All Chapters of The Boss, His Baby, and Me: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

"And what's this about you deducting her salary?" "I see you two have been talking a lot," I said sarcastically. "I took her to dinner after the trial, since you didn't follow through with your promise." "I'm just teasing her. Her innocent way of believing everything keeps me going with it. Besides, she doesn't even need the money." "And how do you know that? Can you read minds now?" "What are you talking about?" "Man, a woman doesn't live on bread and water alone. She's got personal needs, she wants to pay for the college she's planning to attend, and then there's all the stuff we don't know about. Plus, Aurora wants to take her sister away from their mom—and that's going to cost money." "I didn't know about that last part." "Well, now you do. So stop messing with the poor girl, and stop parading her around dressed like that. Just because she doesn't say anything doesn't mean she doesn't feel. Aurora isn't a puppet—she's a human being, with a lot of feelings." "Alrig

I woke up with a slight headache. Noah had stayed awake all night—probably due to the change in routine from last night. My little prince was finally asleep. It was just past ten in the morning. I placed him in the crib and headed to the kitchen, starving and craving tea to stay alert during the day. The house was completely silent; there was no sign of anyone. Oliver was likely still asleep after last night's festivities—and where was that woman? I shook off the thought—I didn't care what my boss did or didn't do. I filled the kettle for tea and, while waiting, leaned on the sink and checked my phone. I opened the fair's page and saw photos from last night's event. There was Oliver, standing alongside three men and the arrogant girl. "Looks like Oliver really lets his staff run free, huh?" I murmured to myself. I snapped back to the present when I heard her voice. Jade Parker stood behind me, still wearing last night's makeup and a revealing robe that I found... inappropriate.

"Oh my God! Denise, isn't it too dark?" "Of course not! That lipstick looks perfect on you, go look in the mirror and see how gorgeous you are." We were in the annex where Denise and Samuel lived. Noah was on the bed playing, and Denise was doing my makeup since I didn't even have a lip balm to put on. Samuel had said he'd drive me to Willowbrook Villa. I had turned down the offer, but Denise insisted. I was already dressed and wearing those enormous heels. I looked at myself in the mirror and actually liked what I saw. I had never in my life gotten dolled up and felt so pretty like I did at that moment. "Don't you think it shows too much of my stomach?" "Of course not! Look at that gorgeous waist—anyone would be jealous. You look stunning!" A few moments later, we heard a knock at the door, and Samuel came in, looking me up and down. "Good lord!" I wanted to disappear—I was so embarrassed. He wouldn't stop staring. "Aurora, with all due respect, you look beautiful."

I hate when people force things. That Jade Parker was getting on my nerves—I was trying to be as polite as possible, out of respect for her father, of course, but the woman was shameless to the extreme. Even after I explained that I'd given my staff time off and there wouldn't be any employees at the house, she insisted on staying. The day her father visited, I gave them a full tour of the estate. But after he left, she stayed behind on her own. Since the fair was going really well, I didn't have much time to be home, so I asked Denise to at least handle lunch so the sponsor's daughter wouldn't be completely unattended. I was taking some dirty laundry to the laundry room when I ran into Denise. "What's this?" she asked, looking at the shirt Jade had stained. "Oh, sir, I came to wash a few things while lunch is cooking." I took the shirt from her hands. "No need. Just focus on lunch, and then you can rest." "Alright." As Denise was leaving, I called her back, "Denise,

Oliver heard what Denise had said, and his expression instantly changed. He straightened his shirt and looked at me. I thought he was going to say something, but instead, he just walked out of the room. I pulled on a blouse and glanced over at Denise, who still looked stunned. "How did she get in, Denise?" "Oh, Aurora, it felt like a nightmare. I got up to warm up Noah's milk and heard the doorbell. When I opened the door, my heart stopped. She was standing there, totally disheveled and still in the same dirty clothes from before." "What do you mean?" "I don't know. Liana looked like she'd been crying. She just asked to speak to Oliver. I didn't let her in, but she pushed past me and said she wouldn't leave unless Mr. Oliver asked her to. So she went into the living room. She started heading toward the bedrooms, but Samuel stopped her. He told me to go find Oliver. I looked everywhere—his room, the office, the whole house—but couldn't find him. This was the only place left."