"What is your name?" asked the man suddenly, breaking the silence. Fae blinked her eyes as if she couldn't believe she was hearing the voice of the man who was now on his knees before her. Since she didn't answer, the man repeated his question. "What is your name?"
It was only after hearing that question for the second time that Fae gasped and immediately nodded. "Oh, my name is Fae Muller"
"That's a beautiful name," the man commented. Then he got up and sat in the chair opposite Fee. His legs were crossed and his arms were folded across his chest. He looked deeply at Fae and continued speaking. "Yesterday was the first time I was able to sleep soundly for more than six hours. You don't know how important it is to me. So ... thank you for putting so much care in organizing and cleaning my room."
Fae could only nod. Getting enough sleep was very important to anyone, she thought.
"I am pleased to be of assistance to you, Sir," said Fee.
"Because of that, I would like to ask you to take care of me while I am here," Mr. Friedrich spoke again. This time his words took Fae completely by surprise.
"Wh ... what did you say, Sir?" asked the girl, frowning in surprise.
"I'll ask your boss to replace the regular personal maid who has been taking care of me at Villa no. 4. I prefer you to do it." Mr. Friedrich explained. "But first, I'd like to ask your opinion."
"Eh?" Fae gasped at the question from the person in front of her. This man wanted Fae to be his personal maid at the resort? But .. he wanted to ask Fae first, instead of directly asking her boss? Did she hear it correctly?
Fae simply didn't understand what was going on. She heard that Mr. Friedrich was an overbearing man and hard to please. He also got angry easily, because he always lacked sleep.
However, it seemed that Fae had not found all these negative impressions since the first time she interacted with him. The man's reputation and the person himself didn't seem to match. They were like completely different people.
Were all the gossips wrong? Or maybe, he was actually a good person, but due to his constant lack of sleep, his attitude had become annoying to most people who saw him ...? Fae could only guess.
"If you agreed to be my personal maid, I'll talk to your boss. You can start today," repeated the man.
Ah ... being this man's personal maid would be better than being a housekeeper who had to work hard every day cleaning lots of rooms, Fae thought.
She was touched because this man offered her this position. And he seemed like a really nice guy too.
"I would love that, Sir ..." Fae replied at last. Her face was radiant.
"Wait a minute," The man picked up the phone and called the operator, asking to speak to someone.
Fae just stared at the man talking on the phone to the HR manager and explained his wish. The girl felt like she was dreaming.
Private maids were only provided for residents of the four villas at the resort. This role didn't require them to wear ugly uniforms like the one Fae was currently wearing. They only need to make sure that the guest got all their needs provided. It was just like a personal assistant.
Ahh .. Fae felt so happy!
Ten minutes later, Mr. Krause and Ms. Kohler arrived at villa no. 4 and Mr. Friedrich invited them to sit down. The two of them looked at each other in puzzlement and then sat down beside Fee.
"Sir, you want Fae to be your personal maid while you are staying here?" asked Mr. Krause after he sat on the sofa. His face looked baffled.
"Yes. Why is it so hard to fulfill my request?" asked the man with a murky face.
Only now, Fae saw the change in Mr. Friedrich's attitude. This time his face was not smiling nor friendly like earlier when he was talking to her. The man looked so cold and arrogant, and it made Mr. Krause and Ms. Kohler look obviously uncomfortable.
Fae finally understood why her colleagues all said that Mr. Friedrich was very scary and temperamental. When he stared at Mr. Krause and Ms. Kohler with this murderous look, he did look scary.
Mr. Krause took a deep breath. He was eager to grant this VVIP guest's request and transfer Fae to work as his personal maid at the villa, so that she was no longer a housekeeper. But he knew Franka would get angry and fire him if she heard about it. He was old and it was very difficult for him to find a new job at his age. He couldn't risk it.
"I'm truly sorry, Sir ... we can't grant your request this time because ..." Mr. Krause's voice sounded very weak. "This is an order from our director. Miss Franka specifically requested that Fae be transferred to become a housekeeper. Actually, before working in the housekeeping department, Fae worked as a receptionist. But two days ago, Mrs. Franka adopted a new policy to rotate new employees and asked Fae to be transferred..."
"Franka? Who is it?" asked Mr. Friedrich in an irritated voice that he made no effort to hide.
"Uhm ... Miss Franka is the youngest child of the owner of this resort chain ..." Mr. Krause timidly explained. He didn't want to piss off their VVIP guest, but he really couldn't fulfill his request. Therefore, he was forced to tell him the real reason.
Meanwhile, Fae pressed her lips in shock when she heard Mr. Krause's explanation. She had absolutely no idea that she was being transferred simply because Franka didn't like her.
Mr. Friedrich looked up in annoyance at Mr. Krause's words. He tapped his finger on his chair and frowned. His young face this time looked older because of his dark expression.
"This resort is part of the Keller Hotel Group based in Switzerland, right?" he asked Mr. Krause, looking at the HR manager with a frown.
Mr. Krause nodded. "That's right, Sir. Miss Franka Keller is the youngest daughter of the group owner."
"Hmm ..." Mr. Friedrich then took out his cell phone and made a phone call. His face was frozen as he spoke in a flat voice to his phone. "Karl, could you call the owner of the Keller Group and tell him to immediately take his daughter back from the resort I am frequenting. Otherwise, I will make sure all their permits to have a business in Moravia will be revoked."
Mr. Krause, Ms. Kohler, and Fae all gasped and looked at each other in astonishment. They didn't think Mr. Friedrich would do something like that.
And.. what did he say just now?
Didn't he say that he would make sure all permits for Keller Group to have a business in Moravia will be revoked?
Did he just admit his identity?
The three of them could only swallow hard. This is really hard to believe!
"Your—Your Highness..." Mr. Krause finally couldn't hold back anymore. He stood and bowed slightly in front of Mr. Friedrich. "Thank you."
Seeing Mr. Krause's action, Ms. Kohler and Fae spontaneously stood up and bowed too. Since this man had indirectly admitted his identity, they should show their respect to Prince Renald Friedrich Hanenberg of Moravia, the only grandson of King Gustave of Moravia.
Although he was the successor to the throne, Prince Renald rarely appeared in the media. Even if he did show up occasionally in state events, his appearance looked different from real life because he always showed a sour and dark expression.
For this reason, the rumors circulating at the resort, that their VVIP guest was actually the prince, couldn't be confirmed.
But now, he had indirectly disclosed his identity to them.