All Chapters of The Billionaire’s Nanny: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

“No matter how much you know or own, it doesn’t change the fact that… you only live once.”….~ Austin ~I have heard so many times that time heals all wounds… and I have always believed it, until I lost Joanna. It’s been two years today, yet it still feels like yesterday.Two years since she’d made me my cup of coffee.Two years since she’d pecked my forehead and wished me a great day. Two years since she’d made that call… At the point of her death, giving me the luxury of hearing her final words… which hadn’t been slow like others, it was actually a scream… for help, apology and a thousand other words, she would have wanted to say… All in one word. “Hubby!” I could still recall the echo of it and how much of a wave it had caused to erupt in my chest. “Wifey… I miss you!” The tears I had been holding fell freely now… like scattered rainy drops on a cloudy day. I knelt by her side of the bed and embraced a framed picture of hers. One of my favorites of hers…. It was a few months

“Rest if you are tired, but don’t quit.”….~ Austin ~Like every other time, the air around the cemetery felt grim, yet there was an undeniable beauty to the surroundings, despite the heaviness in my chest. This place was serene, chosen with care for my beloved wife.I knelt by the headstone, still glimmering even after all these months. My gaze shifted to the two mini headstones beside it, reading “Paul and Patrick.” Memories flooded back to that day—the day they came into our lives and the day they were taken from us. “They could have been saved…” The doctor had stressed, as we’d both stared at the lifeless twins on the examination table. “Why didn’t Miss Hook choose to have a caesarean section earlier?” He asked, and I let out a weary sigh. “Carrying twins can be incredibly difficult on a mother’s body. Because of this, a caesarean is typically recommended between thirty-two and thirty-six weeks. Did you know that?” I nodded, my fists clenched tightly at my side.“Her gynecolo

“You are a masterpiece, which can’t be repeated. There’s no one in creation like you.”….~ Austin ~By the time, we arrived home. Keren was fast asleep with her head resting on Lydia’s lap. Though she offered to take the latter in, I shook my head as I decided to do so myself. With my hands still trembling, I gently held her close and began to ascend the stairs toward my room when…“What happened to Miss Keren, Sir?” Sharon emerged from her quarters, a worried expression etched on her face. I paused, in my steps but didn’t respond. “What did her temporary Nanny do to her?” Her words were sharp, with the intention to paint Miss Stewart as a black sheep. Though I didn’t trust Miss Stewart, I knew she wasn’t a bad person, at least… she hadn’t given me a reason to doubt her loyalty to Keren.“Nothing. You should get back to work, Sharon.” Lydia’s sharp response interrupted my thoughts. I turned to nod at her, before carrying my daughter up the stairs to her room. On getting th

“A father’s love knows no boundaries.” …. ~ Austin ~ Though I have always known, I wasn’t fully in control of mine and my daughter’s life. I somehow still believed I was in control. But definitely not these days. Not only had my daughter spoken her first words, but she’d also called someone who wasn’t her mom… “Mom.” When in fact, her Mom, Joanna, had always looked forward to the day her daughter would finally call her Mom and acknowledge their maternal bond. Only that, it never happened. And now? Another lady was on the verge of taking a place. But will I allow it? Definitely not. I won’t. I watched Miss Stewart at the dining table with Keren, a few hours after I had had a conversation with her in my office and managed to show her her place. I was harsh, yes. But someone had to remind her that she wasn’t the Boss and needed to follow the rules like everyone else. “Here. Have some more meat, Aly!” Keren chirped, adding meatballs to Miss Stewart’s plate. The la

“Pay attention to not just what people say, but particularly how their words are uttered.”….~ Alyssa ~I honestly didn’t know how to react when Keren came home from a medical checkup with a full-blown painting… that reminded me so much of her. “She looks like me, Aly! Don’t you see?” She kept babbling excitedly and I couldn’t help the smile that formed on my face seeing her so happy and excited.“She does… and I do.” She ran in then and went ahead to show her gift to Lydia, who was just as excited as her. Such an easy child, I thought. But when I stared at Mr Hook’s departing car, I sighed. I would be blind if I said I didn’t notice the distance between them. And it worried me, especially knowing it was partly my fault. Keren had decided to completely ignore her Dad’s existence… because he’d been harsh to me. Yes, her silent defense made me happy. But it also caused a funny feeling to rise in my stomach. At the thought of it. I was leaving in five days. How would Keren handle