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27. Dinner Party > “Fuck,” Jessica says and an incident flashes in front of my eyes. Almost 6-8 months ago, I was babysitting a 2-year-old. Cute boy. Very active. Her mother was a little bitch sometimes. But the pay was good, so I put up with her. One fine evening, he started saying some obscene words. Especially ‘Fuck’. He would say it again and again and again. I was mortified. Kids this age are super attentive. I thought maybe I had a slip of tongue in front of him. After a huge tantrum and a few insults from her mother, I was fired. A few months later. I met her somewhere. Laughing, she told me, “Remember that F word he threw around?” That was a sore nerve, but I kept my smile. “My boy was saying ‘Frog’.” ‘Five green and speckled frogs Sitting on a speckled log Eating the most delicious bugs…’ I hate that nursery rhyme now. ….. His jaw ticks, and he shakes his head in disapproval. And I want to shrink in my spot. “Three weeks. It took me three weeks to
Ruining My Enemy's Daughter 28. West's place
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Ruining My Enemy's Daughter 29. Problem?
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Ruining My Enemy's Daughter 30. Apology
Apology>Dimitri walks away, and a praise is on the tip of my tongue.But thank goodness I don’t say anything. Because Mikolaj is giving me the same look he gave at Neon Oasis VIP restroom that night.Now what? Can’t I even talk to people?“What the hell is your problem?” I ask.“Why would I have a problem?” he says, his voice laced with irritation. He presses his phone to his ear, then walks into the house.I scoff. Judgemental jerk. He has no right to judge or dictate me. I am not his servant.And I am sure he used the phone to avoid the confrontation. I feel victorious. I shouldn’t let this slide.I look back at Jessica. She is picking up tiny flower pots and arranging them as she likes.“Hey! Jessica! Wanna play hide and seek?”“YES!” she says.“Go Hide! Go Go!”She giggles and runs inside the house. “That was easy,” I mutter.I cannot talk to Mikolaj while playing with her, so I play a trick. I pretend to search for barely a minute, then I catch her.“GOT YOU! No
Ruining My Enemy's Daughter 31. Open house
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Ruining My Enemy's Daughter 32. Abomination
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Ruining My Enemy's Daughter 33. Kiss
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Ruining My Enemy's Daughter 34. Pierogies, Games, and Jealousy.
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