The Billionaire's Nanny

er. Since then, I had not had a chance to speak with Celine, but

ekdays, there were fewer patrons at this hour. Additionally, the majority of the patrons present at this time sat o

The atmosphere in the room shifted the instant I laid eyes on him. The same ch

cover. But before long, the memories of his treatment of me just a few days prior flo

eaned. He arrived in front of the counter in a few strides, and ev

on could have practically everything—an attractive face, a tall, muscular body, lovely eyes, more money than most people could ever hope to have in a lifetime, and, to top it all

at a piece of trash," I thought to myself as I looked up at him. They were icy and bri

any of his nonsense, as he did not respond to me and instead

ppeared to come. "This piece of trash has somewhere t

said, "I c

get out of here. We apologize, but we don't currently have any drinks named "you." We recently

llent annoyance. "Please stop; you understand exactly what I mean.

growled at him. "A smart person would have reali

ly ever since he entered, and I didn't need an outsider to alert me to the fact that she was starting to feel a

In an instant, she was on my side of the count

glancing at Lucas. I would have rol

fe, I could count on one finger the number of times we had spoken. I could therefore appreciate her astonishment and del

rage. He seemed ready to let all of his fury out on Sally, so I felt a little bad for putting h

top. Sally could probably hold him off until I got into the taxi, if I was lucky. After putting the

air also helped. When I stepped outside, the f

I considered running for it, but his long legs would be far more powerful than mine

casual way I had ever seen him. My thoughts quickly returned to my dream about him. That had felt like a far-off recollection,

e. He extended one of the two coffee cups he was holding toward me as if it were a peace

s that you could convince anyone to do

nning late to the motel. "What do you want?" I questioned, and my teeth clenched. How on earth did he know my

ck," and withdrew his hand when I declined his off

stuff it up your ass," I responded gently as I put

I wondered whether he had finally understood. His visage contorted into a dark mix of wrath and pain, and for an inst

. It was a truly awful day for me. That being the case, is it acc

ruly believed that was how he expressed it? How naive.

t else could it be about?" he asked, hi

significant. Please look for another candidate, as I will no

t out. "And if you follow me or come here again, I will call the cops and tell them the famous Luc

d drove off befor

ter we were done, I made up my mind to speak with her. I cleaned the last room I needed to and went downs

y stranger," walking i

ked, "I thought you'd never show Ga

cker and unlocked it.

ing her eyes. "This time, you di

the job. If he hadn't shown up and made matters worse today, I would have taken the job ag

found out I took the job ba

ave been there. Can you believe he stated, and I quote, "'I should not have said it the way I said it,'" I raised my hand and performed a quote

person you spoke with." As I tucked m

made our way back t

ith ideas about how to find a new career. Baron had left a message saying he would be stoppin

rated an agency, which I subsequently learned was illegal, where he provided loans to individuals in dire need of money. Doesn't it sound

he was bad news, but at that point, I didn't know what else to do. Since I began making the payments two months ago, I

alls. The next morning, I received a text from him informing me that he would be stopping by. When he l

n your house, threaten you, and use force to extract payments—were a thing o

eets every day. Perhaps those many sleepless evenings spent in the foster home's dimly lit jail room were worthwhile. And then there was the fact that I never left the house without my pepper sp

n effort to brush it off, but it persisted. I carefully reached into my purse and extracted the ta

as I made my way up the stairs to my flat. All the evidence I needed was the light shining in my living roo

cynical chuckle, and fear sent shivers down my spine. I felt the scar on my head's left sid