Chapter 9: Pass the interview. A large fountain with a strange shape...

The large fountain with a unique shape, the well-manicured garden landscape, and the magnificent house stood in front of everyone, making the girls participating in the interview more nervous and full of indescribable expectations.

Mary didn't know what Diego's criteria were for choosing a maid, and she couldn't help but feel nervous when looking at dozens of competitors.

Although the door of the house was open, the luxurious atmosphere inside stopped everyone in their tracks. Everyone was worried that the mud on their shoes would dirty the carpet that looked very expensive.

"Should we go in?"

"If I go in and break something... well, I might even lose everything I own to pay for it."

"Tsk, this is so annoying, why hasn't Diego come out yet?"

"If they're interviewing maids... usually the head maid or the butler screens them before sending them to Diego for review, right?"

"What?! I'm just here to see Diego. Who wants to be a real maid?"

"Then let's go back?"

Mary could hear the girls' whispers very clearly. After realizing that many girls were just there to have fun and didn't really want this hard job, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

About ten minutes later, several girls who came with the group turned around and left. They led others, and a few bold girls took off their shoes and walked into the house barefoot.

There were only five or six women standing at the door now.

One of them looked very cute. When she found that there was no one around her, she subconsciously came to Mary and whispered, "Hello, sister. My name is Edie. What's yours?"

"My name is Mary."

"oh oh……"

Neither of them was talkative, so they awkwardly looked away.

There were three other pretty girls who had also come in a group and were talking in whispers. Mary had good hearing and could hear the mosquito-like buzzing clearly. They were discussing whether to go or stay.

The last one was a plump aunt who was far away from them. She was very nervous and kept wiping the sweat from her forehead with the handkerchief in her hand.

About half an hour later, the girl who had entered the house came out with a grim expression: "We were tricked by Diego. The house is empty, there's not a ghost!"

Surprisingly, no one?

What is Diego up to?

Mary frowned and exchanged glances with Edie beside her. The middle-aged aunt heaved a sigh of relief. She seemed to regret coming here. After listening to the girls, she turned and left.

Soon, Edie and Mary were the only ones left outside.

Mary stayed for the mission, but Edie said she didn't want to go back. She had to take care of her younger brother at home and be ordered around by her brother, so it would be better for her to go out and earn money.

Mary looked at the watch on her hand. She arrived here at seven o'clock, and it was almost nine o'clock now.

She raised her head and stared at the room on the roof, feeling her eyes stung by the light reflected from the glass.

Someone stood at the highest point and observed them.

Mary lowered her head silently, with some guesses in her mind.

Sure enough, at nine o'clock, she heard footsteps coming down the stairs, and a very handsome blond man walked towards them with a smile on his face.

He looked like any noble Mary had ever met before: well-mannered but lacking in sincerity.

It seems that he is the Diego that the girls are talking about.

"Girls, congratulations on passing my test. Now you are my maids." Diego walked lightly around the two of them and lifted Edie's hair in a frivolous manner. "You are all lovely and good girls. I think we will get along well in the future, right?"

Edie shrank her neck in fear. She was only thirteen years old and had an instinctive fear of tall men.

"My demands are humble, but they must be obeyed." Diego raised his index finger in front of Mary, his expression intimidating. "First, like today, you are not allowed to enter the room without the master's permission. Second, you are not allowed to act without the master's order. Do you understand?"

The two nodded silently. Diego was very satisfied with their obedience. He smiled that familiar smile again. "Very good. Now take off your shoes and follow me in."

"If you want to live here, your weekly salary is five dollars. If you don't live here, your weekly salary is seven dollars. What do you choose?" Diego asked as he directed them to go to the room to change into work clothes.

Mary didn't answer immediately, but Edie said firmly, "Mr. Brando, I want to stay."

"If you don't live here, how long do you have to work and when do you get off work?" Mary asked.

Diego thought for a moment and said, "If I live here, I'll get up at eight every morning and go to bed at ten. If I don't live here, I'll go to work at nine and go home at ten."

Well...it seems that I can't go back every day. Johnny's house is far away from here. It took her three and a half hours to get here this time. It is impossible to take care of both places.

I hope to help Mr. Manden find the truth as soon as possible so that she can go home earlier.

"Sir, I want to live here too."

Diego was quite satisfied with the answer. He nodded and motioned for them to change into their work clothes quickly.

After entering the room, even Mary couldn't help but sigh for the first time how could people be so stingy.

She was just wondering why she had work clothes without a tailor to measure her, but she didn't expect Diego to let them choose the clothes left by the previous maid.

For three thousand dollars... for Mr. Mandon...

Mary found a dress that fitted her properly, put it on, tied her apron around it, and hurried out.

Diego was checking his watch. He estimated that the time he needed to change clothes had reached his requirements, so he didn't say much. He just told Edie her work area: "You will clean the corridors on the first and second floors and the public reception area."

"Okay." Edie determined the position, squatted down and started working.

"Come with me." Diego hooked his finger at Mary, signaling her to follow quickly.

Is this the reality of being a maid? No wonder both the neighbors and Manden want her to change jobs.

Thanks to Johnny, she has been living a comfortable and contented life during this time.

Although she had a lot on her mind, Mary's face remained expressionless. She just nodded in response to Diego's words.

"You are responsible for cleaning the entire third floor." Diego pointed his finger forward. Even Mary, who had seen a lot of storms, was stunned by the room that seemed to have no end.

Looking at Diego with a smile on his face, Mary rolled up her sleeves resignedly and began her real career as a maid.

Johnny on the other side sneezed: "Who's thinking about me?"

He wiped his nose with his handkerchief and wondered where Mary was.

She is so innocent... She must not be bullied.

At this time, Mary was busy cleaning the house. Diego was a very shrewd man and loved to test him. Mary didn't dare to show her true colors at the beginning, so she could only mop the floor and dust diligently, and was very busy.

It's really weird... Rich families have dozens of servants, if not hundreds. For a house of this size, it's normal to have forty or fifty maids in the house. Why haven't any other maids come yet?

It was already past ten o'clock. Unless everyone was late, there was only one possibility: Diego wanted to reduce the workload of dozens of maids to her and Edie.

Is it necessary to be so stingy? !

Mary thought Diego was so outrageous that it was beyond words.

But she was so busy that she didn't have time to think about anything else. Diego would come over from time to time to check on her progress and put on an extremely hypocritical and sweet smile: "Thank you for your hard work, sweetheart."

Mary gasped, feeling nauseated by the word, "Just call me Mary."

Diego chewed on this extremely ordinary name and said with a smile, "Mary, what a nice name."

"…Thank you for the compliment, sir."

Mary picked up the bucket and walked to the next room, silently vowing in her heart that she must find out the truth as soon as possible.

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