Chapter 45 Drama served on the breakfast table
45\. Drama served on the breakfast table
Manhattan
Another lovely day and Aura pleased the kitchen staff employees eyes with her vibrant appearance in the kitchen.
"Good morning, Aurora." Lancy and Maggie, from the kitchen staff, smiled.
"A very good morning, Lancy and to you too, Maggie." Aura greeted them with a toothy grin.
They were the ones who genuinely liked her despite the revelation of her secret relationship with Alpha Damien. In fact, they were happy for her and the Alpha. The news was the biggest one in a while for them.
Otherwise there were still some beings in the mansion who hated her ever since the day they saw Alpha Damien with Aurora. They refused to greet her or look her in the eye as they simply preferred to act as if she was non-existent for them. That is what she has become since it was revealed she was dating their boss.
Not boss really, using 'the prince of their dreams' would be more appropriate.
They alleged Aurora tricked alpha Damien in a web of love using her body as a bait.
Another annoying thing was that the senior Housekeeper Madam Martha, who also claimed to be her godmother, would not let her do anything. It was her hand in making Aurora a mistress of the house before anything so much as marriage happened.
"Good morning, baby." Madam Martha greeted her with a side hug and offered her a space near the kitchen counter to peer at what was cooking on the flame.
It has been a while since Aura stepped into the kitchen so the smell of stirring sauce and toasting bread tickled her nostrils. She felt her appetite growing.
"Wow, Ma! I am amazed to see you read my mind." Aura chirped.
She cast a glance at Lancy and Maggie before Madam Martha and gave them a genuine smile of gratitude.
"I've been craving some toasted bread with peanut butter and your handmade tasty lasagna." Madam Martha returned her cute grin as she caressed her hair.
"I am pleased to hear that." She said.
Once the breakfast was ready, all the servants gathered around the huge dining table. Leaving the head's chair, they settled in the other seats with joyful grins adoring their faces. It was after a while they were getting to eat the food together like this.
Alpha Damien had been kind enough to insist they have their meals on the dining table like a family. He was an alpha who treated his staff as a family, letting them enjoy their food together on the mahogany table that is hardly used by him.
The staff savored amazing food and lovely chitchat. But for the last few days, their shifts changed and most of them could not enjoy eating together until today.
The males were pleased to see Aurora. They waved at her, gave her thumbs up. Some of them came ahead to hug her as they asked her about her health. It was not unknown to any of them that she recently met with an accident. Even Oscar, his chauffeur from that day, had joined them on the table for breakfast.
The breakfast was laden on the table and served. While eating, they indulged in a light hearty conversation which made them laugh or smile from time to time until, "Excuse me guys, I will have my food in the room." Chelsea, One of the female servants announced.
She was one of them who disapproved of Aura's relationship with the alpha. Also the one that had thrown degrading comments at her some days back and called her as 'Alpha's bed warmer'.
"Uh, what's the matter with you, Chelsea?" Still, Aura kept it aside and smiled at her.
She should have known her reaction beforehand. But, Aurora's chastity was known by all.
Chelsea twisted her mouth and got up with her plate of breakfast in hand. She threw a disgusted glance at Aurora and remarked, "I am not habitual to eating with rich ladies. And I am afraid I might just blurt out something that would put me in a tight place tomorrow. I don't want to be reported to the alpha for blurting something I didn't mean." The eyeballs that were set on the speaker's face paused on the one who had asked for an answer.
Aura's stomach churned. She tightened her fingers into balls, regretting her decision of coming here for breakfast! She was better off without them in her own room.
They treated her like she was not one of them any longer. Not a servant at all. This is what all of them thought since she was now the Alpha's girlfriend. Aura was no longer working with them.
But the truth was as selfless as herself. She was still one of them, not that they could understand— people like Chelsea were hard to convince. Aura wished to talk to her and know what was her problem but Madam Martha grabbed her hand and made her sit in her seat.
Her face was stern. She was fighting to not let creases of exasperation occur on her forehead. Her cold eyes, though, conveyed that she was aware of this behavior since long back.
"The ones who fear that they'd be reported to the alpha can join Chelsea in the servants quarter. You can have your meals in your rooms from today forth until the Alpha's arrival." Some other female co-workers prepared to get up.
"But know that you will anyways be reported to the alpha for your misconduct by me." Chelsea stopped in the middle of her tracks, listening to the head Housekeeper's terrifyingly annoyed tone.
She was aghast. Including Aura. One can see dread spreading on the stunned woman's freckled face, and also on the cheeks of ones who belonged to Chelsea's category. Their heads lowered in fear as they nibbled their mouths in irresolution, praying that Madam Martha did not notice them preparing a leave.
"There is no place for envying workers in the Alpha's manor. You are highly paid employees with a reputation as the Alpha's staff in the pack. But if you want to hate someone for something you wished happened to you or to put it this way— that you are not happy with your alpha's happiness,
then I'll be glad to help you walk out of this mansion." The guys seemed convinced with her announcement. It was only Aurora who gasped in shock.
"Madam Martha," She attempted to talk to her but was shown a hand of interruption.
"No Aurora, they need to be taught a lesson before it's too late." Chelsea had tears in her eyes, causing Aura's heart to melt.
"I second that, Madam Martha." Her eyes set agape in more bewilderment over Oscar's agreement with the head Housekeeper's words.
He was the same guy that drove Aura and Alpha Damien to the airport that day. He flashed a smile as if saying, 'I will always support you, Ms. Collins.' towards her with a blink of his eyes in respect.
"There is no place for people who do not want to respect our future Luna." He said, his voice soft yet menacing.
He reminded Aurora of his sternness that he had shown that day at the airport across Rosario. It was good to see him supporting her and accepting her as his Luna even before it was made official that she was the Alpha's girlfriend.
It also made her shudder because his agreement with Madam Martha could be costly for the ones who disliked her for the same reason he liked her for.
"Ms. Collins had always taken our backs and helped us when needed. We should be glad to have her as our mistress as she would continue working towards our expectations after becoming the luna of the pack. But if you do not like her now, there is no way you will respect her tomorrow which is not appreciable." He made other male co-workers bob their heads in covenant.
"Henceforth, I request you to report this conversation to the alpha." He completed meanwhile the other female coworkers who shared Chelsea's opinion shivered in dread.
The other males agreed and despite Aurora's requests, Madam Martha cast Chelsea away even when she was ready to apologize with other three female co-workers, who thought they would be spared if they remained silent.
"Now we can enjoy your favorite breakfast, Ms. Collins." Oscar spoke in a tone filled with awe and respect she could only acknowledge with a small smile.
They accepted her as their Luna with no offence. This support was everything Aurora ever asked for.
Tbc...