chapter 12
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"Ivory, how do you feel now?" Harold asked.
"I feel better dad but the headache is not completely gone" Ivory said,like her real self.
"Do you have some pain reliever? She can just use a pill and she'll be fine" Irene said and Ivory frowned.
Irene smiled,knowing how most kids dislike drugs.
"A doctor shouldn't always be called for everything" She added.
"Just Imagine! He's not even here yet, my daughter would still be in that pitiful state if not for you. He's definitely gonna have some tongue lashing from me when he comes" Harold asked.
"And was it magic you performed?" Harold asked,amazed as his daughter sat up on the bed.
"I want some candy" Ivory said and Irene smiled.
"Wow!" Harold exclaimed.
Ivory do take a day or two to recover from her sickness but it's just hours and she already sat up herself asking for candy.
"Y.. you want candy?" Harold asked.
"Yes daddy"
"I'll call Nola to get it for you right away" Harold said, unlocking his phone.
"Hold on" Irene stopped him.
"Ivory, I'm so glad your temperature is back to normal but you know you still complained of headache. So for you to be completely fine,you have to please promise me you'll take some pain reliever" Irene said and Ivory who hated taking medication nodded almost immediately.
"Good! And i promise you're gonna have your candy immediately you take the medication" Irene smiled.
"Okay Irene." Ivory smiled back at her.
Harold watched the both of them in awe.
He's always having difficulties in making Ivory take drugs but Irene just..she just spoke to her and she agreed almost immediately.
This little girl can be so surprising.
And he noticed she kinda changed the moment she set her eyes on Irene.
She had almost cried this morning thinking Irene won't be resuming after reading her rules booklet.
"I should call Nola to get the pain reliever and candy" Harold said.
"No, I'll go get it myself and when I'm back,I'll tell you the magic i did" Irene shrugged and then chuckled.
Harold smiled as she walked out of the door.
"I'm so glad you're fine now" Harold said arranging his daughter's hair scattered hair.
She allows only her father and Nola to touch her hair, she just doesn't like other people touching her body or her hair.
"I'm surprised you agreed to take your medication that easily,you were always begged to take it and you'd end up whining and crying but you just listened to Irene without hesitation"
"I just felt like it dad" Ivory said..
"You felt like it? Or just because it's Irene?" Harold asked.
"Maybe" Ivory shrugged.
"Do you really like her that much? She just resumed today" Harold said.
"Yes, i like her, she seems so nice. And she really tried her best in making me feel okay,i like her more" Ivory said.
Harold smiled, this is the first time his daughter will really like a nanny.
Like, the first time she'll really be satisfied with a nanny.
"Here i come" Irene said walking in with a glass cup of water and the pain reliever with some candy too.
She made ivory took the pain reliever and told her to lay on her back,she covered her properly with her blanket and then handed her her candy which the girl took delightedly.
Irene turned to Harold...
"I didn't performed any magic, that was just a common act. " She said, finally sitting on the couch.
"A common act? If it was so common,i would have been doing that anytime her temperature is high instead of calling the doctor" Harold said.
"Well...it's so common where i live, my parents do that to us anytime we have high temperature,they rarely call the doctor"
"We?" Harold asked.
"Yeah, i have a younger brother" Irene said.
"Really?" Harold asked.
"Yes" Irene said proudly and Harold noticed that beautiful light in her eyes, she must really love her younger brother.
"His name?" Harold asked.
Irene smiled, knowing how happy Damien would be so happy if she tells him Harold knew about him and even asked for his name.
"Damien" Irene said.
"Still in high school?" Harold asked.
"Yeah"
"Okay, send my regards to him" Harold said.
Wow!
Damien would nearly pee in his pants.
"Alright, i will" Irene said and there was an awkward silence.
Ivory concentrated more on her candy while Harold and Irene caught themselves severally stealing glances.
"I should return the glass cup" Irene said as an excuse to leave the room.
The silence was just so awkward and she can't stop stealing glances at the man.
"No, someone would come clear it" ivory said as she clicked a switch beside her bed, it sounded like a bell and Irene was wondering what was happening until a maid came rushing in seconds later.
"What do you need Ivory?" The young lady asked and it was then Irene knew she had used that switch to summon her.
Wow!
She had thought it was just a normal switch.
"She wants you to clear the glass cup" Harold said and the maid did so without hesitation.
She walked out of the room almost immediately while Irene sat there, blinking.
"Whenever Ivory presses the switch,you should tell the maid whatever she wants. I don't allow her order people who are old enough to birth her around,so you speak for her instead" Harold said to Irene who nodded numbly.
These people keep surprising her every minute.
She's so impressed that Harold is bringing up his daughter in a good way.
She had thought the girl can order anyone around as she wishes, she never knew she's restricted from doing so.
It'll really help her grow into a well mannered lady.
"He's such a good father" Irene thought smiling admiringly at Harold who was tickling his daughter.
They were both laughing and her heart melted at the scene.
She took her time in looking round the room.
There are two doors in the room, she knows one is definitely the bathroom door but she wondered which was the second one.
A knock on the door stopped every movement.
"Who's there?" Harold asked.
"Doctor Fernado is here Mr Harold" Someone said through the door.
"Let him in" Harold said and the door opened to reveal a chubby man,neatly dressed in a blue shirt tucked into white pants, black shiny shoes and nice haircut.
"Good day Mr Harold" Doctor... greeted.
Good day doctor Fern" Harold replied.
"I thought you said she's..."
"Well she's fine now" Harold interrupted him.
"Really?" The doctor asked moving to touch Ivory who scampered away from his touch.
"Don't touch me!" She said, rolling her eyes.
"Ohh...I'll go wash my hands right away..." The doctor said dropping his bag.
"You don't have to do so, as you can see,she's fine already so there'll be no need to examine her. I wonder what took you so long! What if she was dying!" Harold flared up.
"Mr Harold, I'm so sorry about that, an emergency came up at the hospital and i really had to attend to it"
"An emergency came up? And you couldn't send another doctor to attend to her, what if she's still burning up till this moment, do you think her little brain can handle such pain. If anything had happened to her, I swear i would jail you for life! This isn't the first time you'll do such, when next it happens, I'll withdraw you as my personal doctor" Harold said with a very angry tone.
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