“What?”Valerie's shaky voice gasped, and the little girl raised her brow. Valerie couldn't believe her ears.“What the heck? That's her rules? What makes her think I want her daddy, anyway?“Why do you sound so surprised, Miss old-fashioned?”“Why… Why would you think that I'd want your daddy?” Valerie arched her eyebrows at her.“That's what all the nannies who came to take care of me did. They have always wanted my daddy” Audrey pouted her mouth, dropping her drawing book on the bed.Valerie exhaled deeply, and her eyes caught with the picture hung on the wall, close to her bed. It was a picture of Audrey and her handsome daddy. “He's really handsome”.“What are you looking at, Miss old-fashioned? Don't tell me you're already falling for my daddy, you just came a few minutes ago. I can't believe you! That's my number one rule from now on” The little girl shrieked, and Valerie flinched.Probably, she's her daddy's bodyguard. How funny! Valerie had vowed not to get involved in anythi
Valerie held her breath as she bowed her head, so she wouldn't make eye contact with President Ethan, who was glaring at her like he was going to tear her into pieces.All she could perceive was the perfume President Ethan was wearing. It was quite unique. “What the hell is wrong with me? Why am I thinking of such a thing when I'm in trouble?”.President Ethan stood in front of her for a few more minutes before turning to little Audrey, who was in tears, staring at him sadly.Audrey sniffed, and burst into tears again. Then said to her Father, “Daddy, trust me. It was Miss Old-fashion's fault. It was I was the one who told her I wanted rice cakes”.“You're not allowed to go near the kitchen, Audrey. Why did you disobey daddy?” He stared calmly at Audrey.“I'm sorry, Daddy. Please don't terminate the nanny's job”. President Ethan stared at her for a while, and exhaled deeply, “Let good, baby”. Both of them held hands and walked out of the kitchen.Valerie exhaled deeply in relief. For
Confused and shocked, President Ethan stared at his little daughter. He couldn't believe his ears. “What conversations was she having with the new nanny who brought about me falling in love with her?”“She promised me, daddy. I trust her, she's not going to flirt with you just like the other nannies who had come to work in the villa” Audrey smiled, and President Ethan forced a smile at her.“But Audrey, you shouldn't talk about things like this. Only adults are allowed to speak of falling in love. You're just a child” Her Father patted her hair. Audrey grabbed his hands, and stared into his eyes, then said, “Daddy, I'm wounded and hurt. Do I still need to get tutored by that boring teacher, Vicky?”.“Audrey?” He narrowed his eyes on her.Audrey bowed her head in guilt with her mouth pouted. “Sorry, daddy”“Good girl! About that, there'll be no need for it. I'll tell your teacher that you can't go to class today” President Ethan heaved a sigh, and Audrey grinned from ear to ear.“Than
At the Watson's Residence, Mr. Edmond had just returned. He turned to his wife, who was watching TV on the sofa. With a smile, he sighed and said, “Claudia, you won't believe the good news I brought. Guess what?”“What?” Claudia looked at him curiously.“I finally got Valerie's contact. I couldn't believe it. For the past six years, she's been at Northridge. I heard that from an old friend, and she gave me the mail address” Mr. Edmond said happily.He didn't realize that his wife's facial countenance had suddenly changed and the resentment in her eyes grew. “Why are you still talking about her? Didn't I tell you how she left this house on her own without trace? She shouldn't be let back into this house after leaving without trace”“Claudia, I've been thinking for some time. She's my daughter, and I should have gone searching for her even if she left. You know what transpired between us in the past, no one would feel good after such happens”.Anger engulfed Claudia, but she had to get
Valerie and her father came to a conclusion that she would come over to the Watson's Residence for dinner together with her family.Mr. Edmond had specially informed the cook in the Watson's Residence to prepare dinner for Valerie's arrival. Luckily, Valerie was off work, so she went to the mall to get gifts for her father. But Claudia made sure that the cook prepared only her daughter's favorite dishes. Not sparing the thought of Valerie at all. Soon, the cook came over and asked, “Ma'am, Master Edmond said rice cakes are Young Ms. Valerie's favorite, which is why he asked me to buy them. Are you sure you really don't want it to be cooked?”“No. You can go ahead and buy them. Cook them, but make sure it's tasteless such that the little witch Valerie would wish she never ate it at all” Claudia said in between her gritted teeth. Immediately the cook left to do as she ordered, Claudia fumed with anger. Her resentment for Valerie was growing even more. The fact that Valerie was going to
On seeing that their secret was about to be exposed, Claudia interfered sharply and said, “Valerie, dear, I know that you are upset with us for letting you become a surrogate mother at such a young age. But we had no choice, child. It was because we wanted to save your father, and to better the family finance”.Valerie scoffed in disgust, and shook her head. “What does that have to do with driving me out of the house? I was left in the streets for days. I had nowhere to go, and no one to ask for help”.“I need an explanation, Claudia. What exactly does Valerie mean when she said that she was thrown out of the house? Didn't you tell me that she left the house on her accord?” Edmond narrowed his eyes on her.“Dad. We didn't drive her out of the house. She's just making this up” Patricia snapped.Valerie wasn't surprised. Just as she expected, they were never going to admit to the truth. Seeing both of them shattered her health, and she realized she was much happier being away from them.
It was a Saturday morning. Valerie was prepared for work, and walked out of the room. She had turned down her father's offer of her living with them at the Watson's Residence. Apart from the fact that she was comfortable living with her friends, she had fallen in love with her work. Of course, she wouldn't want to leave the little, adorable child.She took some bites of the toasted bread before picking up her purse, and rushing to the door. “I'm off, guys”.“Alright. See you later”.Luckily, she got a cab on stepping out of the apartment. “The Davison's villa”“Okay miss” The driver zoomed off.In a few minutes, she was already in the mansion. She walked straight to the servant's quarter where she changed into her uniform, and folded her hair in a bun. “Good morning, Val” The voice made her flinch, and turned swiftly.Valerie smiled nervously and said, “Good morning, Clara. You startled me”.“Oh, I'm sorry about that. I think you should go to work immediately so that you wouldn't get
At the sight of her, the President couldn't hold himself back. The glass fell freely from his hand, and shattered.Audrey gasped, and ran to him, “Daddy, are you okay?” Feigning a smile, and trying not to glance at Valerie, who was already feeling uneasy. Her cheeks had already gone pink as she blushed. “Was he mesmerized by my beauty?”“Yes, baby. Where have you been? Where did you go?” The President patted her hair, and walked upstairs, holding her pinky finger. He wouldn't dare steal a glance at Valerie again, probably because he would rather not drool. She can't catch him drooling at her… how off! He wouldn't risk his reputation for anything. He's known as the cold President, that's who he is.Valerie, on the other hand, was struggling to walk on her heels. She felt like she was under some kind of punishment. Walking into the servant's quarter, she quickly took the heels off, and exhaled deeply in relief.“What the hell? I felt like I was going to break my legs. That little girl,