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Incredible, Lukas thought. This was his first time to meet someone so lacking in ego - or this desperate - that she didn’t mind having her suitability as wife material “evaluated” prior to marriage.
“In light of our unorthodox situation,” Lukas said reluctantly, “I see no reason why you need to be formal—”
“Oh no, it’s fine." Betsy was keen to prove to her boss that she would never use his kindness as an excuse to act familiar with him. "You will always be my boss—-"
Lukas was not quite sure what to make of this. She had to be joking. Right?
"I know the statistics are on my side," she confessed. "I know it's very likely that the man Charlotte chooses for me is someone who's already financially...stable. But I also didn't think it was right for me to act like it's a foregone conclusion."
Lukas' bemusement grew. Was this her way of being coy?
A sheepish smile curved over Betsy's lips when she noticed the billionaire staring at her like she had suddenly grown a pair of horns. "I get it. People would take one look at me and D, and it's reasonable for them to assume that I've signed with Charlotte's agency for the sake of securing my son's future. And I suppose that's part of it, but the thing is...I've also lost faith in my own judgment. I was just so certain D's father was the one for me that when we broke up, it completely destroyed my confidence."
Lukas gave up trying to second-guess her meaning and simply waited for Betsy to eventually get to the crux of what she was saying.
"I prayed to God about this, Mr. Tsaldaris. And I really believe that if the man Charlotte chooses for me is also His choice, then love will surely follow. But on the other hand, I’ve also prayed to God that if Charlotte’s choice isn’t for me, then He’ll keep the marriage from taking place, and maybe, if you don’t mind...I can just continue working as your housekeeper?” Betsy beamed at him. “Win-win, right?”
No, Lukas thought grimly.
It was not a fucking win-win situation at all, since he was starting to realize they were not talking about the same thing.
“Thank you so much for taking the time to listen to me, Mr. Tsaldaris. And for giving me this incredible opportunity to work for you. I’ll be the best housekeeper you could ever ask for, I promise, and D won’t ever be a problem either. I swear! You won’t even know he’s here!”
And because her heart felt as if it was about to burst at this point, Betsy could no longer resist the urge to go up to her boss and throw her arms around him.
“Thank you so, so much again!”
Betsy stepped back and beamed at him for the second time. Did this woman never tire of smiling?
“Good night, sir!"
Or speaking with so much energy it was as if every sentence that rolled past her lips ended with exclamation marks?
"Thank you so much again!”
Lukas reached for his phone as soon as she started to walk away. There was only one way to get to the bottom of this—-
"Oh, I almost forgot!"
Lukas froze when he saw Betsy had turned to face him again.
“The door to the staff quarters was locked when we first came here—”
So that was why she and her son were in the guest room.
“It’s fine,” Lukas heard himself say. “You don't need to move out.”
Green eyes widened at him. “But—”
“It’s just a room.”
Betsy privately disagreed, but then she thought of D...
“Thank you, Mr. Tsaldaris.” If it had just been her, she would have absolutely refused his offer. But for her son, she was more than willing to sacrifice her pride.
Lukas waited until he heard the door close behind Betsy before finally making a call.
Charlotte answered after the first ring, and her first words made it clear she already knew what he wanted to talk about.
