All Chapters of The Boss, His Baby, and Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

"Aurora, wake up!" my mom shouted from the doorway of my room."It's only five in the morning, it's not my day to go out," I replied, startled, glancing at my phone's clock."You're not going out today. Alice has a fever, and you're staying with her. Xander can't handle her being sick on his own.""But I made plans to meet Isla today.""You'll see her next week. Alice is more important," she said, not even listening to me. "Mom, it's just that—""Listen closely," she was already walking toward me, grabbing me by the neck. "You're going to take care of your sister, and you're not leaving her room for anything, got it?""I got it," I whispered, short of breath because her hands were squeezing my neck tightly."I don't want you and Xander talking about anything that isn't Alice. No jokes, girl!""Seems like you love him more than you love me.""This isn't the time for drama or arguments. Go to her room and lie down next to her bed.""You want me to sleep on the floor?" I knew my

At that moment, my heart froze, skipping a beat. I was about to witness a suicide if I didn't act. Instinct took over—I had to stop that man from doing something tragic."Sir!" I shouted so he could hear me. "Please, don't do it!"Just then, I saw him turn his head toward me.Everything was dark, and the rain was still falling, though lightly now. Even so, I could only make out the silhouette of his body every now and then, since he had a hood on. "Who are you?" His voice was so loud and sharp it made me shiver. "I'm no one, but I know that no matter what you're going through, this isn't the answer!" "And how can you be so sure?" he yelled, furious. "I'm not!" I yelled back. I honestly had no idea what to say. "But I do know that even you realize this won't fix anything.""Dammit! Where the hell did you come from?"He suddenly stepped down from the edge and started walking toward me. I was so terrified in that moment, it felt like I was the one about to jump off the bridge

At six in the morning, I got up and got dressed. I was organizing some drawers when someone knocked on the bedroom door. I opened it right away. It was the man who had unloaded the car yesterday when I arrived from the capital with the baby and Oliver."Good morning, Miss Aurora. My name's Joel. I'm Mr. Oliver's driver, and I'm here to let you know the car's ready whenever you want to head to the capital. I'll be taking you to the hospital for the baby's checkups.""Ah, Mr. Oliver's not coming?" I asked, curious."No, he left very early today.""Alright, I'll get the baby ready and be down in a moment."I closed the door and went to bathe the baby, who looked super comfy in the tub."You look so cozy now, little one… If you were mine, I'd call you Noah."After getting the tiny little guy ready, I packed his bag, went downstairs, had some coffee while he relaxed in his stroller, then picked him up and headed to the car. I placed him in the car seat.Joel came over and said, "The

The next morning, I woke up feeling like I'd been run over—like I'd slept on rocks. Noah had woken up more than three times during the night, and the last time, he refused to go back to sleep. Since there wasn't much to do and he was finally sleeping again, I decided to call my friend Isla, who was probably dying of worry about me.I'd bought a new SIM card for my phone the day before. Even though I knew my mom wouldn't call, I was still afraid that scumbag Xander might try to find me or start making threats. Xander was extremely strict and vain. That bowl of hot food must've left a pretty nasty scar on his face—and knowing him, he wouldn't let that slide.Plus, I bet he hadn't told my mom what really happened. He was definitely planning to get back at me somehow. Since he worked for the government, he had access to all kinds of info and knew important people. It'd be easy for him to find me if I stayed in the city. Honestly, even here, I wasn't completely safe."Hello? Who's this?"

In the room, I started thinking about the situation I'd gotten myself into. I was alone in the world, living in a complete stranger's house, far from the city, taking care of a baby whose mother had no idea who I even was. I wouldn't be getting paid anymore, and my boss thought I was a liar. There was no reason for me to stay—none. I started packing the few things I had when Noah began to cry. I picked him up and saw he had a fever. I grabbed some medicine from the kit I'd prepared, gave it to him, and then gave him a bath, hoping the fever would go down.I hadn't had breakfast, let alone lunch. I decided I wouldn't eat anything in that house, just so Oliver wouldn't think I was there only for the food and shelter. Sure, staying there—even without getting paid—was safer than wandering out into the world with no direction and no clue what would happen to me. But I was already getting attached to that little one, and leaving him would break my heart.Still, by five in the afternoon, hu