Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Nanny Affair: Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50

The kiss lasted longer than anyone expected , and the cheers grew louder with each passing second. Elena’s eyes sank as she watched. Her mind knew men aren’t shit but her heart betrayed her…it clenched until a lump rose in her throat and she swallowed hard. Victoria smiled into the kiss and that smile was what finally broke it. Their foreheads rested together, both still smiling as the noise around them slowly faded into softer claps. Elena clapped louder than anyone else. Heads turned toward her with brief smiles and she realized only too late when Marco nudged her shoulder playfully, pulling her back to herself. She lowered her hands, forcing a small smile at him. But when her gaze drifted back to the center, Damien’s eyes were already on her. For a moment, they held until, like it meant nothing, he turned away. “I guess Victoria’s dare was a success!” someone shouted and laughter and murmurs followed in agreement…. Victoria smiled proudly, wrapping her hand around Damien’s. He

The return from Italy was nothing short of suffocating silence. The tension on the flight was even heavier than it had been when they were leaving.Elena sat exactly as she had before, hands folded tightly in her lap with her gaze fixed on the seat in front of her. She didn’t dare shift or dare meet Damien’s eyes or anyone's, not after what had happened that morning.Not a word passed between them through the long hours in the air. Even when they landed and were escorted through the airport, the silence lingered. The car ride back to the house was no different.They reached Los Angeles a little after two in the morning. The city was quiet, wrapped in darkness. No one said anything as they entered the house.One by one, they disappeared into their room with Victoria guiding Nathaniel into his room…Elena slipped quietly into her room that night and slipped out just as quietly in the morning. She moved through the house softly, tidying a few things here and there.She decided to rush b

The next morning, Elena was still heavy with everything that had happened the night before. She busied herself with chores, moving about the kitchen, laying out dishes, arranging breakfast….anything to keep her hands from trembling. She had spoken briefly with Mr Hughston yesterday; he had assured her that Victoria was stable now. Still, the weight in her chest refused to lift. And when Mom May had called the house early that morning asking about Victoria, Elena’s fear only grew….afraid that somehow, all of this would lead back to her.“Good morning, Miss Elena,” Nathaniel’s voice suddenly broke her thoughts.Elena turned quickly, forcing a small smile. “Good morning, Nathaniel.”The boy looked around the quiet house, confusion clouding his face. “Where is my mother?” he asked as he walked toward the table where Elena was setting plates.Her hand faltered, nearly dropping a spoon. She went still with her words lodged in her throat.“Miss Elena,” Nathaniel pressed again. “Where is my

The last couple of days in the Hughston house had been hard…too hard. Even as I write, it feels like emotions are spilling all over the walls and onto my keyboard. Elena could catch Victoria at the same spot again and again, lost in her thoughts. She looked helpless and……drained.Like a woman who had wandered a desert for months, her tears had already taken all the water out of her, leaving only dry lines and hollow cheeks. Now it was as if her pain was feeding on her very blood. She looked so thin, so fragile, almost unrecognizable.Elena couldn’t help herself either. She felt like a barrier…like the Red Sea standing tall, blocking all the happiness this family could have had. Even with Damien away in another country for work, her guilt didn’t leave her.It didn’t feel right, not as a woman, not as someone who always believed in lifting other women up. This… this broke every angle of the girl code. She wasn’t just crossing a line; she was stomping all over it.She couldn’t help herse

Elena leaned back in the chair, staring at the nice mountain view from their villa. The cup of tea in front of her had long gone cold but she hadn’t touched it.“I’m so glad we took this trip,” Sienna’s voice broke the silence as she came out to the balcony. She wore a big top with no pants and dropped herself into one of the chairs.Elena nodded, glanced at her for a brief second, then turned her eyes back to the view.“Let’s make the most of it,” she said softly.Sienna chuckled. “You know what… sometimes I feel like we don’t live enough. Always working, always stressing… I mean, look at this view, Ellie. This is how life should be.”Elena smiled faintly but didn’t answer.For a while they just sat there as the breeze brushed past them.Then Sienna suddenly let out a small “ugh!” and sat forward. “Crap, I totally forgot…I have a flight tonight. My crew’s already checking in.” She ran her hands through her hair and leaned back again like she wished she could sink into the chair forev