Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan) novel Chapter 399

Seeing my reaction, her audacity seemed to grow. She even had the nerve to sass me, her voice dripping with a smugness that was begging to be challenged. "Police don't care about a few lousy photos, do they?"

"True, the police don't sweat the small stuff," I replied with a playful smirk. "The real question is, what exactly have you been up to? You know what you've done."

"I haven't done anything!" she retorted with a false grin, tossing her head in a manner that was incredibly irksome.

Mom had already gotten up and walked into the living room. Taking in the tense atmosphere and casting a quick glance at Gemma, she could almost guess the whole story. She asked pointedly, "What's all this commotion about?"

Gemma, with the air of someone who'd been wronged, snorted and said, "It's your darling daughter over here, calling the police over nothing. Does coming here to work mean being stripped of my rights? Getting the police involved over some cell phone photos! You really don't consider us nannies as human beings, do you?"

Her words were a direct jab at my mom.

Hannah couldn't take it anymore and interjected, "Are you even human, asking to be treated as one? Stop acting like you're above everyone else. What's given you the right to be so self-righteous?"

Gemma, seeing it was Hannah who spoke up, flew into a rage, pointing at her and shouting, "Who are you to talk to me, anyway? You're nothing! Aren't you just a nanny too? We're equals. What gives you the right to judge me?"

"Nanny?" My mom echoed quizzically.

"You're mistaken. We don't have 'nannies' in this house. They're all part of the family. But not you! And do you know why?" Mom didn’t wait for me to speak up; she went on, "Because you don't deserve to be a part of our family!"

Gemma was evidently taken aback by My mom’s words, her disbelief written all over her face.

"Don't look at my mom like that," I said coldly. "The only reason you're still here is because of her kindness."

"Kindness in this house? Please! You all act so high and mighty. What’s so great about you? I might as well quit!" Gemma continued to delude herself, posturing arrogantly.

Her expression was so detestable it could curdle milk. It was no wonder she was Marissa's aunt.