His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 319

Chapter 319 Breakroom Gossip Vs Cold Blood

Ella

As the sun peeked through the gaps in my curtains, illuminating the quiet of my bedroom, my phone buzzed.

The name on the screen-Logan-made my heart race. It had been a week since our conversation at the bar, and while the weight of his story still lingered between us, our professional relationship had felt as though it solidified.

“Morning.” I answered, my voice still raspy from sleep. “You’re calling me bright and early today.”

“Ella,” he greeted, his tone more formal than I’d grown used to. “The last case you handled for me went well. I have another one, but this… it’s different. More complicated. A lot more complicated.”

I sat up, intrigued. “Complicated how?”

He paused, choosing his words carefully. “There’s been a murder. On a property I own.”

The gravity of his words settled over me. I chewed the inside of my cheek as I ran my hand through my hair, my eyes darting across the room.

“A murder?” I asked quietly.

Logan was silent for a moment. “Yes,” he finally replied. “Ella, I… His voice softened a bit. “I know how it sounds, but it had nothing to do with me. And yet…” He paused again. I heard the sound of another voice in the background- someone calling his name.

“Logan?” I called out.

I could hear him clear his throat. “Actually, I’ll send you the details later, alright?” he said. “Something came up.”

I sighed. It was only six in the morning, and I was already being bombarded with a case that I hadn’t been expecting; a murder, of all things. “I see,” I said, putting on my best professional voice. “Just get me the details, and I’ll handle it.”

everything over,” he replied, his tone slightly softer. “But brace

“I love a

Little did I know, the

office, the hustle of the morning shift greeted me. The air buzzed with activity, with detectives

I made my way to

my computer, a faint murmur reached my ears. The voices came from the breakroom, and something compelled me to move closer. I halted just outside the door, the conversation growing

signature nasal tone-said, dripping with condescension. “The rookie’s got

five years, and I’ve never been handed

maybe if you were sleeping with your client, you’d

face, anger and humiliation mingling in a dangerous cocktail. I felt my hands curl up into fists at

at their harsh words. “Tell

“No. It’s not worth it to

and walked into the breakroom. “Good morning, everyone,” I greeted cheerfully, grabbing a coffee mug. “How’s everyone’s day

averted their gaze, their guilt evident. Slowly, one by one, they began

me, her voice dripped with malice. “You should be ashamed of yourself,

gaze head-on, refusing to let her words rattle me. “Noted. Have a great day, Sarah,” I replied, opting for politeness. She huffed, casting me one last dirty look before walking out, her heels clicking angrily

out a long sigh, feeling the weight of the morning’s events. But then, the thought of

that had yet to be neatly put away lay scattered across the desk, testament to the complex nature of the cases I had been handling since

of my keyboard was the lone noise breaking the quiet,

one of my colleagues. But instead, Logan walked in, his usually confident posture replaced by one of tension. His stormy eyes held a hint of vulnerability that I hadn’t

I started, standing up. “What brings you here? I thought you were going to

hair. “But I decided that

in the eyes. “As you know, someone was murdered in one

back in my chair,

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