There was nothing I could do. I’d tried picking up the files again, but I was still finding it really hard to concentrate. Opening the door, I spied at the passage and when I was sure there was no one moving around, I quickly ran out, hoping I’d get to the garden before I met anyone on the way. I was walking as fast as my legs could carry and on my way outside I bumped into someone, lifting my head up, it was the exact person I was avoiding. Connor. Great, now he’ll know I was trying to avoid him. “Where are you rushing off to? Do you have a date?” He teased. “No.” I replied, standing upright. “I was going to the garden, I needed fresh air.” I said avoiding every form of eye contact. “Are you avoiding me?” He asked. “Oh, you’re such a baby, Alannah.” He laughed and brushed past me, making his way inside the house. I completely ignored him and went my way. Walking around the garden and inhaling the fresh air, my head was cleared a little. I sat on the bench and I st
“What?” I said looking confused. Not trying to listen to a word coming out of my mouth Uncle Eddie slapped me really hard across the face. “I feed you, clothed you, basically brought you up and when I think you’d help with my business you thought it would be a good idea to steal from me?” Uncle Eddie yelled again. Walking towards me as I kept crawling back because I was on the floor crying. “Where is the rest of my money?” Uncle Eddie demanded. “I didn’t take it, I delivered the package and I got paid and the exact amount I was given was the same amount I brought back.” I explained in tears. Bending down, Uncle Eddie picked me from the ground. “So Alejandro did this?” He asked. Alejandro was the guy I’d delivered the package to. I nodded in affirmation. Uncle head made a gesture with his hand his workers seem to understand. 15minutes later, I saw Alejandro being hassled in. I knew it was going to be bad. I excused myself because whatever it was they were going to do w
**CONNOR** I watched as Alannah struggle to walk back to her office and I immediately began to rethink my decision, maybe I’d been too harsh. Those files were already too much and she had to wait and watch me go through all of them over again. I felt her staring at me, but I hadn’t carried my head up to look at her. I got to an error and I asked her to come closer to take a look at it, Alannah walked towards me and stood behind me bending over so she could see and I smelled her sweet breath on my face. I finished showing her what needed to be done and immediately agreeing with me, she took the files from me and walked out of my office. My eyes followed her and I soon saw Camilo and the sight of him made me slightly jealous, especially when he held her like that. I could be the one supporting her if she loses her balance, I remembered the previous incident and her soft skin on my palm. I hissed as I looked away from the both of them. Not long after, I saw Camilo left her off
**ALANNAH** My phone rang while I was talking to Connor and I walked in to pick my call. I froze when I saw there was no caller ID and I immediately knew it was Uncle Eddie, I slammed the door at Connor’s face, I would apologize to him later, I thought. “He....llo.” I stammered as I picked the call. “Connor Ace, 23, Multibillionaire, owner of ACE group of companies, two best friends he cherishes with his life and a Nanny he absolutely loves. Don’t push me, you have the details already. Pay me up.” “How much?” I immediately asked, I knew I was in trouble and there’s no getting out of it now, I can only heed to his demands. “20million dollars.” He answered. “WHAT?!!!” I screamed and immediately covered my mouth. “I don’t have that much money. I don’t.” I tried to explain even though I knew it’ll fall on his deaf ear. “Okay.” He said and I knew he was about to hang up. “Wait.” I said. “Leave Connor and his family out of it. I will pay it up. Pl
“What?” I asked surprised and wanting to know why he was staring at me. “He was abusive?” He said softly, I wanted to ask him who was but I remembered, he was talking about his dad. “He got really mad because my mum wouldn’t sign the inheritance over to him, she signed them to me instead and asked that I took over when I turned 18.” He started explaining. “So must of the time he’d come either drunk or angry and he would hit her so much that she wouldn’t be able to move and I couldn’t do anything, I just watch.” He sighed. “He would send me to my room and lock me up, sometimes for days. Julia and Adrian would sometimes come when he isn’t home and the would keep me company from outside.” He laughed “it was funny, they’d tell me stories and it would feel like I was with them until I fell asleep. Everything was horrible and quite traumatizing but, my mum loved him and he, he only loved her properties.” He finished sharing and I didn’t want to pressure him to share more. “
I woke up feeling better than I’ve ever felt before, I felt confident and even more beautiful than I’ve ever felt. Yawning and stretching I turned to see Connor still asleep, peacefully. Picking up my phone I checked the time. Shit, it was 10:45AM and I’d missed three calls from Camilo, I ignored that and I felt bad for ignoring him like that. Jumping up, I woke Connor up although I didn’t mean to. Connor sat up, he looked heavenly and once again I wanted him all over. “Good Morning.” He said scratching his hair and squinting before finally opening his eyes to look at me properly. “Where are you going?” He asked. “Where do you think?” I asked rhetorically. “Work, of course.” I answered. “Oh.” He said, getting up to join me, he was naked and I gulped down hard. “What are you doing?” I asked. “You ask too many questions, just get in the bath and let’s get ready.” He said to me and listening to him, I walked into the tub and he followed right behind me getting in aft
**CONNOR** I stopped walking and decided to go to Alannah and take her out for lunch today, I hadn’t told her anything , I just wanted to surprise her a little and she was. I got to her office and found Camilo was there already. Why was he there and what were they talking about? I looked over at Alannah to find her smiling and Camilo smiling back. Mad, I walked inside the office. “So where do you have in mind?” I heard Camilo ask Alannah and I immediately knew he was talking about taking her out to lunch. His presence alone annoys me and quite frankly, I have no idea why, maybe it was because he made Alannah smile, well I make her do more than smile I scoffed as I thought. And before Alannah would answer, I spoke “Nowhere, I’ll be taken her to lunch.” Alannah and Camilo both looked at me, surprised. Both freezing in their position like they’d seen a ghost. “We Leave in two.” I said again looking at my wristwatch. I saw the disappointment on Camilo’s face
**ALANNAH** It’s been a month since Uncle Eddie had called, I’d found a way to raise only 2million dollars and surprisingly my uncle had taken the money from me without much fuss. Adrian and Julia had gone on another vacation, a lot has happened this past weeks, then I remembered its also been a month and some days too since I’d reject Camilo. I still remember that day clearly and as usual he’d invited and took me out to dinner. “You look great, Alannah.” Camilo complimented. “Thank you. You too.” I said smiling and he took my hand and kissed it. It felt uncomfortable in a weird way. “Come.” Camilo said, inviting me to the table he’d reserved for both of us and pulled the chair out for me. “Thank you.” I’d said, sitting down and going through the menu. The waiter had offered a glass of water first and after deciding on what to order, Camilo decided to talk. “So, Alannah. There’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you.” Here it comes I thought, I w