Secrets

It was around 2am in the morning when Lee woke up to go somewhere and changed her clothes,she wore black pants,black camisole and shoes with a black hat and trench coat. The dress code was very suspicious,she looked like a bank robber or thief.

Looking at herself in the mirror, she smiled in satisfaction and took a small bag along with her.

She carefully left the mansion early morning. Nobody noticed she left and it worked for her perfectly.

Ze Li was a no sleep person. It may be his insomnia or his love for money, could be even because of the many people he didn't let sleep. He then started getting thoughts about his previous doings.

Getting Lee from the old apartment she stayed at because she was in distress, this sounded like a big joke to him. He knew whatever was going on in her life but it wasn't the right time to put her to his use. Ze Li had unfortunately come from a family where offsprings meant power. Your children were your successors and standing in the family. The more intelligent,wiser or successful your children became, the better it was for you.

Lee had to go through hardships according to Ze Li's mentality for her to be stronger. That meant she didn't need things like love or attachments to make her weak. That is why he left her before.

On the surface,it looked like you knew him well but nobody did. He had spies everywhere around Lee even after he left her and his ex wife ,at school, home,cafe where she worked e.t.c.

At that time,the only child he had was Lee so she needed all the protection she could get behind the scenes so that she is safe , but then a chance presented itself and he had a son. A son,his biggest joy in his life.

Mai and Rie (Mai's elder sister) thought they trapped him by making him have an affair with Mai causing her to fall pregnant,he was trapping them instead.

Lynn had lost her memory and could no longer give birth when these ambitious house helps showed up as additional workers at home. Lynn didn't remember that her personal maid before was Mai.

The older sister was the planner while the younger one hoped for a better life. Rie 's plan was that she gets pregnant and blackmails Ze Li into paying her or even marrying her. Unfortunately, Mai got pregnant instead at a young age of 19 and couldn't go on at school. The two sisters even had no idea Ze Li knew they were related.

They had agreed to treat each other as strangers so that in case the plan has problems, one of them will be able to stay in the mansion and continue.

Ze Li was drugged one day four years back and Mai got pregnant instead in Rie's place.

Ze Li did this because of the two, Mai was the weaker one thus easier to control. Rie would have caused trouble.

Some people use truth to their advantage, others use lies and the rest coincidence.

Ze Li played victim in this ploy because from all angles,he wasn't to blame, it all looked like he was being trapped by the sisters. He just manipulated the characters in Mai and Rie's plan.

When Mai got pregnant, Rie managed to fool Ze Li into making him think it was her he was with that night. Ze Li, because of his reputation got a house for Rie to live with his son and also provided for the both of them.

Ze Li put more ice cubes in his juice and laughed at the memory. It was fun when somebody else thought they were in control when they weren't.

The next morning, Lynn wondered why Mai looked haggard and stressed early in the morning. When she suggested Mai goes home for a rest, Mai rejected it saying she was okay. Mai looked like she hadn't slept a wink last night contrary to her usual positive self.

Ze Li usually skipped breakfast and went to work by 6am. Lynn went to Lee's room to call her for breakfast.

After she knocked, Lee opened almost immediately.

"Good morning Lee, how has been the night,"she asked.

"Good morning,it was fine,"Lee replied inwardly assessing Lynn.

Her overall image of the lady was plain,she thought nothing of her and wasn't prejudiced. She knew for a fact that living with somebody for long doesn't guarantee that you know them so she didn't judge those she hadn't even lived with.

Lynn overall seemed to be a warm hearted lady with a positive attitude and no pride. She couldn't tell for sure.

"Come join me for breakfast then,"she asked. She was hoping Lee agrees so that they learn to get along.

"I am coming,"she replied.

Lynn smiled happily before she went down to wait for Lee at the dinning table.

The breakfast was simple consisting of omelette, bread toast, oatmeal and fruits.

Lee didn't have allergies and would be able to eat everything prepared if possible.

Lynn called Mai to come eat with her but the latter rejected again. Mai usually ate breakfast or lunch with Lynn because Lynn didn't like eating alone.

Lynn treated Mai as a friend and the two shared nearly everything about each other together.

Lee was asked yesterday about her eating preferences by Mai. What surprised her was that it was Lynn who cooked the food eaten in the house. She thought that mistresses of rich houses didn't do such jobs.

Anyway, there's alot of things she didn't know.

Mai stood at the side watching Lynn and Lee eat,her gaze was getting more and more guiltier by the day.

She thought nobody noticed but Lee was watching this lady. The woman's glances towards Lynn weren't normal.

She wondered what was going on between them, maybe a fight. "No", it didn't seem so with the way Lynn behaved because Lynn consistently called Mai to come and eat by the latter rejected. The one at fault was Mai. What was Mai guilty about.

Lee decided to leave whatever it was and continue having her juice.

"Do you have plans today," Lynn asked Lee after breakfast.

"I don't plan on going anywhere,"Lee replied. She knew Lynn was befriending her but why not. She liked interesting people, mostly those like Lynn whose eyes told no story but had a story. And whose minds had no conniving thoughts.

"Go somewhere with me then," Lynn said.

"It's okay with me.."

"Lynn, call me Lynn,"she urged.

"Aunt Lynn,Lee said smirking.

Lynn simply laughed.