Chapter 59

I looked at Paula's face and curiously asked, "What kind of deep-seated hatred do you have with Shirley that makes you hate her so much?"

Paula gritted her teeth, her eyes seemingly lost in memories.

"If you had experienced such things in your childhood, you wouldn't forget them either."

Paula then told me about their past.

It turned out that when the Ross family parents came to the city to work, they had no choice but to leave the young Shirley at home.

As a result, they had their second child, Paula, in the city.

The Ross family parents didn't plan to have any more children, so they got sterilized. They doted on Paula, their daughter, and kept her by their side.

When Shirley grew up, she needed to go to school.

The Ross family parents had no choice but to bring Shirley to live with them. However, Shirley had grown up in the countryside, neglected by her grandparents, and assumed Paula had the same experience.

But to her surprise, Paula had her own room, while Shirley had to sleep on a makeshift bed. She was extremely jealous of Paula.

So, when she was in middle school, she met James, a guy from outside the school, and instructed him to rape her younger sister Paula and take photos.

From then on, Paula, who was once cherished, became like trash trampled in the mud.

After hearing this, I didn't know how to feel.

The stupidity of the Ross family parents caused the harm to these sisters, but what did that have to do with me? This wasn't a reason for Shirley to hurt me.

I looked at Paula, "You know you also seduced Brandon, right?"

Paula lowered her head in remorse, "I know, my sins are unforgivable, so I'm willing to atone for them with this."

"At that time, I was blinded by anger. I just wanted to take everything Shirley had, so I made such an impulsive decision. I'm willing to atone for my sins in this way."

"I know you're not a simple person. I believe you have your own plans, and I know the company is yours. I'm willing to be your most powerful weapon."

Having someone like Paula on my side in the company would indeed be beneficial, but whether I could trust someone like Paula was still up for consideration.

"Wait for my message."

Paula nodded, got up, and left my room.

As she opened the door, Brandon also opened his door and, seeing Paula in my room, asked suspiciously, "What were you doing here?"

Paula shook her head and turned to leave.

After Brandon closed the door, he looked at me, "What did she say to you?"

I sneered, "She just told me how miserable her life was and wanted me not to kick her out."

"She and Shirley are both ungrateful people. Keeping her would only bring me more trouble, so I kicked her out without hesitation."

At this point, Brandon couldn't say much, just nodded, "Yes, you did the right thing. Since you kicked Shirley out, you might as well kick Paula out too."

I could see he was almost grinding his teeth, probably very reluctant to say this.

With Shirley gone, the new nanny I had asked Kathy to find could start working smoothly.

This was something I had previously discussed with her, so I quickly sent her a message.

Kathy understood my intention and soon replied that the new nanny would arrive tomorrow.

The next morning, Kathy called me, saying she had brought the new nanny to the entrance of the community.

The new nanny was a middle-aged woman named Holly Waverly, in her forties, and very efficient in her work.

I looked at Kathy, who winked at me as if to say, "I found her, you can trust her."

Only then did I nod. With Kathy's assurance, I could definitely trust Holly.

I questioned Holly about her past while sitting on the couch, and she answered everything.

At that moment, Brandon came downstairs and, seeing her, was taken aback, "Who is she?"

I said, "I asked Kathy to find a new nanny for me. She has a lot of experience and has raised two children."

Brandon immediately fell silent, looking at the leisurely Kathy, gritting his teeth, "Ms. Patel is really quick. I was planning to find a nanny myself, but you acted so fast!"

Kathy laughed, "Of course, it's not easy to find such a good nanny, so I had to bring her over quickly before someone else snatched her up."

I knew that if Brandon found a nanny, he would probably find someone like Shirley again, so I had to get the nanny in quickly so he couldn't say anything.

Sure enough, he remained silent and went straight to the garden to smoke, indicating he was very annoyed but couldn't show it.

I glanced at him and sneered.

At that moment, Shirley came downstairs with large bags.

Perhaps knowing she couldn't stay, she didn't even look at me and just left.

The bruises on her face were very noticeable, looking quite horrifying, probably from Brandon hitting her last night.

Paula followed Shirley, her gaze fleetingly landing on me. She silently watched for a while before getting into the car with Shirley.

Watching them leave, I felt as if a weight had been lifted from my heart.

From now on, there would be no more eyes watching me in this house, and I felt incredibly relieved.

Brandon also watched Shirley leave before turning back into the house.

I deliberately asked him, "Brandon, do you think Holly is a good nanny?"

Brandon, looking uninterested and helpless, said, "Whatever."

With that, he went into the study, not even bothering to listen to my conversation with Kathy.

I had Holly cook a meal, and she proved to be an excellent nanny. The meal was delicious, nutritious, and even included baby food.

The more I looked at Holly, the more I liked her. She quietly did her work and only smiled when taking care of the children, seeming to genuinely like them.

I finally felt relieved. After all, if she didn't like children, I wouldn't feel comfortable using her.

Brandon seemed to want to find fault with Holly, but after eating her food, he had nothing to say.

Compared to her, the food Shirley made could only be called barely edible.

So Holly stayed, and I could finally trust her with the children.

But I didn't let my guard down. Just because Shirley wasn't watching me didn't mean Brandon had stopped, so I couldn't expose myself easily.

I still went out with Kathy and Joanna and the other wealthy ladies.

Over time, Brandon stopped asking, even pretending not to notice when I went out for a day.

But this worried me the most. Would he give up trying to harm me?