“Sir, please forgive me,” she said, falling to her knees by the bed, holding the broom against her like a lifeline. “I didn’t mean to. I haven’t slept all night. I… I think I collapsed. Please, don’t fire me.” 😱😱😱
The room was bathed in an almost surreal calm, with rays of sunlight streaming through the large glass windows, brushing against the golden curtains. On the luxurious bed, Sophia rested, her face buried in the pillow, her short breath breaking the stillness of the room. In her hand, a broom, as though she had collapsed mid-cleaning. Next to her, an abandoned mop bucket sat on the floor.
Her black and white uniform was wrinkled, marked by exhaustion. Her features, both delicate and dark, expressed an exhausting suffering. Then, light footsteps echoed, leather shoes gently tapping the marble. Johnson Anderson, the billionaire, entered the room. He stopped, stunned by the scene: his maid, asleep on his own bed, a broom in her hands. He stood frozen for a moment, unable to move.
His eyes widened, but his heart remained strangely calm. He slowly approached, watching her. She was barely 20, small and fragile, her body sagging into the mattress. It wasn’t laziness, but pure exhaustion. He knew it wasn’t just a simple mistake.
With gentleness, he bent down and touched her shoulder. Sophia woke with a start, her eyes opening instantly. She sat up, confused and terrified. Their gazes met.
The billionaire furrowed his brows and said, in a cold voice… 😱😱😱
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“Sophia, why didn’t you sleep last night?” he asked in a calm, almost fatherly voice. She turned her gaze away, her eyes filled with tears. “My mother… she’s sick. I’ve been taking care of her all night, she was coughing and shaking. I couldn’t sleep, but I had to come to work. It’s the last day of the month, I need my salary to buy her medicine.” Johnson felt a heaviness in his chest.
He approached her, watching her reddened eyes. “And your father?” he asked gently. “He was a taxi driver. He was killed by armed robbers when I was 14. Since then, it’s just been my mother and me.” Johnson listened in silence.
“I was the best student in my high school,” she added, her tears flowing faster. “I wanted to become a doctor, but I didn’t have the means. I became a maid to buy medicine for my mother.” Johnson looked at her intensely, then stood up, wiped away a tear from her cheek, and took out his phone.
“Driver, prepare the car. We’re going somewhere.” Sophia, confused, asked, “Are you coming with me?” He calmly replied, “Yes, I want to see your mother.”
Soon, they arrived at Sophia’s house, a small, dilapidated building. Johnson entered with her, discovering Sophia’s mother, frail and sick, lying on a thin mattress. “We’ll take care of everything,” he said softly. “She won’t be alone anymore.”
