The Devil in Eden

Chapter one

Meeting with the Devil

The loud pattering of the rain could not deter her from skipping across the wet and soggy streets of New York City as the butterflies not in her stomach this time,but flying round her head as her brain was still trying to process the rather strange request made by her to be boss; a disturbing one to her .

She walked slowly as a thousand and one thoughts ran through her mind;"Who the hell asks a would be secretary to live in a huge mansion for three weeks which means living with all those people she met today,apart from the general staff of about fifty employees,the Eddy family consisted of a stern looking mother and a poutful lady who Jenny could swear didn't like her,the title of the devil's child does fits him,she thought as she stepped into her street;

The guy must definitely be a psycho,she thought; a smirk appeared on her face as she recalled her expression when she met him for the first time face to face.

There were also two women in the house apart from his mother and the other lady,obviously his mistress, he concluded as she increased her pace.

"I blame Aunty Benita for not warning me about Eddy",she mouthed,recalling the cute golden eyeballs that she couldn't help but blush after staring at those adorable eyeballs .

"Look who's back",Fred called out as she staggered into the Kitchen frozen in rain,ignoring Fred she called out to aunty Benita,as expected,her sweet aunt already got a hot cup of tea ready as she rushed to cover her with a blanket;"you got me worried",she said.

"How was the interview"? Benita asked.

She watched her niece waltzed into the house drenched and beaten by the rain; even as she offered her the cup of steaming tea, she kept asking about her day at Arnold's mansion .

" It went well, Aunt Benita,"she snapped .

You didn't inform me Fred was going to be here tonight she remarked showing her full displeasure at his presence.

Oh!,"sorry I didn't inform you,Fred's celebrating his grandmother's second year death anniversary tonight and I thought a lovely dinner would be nice". Her aunt remarked with her sweet innocent voice as usual.

But he celebrated the same thing last month for chrissakes, Jenny cried out;

Nope ,that was my grandfather's safe return from the world war we celebrated , Fred answered from the bar,pouring himself a glass of champagne as Jenny stared at him angrily with a look of hate on her face.

"He comes up with the most unbelievable event when he's broke just to get a lovely dinner and night out,she thought,how stupid her aunt was".

" Don't talk about Fred in that manner",Aunty Benita replied as if she had read Jenny's mind.

Do you think he's lying?,she asked, the question was obviously directed towards her.

"Now apologize before I change my mind and also better start talking about how your job interview went",Aunty Benita remarked angrily.

I'm sorry ,Jenny muffled as she dropped her tea mug angrily and ran upstairs to her room.

"You don't have to be so hard on her ",Fred smiled sweetly, obviously proud of his fiancee.

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It's been an hour since she left but those thoughts kept running through his head,those perfectly trimmed and manicured nails coupled with her fitted body ,her radiant smile was something he had not seen in a very long time.

The mute lady was obviously not his type, he thought as he unconsciously went into the kitchen where his mother was.