The cook's heart raced as he advanced.
For two years, she had dreamed of this moment... of the day she finally caught his attention.
But not like this.
Never like this.
She had started working in the main building two years ago and had spent that time finding every opportunity to be noticed by him. Yet, he never even looked her way.
That hadn't discouraged her, though.
Since there was no other woman in his life, she kept trying.
But all her hopes crumbled when Chibuzor brought home a woman last three months, introduced her as his wife, and made the entire household welcome her as "Young Madam."
Her jealousy burned like a raging fire that night.
She hadn't slept a wink after the introductions.
Not long after that, when the housekeeper assigned asking what the young madam wanted for meal times to her, she saw an opportunity.
