am sorry but I don't think I can…Sir is going to kill me if he finds out.” I said.
She suddenly burst Into laughter.
“We aren't doing anything bad dear..I am only trying to help my son and also help you too because I like you.” She said.
It was the very first time in my entire life someone told me they liked me and I honestly didn't know how to react at that moment.
“Y..you like me??”I asked.
“Yes, you have this calming spirit and I like that so much about you.” She said.
“Thank you ma'am.”
“So are you going to allow me to help you???”
“I am honestly scared about this…I don't want to be thrown out of this house.” I said.
“If that happens, give me a call and I will be more than happy to accommodate you dear.”
“It's not that simple ma'am….you don't even know me.”
“You are right, I don't know you but I know that if my son didn't see something in you, you wouldn't be in his house right now.”
To some extent, she was right because if Arsenio wanted to kill me the night he met me for the first time, he would have done that without thinking twice about it.
“Okay ma'am…let me get my phone.”
“Okay dear.”
I hurriedly went back into my room and as I walked back out with my phone, I met Arsenio coming out of his room and so I bolted back into my room.
My heart thundered Inside my chest as I rested my back on the door breathing heavily.
After a few seconds, I carefully opened the door and observed around to see if Arsenio was in sight.
I slowly tiptoed out of the room and went back to the living room.
“What happened?? You look flushed???” Arsenio's Mother asked.
“I was almost caught by sir.” I said.
“Alright, give me the phone so I can quickly put in my number before you get into any trouble with him.”
I gave her the phone and she saved her number on it.
“When you are free, just send me a text message and I will know it's you.” She said.
“Okay, thank you so much ma'am.”
“You don't have to thank me dear…I want to be on my way now before my grumpy son catches me here.”
I chuckled softly hearing her call Arsenio grumpy.
“He really can be a grumpy old man sometimes.” She said.
“But ma'am, why is he so angry at you???” I asked out of curiosity.
“That would be a discussion for another day but for now, I have to go okay…take care dear and also take good care of Arsenio for me.”
“I will ma'am…thank you.” I said.
She smiled and walked away and as soon as I turned around and was about going to the kitchen, I saw madam Irene gazing intensely at me.
“What was that about???”
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