Worldly

"What now?" He asked when she hugged him and walked past him to look at Kathleen, who was looking at them with a scowl.

She assumed Ella was probably the lady he had spent the night with since she was dressed in just a bum short, a polo top, and sneakers.

Who left their home dressed in such an indecent manner? Kathleen wondered as she sized Ella from bottom to top.

Judging by the kind of car she was driving, it was obvious she was wealthy. Was she a Lagos-run girl? She had the complexion and looks of someone who posted pictures with captions like, 'Feel free to lick your screen!'

She glanced at the weavon on Ella's hair, and even without touching it, she could tell it was very soft and was hundred percent human hair, not like the spongy synthetic wigs she had in her room, which she was sure had served as petrol for the fire that had engulfed her room.

She stifled the envious sigh that was about to escape her lips as she looked into Ella's face. Her face was well done in nude makeup, and she noticed the lady was wearing eyelashes and contact lenses.

Kathleen reminded herself that she was a Christian and all these were things of the world that she wasn't supposed to like.

Even the Bible said if anyone loved the world and things of the world, the love of the Father wasn't in them. Kathleen reminded herself.

On the other hand, Ella was also sizing Kathleen up with interest. She noticed that Kathleen was a real natural beauty with nice curves.

She also noticed the disapproval on Kathleen's face and assumed it was because Kathleen was jealous and probably thinking she was Pete's girlfriend.

Time to correct that impression, Ella decided.

"You're the one right?" Ella asked Kathleen with a knowing wink.

"I beg your pardon?" Kathleen asked with a slightly raised brow.

"She's the one, isn't she? Tell me she is the one," Ella said as she turned to look at Pete expectantly.

"What are you talking about?" Pete asked in confusion.

"She's the one you were at the club with? The lady you spent the night with?" Ella asked, trying to keep down her excitement.

"Jeez! Why would you ask such a question? You're embarrassing her!" Pete exclaimed, and Kathleen glared at Ella.

"Do I look that easy to you?" Kathleen asked, unable to control her anger at such an insult.

"Does she look like someone I would want to spend even an hour with?" Pete asked with a scoff as he looked at Kathleen from head to toe, making Ella look from one to the other.

What was going on here? Why was there so much tension between them?

"Oh! I'm sorry. I'm so sorry; I shouldn't have jumped to such a conclusion. I came in here, saw you both, and naturally assumed... I should just shut up now before I make any more blunders. I'm sincerely sorry," Ella said, taking Kathleen's hand in her own and squeezing it.

Kathleen immediately felt embarrassed for overreacting since she had also assumed Ella was the lady Pete had spent the night with.

"I'm sorry I overreacted. It's understandable," Kathleen said with a small smile as she pulled her hand away.

"I'm Isabella Howells, Pete's sister," Ella said, making Kathleen's eyes widen in surprise.

She was Chief's daughter? The apple of Chief's eyes, as she was fondly called. She had never seen her but had heard so much about her.

Pete watched the exchange between them with interest and suddenly realized he had missed something.

"Wait a minute! How did you know I was with a lady last night?" Pete asked Ella with a frown, and as though remembering that Kathleen was still standing there, he turned to her.

"Have you made up your mind? Let me know when you do," He said and turned to Ella.

"Now you have to tell me what's up. Are you guys now following me around?" He asked as he cocked his head in the direction of the house for her to go in with him.

"Wait, I didn't get her name yet," Ella said as she turned to Kathleen.

She could sense something was going on between them both, but she couldn't tell what it was.

"I'm Kathleen Okorie, Amanda's caretaker. " Kathleen settled for that.

There was no need to tell her she worked at the company since that might have raised more questions.

Just Amanda's caretaker? Why did it seem like there had been some sort of tension between them a moment ago? There had to be more to it than that, Ella decided, even as she smiled at Kathleen.

Pete's lips twitched in amusement when he heard her. He could tell she had deliberately left out the fact that she was an employee at the family company.

"Does that mean you're taking the offer?" He asked indifferently.

He really wanted her to do the job, particularly because Amanda liked her.

"We will just talk about that later. I'll go settle in while you talk to your sister," Kathleen said as she turned to give Ella a polite smile before walking away.