THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNEXPECTED NANNY

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ed by Margaret's unannounced presence, which clouded the morning. Despite my little knowledge of his ex-

shiny floorboards. When Maya and Lila spotted their mother, they stopped constructing the pillow fort they had been

Margaret and yelled. Lila f

d she bent down to give her girls a hug. "My lovely girls," she

f dread and rage. It was obvious that he wanted nothing more than to protect his kids from whatever g

ng and evaluating. "Well, Zoe," she remarked in a falsel

lowed. I said, "Just a few days." The girls a

ositive it has." Then she turned back to the girls. "Maybe we shoul

ection. Despite his clenched jaw, Marcus moved closer and lowered himself to her leve

es gazed up at him. "Daddy

Margaret may lose her temper as her grin froze. However, she inhaled deeply as her grin became more intense. "

ready giddy with anticipation. "Come to lunch wi

ound when she laughed, which an

his sides, but he nodded firmly. Alright. But not f

tory. Naturally, she replied ple

the front door shut, the quiet was oppressive. As if he could will the d

in his direction. "Mar

"No," he said in a raspy voice. But do I really ha

he depth of the anguish, I desired to console him however wasn't certain how. "She might not take them far far from

at is sufficient," he muttered. She's unrelenting, and I can't match her

m because of how unfair it was. But I pressed, "Y

s face etched with rage. With bitterness,

h. He let out a last breath and turned away. "I must retu

becoming too involved in this family's struggle, which seemed unwinnable. For the girls, Marcus, and even myself, my he

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t my thoughts kept straying. Every time I shut my eyes, I saw Margaret driving off with my g

g to see another emergency, but instead I saw a message from Jacob that said, "Zoe Harper's bac

d warm, and here I was, looking into her. However, confidence was not readily granted in my culture. I had

torm when she was around. I was pleased by the manner she had confronted Margaret earlier, despite the fact that I knew she was

back. No more information

to mind: how Zoe had laughed this morning, her eyes crinkling at the corners, and how the sound had lo

ence kept coming to mind, diverting me in a way no one else eve

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worked on the fairy garden I had promised, seeming a little more hesitant. In a small area of the garden, we planted moss and placed porcela

us outdoors. Though I attempted to keep my eyes on the

me we had made out of twigs and leaves, Maya

t to her. A palace? It seems that yo

ll of hope, and Maya smiled. "Dadd

melancholy. He said quietly, "I think the

oved them. And I came to the realization that while Margaret could be wealthy and powerful, she lacked the relati

to drop and the females started to become fatigued. Amidst all of this chaos, I couldn't help but se