로그인As our plates were being cleared, I quietly excused myself to the restroom before we headed out for the museum. I got up and walked away from the table, weaving through the dining room toward the hallway that led to the restrooms. I turned the corner into the hallway and stopped short when I saw Ros
Charlotte’s POVThe French toast I’d been eating suddenly felt like cement in my gut.“One of your exes,” I repeated slowly. “As in…”“As in she was one of the women who came here before you,” Kieran said. His jaw was set in a hard line as he shot Rosa a withering look. “She lasted about three month
I tried not to look too disappointed and just focused on buttering Nora’s pancakes.“Good morning,” Sophia chirped brightly, sliding into the seat beside me with a cup of coffee.“Morning,” I muttered.Kieran nodded at her but didn’t say anything. He took a sip of his coffee and flicked his newspape
Charlotte’s POVThe next morning, I felt marginally better about everything—or maybe it was just the way I woke to Nora jumping on the bed, making me smile, that made everything feel a little easier.“Mommy!” Nora landed on her knees, nearly slamming me in the head in the process. “You’re finally aw
“You’re sorry?” I repeated.There was a pause. He drew in a breath as if steeling himself before he muttered, “I shouldn’t have yelled at you like that. It’s just… I saw you in her dress and it made me snap.”I glanced at him sideways. He was staring at his glass again, a forlorn look on his face. I
Charlotte’s POVAfter a very long and very quiet dinner, the server came with the check. Kieran paid, and we all got up to leave.“I want to take Nora for ice cream,” Sophia announced, holding out her hand to Nora. “There’s a gelato place down by the boardwalk that’s supposed to be amazing.”Nora lo
Charlotte was different, though. Nora didn’t just love her as a nanny; she literally called her “Mommy”. She loved her like a mother, trusted her like one, and the thought of Charlotte leaving one day… It clearly broke her heart.But she had to understand; if not now, then when she was older. I had
Charlotte’s POV“You’re firing me?”Kieran stepped out of the way, gesturing to the house. “You heard me. Go. Now.”I didn’t move right away. I couldn’t believe that he was really doing this, obsessing over a mere assumption, and he wasn’t even listening to two people who were vehemently telling him
Charlotte’s POVI found the note when I woke up.“Charlotte: You may take Nora to one training session today. Stay with her the entire time. If anything happens, you must bring her back immediately. —Kieran”He was letting us go.I sat there for a moment, staring at the note.After last night, I had
Charlotte’s POVBy the time Kieran came home that day, it seemed he had already gotten wind of Nora’s good performance at training—likely through William. He wasn’t smiling—he never did—but he also didn’t look disappointed.“I heard you had a good day,” he said as we sat down for dinner.Nora nodded







