A Nanny For The Billionaire

nding with the distant hum of cars and buses. The city was alive with people rushing to their jobs-well, most people. Anne McCole wasn't

ggg!! Rin

ed her sleepy state, A

me up? Oh my God, I'm so late!" she s

t herself. Anne was indeed a beautiful lady but hardly would anyone notice it because she doesn't dr

her father's tragic death in a fire, Anne had done everything possible to put a smile on her mom's face, often with the su

dressed and slightly more awake. Entering the kitchen, she

ng a quick kiss on her mother's cheek and

her sleep so much she forgot she has a job," M

you wake me up? I could have slep

u girls about going out drinking last night. But no, my adul

ed, pouting her

, laughing softly as she watched her daughter-a grown woman who s

door flying open. Cynthia, Anne's best friend sin

ing you for ages, and we're already late! Hi,

nd why are you girls running late? Didn't I warn you both not to stay out s

protests were ignored as her mo

later!" Mrs. McCole called after th

er breath and shook her head. "I swear, Anne, I didn't think I was

me here! Last night was fire! We sh

t after last night, I'm done. I don't want to wake up

s building downtown, each swipe of their rags and sprays of cleaner pulling them closer to the e

outique window. Inside, a dress-a vision of silk and elegance-caught her

mesmerized by the intricate design. "I have to go in. Ju

how stunning it would look on her, how heads would turn at any event she at

!" she gasped. "For a dr

head, marveling at the absurdity of it. "Who in their right mind would pay thi

ame to admire the dress and not to buy. Phew."

ox. The sound of it hitting the floor echoed through the store, and before she could

ping into her stomach as the store attend

red. "I didn't mean to! It

le. "Sorry? Do you think your apology is going to pay for this?" she as

"$150,000?! That's ridi

ittle necklace right. It

olice," the woman said, her tone

didn't even have a fraction of it. And now, customers wer

ame here to steal?"

could afford anything in

he's poorly dressed, I bet she's here to steal but has

ecurity. "Please," she begged, "I can't afford this, but I can

urity guard blocked her path, and the at

guard said, "the pol

t of control. She was trapped, with no way out, and the weight o