Billionaire's Bastard Daughter

XVII. the christmas (draft)

When morning arrived, Juliette woke up and eagerly checked her messages. There were many messages and missed phone calls but none from Zach.

She sighed, "He must be busy."

Juliette fixed herself and got ready for breakfast. By the time she arrived, half of the family members were present. She noticed a small group of boys around Hailey who slept on her pancakes.

Mike noticed her and smiled. He pressed a finger on his lips, and said: "Shhh," as Calvin drew circles on her face.

Joshua walked into the dining room, "What are you all doing?"

Instantly, everyone scrambled.

Hailey sat up and the pancake drop off her cheek, "What? What's going on?"

While Hailey caught up with reality, Joshua and Juliette made eye contacts. "Good morning," Juliette said.

"Uh- yeah, hey." He walked towards the table, "Morning Hailey."

Hailey huff a breath and grumbled, "Morning."

Juliette tilted her head to the side as she watched Joshua and Hailey interacted. Both of them constantly adjusted to their seats and would often peek at one another, but not long enough to make direct eye contact.

Quickly, the day passes by and Juliette watches as Hailey came and left. And with the holidays swinging by, Juliette found herself immerse in doing nearly nothing except gaze at the beautiful decorations around the house.

Mr.Relish fired her not too long ago, through a text message, from the diner. He said he couldn't work with someone who's been absent for so long. It's funny, really. After Juliette told him she is busy with family members, he accepted it, but them instantly assigned her numerous shifts.

She knew it was his way of finding a reason to fire her.

She thought it was for the better.

As for her side job, Miss Tamsyn hasn't contacted her. She assumed Mochi caretaker had gotten well.

Then, there's New York University.

Juliette is on break until February, so there isn't much concern there.

But, then she thought, what would she do once February creep up around the corner? Would she have to move back to her apartment, and find another job? Would she be able to return to the mansion?

With each day, Juliette got more and more used to the Greyson's life. She spent most days with Nina or the Greyson's brothers. It was awkward for the older brothers to adjust, but nonetheless, they did. The only person who didn't seem to welcome the changes were Matthew Greyson.

But, with his overwhelming work schedule, Juliette rarely gets to see him.

And if she were to be honest, she'd like to keep it that way.

Mike grabbed Juliette's arm, "No! She's playing with me!"

Theodore grabbed her other hand, "No!" He pulled her to his side, "Me!"

Earlier Lola caught Juliette roaming the backyard and suggested they played swordfight together. They did. Then, Mike came and later Theodore. Everything was going well, until Mike said he wanted to play video game but Theodore wanted to continue playing sword fight. In the midst of the dispute, Lola disappeared.