He Signed Me As Nanny Not Wife For Ten Years Chapter 04

He Signed Me As Nanny Not Wife For Ten Years Chapter 04

I steadied myself and met Adrian’s furious gaze.

A sour ache spread through my chest.

”She lit the fire herself. She chose to put her hand in it. This had nothing to do with me.”

Adrian’s eyes darkened.

Then he gave a cold laugh. ”So you’re saying Sienna burned herself on purpose just to frame you?”

I frowned.

Wasn’t that exactly what had happened?

Before I could answer, Adrian strode toward me.

He grabbed me, dragged me to the stove, and forced my face close to the roaring flames.

His voice was low and hard. ”Then let’s see who would risk getting burned just to frame you.”

The flames licked past the corner of my eye.

The pain was so sharp my mind went blank.

I cried out, ”Ah!”

When Nellie pushed the door open, what she saw was Adrian pinning me beside the stove.

She screamed and rushed straight at him, biting down hard on his arm.

Blood flowed instantly.

Adrian hissed in pain and shoved both me and Nellie away.

His chest heaved with violent anger.

I ignored the pain in my face and crawled toward my daughter on my hands and knees.

The moment I saw her pale little face, my tears broke free.

”Nellie, don’t be scared. Mommy’s here. It’s okay. It’s okay now.”

Nellie had been so frightened she lost her voice.

It took her a long while to come back to herself.

Then she threw herself into my arms, trembling nonstop.

Adrian clutched his bleeding arm.

When he saw Nellie’s terrified face, he instinctively took a few steps forward.

He reached for her and softened his voice.

”Nellie, Daddy…”

Before he could finish, Nellie flinched as if she had seen something terrifying and hid desperately in my arms.

”You’re Noah’s daddy. Not my daddy! I don’t want a daddy who only loves other people.”

Adrian’s face darkened instantly.

Sienna reacted quickly.

She rushed over to check Adrian’s wound, her eyes red with distress.

Then she turned to me. ”Evelyn, I know you don’t like me, but Nellie is your own daughter. How could you teach her to be like this?”

”You’re making her hate her own father. That is vicious.”

The last trace of tenderness in Adrian’s eyes disappeared.

He snapped, ”Nellie Hart! Who taught you to say something so awful? Come here!”

Nellie shook her head through tears, sobbing so hard she could not speak.

I sensed something was wrong with her.

I picked her up and tried to leave.

But just as I got to my feet, Adrian grabbed my arm and shoved me back into the room.

”I’ve spoiled you two too much. Evelyn Hart, stay in this room and think about what you’ve done.”

”You should learn from Sienna how to be a wife and mother.”

I fell to the floor, my mouth numb with pain.

I looked up at Adrian’s furious face and asked him slowly, each word clear, ”And what about you?”

”Adrian Whitmore, while you were so busy being a devoted uncle and loyal brother, did you ever think about your responsibilities as a husband and father?”

”If you loved Sienna that much, why didn’t you just marry your brother’s widow after he died?”