Think a title for:Angelique knew Amiri was determined to give her a hard time. It was no use, no matter what she said or did. She didn't waste her breath as she walked out of his office, carrying her files and slamming the door in his face.
She had some temper, Amiri didn't seem he was mad. He looked quite pleased as Angelique was gone, wondering amusingly how long was it gonna take her to write down all those files.
He knew her little tricks from the beginning and he refused to let her get what she wanted.
She smacked the files against her desk as she went back to her office furiously.
What a jerk!
He asked her to write all these things down with a pen, he was doing this on purpose. She guessed if she did what he asked her to do, he would still tell her to write all over again. He could always use excuses like her handwriting was not pretty enough because he just didn't her want to get the job done. All he wanted was to torture her.
Could she only obey him? Did she even have another choice? 
She  stared at those files, sighing.
What should she do? 
....
When Nova noticed the one who picked him up today was Cameron instead of Mom, he pouted. 
"Why are you here?"
Cameron somehow felt reassured seeing this cold Nova. He was kinda freaked out by this boy's other side of personality. 
"Your daddy asked me to pick you up, or I wouldn't have been here." 
Cameron mimicked the boy's cold attitude.
He didn't say anything as he got in the car.
"Can you drive as fast as you can? I really want to get home right now, I don't want to spend too much time in your car," Nova said impatiently. 
"I can drive at whatever speed I like. My car, my rules," Cameron huffed. Nova rolled his eyes.
Theodore had been too good to this man, spoiling him even. 
Cameron started the car as soon as he made sure Nova had put on the safety belt.
____ 
Nova dashed directly into his room when he got home, locking himself in. 
Cameron started to suspect that the boy was probably hiding some sort of secret. He decided to keep an eye on him.
Nova pulled out his phone and called Theo instantly, asking why didn't Mommy go to pick him up today.
He also sounded confused, "Mom also doesn't come home yet. She asked us to microwave some pizza." 
Not home yet? Nova frowned. 
Was she working overtime? 
Cameron had mentioned that he was sent there by Daddy. Was Mommy working overtime because of Daddy? 
The rumble of the car brought Nova to the window, he peeked out and saw his dad.
Mommy couldn't go back and cook for Theo and his sisters. 
It must be Dad's fault.
When Amiri walked into the hall, Cameron was quite mysterious as if he just found something.
"Hey, bro. Nova locked himself in the room when he came back. I bet he's hiding something."
 He narrowed his eyes as he approached Nova's room, "Nova, it's me. Open up the door, time for lunch."
No one answered the door. 
Nova pulled out the key of the room, when he pushed the door open, he noticed the boy was hiding something hastily. 
Amiri still saw it, Nova was hiding his phone.  Was he calling someone secretly? 
"Come on Nova, come out and have lunch," Amiri reminded again.
Nova dropped his head and walked out of his room slowly. He didn't seem he was having good appetite as he sat down by the table, mumbling about he didn't want food like this.
"Nova, you shouldn't be picky if you still want to grow taller." Amiri frowned.
"Mom's dishes are tasty, I can eat her food and still grow taller. If you didn't force her to work overtime, she would have cooked the meal for me."
Amiri looked up, thinking how did he know that Angelique was still working overtime?
Theo had told him that when they spoke on the phone, Mom had asked him to unfreeze some pizza for the meal.
Amiri didn't dare to say anything, because Mom had reminded him about keeping Theo a secret. The boy just sat there, not saying a thing.
Amiri frowned slightly. He couldn't help recalling the moment when Nova tried to hide his phone when he walked into that room. Was that woman secretly telling his boy that he had been bullying her? 
He narrowed his eyes, this woman knew how to set him and his boy apart.  Did she try to make him look bad in front of his son? 
Good. 
He would make her pay. 
Nova didn't say anything as he looked down, focusing on his soup. But he didn't eat much before he jumped off his chair, going back to his bedroom.
Nova felt complicated as his eyes followed his son. Was he lowkey protesting because his mom was working overtime? 
She did know how to use Nova against him. After curing Nova's disease, she had done enough to control him.
She was too dangerous to be around his boy.
Amiri went back to the company immediately, dashing into Angelique's office without knocking. He happened to see her was hand-copying the files little by little. She knew several different languages, she could be a great worker in the company.  But she couldn't get close to Nova anymore.
Amiri made up his mind.
Angelique was a bit confused seeing Amiri getting in. She sat straighter, looking at the man before her. 
Was he here to check on her work? She presented her copies to Amiri, "Is it okay copying it this way?"
Amiri accepted the paper and took a close look, she was quite serious about this job and her handwriting was neat and pretty, but he still tore the paper into pieces before her face. 
"It's not good enough. Do them all over again."
She hadn't eaten anything to complete the job, she was so pissed off that her face went red.
But before she could say anything, Amiri suddenly demanded, "By the way, you don't need to be Nova's nanny since today. Stay away from him."
His tone was harsh and condescending.
She frowned confusingly, "Why?"
He was giving her a hard time in the company and now he even forbade her to see her son. 
He huffed, "Why? You know the reason very clearly. You are using Nova against me to get what you want. Let me be honest with you. Whatever you want from me, you won't get it."
Using Nova? When did she ever use him? 
"Lee, what do you mean?"
"You tell Nova that I forced you to work overtime. Isn't your purpose obvious?" He huffed. 
She only felt ridiculous.
"I didn't! I really didn't do anything!"
Amiri didn't even want to hear it as he broke his gaze and walked out of the office.
Angelique's heart sank as she looked at the shredded paper on the floor. Amiri was such a jerk, How could he do this to her?
She felt heartbroken knowing that she couldn't see Nova anymore. 
What was she gonna do?
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Nova didn't look happy when he got home that night, staring at the paper duck Angelique made him, not saying anything.
Mr. Smith guessed that he was missing his mom, letting out a sigh. The old housekeeper found the boy's favorite set of Legos and brought it to him, "Nova, do you want to play this with me? I know you like making ships the best."
Nova didn't even spare a second glance at the old man as he went back to his bedroom. He did love Legos, but they were nothing like Mom.
Mom didn't go to pick him up that day. Dad must be the one who stopped her, he was so annoying. 
Nova lay on his bed, sulking alone. Amiri asked him to have dinner, but he refused to. 
"Sir, Nova didn't even have any lunch. Is it really okay for him to starve himself?"
"Never mind. He will eat when he gets hungry."'
Mr. Smith knew Amiri was stubborn, but Nova was just a boy. He couldn't starve himself. 
The old man brought something for the boy to eat that night when Amiri was working in his study room.
"Nova, come on. You need to eat something."
He pouted at the food and shooed him away. 
Mr. Smith could only sigh. Like father like son, he couldn't even persuade Amiri. He also couldn't persuade the boy.
 Defeated, the housekeeper took the tray of food and left the second floor.
When the door was closed, Nova's phone suddenly started to beep. He picked up the phone and it was a message from Theo.
--Daddy's bullying Mommy. He shouldn't have done that. Let's find a way to teach him a lesson.
 Mommy had locked herself in her room after coming back from work and cooking them dinner. She was copying something by her desk until late at night.
Theodore peeked through the crack of the door, noticing Mom's eyes were red. She looked exhausted, but she didn't stop working.
Dad must be the one who forced her to do that. 
Granny was the one who sent Mommy to Daddy's company. No one would dare to bully Mom except Dad. 
Kevin: What should we do? I miss her so much.
Cole: I know you can't do this. I'll do it.
Kevin: How are you gonna do it then?
Cole: Let's get changed tomorrow. I'm going to your kindergarten.
Nova's eyes it up at Theo's suggestion. If he exchanged with him, Mom would pick him up tomorrow and cook him food. 
So the boy said yes without any hesitation. 
Amiri thought his son had fallen asleep. He pushed open the door and caught Nova on his phone. 
He frowned, thinking Angelique was talking to his son again.  He'd like to see what else that woman was gonna make his son do.
The next day, Cameron came to pick Nova up from school. He almost dashed toward Cameron's car eagerly.
"The boy does love to go to school, eh?" Cameron exclaimed. 
"He just doesn't want to spend time with me," Amiri pulled a face. 
Amiri didn't know what Angelique had done but she clearly had managed to brainwash his son.
He felt bitter as he watched Nova leave the mansion.