CHAPTER 43

When it was mid afternoon, Bethel stopped working in her fashion workshop. She packaged the dresses she was done with for the dispatch riders to deliver before leaving to go pick Angel from school.

"Hi, It's time to go pick Angel" she told Xavier, the driver.

Xavier smiled before nodding at Bethel, he got carried away by her look at first.

"Hey are you here?" Bethel snapped.

"I get carried away each time I see a pretty lady" he retorts as he got the car ready.

Bethel heard him but chose to ignore. She was the first to step out as soon as they arrive in the little girl's school.

"Welcome, your baby girl is still in class. She will be out soon" the security at the gate told Bethel. Bethel only nodded, everyone sees her as Angel's Mom. Perhaps the girl has said that to them. That is why she didn't bother telling anyone in the school that she's only a nanny. If Angel is happy that way, it's best she let it be.

"Mummy!" Was what she heard next, she need no one to tell her it's Angel coming.

Bethel turned and Angel darted forward. She wasn't thinking but instinctively, she trusted her to catch her.

Bethel shit her hands forward to catch Angel. She did and she was fast. The security man chuckled at the sight before him.

She must love her mother so much. He had thought.

"Hi Baby. How was school today?"

"Great Mom. I got my sums correctly. My friends clapped for me"

"That's good to hear"

They were already in the car and Xavier was driving back home.

Once they got home, Bethel made Angel had her lunch immediately. She allowed her to take a nap before getting her dressed, Steph will be coming to pick her any moment from now.

She got Angel dressed in a beautiful pink gown and glittering white shoes, her hair was packed in pig tails with pink hair band.

"Mom, where are we going?" Angel kept on asking.

"Come on" Bethel would reply.

She led Angel out and Steph was already there waiting. A dangerous smirked played on her lip at the sight of Bethel.

Angel saw it. She might be a little girl but she knows a cruel look if she sees one. She hastily turned to Bethel. "Mom, who is that woman?" She asked, pointing at Steph.

"She's your... come on, we are going out together, the three of us" Bethel replied instead. She doesn't think telling Angel about Steph being her mother is important.

"Okay" Angel nodded once and Bethel led her close to the car. Steph's car.

"Where do you think you're going?" Steph said, smugly to Bethel.

"Coming with you, of course" she replied.

"Are you crazy? What do you mean you're coming with us?" Steph asked, irritated. Even more angry that Angel calls her "Mom" when it ought to be "Nanny". Does this means Harry is seeing her? "Gosh!" She sheath in anger.

"I'm her nanny and I was ordered to do so by my employer" Bethel replied.

"Not in my car!" Steph yelled.

"That's fine, I will go in another car" Bethel replied calmly and if looks could kill, she would have been dead by Steph's look. She just choose to care less. She left Steph car and walked towards the other car.

"And is that how you will be dressed? You won't come with me dressed in that way" Steph said, pretending to be irritated.

Bethel choose to ignore her. She knew she wasn't dressing bad. She had on a floral knee length skirt which looked tight fitting because of her curvy body, her butt was lifted up naturally.. she had wore the matching long sleeve top which had a cut by the waist, revealing a little skin.

She doesn't need anyone to tell if it's beautiful or not. So far Harry found it attractive enough before before it for her, that's enough.

"How did you want me to be dressed?" Bethel questioned, refusing to be intimidated.

"I should get into a ball gown with feathers because we are going to an ice cream parlor? You should better hurry. You're allowed to spend just few hours with Angel" Bethel added with a scoff and it took everything in Steph to conceal her anger but jealousy was obviously visible in her eyes.

Angel left her spot and rushed towards Bethel. "Mom, who's she?" Angel asked again and that was the final straw. Steph couldn't take it anymore. Knowing that her daughter's nanny is prettier than her is one thing, seeing her daughter call her nanny mom while she is just a stranger in her eyes is another thing.

"I'm your Mom... I'm back to take care of you. Baby girl, we will be going to an ice cream parlor!" Steph cut in and quickly got hold of Angel so she would stop running after Angel.

"You're not my Mom. I do not know you.... she's my Mom, that's my Mom" Angel said, almost close to tears. Right now, Steph doesn't know what to feel any more.

"Mom, tell her to let go of my hand" Angel said, urging Bethel who couldn't just talk.

Sensing that Steph isn't ready to leave her hand, Angel didn't think twice, she bit off Steph hand and that made her leave immediately. Angel rushed towards Bethel who caught her in her arms immediately before entering the car. Xavier drove out.

Bethel felt uncomfortable with the piering eyes already, all the workers in the mansion are out already and are watching the scene. She felt comfortable the moment Xavier drove out.

Gosh!.

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The two cars came to a halt in the ice cream parlor. Within minutes, they settled in.

Bethel had told Angel about Steph being her real mother but that doesn't mean she will stop being her Mom. It worked like magic, at least she stopped asking her who Steph was in the car.

"Honey, have your ice cream" Steph said to Angel, stretching a chocolate ice cream to her. Bethel sighed inwardly.

The ice cream parlor is a big and expensive one. Steph's entrance had caused stirs since she is a public figure.

"I can't take this" Angel said, rejecting the chocolate ice cream Steph got for her.

"Why? I am your Mom, your real Mom. You shouldn't reject things from me or is that what your nanny taught you?" Steph asked.

"You shouldn't say things like that to her, she's still a kid. She rejected the ice cream because she doesn't take chocolate flavor, she takes strawberry flavor" Bethel uttered.

"Will you shut up and do never interfere in my business with my daughter!" Steph yelled purposely in order to get everyone's attention.

And when she did got the attention, she stood and slammed the chocolate ice cream on Bethel's face.

There was a loud gasp and the next thing Bethel heard was camera clicks. The coldness was painful.

"What have you done!" Angel screamed at Steph and rushed to Bethel, still calling her Mom.

Cameras were still on them and Bethel tried hard not to cry, the embarrassment was so hard to take in. She stood slowly. Angel went for the tissues.

"Next time, you don't interfere in my conversation. You're just a nanny! You are not worthy to look me in the face not to talk of interfering in my conversation. Hey! Everyone, this is the CEO of safari fashion resort, working as common nanny! She sold her body to Harry Crown! She fucking snatch my husband and my daughter!" Steph said.

"Stop already!" Angel yelled.

"Baby girl, see you don't other day. Glad to know your favorite flavor is strawberry" Steph smiled at Angel.

"Poor bitch! Harlot!... no matter what you do, he will never care about you. You're just a tool, a toy to satisfy his sexual addiction" Steph said to Bethel's face before working away with her body guards.

Bethel stood still, staring on..

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