“Come back here, Olivia”, Christian roared behind her, while Olivia kept walking forward. This angered him so much, he rushed to her and pulled her back. “You’re hurting me, Christian!”, Olivia grimaced as she struggled to pull herself back from him. “I’m your wife, not your housemaid, Mr. Mason”. Framed and discarded by her former employers, Olivia is trying to start set up a new beginning. She soon finds herself in a fort of power and ambition after she gets hired to be the live-in nanny and personal maid of four-year-old Eunice Mason. Her path crosses with that of Christian Mason, Eunice’s mysterious guardian, a man heavily guarded in the heart. As they forge a strangely strong, and almost impossible alliance to protect Eunice, they uncover a hidden world of corporate greed and family secrets. Amidst the commotion, a forbidden attraction ignites between them, a spark that could consume them both. Can love conquer the darkness that threatens to destroy their fragile world?
View MoreChapter 13Christian sat at the head of the long, polished boardroom table, reading the report he’d received earlier. However, he could not focus on it. His mind kept replaying the conversation he had with Olivia the previous night. He was not giving up on convincing her, but how to go about it was also very confusing.“Mr. Mason”, one of the older board members, Mr. Stuart called, pulling his attention to the meeting.“The reports are fine so far. If we continue this way, we would be leading the country in no time”, Christian replied, thinking they wanted his feedback on their report.Mr Stuart cleared his throat. “We have something else to discuss with you, sir." As soon as he heard that, Christian looked up to see Mr. Stuart staring at him intently, and the other board members murmuring to one another.“What is the matter? Is it about the company?” Christian asked as he shifted in his seat.Mr. Stuart shook his head. "Well...It is not exactly about the company, but it is related to
CHAPTER 12About a week after the visit of the social worker, Christian seemed to be in a dilemma, and he needed help with it. He was seated in the dining room when Olivia came around and saw him.Olivia saw him deep in thought, so she went and sat in front of him.“Mr. Mason, I’ve been noticing that you have been stressed since the visit of the social worker last week. Did she say something that caused you to be like this? Will they take Eunice out of your care?" Olivia asked him firmly.Christian sighed. “They are not going to remove Eunice from my care. Don’t worry. But they said they had a recommendation for me to help Eunice grow up like every normal child.Olivia was surprised and curious. “Oh. What was the recommendation?“The board said I needed a marriage. They said that apart from me being a father figure, Eunice needed a mother figure, since a nanny is usually temporary”.Olivia sighed before asking, “Can I tell you what I think about this?" Christian looked at her and nodd
CHAPTER 11By night time, Olivia had put Eunice to bed. She had just finished reading the last sentence of the bedtime story. She looked over at the girl and tucked her in properly before leaving the room.On her way out, she met Josh in the corridor. "Hey Olivia!" Josh started by greeting her first.“Hi Josh”, she replied, partly surprised to find him there. “Has Christian gone to bed?" she asked cautiously.Josh sighed before replying, “He has, but I’m not sure if he’s asleep." Knowing the kind of person he is, he will try to pull all possibilities out of this new problem. I just hope he takes it easy. At least for Eunice’s sake.Olivia nodded. “I hope he takes it easy too, but I kind of understand him though. He’s trying his best to make it a safe environment for Eunice to live in."Josh also nodded. “Just try your best to take care of Eunice. I really appreciate what you have been doing for us."Olivia smiled. “It is all part of why I am employed. Isn’t it? Aside from that, Eunice
CHAPTER 10Olivia’s scream echoed through the living room, followed by Josh’s rushed footsteps. He hurried in, carrying a golf club with him. Eunice also followed from her toy room, her small footsteps patterning against the marble floor. As Josh approached, Olivia's face was pale, her eyes glued to the television.“What’s going on?" Josh asked in confusion. His brows furrowed as he did not see anything or anyone that could have caused her to raise an alarm."Look," Olivia whispered as she pointed at the television screen.The television displayed, during a breaking news segment, the image of a large skyscraper. The top of it was engulfed in thick fumes. The building looked familiar. Josh took a closer look and he realized that it was Mason Enterprises, Christian’s company headquarters. The scene was chaotic, with firefighters and emergency personnel swarming the building. The reporter’s voice was tense as he announced the details of the incident.“We are currently at the front of Mas
CHAPTER 9“Christian’s not as weird as you think he is. I know his accusations are funny and they upset you. The truth is someone else tried to pull this stunt once and Christian found out. "He's very protective of the people he loves and that includes me." Olivia sat on her bed, remembering the explanation Josh gave about Christian’s confusing behavior.She soon started brooding over the fact that she would have to survive living with Christian without Josh around. Olivia quickly turned off the thoughts in her head, so she could focus on making the day brighter and happier for Eunice and herself.Olivia worked her way around the kitchen, preparing and serving the cookies she promised Eunice the day before. Eunice stood on a stool, eagerly watching Olivia as she flipped pancakes with the concentration of a professional chef. Josh entered, still in his pajamas, with his usual mischievous smile on his face.“Good morning, ladies”, he greets, leaning against the door frame. “What delicio
CHAPTER 8Olivia stood frozen in front of her door, dumbfounded at Christian’s sudden accusation. She watched as he walked away to his room in confusion.“What did I do again?" she asked herself before getting into the room.The next morning, everyone was at the dining table, eating their breakfast. The atmosphere was quiet and tense, so that even Josh noticed the tension between Christian and Olivia, but he was too busy to poke around.Christian soon broke the silence, “Miss Benjamin. You know that Eunice’s schedule changes from today, right? She is returning to kindergarten today. After that, she has an appointment with a pediatric psychologist at 1pm. Make sure you stay on top of everything.Olivia looked at him and answered, “Yes, sir. I’m clear about her schedule. She turned to Eunice with an enthusiastic smile and asked her. “You will be seeing your friends today. How do you feel?" The little girl just looked at her and smiled.“Alright, I’m out of here. There are a lot of thing
CHAPTER 7Unknown to Josh and Olivia, Christian saw them together. He looked at them and sighed before returning to his room.“Let’s go to the dining room to discuss this”, Josh said as he headed downstairs, Olivia following closely behind.“So, what’s the plan?" Olivia asked impatiently as they sat opposite each other."See..." Josh began. “Christian may seem like he’s unbearable to be around, but he is very cute and he adores his older brother very much. He used to love going to these relaxing events—like taking his brother on picnics, amusement parks, art museums and things he deemed to be fun”.He smiled before continuing, “So, I was thinking if we could get him to do that again, but with Eunice”.Olivia nodded in agreement with the idea. “That sounds like a plan. But Christian is not really friendly, I fear. How do we convince him?”Josh smiled, his face showing some mischief. “Have you forgotten that I’m here? Leave it to me. I’ll get him on board anyhow. Your own responsibility
CHAPTER 6Josh looked around before smiling at Christian who was already standing in front of him. “I was patting Matthew. Just wanted to see if I’d feel his presence, but it looks like he’s not around."Christian turned to look at his brother’s grave, before putting on a sad smile.“You know, I keep regretting rejecting his offer to go to Ireland with me. He said he wanted to help out”, Josh said as his teary eyes looked at Christian pitifully. “I told him to stay back and let me manage my company matters by myself for once”.At this point, Josh had already burst into tears. Christian also could not hold on, so he pulled him for a hug as they both shed tears together.The two men returned to the mansion around lunch time. Olivia was in the dining room, feeding some chicken nuggets to Eunice.“Do you like them?" Olivia asked Eunice, who was happily nibbling on her chicken nuggets. “Yes, Olivia."Christian and Josh entered the dining room to find Eunice and Olivia eating their nuggets.
The arrival of Josh seemed to have brought a burst of energy into the gloomy mansion, that even Eunice’s face lit up so much. Christian’s cold face also had a small smile as he hugged Josh.“Hey, Josh. What brings you here?" Christian asked, his tone neutral.“I came here to see my baby girl. I also heard she now had a live-in nanny. "Good job," Josh answered in a somewhat playful manner.“This is my live-in nanny, Olivia. Olivia, this is Josh, Matthew’s best friend”, Christian introduced them to each other. Olivia noticed Josh’s sad expression as soon as Matthew was mentioned.“Hi. Nice to meet you," Olivia greeted. Josh quickly recovered his expression as he smiled at Olivia. “Oh, you’re very pretty!”“Thank you”, Olivia's cheeks turned bright red after his sudden compliment.The way you look, I don't think you're nosy like he said you were. Olivia glanced at Christian who was looking away inadvertently when she heard Josh's words.Josh’s arrival removed their attention from the sec
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