"Nonsense!" Ryan flew into a rage. "You said that you're doing this for Ruth and me, so why did you take advantage of Ruth's absence to sneak into our bedroom and put on her clothes and make yourself look like her to seduce me into having a one-night stand with you?!"
That night, he was drunk because of a social activity. When he returned to his bedroom, he thought it was Ruth who came back, so he inadvertently made a big mistake.
For this reason, he had been hating this woman in front of him over the years.
After the incident, in order to continue staying in the Home of Quartley, she threatened him that he couldn't drive her away if he didn't want Ruth to know about it.
"How could there be such a shameless woman like you in this world?"
Thinking about that unbearable past, Ryan couldn't hold back his anger no matter how good-tempered he was.
"Back then, you tried so hard to get into my bed. But now, you still dare to say that you abandoned my daughter for the sake of Ruth and me?! If you really did it for our sake, you shouldn't have done such a shameless thing at the beginning!"
He scolded Savannah so harshly that she could not lift her head. She used to be just a country girl who had dreams. The big city was a colorful new world for her.
Before leaving her hometown to work, her parents bought her a mobile phone, asking her to search for suitable jobs on the recruitment platform at anytime.
She searched for it, and by accident, she found the information about the recruitment of servants in the Home of Quartley.
She was not educated, but she worked hard, so she followed the information and found the Home of Quartley.
It was said that the Patriarch of the Home of Quartley and his wife were newly married. The Patriarch was reluctant to let his wife do rough work, so he planned to find a quick and agile maid so that his wife could have more time to do what she wanted to do.
At that time, the family head of the Home of Quartley was the one who interviewed her.
He was well- mannered no matter in appearance or in speech. He did not put on airs as a city man at all. Seeing that she was nervous, he even took the initiative to pour her a cup of water. He smiled and told her not to rush.
How could he be so kind to a countrywoman? She thought.
Since she saw him that day, she had never forgotten him. The boy who had once confessed to her in the countryside was just like a slovenly boy, who was not attractive to her at all.
A few days later, she received a text message showing that she had passed the interview. She immediately packed up her luggage in the rented house and rushed to the Home of Quartley.
She still remembered the first sentence he said to her when he opened the door, "Didn't I tell you to take your time to come over? Are you tired?"
She looked at him blankly until his wife appeared behind him. Then she lowered her head in a panic and hemmed and hawed to explain that she wanted to start working early to earn money, so she came so fast.
He and his wife were very kind people, and they arranged a room for her. The room was not big, but it was already the best place for her to live.
Since then, she had been with his wife every day. It was no exaggeration to say that she was a close servant.
They loved each other, so she had more chances to see him.
When she stood behind them, she always looked at him secretly. Every time she saw his intimate interaction with his wife, she couldn't tell how she felt.
She felt that it was stinging and itchy, which made her want to stretch out her hand and scratch it. However, the position of the itch was her heart. She couldn't scratch it, and could only let it be.
Once, she went to their room to clean up and happened to bump into him, changing clothes in front of the wardrobe. She was so scared that she dropped the vacuum cleaner.
Obviously, he heard the noise. When he turned to face her, he had already buttoned his shirt.
She was afraid that he would blame her, so she bowed and apologized. She was so anxious that her tears fell.
Unexpectedly, he just said, "I forgive you this time. Remember to knock on the door before you open the door in the future."
In the end, he said, "Well, don't cry, in case that Ruth thinks that I bully you."
He smiled with a bit of helpless comfort, which made her heart beat faster all of a sudden.
She remembered once that Madam hurt her hand because of cutting an apple. He comforted Madam in this way. Although it was a little different, the care and love was exactly the same!
[Does he also like me?]
Such thoughts came to her like crazy. She began to increase the number of times she "accidentally met" him, just to look at him a few more times and listen to him more.
Every time she got his concern, she would be so happy that she couldn't sleep all night. However, she didn't know that he was gentle and elegant to everyone.
She sank deeper and deeper, but she could never touch him and express her love for him.
Not only that, but she also had to watch him acting intimately with another woman.
Finally, she became crazy and made a mistake that he would never forgive in her life.
That night, his wife and her best friend were still on a vacation abroad.
She sat in the position where her madam used to sit, waiting until late at night. Then, her master returned from social activities.
He was drunk. If it was Madam who picked him up at the door, she would inevitably nag at him.
However, he didn't know that her menstruation had been delayed for several days. She used her mobile phone to check it online. If the menstruation was delayed in normal times, she should check whether she was pregnant or not.
She found something called pregnancy test stick on the Internet again. She secretly ran outside and bought a box. After doing the test again and again, she was desperate to find out that she was really pregnant!
She covered her face and burst into tears. Madam was pregnant with glory, but she was pregnant with evil spawn!
In the next few days, she became muddleheaded. She didn't know how many plates and bowls were broken, and even the kind madam couldn't help scolding her, not to mention him. He didn't even look at her.
His attitude made her dismiss the idea of telling him about the baby. She decided to abort the child.
But when she arrived at the hospital, she was reluctant to part with her baby. This was the "love" between her and him. It was the only thing he left for her. After the abortion, there would be nothing left between them.
Coincidentally, the gardener of the Home of Quartley was interested in her and often sent her red roses which were blooming in the garden.
Unfortunately, she didn't like the gardener. She liked the family head.
But now, she was pregnant. If she didn't want to get rid of the child or make others angry, she could only find another father for the child.
She found him. That person was the gardener.
They got married soon after.
Because it was too hasty, they didn't even hold the wedding ceremony. Madam felt a little guilty about this and said that they should arrange everything for them.
She replied, "Madam, we are all children from poor families. It's too wasteful for you to arrange a wedding for us. We can't afford it." After they got married, Madam gave them a red packet, hoping that they could get along with each other for a long time and have children early.
Have children early?
She unconsciously looked at the man who was protecting the madam. Did he know that the baby in her belly was his?
*
Her memories came to an abrupt end here.
After taking a few deep breaths, Savannah calmed down a little and said, "Master, I know that all these years, you have hated what I have done."
"It is because I know that you hate me that I dared not to tell you that I was pregnant with your child. I was afraid that you would force me to get rid of it, and I was also afraid that you and Madam would have conflicts!"
Ryan didn't believe anything she said. He wanted to strangle her right now!

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