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Author: Oluwayemisi
last update publish date: 2026-05-15 21:20:17

Loise

Having a grandmother is very different from having a mommy or a daddy.

Mommy and Daddy are loud and warm and always there. A grandmother is quieter. Like a secret you’re not sure you’re allowed to keep yet.

At first, I was careful.

I stood at the door of the east wing room every morning for three whole days, peeking in with one eye. Grandma Eliana looked so

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  • Babysitting The CEO's Daughter    TN/FA 73

    The Days That CountSix weeks had passed since Eliana moved in, and our house — once cold and echoing — had become something entirely different.It was loud now. Beautifully, chaotically loud.Loise’s laughter rang through the halls every morning as she dragged Eliana’s wheelchair to the garden for “butterfly patrol.” Fletcher no longer disappeared into his study the moment he got home. He lingered. He laughed. He let himself be needed. The man who used to command silence now sat on the floor helping Loise build Lego castles while Eliana watched with a knowing smile.I stood at the kitchen window one golden afternoon, watching them. Fletcher had rolled up his sleeves, his injured shoulder finally free of the sling. Loise was explaining something very seriously about why the princess tower needed to be taller. Eliana sat under the

  • Babysitting The CEO's Daughter    TN/FA 72

    LoiseHaving a grandmother is very different from having a mommy or a daddy.Mommy and Daddy are loud and warm and always there. A grandmother is quieter. Like a secret you’re not sure you’re allowed to keep yet.At first, I was careful.I stood at the door of the east wing room every morning for three whole days, peeking in with one eye. Grandma Eliana looked soft and tired in the big reading chair, sunlight making her hair look like silver threads. She smiled when she saw me, but I didn’t go in right away. I needed to watch. To make sure she was real.On the fourth day, I brought my best drawing.It was a picture of all of us — me, Mommy, Daddy, and Grandma — standing in the garden with butterflies everywhere. I had drawn Grandma with strong colors so she wouldn’t look sick. I held it

  • Babysitting The CEO's Daughter    TN/FA 71

    Three MonthsThe words hung in the sterile hospital air like a death sentence wrapped in clinical politeness.“Three months,” the doctor had said gently. “Maybe a little more if the treatment responds well. But we need to be realistic.”I stood frozen beside Eliana’s bed, my mother’s frail hand in mine. Three months. After everything we had already survived — the fire, the years apart, the surgery, the lies — we were being given three months.“No,” I said immediately, my voice sharper than I intended. “She’s coming home with us. Today.”Eliana let out a tired laugh that turned into a cough. “Nicole, sweetheart, stop. I’m not burdening that man’s house with a dying woman.”“You’re not dying,” I snapped, ev

  • Babysitting The CEO's Daughter    TN/FA 76 - 75 V2

    Sandra's EndingI sat in the living room with my phone in my hands, staring at the article for a long time before I could bring myself to read it properly.Fletcher had forwarded it to me earlier with just two words: It’s done. No explanation needed. The headline said everything — Disgraced Doctor Loses All Licenses Amid Poisoning Scandal.They had taken everything from her. Every medical license stripped. Her connections on the board exposed one by one — the bribes, the quiet favors, the years of playing both sides. The reports were brutal and detailed. I scrolled slowly, taking it all in. Part of me had waited for this moment for so long, but now that it was here, I felt strangely hollow.There was one last interview.Sandra had spoken from some hidden location. Her face was blurred and her voice distorted, but I would have recognized her anywhere. She tried to spin the story, calling herself a victim caught between powerful families. She even dared to say she had only been trying t

  • Babysitting The CEO's Daughter    TN/FA 71

    The house was finally quiet.Most of the lights were off, and only the soft glow of Loise’s nightlight spilled into the hallway — a gentle pink star that rotated slowly across the ceiling. I stood outside her door for a long moment, heart beating heavily against my ribs. Fletcher had gone to his study to make some calls, giving me this moment alone with her. He knew I needed it.I pushed the door open gently.Loise was sitting up in bed, surrounded by her favorite stuffed animals, wearing the soft purple pajamas we’d picked out together weeks ago. She looked small and impossibly wise at the same time, her dark eyes watching me as I stepped inside.“Can’t sleep?” I asked softly, closing the door behind me.She shook her head. “I was waiting for you.”My throat tightened. I crossed the room and climbed onto her bed, sitting beside her and pulling the blanket over both our laps. She immediately scooted closer until her head rested against my arm. For a while, we just sat like that, breat

  • Babysitting The CEO's Daughter    TN/FA 70

    LoiseThe hospital smelled like medicine and flowers. I didn’t like it. I had been here too many times, and every time it made my tummy feel funny. But today was different. Today I was going home.Daddy held my hand as we walked out of the room. His other arm was still wrapped up in a big white bandage, but he said it didn’t hurt anymore. I didn’t believe him. Daddies always say things don’t hurt when they do.My heart was beating fast. Not because of the hospital. Because of her.Nicole.I saw her before she saw us.She was standing in the middle of the big lobby, wearing a soft white sweater and jeans. Her hair was down, and she kept twisting her fingers together like she was nervous. When her eyes found me, something in my chest went tight. I stopped walking.Daddy looked down at me. “Loise?”I didn’t answer. I just looked at Nicole across the shiny hospital floor. I was six years old, but I felt older right then. Like Daddy when he’s in his office and someone is trying to trick hi

  • Babysitting The CEO's Daughter    58- flash back

    nicoleThe elevator ride to Fletcher's office felt longer than usual. Nicole checked her reflection in the polished steel doors, adjusting her blazer and smoothing down hair that didn't need smoothing. Three days. She'd been gone for three days, and now she had to walk back into that office and pre

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  • Babysitting The CEO's Daughter    57

    Xavier's POV It's difficult to explain this feeling that's deeper than nostalgia. How much she reminds me of Loise, how often the memories of the both of them overlaps. It's so consistent to the extent that uts vexing. Hpw did I not notice this when for 6 years and now that she's been missing fo

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  • Babysitting The CEO's Daughter    59 - The money grubber.

    The Money GrubberFletcher's POVFletcher watched from his office window as Nicole crossed the lobby below, an envelope clutched in her hand. The same kind of envelope Margaret used for petty cash disbursements and overtime payments. The same kind of envelope he'd seen Nicole accept at least three

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  • Babysitting The CEO's Daughter    60- The necklace

    The NecklaceFletcher's POVThe morning after their argument, Fletcher arrived at the office before dawn. He'd barely slept, his mind replaying Nicole's words about her mother, about desperation, about choices that weren't choices at all. The photograph from his desk drawer had kept him company thr

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-03-26
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