His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 263 #Chapter 11: An Untimely Vacation

Ella

The mornings had always been my time of clarity, my beacon of hope. But not today. Two weeks had slipped by since my dismissal. Two weeks of job searching, late nights spent revising my resume, late mornings sleeping in and being awoken by the sound of my neighbors arguing or playing loud music.

I felt like a failure. A failure with convictions, maybe, but a failure. Today, I woke up tangled in a mess of bed sheets, my mind muddled with thoughts I couldn’t shake off. Groaning, I groggily crawled out of bed and shuffled over to the bathroom, where I flicked on the light and jumped out of fear of my own reflection.

My hair was a mess. I had dark circles under my eyes. I was starting to look a little gaunt, too, from not being able to afford halfway decent meals since Mr. Henderson fired me. The weight of Logan’s influence and the web of the Mafia in the city felt inescapable.

Even though I tried to reintegrate into another law firm, word had traveled fast, and every door seemed shut. Every conversation turned cold the moment my name came up. It was as if I were marked, and in this city, it wasn’t in a good way.

My stomach growled-a reminder that I had responsibilities beyond just my pride and ambitions. Ema felt weak, too. It was a bit concerning, to say the least. My father always said that a weak wolf was just asking to be attacked or overpowered. Underfeeding myself was a dangerous game.

My ever-loving parents had generously offered financial help when I had first moved here, but my stubborn heart had refused. They had given me so much already. Asking for money now would be like admitting that I couldn’t stand on my own two feet. That my dream of independence was just that-a fleeting dream.

lawyer salary barely covered my expenses. And now, with the stream of

subject, claiming that I was just really busy or that I

in at that

get to that point just yet. I still held out hope that there was a shred of good left in this city. There had

let me make drinks and keep my head down until people forgot my

I glanced outside, watching as the sun made its way higher and higher into the sky. It was officially lunchtime, and

way downstairs to the coffee shop across the street. There was free wi-fi there, central heating, and cheap croissants. I

be six dollars and fifty cents,” the barista, a young man

wide. “It’s just a

The barista shrugged. “Inflation.”

managed to find a few more. quarters. But I was one quarter short. “I only

from my hands and rolled his eyes. “Whatever. You’re holding

I had a cardboard cup of bitter black coffee and a stale croissant in my

a bad idea. I could tell everyone it was a vacation-a brief respite. I was just taking time off of work. Yes, I was taking time off of my very busy work schedule. I was

search for flights, settling for the cheapest ticket I could find. The

at my door startled me. Peering through the peephole, my blood ran cold. Several men, their eyes void of emotion, stood outside. All of them wore chilling,

weak

“I know.”

breath and tried in vain to summon any shred of bravery I had left. There was none there, but I knew that the men wouldn’t be going away anytime soon. I opened the door just

asked. One of the men stepped forward, his grin unwavering. “Miss Morgan, our boss has been waiting for a chance to chat with you for a while. It