Mag-log inOn her first day working as a cleaner at a luxury restaurant in Manhattan, Valerius thinks she has finally found a decent job to keep herself afloat. But her hope is shattered when a wealthy customer openly gropes her. Refusing to be humiliated, she slaps him across the face—and gets fired on the spot. For the past five years, Valerius has struggled to survive after waking up in a hospital with no memory of her past. No family. No identity. No one to rely on. But the incident catches the attention of Gideon Vance, a powerful billionaire and the owner of the restaurant. To Gideon, Valerius is the spitting image of Evanthe—his ex-wife and the woman he hates most. Five years ago, Evanthe gave birth to their daughter, abandoned the baby at the front gate of their mansion, and vanished without a trace. Gideon is convinced that Valerius is Evanthe, pretending to have amnesia to escape her past. And when circumstances force Valerius to accept his offer to become the nanny of the daughter she supposedly abandoned, she finds herself living under the same roof as a man who despises her more than anyone else. While Gideon demands answers for a past she doesn't remember, Valerius has only one response: "I don't know who Evanthe is. But I'll never bow to a man who thinks money can buy everything."
view moreGideon walked down the marble staircase toward the dining room. The large grandfather clock indicated it was time for dinner. From the stairs, his eyes immediately went to the long dining table. Valerius was already seated there, next to Alethea.The moment Gideon arrived, Valerius looked up. She gave him only a brief glance before offering a formal nod. Her demeanor was calm, as though their heated argument about the identity card earlier had never happened. After that, she turned her focus back to Alethea.Gideon pulled out the chair at the head of the table. A maid served him a perfectly cooked beef steak. As he cut into the meat with precise movements, he quietly watched the woman.Gideon narrowed his eyes when he noticed Valerius lecturing Alethea. The five-year-old was starting to push her green vegetables to the edge of her plate.Alethea had hated vegetables ever since she was old enough to eat solid food. Watching Valerius patiently coax her into eating them was something
The tension on the outdoor playground spiked instantly. Valerius didn't back down an inch. She couldn't care less about the social standing of the woman in front of her. Stepping forward, she locked eyes with the woman."You're the one who needs to apologize to this child," Valerius said. Her voice was low, cold, and deliberate. "Now."The woman in red gaped. Her mouth parted slightly, completely caught off guard by such fierce resistance. The surrounding parents froze. The mocking whispers aimed at Alethea instantly died down. They couldn't believe a nanny had the nerve to demand an apology from an elite Manhattan parent."Do you... do you have any idea who you're talking to?!" the woman shrieked, her voice trembling with embarrassment and rage. "You're just a maid in the Vance household! How dare you—""I don't care who you are," Valerius cut her off sharply. "But if you can't watch your mouth around a child, you're no better than a monster.""Stop this! Everyone, please calm
The parent-teacher meeting was held in the school’s multi-purpose hall, which looked more like a five-star hotel conference room. Thick carpeting muffled every footstep, and rows of velvet chairs were neatly arranged facing a small stage at the front.Valerius walked in after dropping Alethea off at her classroom. As she expected, the clothes she had pulled from the mansion’s wardrobe were high quality—a well-fitted, dark formal blazer and a pair of crisp trousers. Even so, her appearance remained understated compared to the other mothers. Around her, the women wore designer silk dresses in vibrant pastel shades, their designer handbags casually resting beside them on the tables, their diamond jewelry gleaming beneath the hall's crystal chandeliers.Valerius chose a seat in the very back row, pulled out her phone, and got ready to take notes.The meeting began, led by the principal and a few educational consultants. They started presenting things Valerius barely understood—ranging
Valerius didn't answer right away. With a sharp tug, he wrenched his arm out of Gideon’s grip. He stared straight at the man, searching for any sign of madness in his eyes, found nothing but cold indifference."Kids see things when they're scared," Valerius said, his voice quiet but sharp. "She misses her mother, and my face just happens to look like the woman who walked out on you. That's all it is."Gideon didn't flinch. He drained the rest of the whiskey in his glass, then set it down on a small table in the hallway. "We'll see how long you can keep up the lie.""Whatever you say," Valerius replied. He turned, walked into his own room, and locked the door behind him.Gideon's words lingered in his mind, but exhaustion won in the end. Valerius walked over to the luxurious bed, which felt far too plush for a back accustomed to thin mattresses in New Jersey. Without even changing out of his bathrobe, he lay down and fell asleep within minutes.A sudden blast of cold against his f
Valerius closed the bedroom door and looked around.The room was huge. A king-sized bed stood near the center beneath a crystal chandelier. Warm lights reflected against the wooden floor, and the massive windows overlooked Manhattan’s skyline.What caught her attention the most was the large glass
The atmosphere inside the mansion instantly turned tense. The woman in the pastel dress looked at Gideon in disbelief. “Gideon, you can’t be serious.”Her eyes snapped toward Valerius, filled with open hostility. “After everything she did, you still want her near Alethea?”Valerius still had no ide
The moment the Rolls-Royce door shut behind her, Valerius knew she had just made a terrible decision. She cursed quietly under her breath and leaned back against the leather seat, folding her arms tightly across her chest. In the end, she still got into the car.Not because Gideon had forced her
“This is less than what we agreed on.” Valerius’s voice came out cold and sharp as she stared at the middle-aged man sitting half-naked on the edge of the motel bed. The man let out a drunken laugh while buttoning his pants lazily. “You should be grateful I’m paying at all.”Valerius’s jaw tigh












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