All Chapters of The Billionaire’s Nanny: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

“Start before you feel ready.” ---~ Alyssa ~They say life is about the journey, not the destination. I couldn’t agree more as I walked towards the stage in my graduation gown.“Congratulations,” The Dean said with a smile as I bowed to receive my first-class diploma in Architecture from New York University.“Thank you,” I replied, watching the camera shutter snap loudly.Gracefully, I walked back to my friends, who all had big smiles on their faces. It had been an eventful journey with each of them.It was only after I sat down that I realized my best friend was missing.“Where’s Cassandra?” I asked, turning to the others. “Cassandra? She was just here,” Queeneth, my friend and housemate, replied.“Okay…” I nodded, facing forward.Maybe she went to the restroom, I thought, waiting and gently clicking my heels against the ground as the graduation ceremony continued.I tried my best to focus, but I couldn’t. Unable to stop myself, I pulled out my phone and sent her a text.:Where ar

“Life feels different when you are in love.”....~ Austin ~“Sir, you’ve got a meeting with the embezzlement client by 3pm today.” my assistant, Jordan, announced.I nodded at him with a smile; he had clearly taken my advice on referring to clients by their case types. Though I’m generally organized, I sometimes miss the finer details. That’s precisely why I hired an assistant.“Anything else?” I asked, noticing that Jordan was still standing in front of me with an awkward expression.“Well…” He began scratching his chocolate brown hair, and I immediately sensed he was up to no good.“Speak.”“Your grandma has set you up on a blind date with one of her best friend’s granddaughters.”‘Not again!’ I thought. However, I kept a blank facade. “When is the date and time?” I inquired, but he hesitated, and I had a bad feeling, yet again.“Tonight?” He gave me an awkward smile, and I thought, if Jordan hadn’t been my friend from college, I would have definitely thrown him out.Just then, my

“Maybe life is not about the mountain or the valleys, but about the journey it takes to reach the top.”….~ Alyssa ~I stared in silence at the ceiling, which now looked unbearable bare to me. It’s been hours since I received my diploma, yet I was still in shock from the drama that unfolded right after.Just like that, my five-year plan was collapsing right in front of me.But where had I gone wrong? Was it by trusting a man who claimed to be madly in love with me just two weeks after our first date? Or was it when I decided to help him build his company with my architectural skills?That couldn’t have been my fault, and even if it was, I wouldn’t have discovered my creative side if it hadn’t been for Mark stumbling upon one of my random studio apartment drawings.And now? I had to leave the apartment I shared with Cassandra for the last four years... and to top it off, I barely had enough money to survive.What was I going to do? How would I even get by?The sound of my stomach grow

“If you can’t live the life you dream of, create it.”***~ Alyssa ~I walked back the few miles from the convenience store to my hostel, still unable to believe what had just transpired. I had never considered myself a shy person, but I wasn’t confident either. But to be able to stand in front of that arrogant man and tender a request was way out of my comfort zone. I got home and walked straight to the kitchen, where I gathered my ingredients and prepared a quick vegetable sandwich and a glass of lemon tea. It was only when I began eating that I truly realized how empty the room felt without Cassandra. She was rarely home, but as a member of this hostel, her presence had always been deeply felt.I could still hear the sound of her sonorous laughter in my head; her love for Justin Bieber was so obvious, given that the walls still had posters of him. Her caring nature had been the very first thing that drew me to her. And now, I wonder if it all was a pretext. A ploy to lure me

“Maybe there will never be a right time, and we simply have to act fast.”….~ Alyssa ~The vehicle slowed down in front of me, and I glanced inside subconsciously. And there they were. Mark was in the driver’s seat, and Alyssa was by his side. She was wearing an off-shouldered tank top and mini flare skirt. But that wasn’t what caught my attention. It was the teardrop pendant she had around her neck. The same one Mark had gotten for my twenty-second birthday, but it was “missing.”“Where are you heading off to, looking all pretty, Bestie?”Her words filled with mockery reminded me of her betrayal, no… their betrayal. I thought as my gaze went to Mark, who had on a casual shirt and trousers. Just before I could rack my brain, about where they are headed. Cassandra interrupted my thoughts.“In case you’d forgotten… The Manila contract was signed today and we are heading off to StarClub to celebrate.” I tightened my fists to prevent myself from lashing out at them. So I do the work a