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

on, leaving

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

or was there something more

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

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

wore on, 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

packed up my things at the end of the day, I had a new resolve within me: I needed to figure out a way to make sure that this… this ‘arrangement’ with Logan wouldn’t

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 his

said as I approached. “Your chariot awaits

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

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

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

in confusion. “What are you

fear and anxiety spilling out in a rush of words. But it was too

and the women who get involved with them? That they’re trapped, abused,

an extent. But not all men are like that, Ella. Just some of them.” “But how

voice filled with pain. “I would

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

I cried, tears threatening to spill out

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