“I Was Hired as a Maid in My Ex’s Mansion… And He Didn’t Recognize Me ” The day I stepped into his house again…
“Raise your head,” he said.
Slowly…
I did.
Our eyes met.
Time froze.
I saw it.
That same face.
Stronger now.
Sharper.
But still him.
Still the man I once loved.
But his expression didn’t change.
No shock.
No recognition.
Nothing.
“Have you worked in a house like this before?” he asked casually.
My heart shattered.
He didn’t know me.
“Yes, sir,” I said softly, lowering my gaze again.
“Good,” he said. “Just do your job properly.”
And just like that…
He walked away.
I couldn’t breathe.
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How?
How could he not recognize me?
Was I that forgettable?
Or had I changed that much?
That night, I cried silently in the small servant’s room.
Not because he hurt me again.
But because…
To him…
I didn’t exist anymore.
Days turned into weeks.
Working in his house was torture.
I cleaned his room.
Washed his clothes.
Cooked his meals.
All while pretending I was just a stranger.
But something was wrong.
Kelechi wasn’t the same man I used to know.
He was quieter.
Colder.
Broken in a way I couldn’t explain.
One night, I overheard something.
“You’re still thinking about her?” his friend asked.
They were in the living room.
I was cleaning nearby.
“She’s gone,” Kelechi replied.
“Then why haven’t you moved on?”
Silence.
Then he said something that stopped my heart.
“Because I never stopped loving her.”
My hands froze.
“What?” his friend asked, surprised.
“I made a mistake,” Kelechi continued. “The biggest mistake of my life.”
My chest tightened.
“I let her go because of pressure… because of status… because I was weak,” he said bitterly.
“And now?” his friend asked.
He laughed softly.
“Now I don’t even know where she is.”
Tears filled my eyes.
He still loved me?
Then why didn’t he recognize me?
The next day…
Everything changed.
I was cleaning his room when he walked in unexpectedly.
I turned quickly, startled.
And that’s when it happened.
I slipped.
“Ah!” I cried as I fell.
Before I hit the ground…
He caught me.
His arms wrapped around me.
Strong.
Familiar.
Dangerous.
For a moment…
Everything felt like before.
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Then he looked at me.
Really looked at me.
His eyes narrowed.
Confusion.
Recognition.
Shock.
“Ada…?” he whispered.
My heart stopped.
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