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2024-10-29 19:42:56ALEXA'S POV
Mr. Brown holds up his hand to stop Nolan and his girlfriend's protest, clearing his throat as he stands up from his seat.
I could sense Barbie girl snarling beside me before Mr. Brown could speak.
"Nolan, how many times do I have to dictate to you Alexa's responsibility as your nanny?" Mr. Brown's tone ran cold, evidently losing his patience as he stared at Nolan intently.
"Father, how many times do I have to make myself clear to you? I don't need this bitch!" Nolan yells, loud enough to be heard by a few employees outside Mr. Brown's office.
"Calm down babe, it's alright. Let me handle this," His obnoxious Barbie girl cooed to him as she rubbed his heaving chest.
I look up at her in amusement after hearing her words and see her turning towards Mr. Brown to speak, Nolan had already sat down behind her noticeably gritting his teeth.
"Err, Dad-"
"No one calls me that, Dear, stick with Mr. Brown" Mr. Brown cuts her off, his stone remaining cold as well as his look.
"Alright- Mr. Brown, I hope you understand that Nolan does not need a nanny to look after him. He is fully capable of attending to himself-" Mr. Brown scoffs at her remark, catching her off guard.
"Kathrina is it?" Mr. Brown asks which Nolan's Barbie girl nods in response.
"You can call me Kathy, Mr. Brown" Kathy strikes him with a sickeningly sweet smile that made me roll my eyes.
"Kathy, I commend your loyalty to my son but even though you're the one speaking FOR him, I cannot trust your words," Mr. Brown's words made Kathy frown and I could tell she was trying hard to bite her tongue.
"You have every right to be jealous of Alexa but you don't get a say on what should be done to her. My final word and decision are done and she will reside in my house until I am done with Nolan!" Mr. Brown half yelled.
"Alexa is commanded by me, she follows my strict orders on keeping my son in check and I have observed that she has been, only Nolan is not cooperating at all"
He pulled out his cell phone and tapped briefly when a sound of a video played. My eyes shot up to his phone recognizing Nolan's voice.
"Get me a hot orange juice," Nolan's voice ordered on Mr. Brown's phone.
"How did you-"
"One of my staff is subscribed to your channel, they took the liberty to notify me the moment they saw Alexa inside your room in uniform and were concerned about how you treated her." Mr. Brown then stops the video from playing and puts it back inside his pocket.
"It was just a harmless prank!" Mr. Rude defended.
"Harmless or not, you forget how to properly treat people. Is this the kind of image you want to curate for the public? You make such a title for yourself online yet you don't even give a damn if it makes you look bad offline." Mr. Brown storms to his desk, taking a black folder and a pen.
"Alexa, I am afraid you have to choose between residing with us or quitting this job. It's a late notice of changes, but I will triple your pay to stay." His tone changed to a somewhat pleading one, handing me the folder and pen.
As I open the folder and see the contents, my eyes scan the contract that contains my benefits, responsibilities, and limitations.
"It says I can choose 4 weekends but not consecutively, what if I get sick and tired of Mr. Rude?" I snark, catching a glare from Nolan.
"Excuse me?" Nolan scoffs.
"I mean, you know, his attitude might tire my body... I was just wondering what would be done to help me recover?" I face Mr. Brown and give him a knowing look.
"Oh please, with that face you're already overdue from recovery," Kathy remarks.
"I can make a few arrangements when it happens, but you will be laying down in the mansion in the care of our family physician."
As Mr. Brown explained to them one by one the responsibilities with Nolan, Kathy had enough and walked out of the office.
"Nolan, tell your girlfriend to fix her attitude or I will have a word with her father." Mr. Brown says as he dismissed us took And took the signed folder from me.
'I don't have much of an option to make, so I'll have to explain this to Cody'
Nolan had already hurried off to his girlfriend who was glaring at everyone who walked by, though a girl her age stayed beside her and spoke to her quietly as they exchanged looks at me.
"Alexa, you go ahead and pack your things. I'll have a separate driver come to pick you up here and chaperone you to your house to pick up your things." Mr. Brown states his voice in a commanding manner.
I nod my head slightly and bid farewell to him as I walk out of his office. Nolan and Kathy had already gone ahead to the elevator.
'Oh my god, can these two get a room?'
My eyes scan both of them as Nolan holds Kathy close to him and gives her cheeks multiple kisses. She is trying to maintain a cold exterior but couldn't help but giggle at every kiss Nolan gave.
I blush as I see Nolan look at me as the elevator closes. Rolling my eyes, I got into another elevator and made my way to the waiting area for the separate car.
'Nolan seems so romantic and caring, yet he's being an ass whenever his Dad attempts to be closer to him...'
During the car ride, I couldn't help but imagine myself being held by Nolan as he did with Kathy. His grip on her meant so much endearment and it looked like he didn't want to keep her in a bad mood.
I shook my head to push the thoughts aside as I noticed we had already arrived.
"Just park here, sir, my place doesn't have any large parking space" The driver nods and parks by the side of the road near the pedestrian lane.
I quickly got out and walked towards the alleyway to our apartment complex. It's an abandoned building but Cody had already worked out the permit to operate it on his own, though the only tenants are his gang and us.
I wave hello to Adam and his comrade, David, and spot his girlfriend, Jade, kissing him goodbye.
"Hey, I'll catch up with you!" Jade hurriedly says as she races out of the alleyway before I could reply to her.
As I arrive at the front of our home, I knock on the door and hear Cody's footsteps.
"David, I know Adam's pissing you off but- Babe!" Cody exclaims, hugging me tightly.
"Why are you home so early?"
"Babe, I have to tell you something..." His look shifted to worry as I started to tell him what had happened.
"You don't have to worry about this, babe," Cody chimes, pouring coffee for both of us.
"Why? I am seriously going to get in big trouble if they catch me red-handed!" I groan as I take a sip of coffee.
"But you wouldn't be caught..." I shot him a look of annoyance before he sighs out.
"Alexa, babe... You can do this, trust me!"
"I can't-"
"You can and you know why?" Cody holds my hand by the table and looks at me.
"Why?"
"Because this will be your way of revenge for putting up with that son of a bitch"
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CHAPTER 154Tears, pain and aches flew by her as they dwelt in her. Seeing the numerous messages from her colleagues, now ex co workers questioning her about her choice of resignation broke her and she couldn’t help but clench her fists. How was she supposed to explain to them? What was she even going to tell them?“Tell me Alexa, what made you change your mind?”“Did you fight with someone?”“Did someone try to force their self on you!”All these messages kept flooding her phone and she couldn’t take it anymore, she just couldn’t. She switched off her phone as she threw it to the side, she could not answer their questions, not now at least.Tears streamed down her cheeks, one day would come, perhaps she would be able to answer their questions then.She placed her hand in her bag as she took out her wallet, opening it as she checked it thoroughly, she needed to be sure she had enough money. Even if she didn’t want to take care of herself, she had to think about her baby.She heaved a
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CHAPTER 153She said few words before sighing and then taking her bags out. She stepped out of the gates and on turning for the last time, she saw Nolan midway at the mansion’s door. She gasped as she tried to call out to him but then, he didn’t even act like he knew her.She narrowed her gaze to his hands and she could see them tightly clenched. She took a deep sigh as she watched him step back before turning away and then walking back into the house. This time, the tears could no longer be held back in her eyes and she turned away before walking out of the gate, finally.She dragged her suitcase on the road as she couldn’t think of anything else but what had just happened. She held on to her stomach, at this moment, there was only one thing on her mind, her unborn child. She swallowed hard as the thought of how she would take care of her baby, alone bothered her.She sat on the bench she had found in the sidewalk, she was tired, she had being walking for so long and she rested her
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CHAPTER 152Tears streamed down her cheeks as she knelt before him, “please Nolan, I swear I meant for none of this to happen” she told him as tears streamed down her cheeks even more.She could no longer bear it, he was upset with her, very upset and she knew she deserved it.He turned away from her, he was broken, he didn’t want to listen to whatever it was she had to say. He clenched his fists as he started to walk away from her but then she rushed to him as she held on to his coat, “just listen to me Nolan, please.” She told him. He shook his head as he sighed, “I don’t want to listen to whatever you have to say, Alexa. Leave me alone, please” he told her but she wouldn’t listen. She was already choking from the tears and her head ached her badly but she ignored it, every single pain she felt.“I swear I wanted to call it off but then…” before she could complete her statement, he put his hands to her lips and she stopped talking. She smiled slightly as she stared into his eyes, h
