Chapter 1

"Clean everything up !! Don't leave any stains left! ", said her stepmother Sonya, pointing to a pile of dirty dishes that were mounting after the party.

The household assistants lined up in confusion about wanting to help Maria, but no one dared to oppose the will of their master. Maria smiled and told them to leave. Maria knows very well the reason she was taken to her father's residence because her father did not want to be arrested by the police on the case of child neglect, however Maria is still 17 years old. Her father hated her because her face reminded him of her mother, on the other side when her mother was still alive, she did not hesitate to hit or torture her because she saw the same Maria's eyes as her father. To be honest, if you may choose, Maria wants to run away from those two people, but she is bound by the law, plus she also does not dare to reveal what she experienced so far. She was recalled with a party held at her father's house this time, it was the engagement party of her aunt, Anastasya. Even her father ordered her to wear a maid uniform so that no one knew, while her stepsister Vivian was dressed so beautifully in an expensive dress. She was introduced to and fro with important people his father's acquaintances. After two hours of washing dishes, she finally finished her work, she wiped the sweat running down her face.

"Your work is not done yet! Mops all over this house! ", This time his aunt, Anastasya, threw the mop at her.

Obediently Maria began to mop every corner of the big house, she saw that the tag time was already at 11 pm but she had just started mopping the house. Exactly at 12 pm she finished mopping the whole house, she was satisfied with her work because the house was sparkling clean. She put the mop in the back shed, she realized the house was so quiet at midnight. She quickly left and entered her room.

Maria woke up the next day, she was surprised to find she was not sleeping in her room. She knew that it was a guest room, her body immediately froze when there was someone sleeping beside her and that man was not wearing clothes. That man began to open his eyes, looking at Maria with a smile that looked quite frightening.

"Morning!"

"Mo ... mo ... morning! Sorry can I ask? "

"Yes?"

"H ... how can I ... get here?"

"Hmm? Oh you suddenly fell asleep here! "

"A ... oh my gosh! What have I done! "

"Your name!"

"Hah? What?"

"Your name!"

"Maria."

"Are you maid here?"

"Um ... I ... yes?"

"Why you sound like not sure?"

"Ah no. I'm sorry, Sir. I will leave soon, I didn't mean it at all, I'm really sorry! "

"Raise your head!"

With fear Maria raised her face, unexpectedly the man who slept beside her suddenly kissed Maria. He reflexively pushed that man away from her.

"Wha wha wha what are you doing !!"

"Hmm, virgin!"

"Hah??!!"

"Ha ha ha ha! Interesting! "

"What do you mean?"

"... There is no. Hey, how old are you? "

"17."

"Do you want to be my mistress?"

"Hah? Are you crazy !! "

"Do you know who I am?"

Maria stood up and immediately moved away from the room, she stopped in front of the door.

"I don't know who you are and I don't care who you are! Excuse me! Good morning!"

Maria rushes out and starts her daily activities, from cooking, cleaning the house, washing clothes, gardening and all kinds of other work. Only when all the families gathered in the dining room Maria realize that the man who had slept with her last night was her future aunt's husband. That man continued to look at her, Maria pretended to be busy preparing food and as much as possible did not see him.

"Go away!", His father said in a very cold tone.

Maria bowed respectfully and then slowly retreated out of the dining room, after the door closed Maria did not notice her tears just fell. She immediately wiped her tears and continued her activities. Today is her schedule for shopping, she asked the driver to take her to the supermarket.

"Wait!"

Maria stopped, she saw her aunt walking toward her. The man who became her aunt fiancee was also next to her aunt, Maria again bowed her head.

"Where are you going?"

"Shopping."

"Oh! Just walk there! "

Maria involuntarily raised her face, she looked at her aunt in disbelief. The distance to the supermarket is quite far and what to buy more heavy items because it's time to shop monthly. One hard slap landed on her face, a burning sensation and pain immediately spread on her cheek.

"How dare you lift your face, bitch !!"

"Sorry! Sorry, madam! I accidentally!"

One more slap landed on the other side of her cheek, Maria bit her deep lip tightly. She held back her tears so as not to fall.

"How dare you answer me !!"

Maria almost lost, she could barely hold back her tears.

"WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!! GO, HURRY!!"

Maria immediately turned and ran away, she could see the servants in the house looking at her pitifully. But Maria was too scared to stop running, she cried while running away from the house. Her foot tripped over a stone and then just fell on the edge of the sidewalk, she's no longer had the strength to stand up. She cried uncontrollably.

"Don't Cry! Come on! "

With a still cry, Maria was surprised to find her aunt's fiance in front of her, carrying her and carrying her into the car. She ordered one of his followers to buy Maria's groceries, after which Maria was taken to a house which, although not a super-luxury house, was indeed a rather large house.

"Come on, come down."

Maria, following her aunt's fiancé's orders, began to enter the house. Houses that do not have too much furniture but seem warm.

"Sit down!"

Obediently Maria sat on the living room sofa, the quiet atmosphere that morning made her remember the bad treatment she experienced. Since childhood, she always became the object of violence from her mother if her mother felt depressed, when she was a teenager she was always bullied at school, then after her mother died she thought that she would be free but it was not. Her father forced her to go back to her father's house, the first greeting was ridicule and verbal abuse spoken by her stepmother's family especially her own father did not hesitate to beat her if he was found to be disobedient. Remembering everything that happened to Maria became worse, she sobbed. Cover her face with her palms, holding the pain in her heart. She immediately stopped crying when someone hugged her, she lowered her hand and realized that her aunt's fiance was hugging her

"Cry! If that can make you more comfortable. "

"Uncle. Can you help me? "

"What?"

"Help me get out of the house. I feel like I'm living in hell! "

"I will do it."

"Is it true?"

"Yes. With one condition."

"What?"

"Be my mistress."

Maria immediately broke free from that man's hug, she felt disappointed. She felt like she was being played by this man. The man began to smear her cheeks with medicine, a comfortable cold feeling immediately spread over the area treated by this man.

"Why didn't you answer me?"

"What do I need to answer? It is impossible. You are my aunt's fiance."

"I'm not interested in your aunt."

"It's still not right to be your mistress."

"I can pay for your school fees. You can live well. I can give everything."

"Uncle. You will make me die when I return to the house if they find out. "

That man looked at her with a serious look, Maria felt like hypnotized by the eyes that looked at her sharply.

"I will not let them touch you again.", he said firmly while kissing her so deeply that it made it hard to breathe.

"Un ... uncle. Please stop kissing me! "

"Why? Can I not kiss my woman? "

"Umm, it's not like that either! It is just…. I dont know, I'm confused!"

"Alright, I'll ask for your permission if I want to kiss you."

"But…"

"But?"

"But I haven't agreed to your terms yet."

"Because you didn't refuse to kiss, so I take that as an answer, yes."

"Haah?"

"Oh, and don't call me uncle. My name is Yoshi Your name?"

"Maria. Ave Maria. "

After being treated and fed by Yoshi, she was brought home, only to avoid being known by her family, she asked to come down in a place quite far from her home. She took all the groceries she bought, asked and then immediately ran towards her house. She thought back to what had just happened in her life. For the first time she felt something so beautiful from someone else, even she could not stop her heart that beat madly. She could not stop smiling. When she reached the front gate of her house she was surprised to find the employees at home gathered in the front yard of the house, she quickly entered. She's surprise, she found her belongings just thrown in front of the house, her aunt poured gasoline over her belongings and then casually her stepsister threw flames over her. In an instant the fire devoured her school clothes and belongings. There is one small frame that contains a picture of her, her mother and father when she was a baby. She quickly took the frame, even though she was hit by fire and even burned her hands at least she managed to save the only photo where she could still see his parents smiling happily at her.

"Go away from here! Bitch! How dare you take my fiance! "

Maria swallowed hard, she was surprised that her aunt knew what had happened last night. She ran out of her house while holding the only photo she had. Maria did not dare go to school, with a heavy heart she continued to walk down the road that she had passed earlier. Don't know how long she walked until finally the rain flushed her body soaking wet. Her steps stopped at the house she had just visited, she still saw the car that drove her was parked in an open garage. Maria rang the bell, soon there was a voice from the intercom there. Hearing his voice made her want to cry again.

"Hello? Who? ... Maria? "

"Uncle.", Maria sobbed.

Maria knelt before the gate, hugging the photo she had been holding. Someone stood in front of her, carrying her into the house. Maria recognizes that person.

"What happened?", He asked softly.

"They ... they burned all my things. They kicked me out. "

".... Okay. You can stay here. "

"They ... they knew last night I slept in your room."

"Hee ~ that's better. So I have a reason to stop them. "

"Hah? What do you mean?"

"I can stop my engagement with that sly fox."

"But…"

"Calm down. Let me take care of everything. Gosh, what happened to your hand? "He asked, surprised to see Maria's blistered hand.

"I saved this photo before the fire burned down."

Yoshi stood up, walked out of the living room with an angry face. Maria frowned slightly, this was the first time she had seen him like that. Her body began to shiver with cold, she curled up on the sofa until she unwittingly fell asleep.