“Even the devil or the Red Sea would never stop me from coming on this boat tour.”There was finality in the tone of Rebecca's voice. Her mind was already made up, and there was no way Ethan could send her back. They've gone too far for him to do such a thing to her.Taking a deep breath, Ethan grabbed her hand and dragged her to the other side. She winced in pain. “Let go of me, Ethan. Your grip is so tight, and you're hurting me”.Ethan let go of her forcefully, and she staggered backwards, but luckily got a grip of herself. “What do you think you're doing, Rebecca? This is supposed to be a bonding experience for my daughter and me, but you're ruining it all.”On hearing that, Rebecca scoffed. “Is it really supposed to be a bonding experience for you both, or are you going with the nanny to complete your family?”“What the f***….” Ethan paused, and turned his gaze to Audrey. He shouldn't use such swear words in front of his daughter, and he was just making sure she didn't hear him s
Feeling uneasy, Valerie turned her gaze away from Ethan. Even though Ethan was speaking with the boat riders, he couldn't concentrate. “Have you rowed on a boat before?” Valerie was smacked out of her thoughts by James's voice.Clearing her throat noisily, she replied. “No, I haven't.”“Really? Well, you're definitely going to enjoy your ride with me. You can also visit the orphanage anytime you feel like.” James smiled calmly.“Miss old-fashioned!” The tiny voice of Audrey called. She rushed to her, and held her pinky finger with two cones of ice cream that was already melting down.Valerie smiled warmly, and held her hand. “Audrey, did you really buy this for me?”“Yes, Miss old-fashioned. Where are you going? Don't you want to ride the boat with daddy and I?” She arched her eyebrows at her. Valerie gulped nervously. “Uhm… This uncle here is…. I already promised him that I'll ride the boat with him. Don't worry, you can ride with your daddy and Aunt Rebecca. I'll ride with Uncle Ja
Feeling uneasy, Valerie turned her gaze away from Ethan. Even though Ethan was speaking with the boat riders, he couldn't concentrate. “Have you rowed on a boat before?” Valerie was smacked out of her thoughts by James's voice.Clearing her throat noisily, she replied. “No, I haven't.”“Really? Well, you're definitely going to enjoy your ride with me. You can also visit the orphanage anytime you feel like.” James smiled calmly.“Miss old-fashioned!” The tiny voice of Audrey called. She rushed to her, and held her pinky finger with two cones of ice cream that was already melting down.Valerie smiled warmly, and held her hand. “Audrey, did you really buy this for me?”“Yes, Miss old-fashioned. Where are you going? Don't you want to ride the boat with daddy and I?” She arched her eyebrows at her. Valerie gulped nervously. “Uhm… This uncle here is…. I already promised him that I'll ride the boat with him. Don't worry, you can ride with your daddy and Aunt Rebecca. I'll ride with Uncle Ja
Rica's shrieking voice smacked Patricia out of her thoughts. She turned to her with her eyebrows arched. “What's with the screaming, Rica? How can you be so happy in this predicament of mine?”Taking a deep breath, Rica replied. “Oh my goodness! Your step-sister has really made it in life. I just searched for her fiancé on the internet and gosh!, You don't want to know what I found out”.Mentioning Valerie made Patricia almost throw up. The thought of her alone makes her want to puke. What more seeing her? She'd lose her breath for sure.“This is about Valerie?” Patricia inquired.“I'm just wondering how she got to meet such a hot catch. He's President Ethan of Davison's empire, and according to what I found out, his relationship status isn't revealed. I think he's an introvert.” Rica explained.Patricia mumbled. “Is he that popular?”“God! Girl, I'm literally dying to get a picture with him. He has been my idol for a long time. Who would have thought that your sister was his hidden g
At the Davison's villa, Valerie was waiting impatiently for the President to get back home. She couldn't stop staring at the receipt. All along, she had always wondered who could have paid for such an expensive dress just for her. The least person she had expected it to be was the President.Thoughts kept running through her mind. Why would he pay for her dress? Is he going to ask her to pay in bits? That would mean that she'd work for the Davison's for the rest of her life. Oh, God!! How would she face President Ethan after what happened on the boat tour? Reluctantly, she glanced at the wall clock. Her heart skipped a beat. It was getting late, and President Ethan could show up at any moment. She had already lost words… How would she tell him that she's grateful?Lost in thought, she didn't realize when she fell asleep on the couch. A few minutes later, the President walked into the mansion. His assistant took his suitcase and headed upstairs first. He walked to the sitting room, an
“Shhh…”Valerie placed her index finger in between her lips, and Audrey stared at her strangely. “Why is that, Miss old-fashioned? Isn't it nice to go on a date with Uncle Hat? He's nice, right?” Taking a deep breath, Valerie sat right beside her, and patted her shoulder, then said. “Audrey, you're still very little. You shouldn't be talking about stuff like that. Besides, Uncle Hat and I aren't going on a date. I'm only going to visit him, and to take a tour around the orphanage.”“Isn't that what it means to be on a date? My best friend Priscilla told me that when a man and woman go out together, then they're going on a date. They're one step away from marriage” Audrey pouted her mouth.Valerie couldn't hold in the laughter anymore. She burst into laughter on hearing what Audrey had said. Audrey glared at her, and folded her arms.“Miss old-fashioned, why are you making a mockery of me?” She cried.Holding her hand, Valerie smiled. “Of course not, my angel. I'll never make a mocke
“What?”President Ethan turned his gaze to Valerie. She turned her face away. Audrey covered her mouth with her palms on realizing what she had done.Little Audrey cleared her throat noisily, and laughed. “Uhm… daddy, that doesn't matter. I can go to the swimming class next week.”With a dissatisfied look, Ethan glared at Valerie. “I thought we had an agreement that you'll become a live-in nanny?”“Except on weekends, sir” Valerie replied, and he clenched his fist. He immediately regretted that he exempted the weekends.“You…” He paused. Taking a deep breath, he gulped hard. Was he being too clingy? He shouldn't make her realize he doesn't want her to go on a date with the stranger, right?“Whoever you want to go on a date with is none of my business, what's important to me is that I don't want any harm to be done to my daughter. Do you understand me?” He sternly asked.Valerie nodded her head. “Yes sir. You have nothing to worry about, I can't even bring myself to let any harm come t
“What?” Valerie almost dropped her cell phone.She was shocked, and never expected that her little Audrey would be wounded. “Where is she now, Sir? Is she okay?”Reluctantly, Ethan replied. “She's not doing okay. What… What do you expect when she falls from the stairs? Are you still going for your date or coming over here?”“I'll be there in no time, Sir. Please just hold on a second” Valerie hung the phone up, and turned to the chauffeur.“Is anything the matter, ma'am?” The confused chauffeur asked.Valerie shook her head with tears circulated in her eyes. “Yes. It's my little girl. She just got into an accident. Please, could you turn the car around? I need to go to her immediately.”Without hesitation, the chauffeur turned back and headed to Davison's villa. Rushing into the mansion, Valerie was holding her heels. Plenty of thoughts were running through her mind. Was Audrey okay? What exactly happened to Audrey? Is she in good shape?Valerie stormed into the sitting room, and sig