When Simi arrived at Dr Tom Rosenburg’s house, she had already planned her assignment, not just as a maid but as the mother of Tom’s children. But Tom was neither interested in a relationship nor having more children. Research was his only passion, and heavy drinking, his nemesis.

Simi lacked a fancy education, but if soap operas had taught her anything, it was that dreams could come true with hard work and determination. After all, poor girls married their rich masters all the time, she thought. And nothing could stop her from being lucky.

When Simi arrived at Dr Tom Rosenburg’s house, she had already planned her assignment, not just as a maid but as the mother of Tom’s children. But Tom was neither interested in a relationship nor having more children. Research was his only passion, and heavy drinking, his nemesis.

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