“What?”President Ethan turned his gaze to Valerie. She turned her face away. Audrey covered her mouth with her palms on realizing what she had done.Little Audrey cleared her throat noisily, and laughed. “Uhm… daddy, that doesn't matter. I can go to the swimming class next week.”With a dissatisfied look, Ethan glared at Valerie. “I thought we had an agreement that you'll become a live-in nanny?”“Except on weekends, sir” Valerie replied, and he clenched his fist. He immediately regretted that he exempted the weekends.“You…” He paused. Taking a deep breath, he gulped hard. Was he being too clingy? He shouldn't make her realize he doesn't want her to go on a date with the stranger, right?“Whoever you want to go on a date with is none of my business, what's important to me is that I don't want any harm to be done to my daughter. Do you understand me?” He sternly asked.Valerie nodded her head. “Yes sir. You have nothing to worry about, I can't even bring myself to let any harm come t

Valerie stirred the milk absentmindedly. She still couldn't bring herself to believe what just transpired between her and the President. In her entire existence, if anyone had told her that Ethan would do what he did, she would have disbelieved the person. She thought out loud.“That is really the height of it! What the hell does he take me for? I'm supposed to be out there having fun, oh, but hell no! Here I am even on my day off.”She was still talking to herself when she felt someone's presence, and shut her mouth. “You can't help but talk to yourself now, can't you?” Without sparing a glance, she knew who it was instantly. No one else but Anastasia. “I'm not in the mood for dilly-dallying, Anastasia. If I were you, I'd stay away from me.”Glaring hard at her, Anastasia laughed coldly. “What makes you think I'm afraid of you? Who do you think you are, Valerie? You just came into the mansion a few weeks ago, and you expect everyone to be afraid of you. Oh, you're a lousy joker, Va

“How dare you?”Without being told, Claudia knew instantly that the handsome man standing in front of her was the same man who came with Valerie to her daughter's wedding party. He was fearful and, at the same time, very handsome.Bursting into fake tears, she fell on the hard ground, sobbing falsely. “Oh God! Why have you decided to punish me with such a daughter? Where did I go wrong in disciplining her? I've always tried my best to be the best mother, and now this?”Reluctantly, Valerie got up from Ethan's arm. She stood at the other end, staring at Claudia, shedding false tears. Likewise, she stared at her, confused. Was she doing all this to get the sympathy of everyone? She was obviously making Valerie look bad in everyone's eyes. “Claudia, what are you talking about? Why did you suddenly show up at my working place after so long?”Glaring hard at her, Claudia continued weeping. “You ran off with my hard-earned money, and you kept sleeping around with men. Oh, you really thought

“Ouch!”Claudia groaned in excruciating pain as her husband applied some ointment on her swollen wound.“You shouldn't have gone to Davison's villa. This is what you get for trying to cause a nuisance” Mr. Edmond mumbled.Claudia winced in pain. “I just wanted to know where our daughter is working. I didn't know the Davison's would be so callous.”“Are you trying to tell me that the only reason why you went to Valerie's working place was to know where exactly she works?” Mr. Watson, who was still in disbelief, raised his brows at her.Without hesitation, Claudia nodded her head in agreement. “What other reason do you think would make me go there? Oh, Edmond. You're really not concerned about me, are you?”“This should teach you a lesson. The earlier you stay away from the Davison's, the better for you. I'll get our family doctor to come over and give you treatments” Mr. Watson replied, and she nodded her head in agreement as he walked out of the room.Groaning helplessly, she struggle

Audrey couldn't stop singing and jumping in excitement. She was already prepared for the carnival, and couldn't help but wait impatiently for Valerie to come out of the servant's quarters.Meanwhile, Anastasia, who was closely watching Valerie, saw her walk into the bathroom. She quickly sighted her phone on the bed, where she had dropped the phone beside her purse.Without hesitation, Anastasia tiptoed to her room, and grabbed the phone. She quickly hid it under her apron, and Valerie swung the bathroom door open. “What are you doing here, Anastasia?” She asked with eyebrows narrowed. Startled, Anastasia gulped hard, nervously. She was visibly shaking, but managed to speak up. “I… I came here to borrow a book from Clara.” She stuttered.“Isn't it obvious that Clara is not here? Why are you looking for her here when you know where to find her?” Valerie queried.With a snort, Anastasia mumbled. “How would I know that she's not here? Besides, I know where she keeps the book. You're ju