The Whole World Seems To Be Falling For My Wife
Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Chapter 3 New HomeAfter quite a long drive, the trio finally arrived at a river-view villa.

As soon as Maria got out of the BMW, she saw a maid waiting for them at the gate.

"Mr. Jenkins, Miss Jenkins, welcome back! I have been waiting for you guys. Lunch is ready."

"Yes, please. I'm starving! Did you cook my favorite garlic shrimp, Lily?"

Vivian asked with an expectant look. At the same time, the maid called Lily hurriedly took her bag witha warm smile.

"Yes, of course! Everything's ready inside. Please go wash up and enjoy the lunch." Lily adored Vivianso much. She always looked at the young woman as if she was an avid fan looking up at her idol.

"You've just arrived, so you shouldn't be familiar with the surroundings. Anyway, Lily, the maid here, willshow you around the house. For now, she will accompany you to the room I prepared for you," Bill saidflatly.

Then, he turned to Lily and instructed her, "This is Maria. From now on, she'll be part of this family, asmy daughter of course. Show her to her room so she can settle down first."

"Yes, Mr. Jenkins, right away."

Lily bowed respectfully before standing still again.

However, instead of a welcoming smile, she glanced coldly at Maria and didn't bother helping her carryher luggage as she did for Vivian just now.

"Come with me." Indifference resonated in Lily's voice as she turned around and walked toward thehouse.

On the other hand, Maria didn't say anything. She just quietly followed Lily while carrying her ownsuitcase.

In fact, her suitcase gave off a dull sound when its wheels ran over the floor, indicating just how heavyit really was.

Even so, no one really noticed that Maria casually carried it with one hand and had no trouble with it.

"This is going to be your bedroom," Lily uttered as she stopped in front of a door.

She took Maria to a room on the first floor. Inside its narrow interior, there was a single bed, a simplewardrobe, and a desk and chair set. There wasn't a lot of furniture in the room, but it already felt soclamped. There was basically no more space for any other stuff.

Before entering, Maria looked at the stairs leading to the second floor.

Noticing where her gaze was, Lily sneered and caught her attention. "This river-view villa district wasdeveloped by a real estate enterprise well-known internationally. The internal layout of this three-floorvilla is incredibly unique and sophisticated. It can only be built with top-level design skills and artisticstructure. Now, you are going to live on the first floor. Do not dare go to the upper floors if you have nobusiness in there. Also, it might be your first time in a place this big, so be careful and try not to get lost.Don't say I didn't warn you."

Lily's tone was harsh enough to let Maria know that she wasn't trying to hide her contempt towards abumpkin like her.

At the same time, the maid indeed wasn't exaggerating about the size of the place. When she firstcame to the Jenkins family, Lily had

lost her way several times in the passageways around the villa. One time, she even entered themaster's bathroom completely by mistake.

If it weren't for her excellent cooking skills that helped her win Vivian's favor, she would have been fireda long time ago.

"Yeah, I do know something about such villas." Maria replied calmly, shifting her gaze towards the roomin front of her.

"You do? Ha!"

Lily snorted so hard as though she heard a distasteful joke.

Maria was nothing more than an ordinary girl from a small town near the countryside, a mere substitutefor Vivian's engagement. Now, she was claiming that she understood how complicated and exquisitethe structure of the villa was. Of course, Lily found it laughable.

In fact, it wasn't until recently that she heard from another maid in a neighboring villa about the historyof the river-view villa district. Its design was created by a mysterious and low-key top-level designer,and it was obtained by a real estate enterprise at a remarkably steep price.

It was said that the top-level designer was unwilling to take the job at first. However, she happened tobe in urgent need of money, so she eventually agreed to do this.

Unexpectedly, the designer finished all the intricate designs and layouts in just a day.

Considering that she finished the job so fast, the head of the real estate enterprise suspected that herwork was perfunctory. He complained to many people and even claimed that the designer was ascammer who tried to ask for a huge amount of money for a lackluster output. In other words, he triedto discredit her abilities.

About three months later, however, a world-famous design competition bestowed a Gold Award on thedesigner's works. Apparently, her genius was undoubtedly genuine.

In order to save face, the head of the estate enterprise immediately issued a public apology.Unfortunately for him, when he tried to contact the designer personally for a new project, he learnedthat he and his company were already blacklisted.

In the age where this kind of news could quickly circulate around the Internet, the design circle soonlearned that the designer embargoed the company. As a result, many other famous designers refusedto cooperate with them from then on.

Eventually, the head and his company incurred extremely heavy losses that he had to leave the realestate industry and test his luck somewhere else.

"Anyway, please remember to stay in your room at all times. I will call you when it's time to eat. Moreimportantly, don't make any noise in your room. I am staying in the room next to yours, and I have beenhaving troubles sleeping properly recently. I don't want to be awakened from my rest just becauseyou're making unnecessary ruckus in your room! Do you understand?" Lily raised an eyebrow andcrossed her arms in front of her chest.

Maria could only smile mirthlessly. It was clear that her new identity as the lady of the Jenkins familydidn't have any authority at all.