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

moved on, leaving me alone

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 minor muscle movements in his hands and wrists when he spoke to

trying to help me with my career, or was there something more to it?

words get

He was different. He had been kind to me, respectful, even. But there was a nagging voice

the 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

I packed up my things at the end of the day, I had a new resolve within

There, waiting outside, were the same sleek black cars that I had become

he said as I approached. “Your chariot

hissed, my voice sharper than I intended. “What are you doing here? I live within walking distance. You don’t need to be picking me up every single

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

“By disrespecting my wishes? Is this how it’s going to be all throughout

widening in confusion. “What are you talking about, Ella? Trapped?

rush of words. But it was too late to take them back now, and

and the women who get

looked away, his 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

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

cloud, hanging over me, obscuring everything

to spill out of my eyes. “How can

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