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 churning in my belly.

moved on, leaving me alone

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

or was there something more to it? Did he really plan on ‘letting me go’ once

Sarah’s words get to me,

me, respectful, even. But there was a nagging voice

the clock, counting down the hours until I could leave, until I could escape the office and the weight of my

end of the day, I had a new resolve within me: I needed

out into the cool evening air, my heart skipped a beat. There, 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

as I approached. “Your chariot awaits

voice sharper than I intended. “What are you doing here? I live within

amusement. “It’s a dangerous city, Ella. I’m just trying

bubbling up inside me. “By disrespecting my wishes? Is this how it’s going to be all throughout this year? I don’t

confusion. “What are you talking about,

fear and anxiety spilling out in a rush of words. But it was too late to take them back now, and a

about the Mafia and the women who get involved with them? That

When he finally spoke, his voice was soft and filled with regret. “It is true, to an extent. But not all men are like

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

wanted to trust him. But the fear and doubt were like a dark cloud, hanging over me, obscuring

cried, tears threatening to spill out of my eyes. “How

with compassion. “That was a misunderstanding, Ella. You know that. You have