CHAPTER TWO
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"Thank you for having me over” Ariadne began immediately she walked into the fancy looking house, her host a beautiful well dressed young lady obviously still in her twenties flashed her a smile.
“I should be the one thanking you, Only a select few people agree to take care of Chanel, she can be quite mischievous and naughty sometimes” She said elegantly, the way she carried herself spoke volumes about her.
Putting two and two together, Ariadne figured that she was probably a rich noblewoman whose only duty was to stay by her husband's side looking beautiful and spending millions everyday.
“Ahh Mrs Black, where's Chanel, I haven't seen my little student yet” Ariadne asked, looking around the exquisite and expensive looking house.
“She's in her room having her nap, she usually takes a little siesta once it's 1pm” Mrs Black said.
“Even when she's at school?” Ariadne asked with furrowed brows.
“Of course yes, no matter where she is once it's 1pm she will have her siesta” Mrs Black said, Ariadne could notice that her tone was a little bit proud, almost as if she liked her daughter's weird behavior.
“That's too disciplined for a child and a mischievous one at that” Ariadne said staring intently at Mrs Black, she noticed that the woman had a strange look on her face but Ariadne didn't think much about it, just shrugging it off.
“You see, sometimes you might have to take good care of her at my husband's place, we are going through some rocky patch in our relationship and we are giving each other space to avoid more misunderstandings….. Is that okay with you?” Mrs Black asked with a worried look on her face.
Ariadne pondered for some moments before nodding “no problem miss Black, can I have the address of her father's place”
“Here it is,” she said, handing over a piece of paper to Ariadne.
Ariadne read the words on the paper and her eyes brightened in excitement.
“Oh my God! This must be a heavenly coincidence, this building happens to be where I live right now, I just moved into the apartment new” Ariadne exclaimed.
Mrs Black's beautiful face broke into a smile as she heaved a sigh of relief “that's great then”.
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Ariadne looked around the environment of the school, her eyes shining in wonder, this place looked much more exquisite and luxurious than a school for little kids who barely knew a thing.
It was a school just for the children of the rich.
There was the loud shrill of the bell signifying that school hours were over.
Soon, the little children filed out slowly and were picked up by their drivers who had been ordered by their parents to pick them up, only a few of them were being picked up by their parents.
“Haha Chanel, there's no one coming for you today, you have no one” Ariadne heard the scowling but tender voice.
There was a round of laughter as the little children taunted the little girl who was standing in the middle of the circle they had formed.
Ariadne walked towards them “what's going on here? Why are you teasing your friend?” She asked them with raised brows.
The little kids stared at her in fear, probably scared that she was going to scold them because they knew that they were caught doing something bad
“Let's run away!” The ring leader said and all the children toon off collectively leaving the little girl and that was when Ariadne saw her face clearly.
It was Chanel Black, her little client.
She brought out a rainbow lollipop from her handbag and handed it to the crying little girl “shh Chanel stop crying or you will grow wrinkles”
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“Are you going to come pick me up from school in the afternoon?” Little Chanel asked eagerly.
Ariadne had just dropped her off at school.
Both of them were standing in front of the little girl's classroom and the little girl held onto the hem of Ariadne's dress tightly refusing to let go.
“Of course yes,I promised you right? Once you step out of your classroom you will see me standing in front of this place in this same exact spot with a cone of your favorite ice cream” Ariadne said with a smile, rubbing her soft black hair that was neatly put in a ponytail.
Chanel drooled at the thought of that but she restrained herself.
“No,I don't want Ice cream, mommy said too much sugar will make me get fat and look unattractive” Chanel said, shaking her head, a look of disgust on her face, almost as if she could imagine an obese version of herself.
“That's not true Chanel,you are a little child and some small amount of sugar won't do any harm, you actually need them” Ariadne said, there was a frown in her eyes but she tried hard not to show it to her face, she didn't want to scare the little girl.
The girl pouted for some time while thinking of whom to believe between her mom and newly found friend or rather Nanny.
It seemed that to come to a decision was too hard for the little girl so she just pouted, bent Ariadne forcibly and planted a kiss on her cheeks before taking off, running into her classroom.
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Ariadne packed up her stuff while bidding goodbye to Allison “I need to go pick up Chanel, it's almost after school hours” Ariadne had said,immediately hurrying off.
After picking up Chanel from school and giving her the promised Ice cream, Ariadne was rewarded with a cold and sloppy wet kiss from the little girl who was super excited.
Just as they were on the way to the manor where Chanel lived with her mother, Ariadne received a phone call.
“Hello, Mrs Black, good day, I just picked Chanel up from school and we are headed home” Ariadne informed.
“Oh my God! I'm sorry for not informing you on time but Chanel is staying with her Dad today, can you please take her to him?” Mrs Black said her sentence was apologetic but her tone clearly wasn't.
Ariadne concurred and switched the gears of the car before turning over to Chanel “brace yourself to see your Daddy” she announced.
There was an excited cheer from the little girl.
Soon the car screeched to a halt in front of the familiar gray coloured building.
Both the adult and child came down and walked into the building.
Ariadne pressed the elevator button for the sixth floor while trying hard not to smile at the happiness radiating off the little girl.
They soon arrived at apartment number 100 and Ariadne pressed the doorbell.
There was a delay for some moments before the door swished open.
“Daddy!” Chanel yelled excitedly.
Ariadne stared at the tall figure before her, frozen in shock.
The man before her was exactly the same person she had fallen in love with a few weeks ago,the same man she had been planning to ask out.
He was married and not only that, he was the father of the child she had just come to adore.
He was Chanel's father.
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