Chapter 4

Alejandro and Zöella's friendship had become strong. They stayed up and talked for hours when Alejandro came from work.

"Zöella, I need you to be my plus one for a charity ball tonight." He added.

"A ball, I don't think I'd fit in with you fancy people Ale." She called him by his pet name.

"Eres Una Mujer deslumbrante, Zöella, you'd fit in perfectly." He flattered her.

"Thanks, a que hora es el baile de cardiac?" Zöella questioned.

" It's at 8 p.m, I'd pick you up at 8:30 pm." He added smirking.

"Always fashionably late huh" Zoëlla asserted.

"It's fun that way, I'd pick you up later." He expressed as he headed to work.

"Hola Sia, I need your help. It's a dress emergency." She told her friend.

"I'd be there in a few," Sia added as she hung up and heading out making sure the house was locked. Her bosses always travelled were hardly home.

Within a couple of minutes later, she was ringing the doorbell to Alejandro's residence. Zöella got the door for her friend and led her to her room.

There was no cooking to be done since there was food in the fridge for the rest of the domestic staff to microwave after they had gotten off work.

Her room was filled with clothes everywhere. She couldn't seem to pick out the right one for the event. 

"How about this?" Sia asked picking up a Sexy V-Neck Sequin 2018 Mermaid black evening dress.

"It's beautiful, I forgot I even had this," Zöella added taking the dress for Sia.

"Graçias, Sia." She said as they lazied around watching movies and eating junk food.

Alejandro entered his ensuite bedroom which was in his office.

He was searching for a tuxedo to wear for the ball. He picked out a black giorgenti tuxedo with a white long sleeve shirt and a bow tie.

"It's 6:45 pm Zöella, you've got to prepare." Sia nudged her friend as she got up and headed to the shower. After her shower, still wrapped in her towel, Sia did her hair for her.

She parted her long thick jet black hair and then curled the ends making it bouncy. She also applied a simple makeup which .complimented her skin tone.

"Thanks, Sia, I'd see you later." She said as her friend left the house. Zöella picked up her golden clutch and put her phone, keys, tissue, and money inside.

She checked the time and it was 8:00 pm. She decided to get dressed and wait for Alejandro.

She wore her Sexy V-Neck Sequin 2018 Mermaid black evening dress which had a slit from her mid-thigh down to her long legs showing her toned skin. She paired the outfit with black 6-inch pencilled heels.

She twirled in front of the mirror as she waited for her boss. It had been a while she looked that pretty or dressed up that much for an event.

A couple of minutes later, Alejandro called to tell her he was downstairs waiting.

She descended the staircase feeling like a princess as she stepped outside locking the door behind her.

Alejandro had made his driver park his Lamborghini out front. Limousines were outdated nowadays so he decided to use his Lamborghini.

He turned to look at Zöella and he was shocked to the bones. She looked so gorgeous and her outfit hugged her at the right places.

"May I?" He asked as Zöella stretched out her hand to him as he opened the door for her to sit after which he joined her inside the car starting it up and driving off.

When they reached the ball, he got out and opened the door for her and then locked the car keeping the keys in his pocket.

He held her hand as they walked majestically into the ball. He left her to mingle around as he went to talk to other people.

"Well, well a quien Tenemos aqui," Luciano said from behind her. She could recognize his voice even if she was asleep.

"How can j help you Luciano and Donde esta tu esposa?" She inquired.

"Well, mama, Estoy aquí." Zendaya spat.

"I might be a maid but I'm no two-timing puta like you, you go behind sleeping with your best friend's man how shameless can you be?" She asked angrily.

"Oh give me a break, Luciano never loved you, he was just wasting your time bitch." Zendaya added.

"You will always be a second choice Daya, Siempre." She said as Luciano poured a glass of champagne over her head soaking her dress and hair making people giggle and chuckle at her.

She runs out of the ballroom not bothering where she was going. She just had to get away from there.

She'd been humiliated enough. Alejandro followed as soon as he had put Luciano and Zendaya in their places.

He didn't care about what had happened in the past between them all he cared about was now and how a wonderful person he was. He sat in his car and drove slowly along the road hoping to find her.

"Donde estas Zöella?" He mumbled frustratedly.

Zöella held her heels and pulled up her gown as she walked along the road. Her legs carried her to the central park as she sat on one of the benches recalling what had happened a few minutes back.

What had she done to receive such humiliation from the people who betrayed her? She wondered.

Her phone vibrated in her clutch breaking her from her thoughts. There were a lot of missed calls from her boss.

"Hi." She said as he picked up the phone immediately. "Zöella, Dónde estás?" He questioned.

"Central Park." She added as he hung up. He wasn't far from the central park so within a couple of minutes he was there. He parked his car and then walked a little further searching for her. He saw a figure starring in the skies as the lights reflected on her face.

"Zöella." He called approaching her. "Hey Ale." She nervously greeted. He held her hand and pulled her up hugging her. 

"Are you okay?" He asked worriedly sitting beside her.

"Well, when you asked me to be your plus one to the ball, I was excited because you saw me as a friend and invited me, but when I got there I knew I didn't belong, like hey what's a maid doing at a classy ball and when Luciano and Daya called me that, deep down I knew they were right." She added.

"Ale, you know very well that you just didn't want to arrive at the ball alone. You knew as soon as you enter you'd get a company so you just needed someone to walk with you down the red carpet and nothing more." She muttered.

"You'd never see me as anything other than your maid, Sir." She finished.

"Zöella." He quaked. "Can we go home now Sir, I'm getting cold." She cut him off not allowing him to say what he wanted.

"Very well then!" He snapped storming off as Zöella followed suit. The car ride was quiet. They both were lost in their thoughts.

Just as he parked his car in front of the house, Zöella got out shutting the door behind her.

"Thanks, Sir." She spoke with a shaky voice signalling she was crying but didn't want him to see that.

She opened the door and then the run-up to her room closing the door before breaking down into tears. She cried her heart out. She pondered why those she once loved with her whole heart had betrayed her so much that it hurt.

She cried that her status of being a career woman had dropped to just being a common maid to a man she'd begun to develop feelings for but he would never stoop so low to her class to date talk less of marriage.

She stripped from her dress and then stepped into the shower to take a warm bath and wash off the champagne from her hair.

She stepped out of the bathroom with her towel around her picking out her pyjamas and changed into it and then lay on her bed waiting for sleep to come to her.

"Good morning Sir." Zöella greeted as she set his coffee before him.

He ignored her greeting and then poured out the cup of coffee she made for him making another for himself.

She smiled sadly and then continued with what she was doing.

Later in the day, Sia came to see her friend and ask how the ball went. She met her out front drying her washed gown in the sun.

"Hola, Mejor amiga." Sia cheerfully greeted.

"Hola Sia, Como Estas?" She asked.

"I'm great, in fact, I have good news for you but you first have to tell me what happened last night." She said following her friend into her room.

She had made some pizza and gotten two cans of soda from the table fridge in her room.

"Bueno, Ayer fue terrible." She sighed biting a piece from the slice of pizza she was holding.

"Terrible?" Sia asked confused as Zöella explained everything to her.

"It's going to be alright and as for those putas, let them go, live your life Karma has a nice present for them. And continue being you, your beautiful self and kind heart who knows one day he'd notice the love you have for him." Sia advised.

"Thanks, Sia, you're a great friend. Now, what's your news?" Zöella inquired.

"Well, the Cassagrandes came home yesterday and said they liked how smart and intelligent I am so, they want me to be their personal secretary and also recommended me for their son, Miguel." She happily announced.

"Woah, mi amiga I'm so happy for you, at least you don't have to be a maid anymore." She added.

"Thanks, Zöella, but what is the possibility Miguel will like me?" She asked fidgeting with her fingers.

"Don't be silly Sia, you're gorgeous and if he doesn't notice you or like you then it's his loss. Now let's eat up." She encouraged her friend as they are and watched movies.

Just as Sia left, Alejandro arrived a few minutes after. Zöella had already set the table. She took his coat and briefcase up to his room for him as he followed to freshen up.

Within a couple of minutes, he descended the stairs to the dining.

She had decided to prepare an American dish today since they'd been eating Spanish dishes throughout.

She served him chicken vegetable stir fry and a cold glass of baileys. "Thanks." He mumbled.

As she was about leaving his side to her room, he held her hand pulling her back. 

"Join me." He said looking into her eyes.

"No Tengo hambre señor." She acknowledged. "I insist." He said firmly as she sat down reluctantly.

She watched him eat his food as small smiles played on her lips each time he food moaned.

"You find this amusing?" He said with a smile dancing on his lips.

She didn't answer and waited for him to finish his meal. When he was done, she took the dishes and washed them as he sat staring at her.

She looked beautiful even in her uniform. He thought to himself.

"Good night Sir." She said as she was leaving the kitchen. He held her hand and pulled her towards him hitting his chest in the process.

"I'm sorry, Zöella, I'm sorry you had to go through such humiliation the other night, I'm sorry about how you were right about everything, I'm so sorry for treating you like a puta."

"Zöella Lo Siento," He said starring into her eyes.

Zoëlla pulled her hands from his as she walked off to her room. It wasn't as if she was being too proud in accepting the apology but she didn't know what to say or how to react.

Alejandro sat at the table with his hands on his head.

He deserved each and every treatment she gave him. He had acted like a douche bag to her.