The Rutherford Twins {Book Two}

Chapter 6/63

Nancy's POV

"After much thought, I've decided to humbly apologize for the way I basically threw you out. You're not just an ordinary employee; you're a friend. And so I'm sorry. Hope you find a place in your heart to accept it." I say, a little uneasy, offering a small smile.

This was a very tough thing for me to do. I thoroughly thought things through and realized I was maybe a little too harsh to Samuel. Sure he'd been absent, but he also mentioned it was because of his family.

I'm not even going to lie, the thought of having to fire Adam too was a big contribution to why I reconsidered hiring Samuel. Call me biased, but I just couldn't let him go too.

I'm still holding on to letting staffs of mine that are no longer useful go, but these two men? It's a no for me. I may drive around town myself now easily but I know a driver will come in handy on some occasions. I'm a literal celebrity. I go for different kinds of events, meetings etcetera.

I also realized I didn't even give Samuel a chance to understand why I was firing him at the time. I was harsh and mistreated him, especially for someone I've known for quite a while now.

Sure, that statement he made earlier on still lingered in my head (I'm not the only accomplice), but who knows? He may have been in shock and the words just strangely left his mouth.

Shock can do many things to people.

Or maybe I didn't even hear him well at the time.

Samuel scans my face with his eyes very carefully, as if not wanting to set an alarm off. Relief and satisfaction washes over his face for a split second before he smiles. "Absolutely. I- cause I was genuinely surprised the way you just let me go... It was sudden and honestly painful. It left me wondering what I may have done wrong."

I open my mouth to speak thinking he's done, but he isn't apparently as he continues. "At some point, I felt you and Nina discussed between yourselves and decided to fire me because of the Doctor I brought. I can promise you, I had no idea what happened would've happened. He was recommended to me few years back when my son had a serious condition and because of the way he treated him, I swore he knew what he was doing. I had no idea he was a fake. I'm sorry again."

I blink in understanding. "Where is he now? You have any idea?"

He shakes his head. "No. Trust me, I looked heaven and earth for him after what happened. Couldn't find him. I wanted to break his nose myself for what he did."

He sounds so reassuring, I can't help to feel a little guilty for blaming him and thinking he somehow had anything to do with the doctor. What was I thinking? I've known Samuel for years now, why would he ever want to harm me? Why did I think he'd ever want to harm me?

"That's fine. It doesn't matter now. I'm a lot better than I was. I just hope wherever he is, justice serves him right." I offer a small smile. "You can move back in today if you want? That is, if you still want the job?" I check.

As much as I want him to fill in the slot he'd left, it's possible he's gotten another job or just doesn't want to take the job back. Maybe he wants to keep his dignity. I'd respect the decision honestly.

Contrary to what I thought, he seemed to have been taken aback as his eyes twinkle with excitement. "Hell yeah, I still want the job. You think an opportunity like this comes everyday?" He jokes. "That's great then. I'll get my stuff later today. Thank you so much."

I chuckle softly. "No, thank you. Again, I'm genuinely sorry for the way things went down earlier on."

He waves his hand in the air like it's no big deal at all. "I'm just glad to be back, and I promise I won't be as absent as I was before."