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One hundred and twelve

Author: Nyra Vale
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-10-01 21:13:52

Theo called at seven thirty that evening, exactly as he had every night since leaving home, and spent most of the conversation complaining about a spelling assignment he believed had been designed by someone who hated children. Grayson listened with the seriousness he usually reserved for board meetings, while Marielle sat beside him on the sofa and tried not to laugh when Theo insisted that knowing how to spell “necessary” would contribute nothing useful to his future. For nearly twenty minute
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  • Nanny To The Billionaire's Secret Heir    One hundred and nineteen

    Martin Hale did not ask Grayson to return to headquarters immediately, which told him more about the board's decision than the carefully worded email that arrived ten minutes after their call. Instead, Martin requested a private meeting with Grayson and the chair of the independent review committee later that afternoon. The suspension had not been lifted, but the board had completed its internal assessment and was prepared to discuss the conditions under which Grayson could resume executive leadership once regulators approved the arrangement.Under normal circumstances, Grayson would have spent the morning examining every condition before anyone had the opportunity to present it to him. Instead, he drove Theo to school.Theo complained about going until the moment they reached the gates, then became distracted by a classmate who wanted to know why he had missed school. Grayson watched him walk inside with his shark backpack and felt a ridiculous amount of relief when T

  • Nanny To The Billionaire's Secret Heir    One hundred and eighteen

    Grayson did not answer Theo's question with another promise about judges, lawyers or court orders. Too many adults had already taught him that promises came with conditions he did not understand. Instead, Grayson explained that Theo lived here, that nobody was taking him anywhere tonight or tomorrow, and that if anything about his home ever needed to change, he and Marielle would tell him themselves. Theo listened with the concentration he usually reserved for instructions involving dessert, then asked whether he still had to visit the Whitfields. When Grayson said yes, but visiting was different from being sent away, Theo seemed satisfied enough to finish his hot chocolate.By nine, exhaustion had caught up with him completely. He brushed his teeth without being reminded twice, carried the stuffed shark under one arm and climbed into the bed he had spent days trying to return to. Marielle expected him to fall asleep almost immediately, but Theo kept finding reasons to remain

  • Nanny To The Billionaire's Secret Heir    One hundred and seventeen

    Theo remained wrapped around Marielle even after the police arrived, as though loosening his arms might somehow return him to the road. His hoodie was damp from the rain, his cheeks were cold, and one knee of his school trousers had collected a streak of dirt, but there was no visible injury beyond a small scrape across his palm. Grayson stood close enough to touch him while an officer asked the few questions necessary to confirm where he had been. Nobody pushed for a full explanation. Theo was tired, frightened and beginning to understand from the number of adults gathering around him that his journey home had caused far more trouble than he expected.The Whitfields arrived less than ten minutes later. Mrs Whitfield climbed from the car before it had properly stopped and covered her mouth when she saw him. Theo did not move toward her, but he allowed her to check his face and tell him how worried everyone had been. Marielle watched the woman struggle between relief and the i

  • Nanny To The Billionaire's Secret Heir    One hundred and sixteen

    The police wanted Grayson to remain reachable while officers searched the streets surrounding the Whitfields' property, but remaining anywhere felt impossible when Theo was somewhere outside alone. Grayson drove slowly along the route behind the house while Marielle watched the pavements, bus stops and shop entrances, searching every small figure before realising it was the wrong child. The evening traffic had thickened, which meant more cars, more people and more places where a seven-year-old could disappear from view without anyone realising he was missing.Theo had a little over forty minutes on them, but Marielle kept reminding herself that forty minutes for a child was not forty minutes for an adult. He would walk more slowly. He might stop to read signs or ask someone for directions. He might become tired and sit somewhere. The possibilities that frightened her most were the ones she refused to say aloud, because Grayson was already gripping the steering wheel hard enou

  • Nanny To The Billionaire's Secret Heir    One hundred and fifteen

    Marielle had imagined Theo's return several different ways during the drive to the Whitfields' house, and every version began with him running toward them. She pictured his backpack bouncing against his shoulders, Grayson pretending not to cry and Theo talking so quickly that nobody could follow half of what he said. She even imagined the argument they would have later when he discovered that being returned by court order did not cancel bedtime, vegetables or school the next morning. After days of counting the hours he spent away from them, she wanted something ordinary enough to prove their life had survived.They stopped at home first because the court had arranged Theo's return for six that evening rather than immediately after school. Grayson used the extra time to check Theo's bedroom despite having refused to let anyone touch it while he was gone. The stuffed shark remained beneath the pillow exactly where Theo had hidden it, with the folded note still und

  • Nanny To The Billionaire's Secret Heir    One hundred and fourteen

    The emergency hearing began at nine the next morning, and for once, Cole Maritime barely entered the discussion. Grayson had expected his suspension, the regulatory investigation and the reports about his father to follow him into the courtroom because they had become convenient evidence whenever anyone wanted to question the stability of his home. Instead, the judge made the purpose of the hearing clear within the first few minutes. Dr Bennett had recommended an immediate change to Theo's temporary placement, the Whitfields objected, and the court wanted to determine what would cause the least further harm to a seven-year-old who had already spent too many weeks listening to adults discuss his future.Marielle sat beside Grayson with her hands clasped tightly in her lap. She had deliberately left her phone in her bag and had not checked the news since they entered the building. Alfred's story was still spreading, Marcus Reed was still missing, and investigators were still ex

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