Chapter 37. Her Boss

Nathaniel’s POV

I was wrong about her. As I looked at her now, I wondered what aspect of her made me think she was… different. She had barely got here, and she was already thinking of leaving. She probably didn’t even care about Kael. If she did, she wouldn’t be so focused about going the same minute she arrived.

“We can revise your pay if that is…”

“I’m not interested in the pay, sir. I just want to know when…”

“Good day, everyone.”

My attention shifted to Ferdinand as he walked into the room. He bowed slightly when he got close enough to where I was standing and then turned to Rose.

“Miss Rose, please return to your duties. The child is awake now, and…”

“But I am not done speaking to Nathaniel…”

“You will address him properly, Miss Rose. You are henceforth not allowed to refer to him by his first name. This issue about the nature of your employment—we discussed at length yesterday, and I can recall that I asked you to direct a