\nEsme loves her boss, but then Simon brings his fiance\u00e9 home, who wants to call immigration on Esme. What happens when she does call immigration, and Simon realizes he was in love with Esme all along?<\/p>\n
Esmeralda sat alone at night, savoring churros in her room, avoiding the main kitchen to dodge encounters with Rachel, Simon\u2019s fianc\u00e9e. Frustrated by the cultural shock after crossing borders for maid work, she pondered returning home and reminisced about her simpler past with a different elderly couple.<\/p>\n
But Esme\u2019s current role at Simon\u2019s mansion was better, with no cooking since Rachel hired a private chef. Despite overhearing Rachel\u2019s complaints, Esme believed Simon valued her. While eating churros, she wrote a letter to her mother detailing her mixed emotions. Then her mind drifted to her friend Beatriz \u2014 also a maid \u2014 who fell for her employer\u2019s son, Benjamin\u2026<\/p>\n
Esme was in the kitchen the next morning when Simon entered and asked her for coffee. Nostalgia lingered as they discussed the changes since Rachel\u2019s arrival. Simon didn\u2019t like the private chef\u2019s filter coffee, and Esme offered to make him coffee daily if Simon woke up early.<\/p>\n
\u201cEsme, I will,\u201d Simon promised her, and her heart raced. She loved him, but he? She didn\u2019t know that.<\/p>\n
Torn by emotions, she avoided eye contact, retrieving butterscotch shortbread as a gesture of affection.<\/p>\n
Simon observed Esme, contemplating the changed dynamics since Rachel\u2019s arrival. Wanting to confide in her, he recalled his engagement dinner and the romantic atmosphere Esme had created.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s a lovely young woman,\u201d his mother said when she sent Esme for more napkins. \u201cHow did you find her? She\u2019s done a brilliant job tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy secretary found an agency, and Esme was the person they sent,\u201d he replied.<\/p>\n
\u201cGo and take the night off, Esme,\u201d Simon urged when she returned with the napkins.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d his mother asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe chef\u2019s bringing his staff. Esme\u2019s been on her feet all day. Let her have the night to herself,\u201d Simon explained.<\/p>\n
After Esme left, his mother warned him not to jeopardize the family\u2019s plans \u2014 Rachel and Simon\u2019s wedding meant two powerful families coming together. His mother had sensed Simon\u2019s feelings for Esme.<\/p>\n
Now, as Esme served him shortbread and coffee, Simon struggled with his unspoken emotions. Before he could talk to her, Esme left to take care of other chores.<\/p>\n
While dusting the sitting room, Esme learned of a delivery for Rachel. She signed for the package, yearning for a surprise from Simon. But she had to stop herself. Simon would never be hers. She placed the parcel in Rachel\u2019s room and walked away.<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
Simon returned home that evening, desiring solitude from wedding planning. He wished to share a moment with Esme. However, he found Esme in the kitchen with Rachel, who assigned her to make Spanish custard tarts.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve asked the chef to leave for the evening,\u201d Rachel said, and Simon acknowledged Esme\u2019s culinary prowess.<\/p>\n
As Rachel left for a bath, Esme felt relieved while Simon acknowledged her return to the kitchen with a smile. Esme proposed reheating dinner for him, and he agreed to dine in the kitchen.<\/p>\n
Later, Esme immersed herself in baking custard tarts, hoping to finish before Rachel returned. Conflicted by his emotions, Simon observed her with a longing. The night ended with unspoken disappointments.<\/p>\n
The next day, Esme, dressed casually, went shopping with Beatriz. They discussed Simon\u2019s engagement and Benjamin\u2019s desire to reveal his and Beatriz\u2019s relationship to his parents. Beatriz shared the possibility of obtaining immigration papers through a friend.<\/p>\n
Esme felt a surge of hope about the prospect of going home. The idea of returning and reuniting with her family overwhelmed her with joy. Esme and Beatriz enjoyed a simple pleasure\u2014corn-on-the-cob\u2014symbolic of their shared cultural connection.<\/p>\n
Esme left the market buoyed by the hope of a future where she could potentially go home, a prospect that had long seemed out of reach.<\/p>\n
When Esme returned, she knew Rachel and Simon were likely out. She stocked the pantry and planned dinner, then returned to her uniform to start cleaning.<\/p>\n
In Rachel and Simon\u2019s room, she found a beautiful veil in the parcel she\u2019d received for Rachel and couldn\u2019t resist trying it on.<\/p>\n
But as she did so, her fingers brushed against something soft in the veil. She pulled out a letter hidden inside.<\/p>\n
It was addressed to Rachel, and Esme\u2019s eyes bulged when she noticed it was from a man named Michael, who seemed to be Rachel\u2019s secret lover.<\/p>\n
Suddenly, in walked Rachel.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d she yelled as she grabbed the letter and stuffed it in her dress pocket. Then, she yanked the veil off from Esme\u2019s head and slapped her.<\/p>\n
\u201cDarling!\u201d Rachel screamed as Simon entered. \u201cThis immigrant woman wants to steal my veil and stop our wedding!\u201d She feigned innocence, but Esme knew Rachel was deceiving Simon. It was clearly mentioned in the letter.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo! The veil\u2026I saw it here when I came into the room to dust. Please, it\u2019s so beautiful that I couldn\u2019t resist,\u201d Esme explained, defending herself. She couldn\u2019t tell Simon about the letter. Rachel would just fire her, and Esme needed to send money to her ill mother; hence, she needed this job.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll this screaming just because of a veil? Seriously?\u201d Simon exclaimed, trying to diffuse the situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cSimon! It\u2019s my wedding veil! Every girl on the planet knows it is a bad omen for someone to try it on!\u201d Rachel fumed, throwing the veil at Simon.<\/p>\n
\u201cCome on, Rachel. That\u2019s all just a superstition. Leave the poor little girl alone. Let\u2019s go downstairs. Let\u2019s eat something and forget about this entire thing,\u201d Simon suggested.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo! You expect me to forget about it? I see how she looks at you!\u201d Rachel accused, turning the argument into a personal attack.<\/p>\n
\u201cHey, Rachel, enough of this! Enough!\u201d Simon shouted.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you seriously yelling at me now?\u201d Rachel screamed. Then, attempting to manipulate the situation, she softened her expression and said to Simon, \u201cDon\u2019t you see? We are already fighting over her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Esme, knowing what she needed to do, intervened, saying, \u201cMa\u2019am, please. I don\u2019t want to\u2013\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGo to your room right now!\u201d Rachel ordered her.<\/p>\n
Esme, fearing Rachel\u2019s anger, rushed to her room. But while leaving, she slipped on the veil, falling to the floor. Embarrassed and in pain, she closed her eyes. Rachel laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cHey, hey, hey,\u201d Simon rushed to her side. \u201cHold on. I\u2019ll help you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Esme was relieved when Simon assisted her to her feet. Rachel was furious.<\/p>\n
\u201cGet out of this house, girl. You are fired,\u201d Rachel declared.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?!\u201d Esme cried. \u201cPlease, no! I have nowhere else to go! Please, I need this job!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, don\u2019t worry,\u201d Simon assured her, challenging Rachel.<\/p>\n
\u201cSimon, decide. Me or her?\u201d Rachel demanded, intensifying the confrontation.<\/p>\n
\u201cSir, it\u2019s okay, really, I\u2019ll go,\u201d Esme said, trying to avoid further conflict. But Esme had decided she would expose Rachel before she left. She loved Simon, and she wouldn\u2019t let him marry someone like Rachel.<\/p>\n
Later, Esme stood in her room when Rachel barged in. \u201cDo you really think you can get away so easily?\u201d Rachel threatened.<\/p>\n
\u201cMa\u2019am?\u201d Esme was startled.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve reported you to immigration services. Get out,\u201d Rachel ordered before storming off.<\/p>\n
Esme panicked when she heard sirens moments later. \u201cNot the police!\u201d she whispered, contemplating escape. But the cops were not for her; they were just patrolling the streets.<\/p>\n
Esme had to get her hands on that letter and show it to Simon.<\/p>\n
Suddenly, she heard someone\u2019s footsteps outside her door and hid behind it. She still feared it was a cop, and in fear, she accidentally pushed a frame off the cabinet behind her. Thankfully, the person in her room was Simon.<\/p>\n
\u201cEsmeralda, you\u2019re here!\u201d He found her behind the door. \u201cStay quiet, and I\u2019ll deal with everything,\u201d Simon assured her.<\/p>\n
A part of Esme just wanted him to know the truth. But she didn\u2019t have proof.<\/p>\n
\u201cSir, I can\u2019t. Rachel is here,\u201d Esme worried. \u201cShe wouldn\u2019t\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid, Esme. Just stay quiet,\u201d Simon comforted her before leaving the room.<\/p>\n
Esme sat, hoping Simon\u2019s actions were driven by love, not pity. While she wanted to expose Rachel, she also wanted Simon to confess his love for her once before she left. Maybe that would change everything, and she would stay. With Simon.<\/p>\n
Hours later, Simon entered her room with a tray of food and a lily. He apologized for the delay and shared his conflicted emotions about her leaving.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you doing all this?\u201d Esme questioned.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d Simon confessed, brushing a strand of her hair. \u201cWhen you were leaving, I felt like something was being taken away from me, some part of me that I refused to be parted from.\u201d<\/p>\n
As Simon left abruptly, Esme sat on her bed, smelling the lily. He\u2026loved her, too? Days passed with Simon visiting her, bringing meals and lilies \u2013 creating a routine. Esme asked about his sudden affection for lilies, and Simon admitted he associated her with their scent.<\/p>\n
One day, he leaned in for a kiss, but Esme hesitated, conscious of his engagement to Rachel. Simon confessed he couldn\u2019t handle Rachel after she kicked Esme out, leading to a revelation that he was canceling the wedding for Esme.<\/p>\n
Esme couldn\u2019t believe it. He loved her, too! Esme immediately told him about the letter, and Simon made another shocking revelation \u2014 he already knew everything.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know they\u2019ve been meeting secretly. I learned everything shortly after she fired you, and I knew I couldn\u2019t be with her any longer. Don\u2019t worry, I\u2019m gonna expose her. I will do something.\u201d<\/p>\n
Esme fell asleep content, dreaming of her desired wedding with Simon. However, her peaceful moment shattered when she woke to find Rachel cutting her lilies.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, he\u2019s already your darling, huh?\u201d Rachel taunted, revealing she knew about Esme and Simon\u2019s affair through the smell of lilies on him. Threatening to ruin Simon\u2019s life, Rachel exited Esme\u2019s room.<\/p>\n
Esme ran after Rachel, pleading with her not to hurt Simon. Rachel, unfazed, declared it was too late, revealing she had already taken action.<\/p>\n
Suddenly, Simon entered the hallway, finding Esme on the floor before Rachel. It was time for Rachel to repent, Simon decided.<\/p>\n
\u201cRachel, I\u2019m canceling the wedding!\u201d he exclaimed. \u201cAnd I\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s fine with me. I won\u2019t marry a criminal, Simon,\u201d Rachel sneered, folding her arms. \u201cBesides, it was fun sleeping with you. You were good in bed, but now that I know this maid touched you, I guessed why not teach you both a lesson before I leave?\u201d<\/p>\n
Simon wanted to say he knew she was cheating on him, but he was cut off by immigration officers entering behind him. \u201cWe received a call about an illegal immigrant at this residence,\u201d an officer stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a misunderstanding. It\u2019s not true!\u201d Simon said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, it is true. Here she is,\u201d Rachel pointed at Esme, who was still on her knees. \u201cAnd you will both be sitting together in neighboring cells. You won\u2019t be separated,\u201d she sneered at Simon.<\/p>\n
The officer informed Simon of his arrest for employing an illegal immigrant.<\/p>\n
Desperate to protect him, Esme ran forward, claiming she had snuck into his house. \u201cPlease, let him go!\u201d she pleaded with the officers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a lie. She\u2019s lying,\u201d Rachel insisted. \u201cTake them away.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simon knew it was high time he revealed his feelings for Esme. \u201cThis woman is not an illegal immigrant. She is my fianc\u00e9e!\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d Rachel shouted.<\/p>\n
Simon reached into his pocket, pulled out a ring box, and proposed to Esme, who joyfully accepted.<\/p>\n
\u201cSir, if she\u2019s your fianc\u00e9e, who called us?\u201d the officer inquired.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was this crazy woman here. She won\u2019t leave us alone,\u201d Simon pointed at Rachel.<\/p>\n
As officers took away Rachel, Simon and Esme hugged each other. Simon revealed he knew about Rachel\u2019s plans to call immigration, so he decided to outsmart her and get rid of her forever. Esme shed tears in her lover\u2019s embrace, glad that she was with him.<\/p>\n
Months later, Esme and Simon started a new life together, free from the shadows of Rachel\u2019s manipulation. Simon helped her with immigration documents to avoid complications with the immigration services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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