I ran to my room and slammed the door behind me.My hands were shaking so hard I could barely turn the lock.*Click.*The sound felt like sealing my coffin.Almost immediately, Alessandro's fist pounded against the wood."Vanessa! Open this door!"I pressed my back against it, sliding down to the floor."Please," his voice was raw. "Just talk to me.""I can't.""Yes, you can. Whatever this is, we can figure it out.""No, we can't."The pounding stopped. I heard him lean against the door, his breathing heavy on the other side."I'm not going anywhere," he said quietly. "I'll stay here all night if I have to."But I knew he wouldn't. He had responsibilities. A business to run. A life that didn't revolve around a lying nanny.A life I was about to destroy.---I sat there for what felt like hours, listening to his breathing through the door.Finally, I heard his footsteps retreating down the hallway.The silence that followed was deafening.My phone buzzed on the nightstand. I crawled ac
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