Babysitter for the CEO

Milestonz village, Y city.

Jack stopped the bike at the entrance gate of a bungalow. He took out the ignition key and put it in his pocket. Then he got off the bike.

The security guard opened the gate upon seeing it was the boss’ grandson.

Jack ran in, saying nothing to him.

He pushed open the main door of the home only to see a bunch of elderly men and women having a good time eating, drinking and dancing to music. It was a big party!

Jack was baffled. What the hell was going on here? Or maybe he’s in the wrong house?

He stepped outside and looked at the surroundings.

Yes, this was definitely his grandpa’s home. Why then was there a party? Where is the dying old man?

He entered the home again.

He attracted their attention this time.

“Young man, you are really as good-looking as the old man claimed. This is good. Very good. I approve of you, my son. Welcome, welcome!” a slim, elderly man (of average height) dressed in casual clothes walked to Jack and extended his right hand for a handshake while sipping from a glass of wine.

“Where is my grandpa and what the hell is the meaning of this?” Jack demanded.

“He’s dying and so we decided to party. This was his request.” said an elderly lady wearing gold-rimmed spectacles.

“What? You heartless bastards! How dare you…” he got interrupted by a sudden familiar voice.

“Jackie, you are here!”

Jack saw an elderly man coming over to him wearing a black thobe and white rabbit’s ears flip-flops. He held a glass of red wine in his left hand and waved excitedly at Jack.

Jack furrowed his eyebrows. What was happening here?

He walked closer to the elderly man

“Mr Todds, where’s my grandpa?”

“Hey, kiddo.” the man patted Jack’s shoulder. “Why speak formally to me? I feel so hurt…”

“Stop being dramatic, uncle Raven.” Jack said in frustration. He already had two drama queens at home. He had no spare time for this sissy.

“You called me uncle, but you don’t wanna spend time with me. Here is so lively but look, you’re bringing down the festive mood…”

“Uncle Raven, where is my grandpa? I won’t ask again.”

“Jeez! You sound like a gangster. But I’ll tell you if you smile.”

Jack groaned internally. He forced a big smile, revealing his perfect set of white teeth.

“Good! Keep this smile on for a minute…”

Jack turned to leave instead.

“Hey… hey! You win. Let’s talk in private, alright?”

He took Jack to a corner, occasionally sipping wine from the glass leisurely.

“Your grandpa isn’t here. He…” uncle Raven sipped wine again and licked his lips.

“This wine’s superb!” he commented.

“Don’t push your luck, Mr Todds!” Jack looked pissed.

“Hehe, I like pushing my luck. That’s how I was able to overturn my fate of being bankrupted 7 years back.” he sipped his wine again. “No need to be so anxious. Your Grandpa is only dying, not dead.”

“Mr. Todds!”

“Okay. Here!” the old man took out a piece of paper and handed it to Jack.

“That’s where he is.” he then joined the party, dancing with an elderly lady dressed in a black, sequined, sleeveless gown.

Jack unfolded the paper and saw an address written on it.

He immediately folded it and kept it in his pocket. He left the premises and entered the bike.

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Blendz.

Meanwhile, Collen looked like he’d seen a lady with ten legs.

He stared at the three ladies who stared at him back, eagerly waiting for him to answer their questions.

He’d agreed on just two questions per person, but they somehow fit 10 questions into two questions. Now he was going to answer 30 questions.

He exhaled and calmed his heart.

“Who wants an answer first?” he asked.

All three put up their hands.

“How about we do this? I’ll close my eyes and you’ll switch positions. The one I randomly point will get her questions answered first.”

“Okay.” Evelyn answered, and the other two rose from the seats with her.

Collen covered his eyes and turned his chair around.

The three ladies switched positions by the count of 3. Collen turned the chair around and pointed. He stopped covering his eyes with his left hand and saw whom he pointed at.

It was Lisa.

“Woah!” the best friends clapped.

Cullen adjusted his specs again.

“Are you nervous?” Lisa asked with folded hands.

“Haha. You are humorous. Let’s start with you being the lucky one.” he took up the paper containing her questions.

The first question was ‘How does my mum look like?’.

He cleared his throat and took out a hand mirror from his spatial ring. It was made of rhinestone. It looked really pretty and the ladies’ eyes shone. This was made by a skilled master!

Collen pointed the hand mirror towards the wall and a bright golden light shone, illuminating the part of the wall. Soon, a clear picture of a lady appeared. The green-haired lady wore a silver knee-length gown and black harem pants that covered her ankles. She wore white socks. A black belt was around her waist, but if one looked closer, it was actually a soft sword. Her hair was tied up elaborately, with several golden hairpins and a silver headpiece. A black veil with silver spirals covered her entire face; the length stopped above her chest.

She was holding a golden staff with a white orb atop it and green veins enclosing it.

The woman possessed a majestic aura that could be felt by all, even though it was just an image.

“This is my mother’s healer form?” Lisa asked, longing in her eyes.

“No. This was one of her everyday outfit. The healer queen can’t be seen by others easily. But there was a time I got to see her face, and I paid for it with 100 beatings of the bull rod. This is what I remember.” Collens replied.

The image reflected in the mirror changed. Now, there was the image of the lady without her veil. All three gasped.

The grey-eyed lady they were looking at was too beautiful to believe she existed. Why, many rulers would kill to get this kind of gentle beauty!

“That’s my mother?” Lisa asked again. Her heart was pounding.

Collen nodded.

“But the face shown to Jack Reynolds was the one belonging to a maid. Only her family and true love may see her face.” he explained.

“So… how was her kingdom like… I wanna see the palace.” Lisa requested.

The image turned to a video depicting how the throne room and ballroom looked like when she was ruling. They got to see so many of her subjects.

All were pale-skinned and good-looking. The females, young and aged (no matter what outfit they wore) had on various veils that covered their nose to their neck. It seemed only the queen’s traits could not be seen at all by any non-deserving person.

But the men didn’t need to cover their faces. Their attire was a long-sleeved robe that reached their ankle. Their hands couldn’t be seen coz the sleeves were very long, but the boys were an exception. Their elbows could be seen too.

The highest tower in the palace contained a very huge pearl. It contained the source of healers’ energy.

The kingdom wasn’t too large, but other kingdoms respected and highly sought after healers. In a war, no one needed soothsayers to tell them the benefit of a healer behind the soldiers.

It was like a system cheat!

The higher the healer’s energy level, the more chances of winning. Healers were neutral in other kingdom affairs and could be hired so long as the hirer met the requirement. If someone had a disease that normal doctors couldn’t cure, they’d seek the healers out. The rarer the disease, the higher the level of the healer needed. Healers of a low level can only heal themselves coz healing others would drain their energy and even reduce from their life span, so healers were hard to please.

To get the queens’ healing, the one needing help or his relative must send something that is worth half of his kingdom or even a heirloom. If she deems it worthy, then she’ll call a date to show up. The person must arrange for a grand procession to escort her to the venue. But if she deems the procession as too shabby or boring, if she also happens to be in a bad mood at that moment, she’ll either send someone else or just go back into her residence to be in seclusion.

There were salso people dressed in armour. They were flying about the kingdom. Their job was to protect the healers- they are the warrior race. Collen was from that race and served the queen personally.

“So, can I see my father, too?” Lisa asked eagerly.

The images changed to that of a man wearing a red leather jacket and black pants. His blue hair was braided, and even though it was tied in a high ponytail, it reached his waist.

There were several diamond beads fixed into his braids and they dazzled with his every move.

His eyes were purple, and he looked dashing with a chiseled face, long nose and peach colored lips. He held a enormous black sword with a zig-zag edge. Various precious stones were embedded in the blade.

The name of the blade was written in a foreign language.

“What’s the name of that sword?” Lisa asked with interest.

Collen took the list of Lisa’s question.

“That would be answered in the next lesson.” he declared and put down the paper.

“Gosh!” Lisa groaned in frustration.

“Just watch, little one. The patient dog always eats the fattest bone.” Evelyn put her hand around Lisa’s shoulders and she nodded.

“What are my parents’ names?” Lisa asked.

“Your mum was Queen Cannenta Galena Vespertine. Your dad’s name was Nali Doyle Kaminsky.” Collens answered.

“What was his job? Where was he from?” Lisa asked again.

“I’m afraid you ain’t ready to know about it yet. I promise to tell you when you are ready. Cross my heart, princess Relia.” he placed his right hand on his left chest.

Lisa felt tired but didn’t give up on asking the remaining questions.

“Why did my mum leave me here and not come back to take me even though she’s still alive? Are my parents still together?”

“I can’t answer any of those questions. You are not ready.” Collen said with a sigh.

“Fine. But can I take a picture of my mum and dad?”

“No. Phones cannot capture it. But your staff can record it. You are still low level, so it might drain your energy a bit. Still wanna go through with it?”

“Yes!” Lisa said in resolution.

Her scepter immediately appeared, levitating in front of her.

“To record everything I’ve shown you regarding your parents, you’ll have to say these words….”

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5 minutes later, Lisa crashed into Vanessa’s hands fast asleep. Her scepter had disappeared.

Now, it was was time to see who would get answered second.

Collen closed his eyes and spun the chair around.

At the count of 3, he spun the chair again and pointed at one of them. He uncovered his eyes and saw that it was Evelyn. He exhaled and picked up the paper carrying her questions. The first one was…Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

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