Todos os capítulos de I Hired My Favorite Stripper to Be My Nanny: Capítulo 11 - Capítulo 20

Luca’s PovI have been sitting on this chair, in this overly air-conditioned conference room for almost two hours, listening to a group of executives argue over the market projections.“it is a good plan but executing it has take a lot of planning which means more time. I believe Mr Oakwood’s idea is the perfect one for now.” I chipped in after a while“Mr Alfredo, I understand what you are saying but—”Then my phone buzzed cutting him short. I didn’t bother looking the the call ID, I just turned it off. Then it rang again, I glanced down, subtly, beneath the polished mahogany table. The caller ID flashed,‘St. Haven Academy.’ Nico’s school.My jaw clenched for only a second. A tiny, controlled reaction, nothing anyone in this room would notice. I clicked the phone silent and turned it face down. They were probably calling to confirm that the new nanny was allowed to pick him up. Too many procedures. Teachers trying to show efficiency. Nothing serious.Besides, Nico was smart enough

Maya's Pov The door clicked softly behind me as I slipped out of Nico’s room, my heartbeat still shaky from everything that had just happened. My hand throbbed in a steady, painful flow beneath the piece of torn nightgown I had wrapped around it. I kept telling myself the pain wasn’t important, I would easily cover it up. But as soon as I stepped into the hallway, I froze.The butler was standing right there. He stood quietly in the dim corridor, he locked eyes with me for a few seconds and soon his eyes dropped to my wrapped, bloody hand, then drifting to the slightly ajar door behind me. For a second, I felt confused, I didn't know whether I was supposed to tell him about the incident or just let the poor boy to be.He held my gaze for a moment longer, and then he gave me the smallest, most subtle nod. More like ..… acknowledgement. A silent promise that what he saw, what he suspected, would remain with him.Before I could say anything to him, he turned away and walked off, his s

Maya’s povThe ride to the beach felt longer than it actually was, maybe because I’d barely slept after last night’s disaster, or maybe because being in the same confined space as Luca always made my nerves stand at attention. Nico sat wedged between us in the backseat, his tablet glowing brightly, while Luca typed away on his phone like nothing else mattered at that point. No one said a word for most of the drive, just the low hum of the car and the sound of waves getting closer as the air changed.When the car finally pulled up in front of the beach house, Nico practically bounced out before the driver even opened the door. “We’re here!” he squealed, launching himself across the sand.I stepped out much more slowly, taking in the place properly. It was beautiful, too beautiful for someone like me. I have never really seen such beauty. A white washed beach house with big windows that caught the light, wide stairs leading up to a porch, and the sound of the waves rolling steadily beh

Luca’s povThere was something unsettling about the way she sat there.Maya always tried to look composed, even on the days when Nico pushed her to the brink of tears, even when she walked around with exhaustion tucked beneath. Maya wasn’t the type to break so easily. But she looked like someone who was still trying to convince her own bones to stay upright.I shouldn’t have noticed all of that. I shouldn’t be paying attention to the slight tremble in her fingers, or the way she tucked her injured arm behind her as if that would hide anything. But I did. And the longer I looked, the more the unspoken truth tightened around my chest.She was hurt. And she was pretending it was nothing. Again.“What happened?” My voice came out lower than I intended, too controlled, the kind I used when I needed someone to tell the truth without excuses.She didn’t look me in the eye. Her gaze flickered to the side, to the floor, to the wall everywhere but me.“The game of volleyball got a bit too inten

Luca’s POV The laughter around me felt distant, and hollow, I couldn't really concentrate on what the ladies had to say. They were still talking with their fingers brushing my arm, and the smell of their perfumes clinging to the air but something pulled my attention away from them. A sharp, instinctive tug in my chest. I turned my head back toward the shoreline to see what Maya and Nico were up to and saw Nico standing alone.For a second, my mind refused to process it. I scanned the water quickly and the sandy area for Maya but I couldn't find her. The waves rolled in lazily, and sunlight flashed off on the sand beautifully. The children splashed water on each other laughing loudly. Everything looked normal. But where did Maya go?My heart slammed violently against my ribs. I stood up so fast the towel beneath me fell to the ground. The women stopped talking, startled, but I didn’t even register their presence anymore. My eyes locked onto the water again, sharper now, then I saw som