His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 260 Chapter 8: Least Of Worries

Ella

The frosted glass door to Mr. Henderson’s office opened, revealing the man himself. Upon seeing Logan, I felt Ema’s restlessness inside of me. His scent overwhelmed the both of us, instinct urging us to overreact and move closer to him. But I felt her suppress it. She was just as displeased with him as I was.

Mr. Henderson looked jovial and appeared to be in the midst of a spirited discussion with Logan. However, as I stood in the doorway and looked back and forth between the two men, I could sense a shift in the dynamic. Behind Mr. Henderson’s pleasant exterior, his eyebrows were knit tightly together and his eyes flashed with anxiety.

“Ella,” he began, his voice tight. “Can I have al word?” Logan reclined comfortably on the plush couch, looking surprisingly unperturbed by the tension in the room. “Should I leave?” he asked.

“No, no, you stay here,” Mr. Henderson replied, flashing a bright smile.

Mr. Henderson ushered me into a smaller adjacent conference room, closing the door. behind us. The thick glass muffled Logan’s voice as he chatted on the phone. It was a stark contrast to the high-pitched tone that Mr. Henderson now adopted, now that we were alone. “Ella,” he whispered frantically. “What the hell is wrong with you?”

I was a bit taken aback. “Pardon, sir?” I murmured, raising my eyebrows.

Mr. Henderson shot me an angry glare. “Don’t play coy with me, Ella,” he hissed. “I’ve been kinder to you than I should be, all because of who your father is. You have to take this case, which, might I add, just fell into your ungrateful little lap. Do you understand the gravity of this situation?”

take it?” I asked, choosing to

us. My partners are already foaming at the mouth over this client being handed to you on a silver platter. I’ll be on

aback by my boss’s change in attitude. He had never been. this cruel to me before. “I didn’t know that choosing not to work on this

Logan. It’s about the influence he and his… associates hold. If you don’t cooperate, I really will have

had been punched in

the bridge of his nose, inhaling deeply. “I wish it didn’t have to come to this,” he murmured, his face overtaken now by sympathy. “But he’s too

on the doorknob. “It’s your choice,” he

Mr. Henderson opened the door, Logan’s firm gaze instantly met mine. There was a new depth to his eyes, one that I hadn’t noticed before – a mix of

his seat. “I really need Ella’s expertise. Trust me, you

another jovial smile. “We’re

he said. “Ella is full of fire, I’ll give her that. That’s why I really need her on my

a deep breath and tried to quell the fury that was beginning to bubble up inside of me. These two men were talking about me as though I wasn’t even standing right there in front of them, like

transactions, and nothing more. He was a jerk, a chauvinist, an elitist…

influence. Losing this position would set me back significantly. I didn’t want to go crawling back to my parents. I didn’t

Mr. Henderson said, checking his watch. It was then that I noticed that his watch was new, a Rolex. He never wore stuff like that. I glanced over to the floor near his desk, and felt my heart sink upon seeing the little bag with tissue paper sticking out of it.

The room was silent, filled by a heavy tension that hung in

height, towering over me. The room suddenly felt all too cramped. “What do

what felt like an

sigh. “I’ll take your case. But once this is over, you and I, Mr. Barrett, are done professionally.” Logan nodded, the corner of his mouth lifting slightly, hinting at a smirk.

on my heart, but I put pen to paper, locking myself into this strange, high-stakes alliance with a man who I had only

vibrated, breaking me out of a trance. Logan’s number flashed on the screen. “Ella, join me for dinner? There’s a small place

typing back,

“Because it’s not like last night. Trust me. Besides, I want to get started