Lydia called Albert to help carry Mr. Friedrich's suitcase to the villa where he usually stayed, Villa no. 4. After the man walked away with his hands in his pockets, Lydia finally could take a deep breath.
Ahh .. that guy did live up to his reputation, she thought. Arrogant, cold, and downright unfriendly. People only dared to look at him from afar and did not attempt to talk to him for this reason.
Why was she so dumb, trying to engage him in small talk? Lydia should have known that she was not important enough to deserve his attention.
Finally, the girl could only grumble inwardly and get back to continue her work.
***
Fae knocked on Mr. Krause's office door and immediately heard her boss's voice inviting her to enter. Obediently, the girl opened the door and went inside.
"Good day, Sir. Lydia said you wanted to see me?" asked Fae politely. Mr. Krause looked up to see her, and he gave Fae a complicated look.
The big man finally took a deep breath and invited Fae to sit down.
"Sit down. I have something to talk to you about." Mr. Krause watched Fae sitting in front of him and tried to think of the best way to tell the girl Franka's decision. "How many months have you been working in this resort?"
"Uhm .. it's been almost four months, Sir," said Fee.
"When I accepted you to work here, I told you that you would be given the opportunity to try working in all different departments. Do you remember? After two weeks of training, I placed you in the reception."
Fae nodded. "I do, Sir. I enjoy working at reception, and all my co-workers are very nice."
"Well ... our new director knows that you haven't been given a chance to work in another department and she asked me to transfer you so that you can get new experiences," said Mr. Krause.
"Oh .. I do not mind, Sir. I want to learn many things about managing the resort. I don't mind working in any department," said Fae happily.
She really dreamed of being able to one day open her own little bed and breakfast. Therefore, she did not mind being placed in any position at the resort to learn everything about the hospitality industry. However, her sincere answer made Mr. Krause nervous.
This girl was so naive and always thought well about other people's intentions, Mr. Krause thought as he massaged his temple.
"Hmm .. then, you can start working in the new department tomorrow morning. Ms. Keller decided to transfer you to the housekeeping department," said Mr. Krause finally. "You will be doing housekeeping work."
"Oh ..." Fae frowned at the HR manager's words. She doesn't understand. "Housekeeping...? As in cleaning... or...?"
"Yes... cleaning. That's what a housekeeper does." Mr. Krause looked deeply at Fae. "You are not obliged to accept this transfer, Fae. However, if you refused, then you will be asked to resign. The resort does not accept employees who refused to be trained in all departments. Do you look down on housekeepers?"
Fae was stunned by Mr. Krause's words. She never thought that from the office staff who worked in the lobby and met the guests in person, she would now be asked to do physical cleaning work.
She couldn't understand why the company would suddenly put her in this position. Her face looked pale and she was clearly disappointed.
"No, Sir, but... I don't understand ..." she said in a low voice. Fae didn't want to argue, but she was disappointed by this one-sided decision.
"Ms. Franka Keller is our new boss, and she certainly has her reasons. Now the choice is yours, whether you want to continue working at this resort or not. If you don't want to, then tomorrow you don't have to come here to work. Finance will take care of your severance pay."
Fae thought for a moment. She liked this resort, and it was also close to her house. If she continued to work here, she could still take care of her ailing elderly grandmother. However, that meant she had to accept being forced to do cleaning work as a housekeeper.
She couldn't just quit working suddenly like this. She still needed money to make ends meet. Finally, after thinking for a moment, Fae nodded weakly.
"Then, I will do as you said, Sir. I will be happy to accept the transfer to the housekeeping department," she said, forcing a smile.
Mr. Krause looked at Fae with pity, but he realized that he himself had no power over Franka.
"All right. Then, you can go home early today and rest. Tomorrow morning you can go straight to Ms. Amanda to get your new assignment schedule." Mr. Krause indicated that Fae was allowed to leave his office. "Thank you for your understanding, Fae."
"Thank you, Sir. I'll go home now," said Fee, rising to her feet and walking out.
When the girl arrived at the door and was about to open it, Mr. Krause called out to the girl once again.
"Fae ..."
"What's the matter, Sir?" asked Fee.
"You'd better avoid Miss Franka as much as possible while you work at this resort," said Mr. Krause sympathetically. "I have a feeling she doesn't like you that much. I don't want you to continue to be her target. I'm sorry ... I can't help you."
Fae stared at Mr. Krause for a moment and then bowed respectfully and smiled. "It's okay, Sir. Thank you for caring."
After the girl left and closed the door behind her, Mr. Krause could only take a deep breath.
***
Fae was deeply saddened by the injustice that had befallen her. But she was determined to try to be tough and do her best job. While she was looking for a new job, she would still work at the resort and save money.
The next morning, she went straight to Ms. Amanda, the housekeeping manager, and reported for duty. The middle-aged woman seemed sympathetic to Fae, who was known at the resort as the most beautiful staff and was loved by many for her amiable personality.
Ms. Amanda could guess what had caused Fae to be transferred to her department, but she said nothing. She graciously instructed Fae on her duties as a housekeeper.
"The cleaning staff wears a special uniform to make it more practical when cleaning the room," she said while taking out a set of dark gray uniforms. "I think this is your size. You can change into your uniform first, and then you can join Anna to learn details about the different rooms and villas that you have to clean and when you can start working."
"Thank you, Mam." Fae nodded respectfully as she accepted her new uniform.
Not long after, in the doorway, appeared a woman in her 30s, wearing the same housekeeper uniform as Fae. She greeted Ms. Amanda and Fae in a friendly manner.
"Good morning, Ms. Amanda. Is this the new housekeeper?" she asked.
"That's right. Anna, this is Fae. Fae, this is Anna. She will assist you for the next week before you can work on your own. Anna, please teach Fae everything she needs to know, okay? Thank you, Anna," said Ms. Amanda.
Anna nodded and reached out to greet Fee. "Nice to meet you. When you've finished changing your uniform, I'll wait for you in front of the office and take you to start working."
"Fine, I'll be right there." Fae nodded and immediately excused herself to go to the bathroom and change into her uniform. She came out not long after and quickly went to see Anna.
The housekeeper uniform was dark gray, consisted of a very boring short-sleeved top and pants combination. However, there was not a single ugly outfit that could hide Fae's beauty. The girl still looked attractive in a housekeeper uniform. Even Anna was stunned to see her beauty emanating while they were walking toward the villa.
Inwardly, she admitted that this new cleaning girl was very beautiful, and it didn't feel like she belonged in this position at all. Just look at her hands, they were very delicate and elegant. She didn't look like someone who was used to doing any physical work.
Ahh .. what a shame. Those delicate and smooth hands would be damaged by the harsh work they had to do, Anna thought with pity.
"Alright .. we will start cleaning the most important part of the resort .. namely the villas occupied by our VVIP guests. They are the most important clients of this resort and become our top priority every day," said Anna later. "We start from the villa at the very end. Villa No. 4"