Chapter 18 Aliyah POV I didn't have any choice at this point but to agree to go on dates with Jeffrey. You could call me names, or say that I was trying to use him, I'll take everything. This is a decision I made to protect myself and my baby. Well, in summary, I didn't accept Jeffrey because I wanted to, but because I needed him at this point in my life. I will break down later if I don't have anyone in my life. As the closing time approached fast, I couldn't help the nervousness and guilt that filled my heart every time I thought of what I was doing. Even if it was fair on my side because of the reason I had, no matter how I looked at it, it is fair to Jeff. I knew he truly loves me, and doing this was going to hurt him, but what other choice do I have at this point? I planned to tell him everything about my past, I wanted him to be by Nancy's side so she won't have any reason to be keen on seeing her dad. I just needed him to get her distracted for the time being. O
Chapter 19 Aliyah POV I couldn't help the scoff that always found its way off my throat whenever I thought about what I did yesterday, because it didn't make any sense to me. I mean, that wouldn't ever make sense to anyone. I had no reason to do what I did, and thinking that I ruined everything for myself kept driving me nuts. Since it was Saturday today, and I had nowhere to go, we were just staying home alone and spending time with my baby since it has been a while since we last spent quality time together. "So, baby... You asked me to get you a nanny, right?" I asked her as we have breakfast, and he faces beamed as she raised her gaze to look at me. "Yes, Mommy. Have you thought about it? Are you going to hire her for me?" She asked curiously, and I shrugged. "I'm still thinking about it. I'm trying to find someone suitable. Do you want us to put up the notification? I could interview them, or what do you think?" I asked her, and she nodded her head. "R
Chapter 20 Aliyah POV "Mommy, are we going to stay over at Uncle Jeffrey's house for the weekend?" She asked me as I drove down to Jeff's house minutes later, and I rolled my eyes. "We are coming back for the interview, you know? We will come back in the evening," I replied to her, and she nodded her head. "Get yourself together, Aliyah. You are being silly right now," I whispered to myself, but whenever I thought about how the nanny was said to be pretty, I couldn't help my curiosity, although I didn't have any reason to do this. 'You are only jealous, Aliyah' A voice whispered to me, and I huffed angrily, convincing myself that the voice was mistaken. How the heck would I be jealous of someone I didn't even have feelings for? I quickly shook off the thoughts. We finally arrived at his house after about thirty minutes of driving, and I drove into his compound. Nancy rushed toward the entrance door as if she would be able to ring the doorbell, just as soon as s
Chapter 21 Aliyah POV Ella and Emily were going to the park with their Nanny to have fun before came in, so they finally left with Nancy, and I was now alone with Jeffrey in the living room. "Please give me a few minutes to change into something else. I just had my bath before you came in," He excused himself before he left the living room, heading upstairs probably to his room. 'Sunshine' As that name replayed in my head, I couldn't help but stop to ask myself what the hell was going on. Are they dating already? I asked myself the silly question even though I had no reason to be curious. "Why are you being like this, Aliyah? Pull yourself together," Again, I said to myself and sighed briefly as I reclined on the couch, waiting for him patiently. Ten minutes passed before his footsteps descending the staircase pulled my attention, and when I turned to see him, my mouth almost dropped open at the sight that welcomed me. He was dressed casually in just short tro
Chapter 22 Jeffrey froze on the spot as he felt her lips on his. For the next ten seconds, his heart stopped beating. Everything felt like a dream to him, but it was a dream come true for him. "Aliyah..." His voice trailed off when she suddenly slammed him lightly against the wall, kissing him hungrily like her life depended on it. "What are you doing?" He was finally able to pull away from her, his eyes staring at her hungrily. Of course, he wanted this, he wanted to do some crazy things to her, but he knew that she was not in her right state of mind, it would be like taking advantage of her. She stared at him disappointedly. She felt rejected and not only that, she was embarrassed. Why did she do this in the first place? Yes, she was extremely horny, she was feeling this burning desire, but she could've at least controlled herself, right? "I'm sorry," She muttered before she turned to leave, but he held her hand and pulled her back. "Let's pretend this never
Chapter 23 Aliyah POV The sound of my blaring alarm pulled me out of my deep slumber, and I tossed on the bed tiredly before I forced my eyes open. As I cast a look to my side on the bed, I found Nancy sleeping peacefully, and I couldn't help the smile that laced up my lips as I tucked the strand of hair on her forehead, behind her ear. "So pretty," I whispered and tucked her under the duvet before I stood up from the bed and dragged myself into the bathroom. As I stood in front of the mirror and stared at my messed-up reflection, I sighed for the second time. My hair was scattered on my head, my eyes had bags beneath them. My face was a bit swollen. "Ugh! I still want to sleep," I whined as I crashed against the wall, and just then, I realized that I had an interview with some people today since I'll be choosing a nanny for my baby today. I took my time to do my usual morning routine, and once I was done, I walked back into the room to find Nancy sitting on the be
Chapter 24 Aliyah POV I tossed on the bed for the umpteenth time before I sat up on the bed as I groaned frustratingly. Just the thought of Liam moving in to live with me as Nancy's nanny was something I couldn't make sense of, because what the fuck is really going on? Now that I think of it, I couldn't help but regret making this decision in the first place. I shouldn't have brought up the idea of going through an interview to get her a nanny. "Don't you think Nancy is suspecting something?" I asked myself, but I quickly shook the thoughts off, telling myself that there was no way she could ever suspect anything. She was just a little girl, and she wouldn't be so smart to the point of suspecting that man to be her dad, yeah? I asked myself and shook my head as I groaned frustratingly. It was already midnight, and I needed to be sleeping by now so I would be able to wake up early later and get ready for work. "Ugh!" I ran my fingers through my head as I recalled what h
Chapter 25 Aliyah POV After I dropped Nancy at her school, I drove to the company, and all through the drive, I was so nervous that I couldn't concentrate. As the incident from days ago kept replaying in my head, I could only clench my fingers around the steering wheel as I prayed silently that I don't end up running into him at the company, even though I knew that it was just a shitty wish that won't come true. He owns the company, which means that he could be anywhere he deemed fit to, and aside from that, he buys lunch for me literally every day, so how could I even pray not to run into him at the company when it was so obvious that he will? "Don't think about it, Ariel. It's not that serious," I assured myself even I knew that it was really serious. More serious than I thought. "Everything will be fine," Again, I gave myself another hope that I knew won't work for me. It didn't seem like I was going to get to the company, but my heart sank into my stomach when