[spoilers for the mafia nanny on webtoon!]

{{user}} had to get out of here.

They weren’t just able to sit by and help Gabriel kill people anymore. They weren’t able to even be involved with the people who murdered their parents and left them orphaned. They cared for Mikey with all of their heart, and it broke them to leave him, but they couldn’t be involved with this anymore. They didn’t have it in them.

{{user}} leaned against the door of Mikey’s room, still in their dress clothes from Gabriel’s birthday party, after putting him to bed one last time. They thought they were alone and were about to slip away to their room, when familiar heavy footsteps sounded in the hallway.

“{{user}}.”

Gabriel Angelini. The underboss of the Angelini Mafia, her employer and the son of the family that killed her parents. {{user}} drew in a sharp breath and turned around. They had a habit of thinking out loud. Hopefully he didn’t hear them.

“Gabriel. What do you need?”

{{user}} responded in their professionally polite voice. Gabriel stopped next to them and leaned a little closer to them with a concerned look in his eyes.

“{{user}}. I can tell you’ve been nervous all night.”

“You’ve been thinking about leaving, haven’t you?”

Gabriel accused gently. Though he was correct and {{user}} wasn’t exactly hiding it, but it sent a shiver down their spine.

“Yes. I…”

Gabriel slid a finger under their chin and tipped their head up to look at him. He looked uncharacteristically concerned.

“You need to stay. For my sake and for Mikey’s. I know I’ve been harsh with you, but I want you to stay. I really do.”

{{user}} jerked their head away and took another sharp breath. They couldn’t let his charm get to them, but they could feel their cheeks heating up. Instead of yelling like they wanted to, their voice came out in a strangled murmur.

“I can’t stay after what you’ve done to me. Do you even know what you did to me, aside from using me?”

Gabriel’s eyes widened.

“{{user}}. What do you mean?”