CHAPTER FOUR

CAMILLA

 I had just gotten off work. I walked to my house slowly. I was still in shock over what happened this morning, but I was trying my best to forget it.

 How could I have saved the daughter of the crown prince if I did not even know that it was her?

 And why did I refuse to take anything from the crown prince when he asked me if I wanted anything?

 I knew that he would have given me a large sum of money as payment for saving his daughter if I had asked for it. But my pride got in the way, and I did not ask for anything. 

After he had gone, I started to regret that decision. I could really use a large sum of money.

 My family was struggling, and the amount I earned from my job each month was not enough for us to survive.

 I desperately needed another source of income, and I had been trying to get a second job but hadn't found anything yet.

 Why did I turn away such a good opportunity to make a lot of money? It is true that I did save the girl because I wanted to save her and I felt a connection to her, but I won't ever see her again anyway.

 Why didn't I just take the money?

 I was dumbstruck when I arrived at my house and saw the crown prince waiting for me just outside my house.

 My heart pounded fast against my chest as I wondered what he could have been here for. I wondered if there was something wrong with Isabella. Did she get sick because I gave her something that she wasn't supposed to eat? Am I going to get in trouble for that? 

I rubbed my palms together as I approached him. 

"What...what can I do for you, Your Highness?" I asked Adrian.

 Adrian turned to face me. 

"Where have you been? I have been waiting for you for over an hour!" He said to me.

 I blinked my eyes in shock. Am I supposed to tell him where I went? 

Yet, there was an edge in his voice that made me want to obey him.

 "I.....I was at work," I said weakly.

 Maybe because he was the crown prince, he placed a lot of pressure on me. "Let's go inside to talk," 

Adrian said. I could not say no, even if I wanted to, so I let him into my house.

 "What do you want?" I asked him as he sat down. 

Adrian looked at my face calmly. "I want you to be my daughter's nanny!" He said. 

"What?!" I screamed out. I had thought of a lot of scenarios in my head, but I had never expected something like this.

 He wants me to be his daughter's nanny! Why?! 

"For some reason that I can't understand, my daughter seems to have been charmed by you. She wants you to be her nanny. So I am here to offer you a deal. You can quit your job and come live in the palace as her nanny," he said to me.

 I looked at Adrian carefully as I considered what he had told me. 

I really liked Isabella. And I would really love to work as Isabella's nanny. It would mean that I would get to see Isabella every day. It sounded like a win-win opportunity to me. But I could not help but feel as if something was wrong.

 I had a feeling that she was walking into a dangerous situation if I agreed to go to work as the nanny of this man. 

"Why...why should I work for you?" I asked him. I was really scared. His presence was putting a lot of pressure on me, but I tried my best not to show it. 

"You seem to be getting it wrong here. You won't be working for me. You'll be working for my daughter. Is that okay with you?" He asked me. "

Yeah, I just want to know why it has to me. You can always get a more qualified nanny for the princess. I have never been a nanny before. I don't know the first thing about working as a nanny. You can get someone who is more qualified. Why does it have to be me?" I asked him. 

"Like I told you, my daughter wants you. I don't care if you are qualified or not. The important thing is that you seem to have done a good job with her last night. She really likes you," Adrian said to me. 

I was still sceptical about this. I didn't think it was a good idea. 

"Yesterday, we just clicked. She was in the rain, and I helped her  so...

""So click with her again. She wants you, and whatever my daughter wants, she gets!" Adrian said. 

I frowned. I didn't know if it was a good idea to raise Isabella with the idea that she could get whatever she wanted, but she wasn't my daughter. So I can't give any advice.

 "I don't think..." 

"I am going to pay you $50,000 a month if you are her nanny. Plus, there are other benefits that you'll get if you manage to do a good job! " He said to me.

My mouth fell wide open when I heard this. $50,000 was more than enough for me and my family! And he was going to pay me this every month! Of course, I wanted it! 

"So? Tell me. Have you made up your mind?" He asked me.

 I looked up at him. "You don't really think I'm going to reject such an offer, Your Highness?". I asked him.

 He smiled at me. "Of course. I know that you won't reject me. Pack up your things; you are to start today. You will be leaving the palace from now on," he said to me.

 "But don't you think that it's a bit too early? I need some time to  prepare. "I don't see what you need to prepare for. You are to start today. Also, you had better not have any ulterior motives towards my daughter. You are only to be her nanny. Is that clear?" He asked me. 

I looked at him in the eye. "Yes. It's clear!" I said to him: