"When
I hired Veronica* in 2014, I thought I was lucky. During her first
couple of years, Veronica didn't disappoint me even once.In addition to cooking, cleaning and doing the grocery shopping, she
also looked after my two-year-old during the day - and she carried out
all these duties well and with pride.Unlike
a few of my friends' helpers, Veronica was also a good woman, in the
sense that she didn't have sexual relationships with random guys and
never stayed out late on her day off.
Then, one day, something happened to completely change my opinion of her."
The lingerie cupboard
"I rarely entered Veronica's room because I respected her privacy,
but one day last year, I needed to measure one of the walls so that we
could get a new closet installed. She was out shopping for groceries, so
I went into the room with my tape measure.I'd barely walked through the door when I saw a red lace bra and a
black see-through camisole sticking out of a small cupboard. At first I
thought that Veronica had accidentally placed my lingerie there, but
then I realised that I didn't own any red bras.
"Curious, I opened the cupboard, and out fell a whole stash of sexy
bras, camisoles, stockings and crotch-less panties. Peeking inside, I
spotted a couple of vibrators and another sex-related toy that I'd never
seen before. I was shocked beyond belief."I didn't ask Veronica about what I'd found. I could not, for the
life of me, figure out why she needed lingerie and sex toys, but it was
her life and she was entitled to her privacy. Nevertheless, the issue
continued to bug me for the rest of the week."
Unwanted visitors - and a camera
"Even when one of my neighbours mentioned that she had seen a couple
of men enter and leave my apartment a few weeks before, I still didn't
associate it with Veronica or connect it in any way with the lingerie
I'd found in the cupboard - that's how much I trusted my helper.
But then a couple of weeks later, my daughter brought me a camera that told me everything I needed to know.
"I was watching TV when my two-year-old, Brianna*, came to me holding
a rather worn digital camera. Veronica was out since it was her day
off.When I asked my
daughter where she got the camera from, she pointed to Veronica's room.
I told her to put it back, reminding her that she couldn't just take
what was not hers.
"And then
I heard my daughter mumble 'Aunty Veronica' before shoving the camera
in my face. Brianna must have turned the camera on by accident because
when I looked at the screen, I saw a photo of my helper wearing
lingerie - the same lingerie from the cupboard.
I quickly grabbed the camera from Brianna and scrolled through the
photos. I was horrified by what I saw - photos of Veronica sprawled on
my bed wearing next to nothing, photos of Veronica naked in the shower,
and
photos of Veronica kissing a couple of guys in various areas of my house.
Who were these men? My skin suddenly felt cold and I couldn't think straight.
I glanced down at my daughter - where was she when these pictures were taken? If only she could talk!"
The helper's sordid secret
"My shock and concern turned to anger as I thought about Brianna
witnessing some of the horrible scenes on the camera. My husband was
overseas for work at the time so I called him and told him what I'd
found.
Without hesitation,
he told me to fire Veronica and file a complaint with the maid agency. I
agreed that the helper had to go - but not without some kind of
explanation first.
"When
Veronica returned that evening, I questioned her about entertaining men
in the house. At first, she denied having any boyfriends and ever
bringing her friends home, but then when I showed her the camera, she
started crying.
She apologised and begged me not to fire her.
She admitted that she had a couple of boyfriends that she allowed over
once in a while during the day.
She swore that every time these guys visited, Brianna was always
napping, and that the men would always leave before my daughter woke up.
"There was just no way I could forgive Veronica. As angry and upset as I was, I didn't lose my temper.
Instead, I calmly explained how irresponsible she had been and how she'd put my daughter, not to mention herself, in danger.
I asked her how she could be so stupid as to trust these men and
actually allow them into my home. As I talked, Veronica said nothing but
I could tell that she was remorseful."A part of me wanted to know what Veronica was doing with these men, in my home and on my bed. I wanted very much to ask her if these men had paid her to sleep with them, but I couldn't bring myself to utter those words or to face the disgusting truth.
"I had nothing left to say to my helper of two years. I simply told her to pack all her things and to get ready to leave, because I couldn't bear having her in my house a minute longer.
She nodded as she continued crying and got packing. I never heard from her again after the agency sent her back to her home country.
"If I do hire a live-in helper again, I'm going to install hidden cameras in every part of my apartment so that I can monitor what happens there when I'm not around.
I've always valued and respected others' privacy and truly hate the idea of hidden cameras in my own home, but what happened with Veronica has taught me that there may be no other choice."
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