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?”

assured him, hoping that my face didn’t

moved on, leaving me alone

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 minor muscle movements in his hands and wrists when

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

words get to me, letting them plant seeds

me, respectful, even. But

minutes ticking by slowly, each one filled with doubt and uncertainty. I found myself glancing at the clock, counting down the hours until I could leave, until I could escape the office and the weight

a new resolve within me: I needed to figure out a way to

had to protect myself somehow. When I finally stepped 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,

evening, Miss Morgan,” he said as I

here? I live within walking distance. You don’t

chuckled, his eyes twinkling with amusement. “It’s a dangerous

anger bubbling up inside me. “By disrespecting my wishes? Is this how it’s going to be all throughout this year?

confusion. “What are

of words. But it was too late to take them back now, and a part of me

“What they say about the Mafia and the women who get involved

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 know that you’re not like that?” I asked, my voice

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

were like a dark cloud, hanging over me, obscuring everything else. It was only made worse by what I overheard at the dinner party and Sarah’s

spill out of my eyes. “How can I

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