Chapter 2

"Nanny Ada, take Yara home right after her class, huh? And please be careful….don't talk to anyone."

"Is there a problem, Ma'am Juli?"

I stopped what I was doing because of a question from Nanny Ada, my daughter's babysitter. Maybe she noticed that I was restless, which was very unusual for me.

"Nothing, Nanny Ada. Just do what I've said, okay?" She nodded, so I turned to Yara, who was sitting quietly on the sofa.

"Hey, baby. Mommy have to go now, okay?"

Pouted, she looked up. "Can you not go to work today, Mommy, please?" My daughter still has puppy eyes, and I felt the urge to just do what she wants.

But I know I can't. I have to get in, especially today. If I didn't go in, Robert would suspect something was wrong. I should act normal.

"Sorry, my baby. But Mommy has to go to work, especially today…you saw my boss, right? He'll scold Mommy when I'm absent."

Yara's face lit up. "Your boss who has the same eyes like mine?"

I was swallowed. "Yes."

Ever since Yara came to her senses, she has always asked me why her eyes are that color. Mine is light-brown, and hers is electric blue.

Just like her Daddy.

So, when she saw Robert, she was so happy because she also saw the same color of her eyes. Oh, well. He was her Daddy. And only Robert's eyes caught Yara here.

After some more pressure, my daughter agreed to let me go. But I didn't go straight to work. Instead, I went to the coffee shop owned by my friend.

"Oh, fagot, why are you look like an upset in the morning?" Sophia greeted me when I entered. We immediately stood on the sidelines.

"Sopi, he ... saw," I said, and my lips began to twitch. I even got my hair cut. "He saw."

My tears started to flow. No. He can't take my daughter from me. She's my everything.

"Wait a minute," Sophia said and handed me the tissue. I used that to wipe away my tears. "You look crazy there. You're just crying. Tell me from the start!"

"Robert saw my daughter."

Her eyes widened. She even covered her mouth. She opened her mouth several times to speak but immediately stopped.

I was horrified. "You look crazy there."

"O to the M to the G—OMG! ​​Robert? Is it Robert Steele? Your daughter's father?!"

I slapped Sophia's mouth. Disgusting! What if Robert's staff had followed me… and heard my friend's mouth?!

"Would you like to give me another megaphone?" I said, annoyed.

"Wait ... Wait ... I can't breathe." Sophia even fanned herself.

I was fired again. "Are you Yara's mother or me?"

I waited for my friend to calm down first. I asked for a glass of water on a server and gave that to her.

"What happened?" Sophia asked after drinking the water. She seems to have calmed down as well.

I recounted what happened yesterday, how Yara disappeared, and how I saw him. How Robert looked at Yara and how he asked if it was his daughter.

"You think he has an idea?"

"I don't know," I said.

But who did I fool? Robert won't ask if Yara is his daughter if he doesn't doubt. He must be investigating my daughter now.

"What's your plan then?"

I was stunned by Sophia's question. What is my plan? Soon Robert will also know the truth. He had his ways for everything. And when he finds out that Yara is his daughter, he will definitely take her from me.

"I'll keep my daughter to me." My mouth trembled when I said that to Sophia.

"You'll play the hiding girl again? Do you think he won't look for you? At first, he didn't look for you because he didn't know you were pregnant. But when he finds out he has a child, for sure, he will turn the world upside down to find you exclusively."

"He doesn't love me," I said as if that was the answer to everything.

"Yes, but you have his Billionaire's daughter. Why don't you just let him be with your daughter? You know, he agreed to share Yara's with you."

I shook.

I know Robert Steele. I spend time with him every day. Every day I experience how cruel he is to his employees. And once he finds out about Yara, he will take and take my daughter away from me.

"What happened, Juli? Why did you let that man have children? He's like a devil in a business suit. You can't tell me it was just accidentally shot, then Yara was formed," isn't it?"

I looked at Sophia. I haven't talked about what happened to me before. But maybe it was time to let her know what happened five years ago. To let her know why I just hid my daughter from Robert like that. Sophia was one of my true friends.

I have already started to tell stories.

"It all started with this charity party organized by the Steeles."

The party that I never thought would change my whole life.