บท 16: Serah & Emma
In the library, Silas sat in front of the table with his laptop in front of him. He's currently researching on the course that he would study in university and how to get into his chosen university, Stanford University.
The reason why he's researching on how to get into Stanford University is because the deadline for first-years submitting their applications has already passed, and that's why he's looking for other ways to get into the educational institution.
One might ask, why Stanford University? The main reason is because it's close. More reasons, it's a very prestigious one.
After a few hours of researching, Silas was finally done and has gotten the information he needs.
About his course, he decided not to go the conversation way and study a single course, but instead, study multiple courses together.
Under normal circumstances, this might be hard and that's where his second plan comes in. His plan on how to get into Stanford University. After a few hours of research and deep thought, he decided to follow the most obvious route, going in through the backdoor.
His plan is very simple. He plans to make an offer to Stanford University to let him in through the backdoor by making them an attractive offer, and in the agreement, he will ask for the privilege to be able to study multiple courses at once. Not bad, right?
The plan seems solid but Silas is not very optimistic about them accepting his offer because of the ethicality involved, and he doesn't even know who to call to set up the meeting with the institution.
Silas has scoured the university's website searching for the contact of its president, but so far, he got nothing.
"Ahh… I wouldn't be doing this if the mission doesn't have a time limit. I can choose not to complete the mission but I want to know what I will receive as a reward from the system store," Silas said to himself, as he closed his laptop and stood up from the chair.
"Time to sleep, I will continue with it tomorrow," Silas said, and walked to his room.
....
*Ring-Ring*
*Ring-Ring*
"Who is it this early morning?," Silas said, as he reached out to grab his phone.
Picking it up from the bedside, he brought it up to his face to check the caller's ID but there was none, as it was an unsaved number.
Rubbing his eyes, he decided to pick the call as he pressed the green button.
"Hello. Please, who's this?," He asked, and a familiar female voice came from the other end.
"Hello, this is the girl you gave your contact information yesterday at the restaurant. You said something about a job and I should call you if I'm ready, I want to know if we can talk more about it? I'm outside the villa."
"Yeah… I remember that. You said you're outside, right?"
"Yes, I am."
"Ok, give me a few minutes, I will be down there."
"Ok."
After that, Silas hung up and immediately went to brush his teeth, before changing into a more suitable clothes as he was still in his underwear.
Silas immediately made his way downstairs after brushing, and when he got downstairs, he walked towards the villa entrance.
When he got to the entrance, he saw the two girls who were talking to each other yesterday standing there, the waitress and the girl who he offered a job to.
"Come on," Silas said to them and started walking towards the villa.
The two girls looked at each other and looked at Silas' back, before letting out a deep breath and following him.
When they got to the living room, Silas took his seat on a sofa and asked the girls to do the same, which they did.
"So, are the two of you here for the same thing?," Silas asked, curious as to why the waitress came.
Of course, he could already guess that the reason is because of protection and he couldn't help but smile when he thought of this.
The girls heard his question and looked at each before the waitress decided to talk.
"Hi. I'm Serah and this is my friend, Emma. Yes, we're here because of the job offer you made," She said, while putting on a smile on her face.
Silas didn't say anything or show a reaction when he heard what Serah said. Actually, he's feeling very happy that the two of them are here for the job, but he was not very optimistic about them accepting it. The reason is because he knows that girls of the present age don't do the type of jobs he wants to give them, but who said he can't try.
"Ok. The job I want to give you is very simple. I want someone who will help me to take care of the villa and…. do the cooking," Silas said, with a warm smile on his face.
He looked at the expression on the girls' face to know what they could possibly be thinking, but he was unable to get anything as their expression was blank.
Hearing what Silas said, Serah and Emma were silent for a while. It wasn't because they were shocked or surprised, but actually because they were thinking of what to say.
Silas' offer, they had already anticipated it. The fact that the villa was recently sold and the new owner is looking for a worker could only mean that he needs a housekeeper.
The previous night, they have made their decision on how to respond if Silas is actually looking for a housekeeper.
"Can we please take a look around the villa?," Serah asked.
"Sure," Silas replied.
"Thank you," Serah said, and stood up from the sofa she was sitting on, followed by Emma who also did the same.
The two of them started looking around the villa, from the living room to the last room upstairs.
Over an hour later, the two of them were done looking around and were now seated.
"I believe you girls are ready. So, how much do you want to be paid?," Silas asked.
"We would first like to know how much you intend to pay us," Serah replied.
Silas smiled when he heard their question. Honestly, the matter involving employee's payment is something new to Silas.
He has no idea on how much someone doing the work he wants them to do would be paid, but even though he has no idea, one thing he's sure about is that he won't treat them badly.
Silas decided to call a random number and see how the girls would react. If he sees a good reaction on their face, then fine but if he sees a bad one, he will increase the amount.
"$5000…. $5000 per week. How does that sound?," Silas asked.
Serah and Emma: "....."
The two girls were shocked by the amount Silas said. Before they came, they did their research on the amount housekeepers are paid and the amount is $13-16, for an average hourly wage.
Using simple math and the standard 9-5 working hours, they would be earning $128 in a day and $896 in a week.
This is why they are shocked. They didn't know if Silas was completely unaware about this or he's doing it intentionally.
"Please, can we have some time to discuss it with each other?," Serah asked.
"Sure, take as much time as you want. Just let me know when you're ready," Silas said, and stood up from the sofa. He made his way back upstairs, giving the girls some space so that they could have their discussion.
"Serah, what do we do?," Emma asked after Silas left.
"What do you think we should do, Emma?," Serah asked, with a pondering expression on her face.
"Accept it?"
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