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?”

my face didn’t betray the

and moved on, leaving me alone with my

I delved into the case and tried to focus 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 was reading into everything, even down to the

he really just trying to help me with my career, or was there something more to it? Did he really plan on ‘letting me go’

shook my head, frustrated with myself. I was letting Sarah’s words get

was different. He had been kind to me, respectful, even. But there was a nagging voice in the back of my head that kept

myself glancing at the clock, counting down the hours until I could

had a new resolve within me:

air, my heart skipped a beat. There, waiting outside, were the

he said as

intended. “What are you doing here? I live

his eyes twinkling with amusement. “It’s a

how it’s going to be all throughout this year? I

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

anxiety spilling out in a rush of words.

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

jaw clenching. When he finally spoke, his voice was soft and filled with regret. “It is true, to an extent. But not all men are like that, Ella. Just some of them.” “But how do I

me, Ella,” he said, his voice filled with pain. “I would never do

doubt were like a dark cloud, hanging over me, obscuring everything else. It was only made worse by what I

men kidnapped me, Logan!” I cried, tears threatening to spill out of my

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