Chapter 5 This House Is Governed By Rules

Maria's eyes flitted to the ID of the sender. It was none other than Night.

Like Maria, he was one of the top-level hackers in Heaven. The staff all called him Master Night.

"Oh, thanks." After mulling over it for a while, Maria found it a bit strange, so she quickly added, "You believe me? Seems like no one else does."

In the Wilson family's residence in Sheffield, a man in a wheelchair was holding the same mode of red mobile phone that was solely issued to top-notch hackers from Heaven.

Seconds later, Maria received a reply.

"Well, yes. I believe everything you say."

In the past, spies had infiltrated Heaven. Because of this, hackers there had become extra cautious in befriending other members.

Although Maria usually interacted with the others, she didn't fraternize with any of them.

In fact, she rarely chatted with her co-workers in private, except for those she had known for a long time, including Night.

She had chatted with Night once or twice before, but they had only ever talked shop. Sharing of any personal information or anecdotes was strictly off-limits.

"Would you believe me if I told you that I'm also in Sheffield?"

When another message from Night popped up on her screen, Maria couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Is that so? What a coincidence."

The few times Maria had conversed with Night, it felt as though they had a tacit understanding. They even had similar chatting styles.

A few seconds later, she glanced at the time and decided to go back. Before leaving, she sent him one last message.

"Good night, Night."

The three words made the handsome, wheelchair-bound man smile at his phone screen. Then he started deleting the words he had already typed.

"Why don't we meet sometime? We're both in Sheffield anywa—"

When Maria made it back to the villa, she found the luxury BMW parked at the driveway and figured that the Jenkins family were back.

"Where were you?"

Lily greeted Maria with a grumpy face, arms akimbo.

But she was far from done scolding Maria. "Everyone is already home, yet you still hung around outside like some mindless thug. This house is governed by rules, you know? Now that you're part of the Jenkins family, you'd better watch yourself!"

Despite being scolded relentlessly, Maria didn't even flinch.

"So, taking a walk in the neighborhood makes me a 'mindless thug'? What about the people who actually live here? What do you call them, huh?"

Lily was rendered speechless.

She thought that the little bumpkin would immediately apologize and that she could easily manipulate her. But she was sorely mistaken. She didn't expect that Maria would not only refuse to apologize, but also dared to answer back!

Seeing that Lily was too stunned to say another word, Maria shrugged and decided to go back to her room.

However, before Maria could walk past her, Lily suddenly snapped out of it. She hurriedly stepped in front of Maria to block her way and put on a bright, fake smile.

"Maria—I mean, Miss Jenkins... I just recalled something I meant to ask you earlier. How did you cook your noodles? You know, I'm the kind of person who likes to cook, so I was wondering if you could tell me all about it. That way, the next time you want to eat it again, I can cook it for you instead. What do you think?"

Maria, however, was not the kind of person who would be swayed by fake smiles and pretty words.

"No, thanks. I can do it by myself," Maria refused without hesitation. Then, without giving Lily a chance to say anything more, she quickly walked past her and went back to her room.

The fact that Maria walked out on her made Lily's face turned red with anger. How dare this new girl turn her down so rudely?

Maria was just some bumpkin from the countryside! How dare she already act like a rich arrogant lady on her first day as a Jenkins?

Lily gritted her teeth, deciding that this couldn't go on. Before Maria's head could grow even bigger, she had to teach this bitch a lesson. She had worked as a maid for this rich family for many years now, and she refused to be trampled by someone like Maria. Smiling cruelly, she made up her mind to let Maria know that living in this household was no walk in the park.

The following day, when it was time for breakfast, a commotion stirred in the living room of the first floor.

Vivian started shouting in a panic, "Jadee! Jadee is missing!"