The Billionaire’s Babysitter by Essie

Chapter 28

Gisele could not believe that the man she had spent her whole life hating was actually trying to protect her. His reasons had left her shocked and still a bit confused, to be honest.

She looked at the hospital wall while trying to take in all what he had said. It was like she was no longer part of this world as she was thinking, so she shook, startled, when Slate put a hand on her arm.

“Hey”, he started in a gentle and kind voice, “don’t overthink it, okay? Just relax, hmm?”

His words helped and she found herself sobbing crazily on Slate’s shoulder. Slate held her close and tried all his best to comfort her.

“I f-feel l-lik-ke I-I-I’ve been h-ha-ting everyone for no g-good reason. I-I n-n-never lis-ten to a-an-y-y ex-explanations b-b-because I’m too proud”, she hiccuped.

Then she took Slate’s face in her hands and said earnestly

“I’m so *hiccup* so sorry *hiccup* Slate”

“Hey, there’s nothing to forgive, hmm? And if there was, I’d have forgiven you a long time ago. I love you, Gisele, I love you as I’ve never loved anyone. I’m sorry I have a s***ty way of showing it, but if you give me another chance, I swear I’ll make it up to you”, Slate replied candidly looking straight into Gisele’s eyes.

Gisele could see the sincerity in his eyes, but she was confused and hurt that he was trying to lie to her.

“Slate, I know you think this is your fault… but that’s not why you should pretend to love me”, she said, hesitantly.

Slate looked adorably confused. “What do you mean?”, he asked.

Gisele sighed, she didn’t wasnt to relive those memories.

“Look, I know you… I know you love Ella, so please don’t try to mess with my feelings”

“Love Ella? I’ve never loved Ella, even when we were dating! s***, I didn’t even like her!”, Slate said, a bit offended.

“Slate, I heard the recording. ‘I don’t like Ella… I love her’. How was I supposed to take that?”

Slate still looked confused but then realization dawned. “Oh, that”, he said, looking pensive.

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Gisele answered

offended Gisele so she kept quiet,

up, “Gisele, you offend me. I’ve always expressed my dislike for Ella, in every way known to

I don’t know what to think anymore”, Gisele started, exasperated, “I heard your voice clearly, saying you loved her. I

never lied to you. I may have kept some truths from you, but I’ve never outrightly lied to you. Please believe me when I say I love you, not Ella.

was telling the truth. Then

was so comical that if Gisele

Lizzie, and she looked downright furious. Gisele

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couldn’t pick up a phone, dial my number, and say, ‘Lizzie, I’ve been so lost without you, please come and save me’ or something like that?”,

didn’t even know you!”, Gisele said, and regretted it as

she was going to make it out

Lizzie’s face softened to a

you all right? What did

change of subject was so abrupt that Gisele was surprised. Her expression

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or to

did he say?”, Lizzie

*Flashback*

talk?”,

on my terms”, Gisele said after

went out quietly, knowing that they

convince Gisele to

asked, like a child given authorisation to touch something

as uninterested in the conversation, while in reality, she wanted

I stutter?”, she asked rhetorically,

even as a preteen, Gisele was never this sarcastic. He didn’t know

believe, but… Gisele, what happened years ago, was

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