All Chapters of I Hired My Favorite Stripper to Be My Nanny: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Maya’s POVNico fell asleep halfway through the story.I noticed it not because he stirred or shifted, but because his breathing changed slowly, the kind of breathing that came from deep within the chest. His fingers loosened around the edge of the blanket, his lashes rested against his cheeks like they had given up the effort of staying open.I kept reading anyway.My voice softened on its own, sinking into the rhythm of the words, each sentence trailing gently into the next. The room felt smaller, warmer, wrapped in the hush that only came after a long, emotional day. The bedside lamp cast a golden glow across the walls, shadows stretching lazily across shelves and toys.When I reached the end of the page, I paused.Nico didn’t stir.I smiled to myself.Carefully, I closed the book and placed it back on the bedside table, adjusting the blanket around him, and smoothing it over his small chest. I tucked the edges the way he liked, tight enough to feel secure, loose enough to breathe.

Maya’s POVTanya went quiet for exactly half a second.Then she exploded.“That witch pulled your hair?” she shouted through the phone. “Maya, if I ever see her —”“It wasn’t that dramatic,” I said quickly, pressing the phone between my shoulder and ear as I shoved clothes into my bag. My scalp still ached in dull pulses, every tug of my hair reminded me of her fingers twisting, and also her warning. “She just ..… grabbed me.”“Just grabbed you?” Tanya scoffed. “Are you hearing yourself? That woman is insane. She thinks because she’s dating Luca, she owns everyone around him.”I winced, not because Tanya was wrong, but because something inside me twisted uncomfortably.I didn’t tell her that part.The part where guilt crept in anyway. The part where I wondered, just for a moment if Gabriella had a reason to feel threatened. Playing Nico’s mother for a day, laughing with Luca, standing beside him while parents stared ..… if all of that had crossed an invisible line I hadn’t meant to st

Maya’s POVThe morning came too quickly.I lay awake long before the alarm went off, staring at the ceiling while the memory of Luca’s mouth on mine replayed with cruel clarity. It wasn’t just the kiss, it was the way it had happened. Anger turning into something dangerous. The way my body had responded before my mind could intervene. The way his voice still echoed in my head, rough and controlled and breaking all at once.I rolled onto my side, pressing my face into the pillow like that could erase it but it didn’t.When I finally got out of bed, my movements were careful and slow. I listened before stepping into the hallway. There were no voices, no footsteps. I let out a quiet breath of relief I hadn’t realized I was holding.I knew the only way I would get through this day was to avoid LucaI stayed in the kitchen only long enough to prepare Nico’s breakfast, keeping my back to the door, my senses were on high alert. Every sound made my pulse jump. When I heard movement upstairs,

Luca’s POVThe conference room still smelled faintly of espresso and expensive cologne when the clients finally stood to leave.Handshakes were exchanged firmly and confidently. Their smiles were wide and the compliments flowed easily, the kind that came when people were already imagining profit.“An impressive proposal,” one of them said, clasping my hand a second longer than necessary. “We’re willing to double the initial investment.”The words should have landed like a victory lap but they didn’t.I nodded, my lips curving into something polite and acceptable. “I’ll have my team draft the final terms.”More praise and nods followed, The satisfaction buzzing around the table couldn’t go unnoticedWhen the doors finally closed and the room emptied, the silence hit me like a weight.I sank back into my chair.The leather creaked under me as I loosened my tie, tugging at the knot until it gave me room to breathe. My shoulders slumped forward with my elbows resting on the table as I dra

Luca’s POVThe words made me turn immediately For a split second, I thought I had misheard her and maybe the noise in the room had twisted the sound into something else.But Maya’s face told me everything.The color drained from her cheeks so fast it was almost startling. Her lips parted, then closed, her eyes widening just enough for me to see the panic flicker there before she tried and failed to mask it.My body reacted before my mind caught up.I turned fully toward her, my movements were slow but deliberate, the way they were when something inside me went rigid and cold.“How do you know,” I asked, my voice getting more quiet than I felt, “that I had a twin?”Maya swallowed. I watched her throat bob, and her fingers curl into the fabric of her dress as if she was anchoring herself. She opened her mouth but no words came out.My suspicion sharpened.I took a step closer.“Maya.”The sound of her name on my tongue felt different now. She flinched.“I—- I didn’t mean—” she started