His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 279 Disrespect

Ella

The office hummed with the usual activity, but as I sat at my desk, the files for the new case spread out in front of me, my mind kept drifting to Sarah’s words. They clung to me like a shadow, her insinuations and her accusations haunting me.

I tried to focus on the documents in front of me, the complicated legal jargon and the details of the new case with Logan. But my hands trembled slightly no matter how hard I tried to steady them, and I couldn’t shake the fear that had settled itself in the pit of my stomach.

What if Sarah was right? What if I was trapped? A pawn in a game that I didn’t fully understand? A game that I could never understand?

“Ella,” a voice said, snapping me out of my thoughts, and I looked up to find Mr. Henderson standing over my desk. “Are you okay? You look distracted.”

I forced a smile, willing myself to push Sarah’s words aside. “I’m fine,” I lied. “Just a lot on my mind.”

He frowned, his eyes searching my face from behind his wire-rimmed glasses. He still wore the fancy Rolex on his wrist. “Well, I hope that what’s on your mind is your case, and not trivial matters,” he said. “This new case with Mr. Barrett is of the utmost importance. I need you to be focused. Understand?”

understand, Mr. Henderson,” I assured him, hoping that my face didn’t betray the

and moved on, leaving me alone with my thoughts

my entire energy on it, I found my mind still straying to Logan’s words, his actions, the way he conducted himself. Everything that he ever said or did felt like a trick now. I

my career, or was there something more to it? Did he really plan

frustrated with myself. I was letting Sarah’s words get to

been kind to me, respectful, even. But there was a nagging voice in the back of

doubt and uncertainty. I found myself glancing at the

of the day, I had a new resolve within me: I needed to figure out a way to make sure that this…

waiting outside, were the same sleek black cars that I had become all too familiar with, and standing beside them was Logan with a smirk on his

said as I approached. “Your

are you doing here? I live within walking distance. You don’t need to be picking me up every single

“It’s a dangerous city, Ella.

all throughout this year? I don’t want this to be another case where the

vanished, his eyes widening in confusion. “What are you talking about, Ella? Trapped? Abused? What’s

in a rush of words. But it was too

my voice trembling. “What they say about the Mafia and the women

not

his voice filled with pain. “I

wanted to believe him. I wanted to trust him. But the fear and doubt were like a dark cloud, hanging over me, obscuring everything else. It was only made worse by what I overheard

I cried, tears threatening to spill out of

my arm, his eyes filled with compassion. “That was a misunderstanding, Ella. You