Filed To Story: Dumped by Scumbag Adored by Billionaire
Everyone was sure the answer was six, well everyone except Izzy who wasn’t in the least bothered by the sudden commotion
“Another person ?” The teacher requested but no one dared raise their hand . Just when the teacher was about to answer the question , a hand appeared from the back
” yes? “
“I’ll answer but on one condition ” Izzy said and I held my breath as I noticed that mischievous glint in her eyes. She was definitely up to something.
The maths teacher looked up intrigued at the sudden challenge
“Fine, what’s your condition? ” The teacher said taking off her glasses as she stared at Izzy intensely but she didn’t falter at once instead she faced the teacher head-on.
“You answer my question first “
The teacher stared at her silently for a while before she finally muttered “Go on “
With a smirk on her lips, she began “If there are twelve fishes and half of them drown, how many are left? “
Flustered, the teacher cried out ” Of course twelve, fishes don’t drown! “
“Of course none, birds don’t stay still after they’re startled.So maybe next time,you should come up with a better question for the class”
What?!!!!!!!!!
I almost spat blood. How could she speak to her teacher that way?!!. Just when I was about to interfere before the teacher explodes my phone choose that moment to ring. I would’ve ignored it but after I glanced at the caller ID, I froze
“Kim? ” My sister ?
What was going on?
The ride home was quiet and agonizing though I was a lot distracted than I could tell. Huge thanks to Izzy’s one woman rebellion and my sister’s sudden mysterious phone call , got my thoughts flying in all direction.
Izzy’s case was quite understandable but my sister’s totally out of the blue. She wanted us to meet up for some reasons best known to her which I can’t help but feel uncomfortable. She wouldn’t just meet with me, a mistake (as they refer to me back home) If something wasn’t up.
I’m a disgrace, a thorn to their bloodline as they say and they made it quite obvious after I left, they wanted nothing to do with me which I happily obliged till now.
“When are you going to focus on not getting me killed? ” A voice said bringing me back from my train of thought. Almost immediately, I swerve to the left barely avoiding a collision with a car.
“Just like I said ” Izzy said as a matter of fact while I inwardly scolded myself for almost putting her life in danger.
School was over and Annabelle’s people had already taken her home leaving me to deal with this pain in the ass right here
“So? ” I started, my hands clutching the wheel tightly, afraid to be distracted again “When do you plan to pull off that ridiculous facade of yours? “
Izzy sent me a sweet but vengeful smile as she retorted “When you guys decide to treat me like an adult? “
I let out a chuckle, one short-lived due to Izzy’s murderous glare
“I believe my words weren’t so hilarious, were they? “
“Adult? ” I scoffed “You aren’t even a teen talk more an adult? You’re just a kid who has a lot upstairs “
Izzy didn’t reply instead she looked deep in thought but as usual, Izzy will always be Izzy. She cast me her never ending mischievous smirk as she said
“Be sure to remind these very words of yours to me when I hit your sensitive spot”
“Fine, you win ” I gave in . Izzy’s quite argumentative in nature. So you could who would end up loosing if this continues.
But I’m sure your dad has a different view
I already could guess how tonight would go , the unending arguments between father and daughter as they fail to achieve a peaceful coexistence while I’ll be caught in the cross fire.
Izzy’s ruthless slaying of the teachers was already top news in the school, so it’s obvious it must have reached Niles’s ears already .
I must have being quite anxious cause immediately we reached home, I was quick to thwart Izzy’s departure from the car which ended with me receiving a frown from that blank face of hers.
“What now? “She sighed with a hint of annoyance while I prayed internally for a moment of peace tonight
“Honey, please promise me you’re gonna go easy on your dad tonight “
There was a hint of mockery in her look as she said “Go easy on him?”She snorted “He should have thought of that before he conspired with grandpa to tie me down in that stupid fifth grade besides ” She stared me straight in the eyes “I live to torture him”
And that being said , she hopped down from the car and made her way inside while I groaned banging my head against the steering wheel. I cursed inwardly wondering why I never thought of this before taking this job in the first place.
I just thought that taking this job alongside the influence of the Sparks family would give me a head start in taking my intended acting career to the next step but it seems aside from a terrifying number of followers on twitter and other social media platforms, I still haven’t secured any ground breaking role which is quite heartbreaking though the title of highest paid nanny in the world still comforts me.
I don’t know how long I spent in the car but when I headed inside, it was oddly silent, no yelling nor shouting nor sign of Niles. Yet.
Just like I thought as I checked up on her , she had already gone to bed. As if on cue, the housekeeper, Amanda came out of nowhere. She flashed me a smile while her gentle gaze fell on Izzy’s sleeping figure and let out a sigh of relief
“She must have being quite stressed out to go to bed this early ” She said while I ran my hand through my hair messing it.
“She likes you ” Came her outrageous reply as I stared dumbfounded
I scoffed “If this is her way of showing likeness, then I’ll pass”
She threw me that gentle and comforting smile that could melt a devil’s heart
“Izzy’s a broken kid, her mother’s death crushed her. Trust me, before she became this devious self she was once a sweet kid who only wanted her dad’s attention and I think that’s the problem “
My curiosity kicked in, ignoring the warning bells going off in my head “What do you mean?”
“Izzy once took her dad to be her everything, her world but for reasons best-known to the couples, Niles kept his distance from the kid which became worse after the divorce and his wife Kay wasn’t the ideal mother for a child. “
I inhaled deeply, with the way my ears were inching I knew I was about to get to the sweet part
“They’re rumours that Kay’s mental health wasn’t stable and worsened after the divorce .So guess what a mentally unstable mother would tell her daughter before her death? “
I inhaled sharply many thoughts running through my mind. Even without Kay manipulating the young girl’s mind, it was obvious that she blames her father for her mother’s death.
So that’s why she possesses such personal vendetta against her father
“How did Kay die? ” I asked stunning Amanda who looked away at once , her smile stuck on her face
“I.. I-I’m afraid I c-can’t say that “
“please”I pleaded
She paled at once “Sir Niles forbids us from exposing that “
My head throbbed, why now? when I’m so close to discovering the truth.
“Please I need to know if I’m to cure her of this unending hatred to destroy her dad which is slowly consuming her instead ” I said bitterly, holding unto her hand as she battled inwardly.
“Please Amanda tell me, I need to know” I pleaded hoping she would see past the curiosity but sincerity.
I saw a glimmer of hope when I found her walls crumbling down but all of a sudden, she shuddered and stiffened at once
“I’m sorry but I can’t tell you that” She said avoiding my gaze “If you truly want the truth, you can go ask sir Niles yourself ” She suggested as all forms of excitement left me at once