Chapter 426
Sweet Subterfuge
The nanny Dylan recommended was called Mrs. Potts. She was from Barthamâs neighboring town called Pishal. Pishal was a small backward town and the young people there liked to flock to Barthamâ
including Mrs. Potts daughter.
Her daughter could be seen as a capable lady. Born in a singleâparent family, she counted on her own hard work to get into a good university in Bartham. After she graduated, she became hired at a good company and married a Batham local.
Although the man was from Bartham, his family was only a middleâclass family. The two families gave all they could to buy the married couple a house, but the couple still had to pay off the monthly mortgage themselves. Mrs. Pottsâ daughter was filial and she was worried that Mrs. Potts would feel lonely back home in Pishal so she brought Mrs. Potts to live with her after her mariage. To lessen the burden on her daughter and sonâinâlaw, Mrs. Potts took up her old job again and became a nanny.
All this was what Mrs. Potts told Larissa on her first day, in her old age, Mrs. Potts was very chalty and gregarious. They had only just met but she pulled Larissa to her and called her âdearâ, then pulled Aster to her and called him âbaby boyâ, Larissa wasnât used to such attaction, but she didnât dislike it. On the other hand. Aster loved it and kept calling Mrs. Potts âGranny Portsâ Joyfully. By the time Mrs. Potts was done cooking dinner for Dylan and came over, it was almost Asterâs bedtime. Larissa had thought that the sole purpose of hiring Mrs. Potts was to take care of Aster, but it did she expect to be urged to bed every night herself.
Mrs. Potts said. âThis is an extra order Mr. Shields gave me.â Larissa didnât know if she should compliment Dylan for being thoughtful or scold him for being nosy. Mrs. Potts was someone who took her job very seriously. She would burst into Larissaâs room a few times every night, and whenever she saw that Larissa was still awake, she would nag at her.
*Staying up late is very bad for your health. Donât think that you can ignore your health just because youâre still young! Work is never- ending, so itâs not urgent anyway! You have no idea that my daughter recently fainted because she burned the midnight oil at work for too long. It scared my whole family!
We even had to send that old. To cut off her nagging, Larissa had no choice but to switch off her laptop and go to bed. After days of keeping up this habit Larissaâs workâlife balance slowly got back to normal. She was very energetic in the mornings even if she didnât rely on coffee The pocks on Asterâs body became scabs and recovered, leaving only faint marks. Larissa put on a facemask for him and took him downstairs to get some air while it was still breezy and deserted in the early morning. They intentionally avoided Kevan and Dylanâs building, strolling along the path Aster had been cooped up for some time at home, so he was so happy that his eyes sparkled when he finally got a breath of fresh air, Mommy, when can I go back to kindergarten?â he asked.
âIn a few days. You can go back when the scabs on your face fade.â said Larissa. Although it wasnât serious anymore, it still looked quite frightening.
âOkay thenâ said Aster, obviously a little disappointed.
âAsterâ Suddenly, a crisp voice called out from behind them. Larissa and Aster stopped walking and turned around at the same time. catching sight of a plump little girl running towards them. Who else could it be if not Bethany?
Larissa instinctively took a step backward, shielding Aster behind her. Nobody knew if Bethany just couldnât stop in lime or if she did it on purpose, but she rammed right into Larissa. Larissa lost herbalance for a moment while Bethany bounced backward, landing on her backside on the ground.
She immediately burst out crying. Larissa stooped to help her up, but Bethany slapped her hand away.