“What?”Claudia gushed immediately as she opened the documents in front of her. She couldn't help but gasp in shock.They were papers of a house bought by Mr. Edmond under his daughter Valerie's name. “Edmond bought a house for Valerie without letting me know about this? Why would he do that? Is she that important to him? Curse you, Valerie! Why did you have to show up in our lives again? I mustn't let this happen again”.Pacing around the house, Claudia was so restless. She needed to do something, if not, her husband would definitely will every single thing that should be her daughter's to her stepdaughter.She picked up her cell phone and dialed her daughter's number.“Hey, mommy”She heaved a sigh before speaking, “There's something you need to know, Pat. It's urgent that we take care of this if we don't want it to get out of hand”.“What's the problem, Mom? You don't sound okay”. “Patricia, that conniving witch of a half-sister of yours have succeeded in coaxing your father into
Claudia fumed in anger, and dropped the glass of wine she was drinking on the table, and flared up, “I can't believe you, Edmond. You know, our family's business is just starting to boom, and you took out so much money from it? Don't you know how risky that is?” “Why were you going through my stuff? Besides, I think Valerie deserves every single thing I'm giving to her. Have you forgotten that is the reason the family finances became stable?” Mr. Edmond snapped.Not finding the right words to say, Claudia breathed heavily, staring at her husband with so much annoyance. He was ready to spend so much just to get a house for Valerie, but what about their daughter? She has been with him for so long, and she can't remember him gifting her something as big and expensive as a house in Northridge.“I… I know, Edmond. That doesn't mean you should spend so much for her. Have you forgotten that the company has a lot of debt to pay? What does she need a house for? She's been living somewhere for
“Oh my God! Why are you crying, baby?”Surprised, Valerie sat beside the little girl, who was crying. She was confused as hell, why was Audrey crying? She didn't say anything to make her sad, or did she?Valerie patted her back, and wiped her tears with her hands. “Audrey, what's the problem? Why are you crying?”Audrey sniffed hard, and dropped the chips on the bed. “Miss old-fashioned?”“Yes, dear?” Valerie raised a brow.“Is it possible for anyone not to have a mommy?” Audrey asked with tears circulated in her eyes, and Valerie swallowed hard.“Huh? Of course not. Everyone has a mother, there's no one who has no mother” Valerie commented.Audrey smiled dryly, and sniffed a little before saying, “Does that mean I'm the only one who doesn't have a mother in this world? I think I'm the only one who has a father with no mother”.“What? Listen, Audrey, there's no way you won't have a mother. I'm sure daddy has his reasons for telling you whatever he must have told you” Valerie kissed he
“Uhm… Actually, I came to… I came to give you some of this. Audrey told me it's your favorite snack, so I thought it was considerate of me if I'd share some with you”.Valerie turned into a stammerer in the twinkle of an eye. Staring at the President kept giving her the chills. He's so hot that she feels like she was going to get burnt looking at him.Ethan stared at her, and sneered a little. “What good can it be? I don't think anything made by you would even be nice”.Valerie blinked her eyes rapidly. Gulping hard, she nodded her head with a faint smile. “I'm sorry, sir. I apologize for interrupting your activity” She turned to leave the room.“Hey”Her heart skipped a beat. Did she do anything else wrong? Why does the President want her to stop?“Holy crap! Should I keep getting into trouble? This is such a huge mess”.Valerie halted, and reluctantly turned around, wearing a nervous smile. “Sir?”“Are you so confident that the snack you have in that tray is good?” Valerie nodded h
Justin bowed his head slightly, and swallowed hard. “Can you please let me in? I promise I'll be quick with whatever I want to tell you”.Valerie exhaled deeply before rolling her eyes. She would rather not face Justin. I mean, why would she want to face him? He is her half sister's fiancé, and most of all her ex-boyfriend.“I'll give you 10 minutes. Once the 10 minutes elapses, you'll have to leave then” Valerie heaved, and Justin nodded as he got into the sitting room.“Can I?” He asked, pointing at the couch.“Yeah”Justin sat quietly. There was silence between both of them for a few minutes before Valerie broke the silence. “What do you want? How did you find out where I'm living? Why are you here to see me?”“Actually, I really apologize for coming unannounced. I'm sorry, Valerie” He sniffed, and Valerie scoffed.“It's nothing. I don't think there's any reason for you to apologize to me. What do you want, Justin? What made you come here? I don't want Patricia to find out that you
“I'm sorry, Miss. But I'm actually the one who got hurt, not you”. With that, Valerie got up and glared at her. She was so furious that the woman was being rude. The woman was the one who bumped into her, so why the hell was she angry and even yelling at her, since she was burnt?Snorting in disgust, the lady tapped her on the shoulder. “You peasant! What gave you the right to talk back at me? I'm sure you're just a new servant around here, you swine”.Valerie's arm was already sore and reddened. The pain she felt was unbearable, and talking to the rude lady was the least of the things she wanted. She packed up the vacuum flask on the ground. “I'll clean this up”.“Hey! How dare you walk out on me?” The lady grabbed her arm, and Valerie winced in pains. It was the same arm that the hot soup had poured on.“REBECCA!” A childish, but tiny voice screamed from the front door. The lady quickly freed Valerie, who groaned in pain.Rebecca, the rude lady, smiled dryly as little Audrey walked
“Damn—”Rebecca kicked the table in annoyance. The thought of what she just saw made her even angrier. “Is that girl really just a nanny? What kind of nanny gets carried by her boss to bed? I hope she's not going to become a thorn in my flesh”.With that, she grabbed the bottle of dry gin on the table and gulped it down again and again. She wasn't going to let anyone take him away from her. She didn't come all the way from Washington to watch a mere nanny take Ethan away from her. Hell no!If there was anything that she so much wanted, that would be to get the freaking nanny out of the house. Then, Ethan's words rang in her ears.“Lastly, if you really want to get on Audrey's good side, I'll advise you to be nice to her nanny” Meanwhile, at Justin's apartment, Patricia was sulking bitterly. Justin, who was sitting opposite her, was sipping the tea in front of him, not minding the fact that she was crying.Patricia kept whimpering, and sniffles hard before turning to Justin who seems
“Sir?”Valerie's jaw dropped in shock. Maybe she has a poor hearing problem, if not, why would the President care if she's feeling better or not.The President shook his head, and walked towards her. Her heart was racing fast as his pace increased. This should be a dream. Rebecca, on the other hand, kept glaring at her. If the eyes had bullets, she would have shot her dead that instant.“Ethan, why do you care? I mean, she's getting the appropriate medication. Let's just go upstairs, I'm sure you're tired, and needs to rest” Rebecca snapped, and Ethan halted.“Yeah right. This is partly your fault. And she's my worker, who is taking care of my daughter. You don't expect me to leave my child in the care of a wounded woman, do you?” The President countered expressionlessly.The President got close to her, and took her hand. He glanced at her scald arm, and nodded calmly. Valerie felt her heart racing. Was she scared? What exactly was making her heart race? Was it because the President w