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Chapter 53

Author: Lana Mora
last update publish date: 2026-04-14 17:50:28

That was true.

Vanessa used to boss around the nannies when she was little. They suffered terribly. If they scorched her blouse, got the wrong sheet music, or forgot to dust the piano, they would be fired for any mistake.

Julian once questioned her, "You fire them for small mistakes. Don't you think you're being excessive?"

"Excessive?" Vanessa replied with an innocent and delicate face. "Regardless of the size of the error, once a mistake is made, I can't forgive it."

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