Page 2 of Billionaire and Nanny Secret

I calmed down my breathing as I walked into the building, immediately enchanted by how nice and neat everything was. There was a brunette behind the desk, and she stood up and offered me a polite smile.

“Hi,” she greeted me. “My name is Elliana Leslie, what can I do for you today?” Everything about her screamedprofessional. She was wearing similar clothes to me, yet she seemed to make them look so much better.

How was that even possible?

I cleared my throat. “I’m supposed to be meeting Mr. Ledger about the nanny position that he has available.”

Her smile never faltered. “Of course.” She pointed to the elevators. “Ride those to the nineteenth floor, and he’ll be at the end of the hall. He’s expecting you.”

Why did those words make me so nervous?

I followed her directions and let out a deep breath when the elevator doors opened. There wasn’t much on this floor, and I guessed that it was reserved just for his office. Talk about being rich. I knocked on the door and waited for his response.

“Come in.” His voice was low and sultry.

When I opened the door, I had to keep the shock from showing on my face. Kayley had warned me that he was attractive, but I hadn’t thought that it would be to this extent. He looked like he should be in movies rather than running an office. I wasn’t the kind of person to be swayed by a man’s looks, but he was a different story altogether.

His skin was fair, as if he’d never been tan a day in his life. His hair was a dusky brown and pushed back to stay out of his face. His muscles were obvious in his suit, and I wondered how often he worked out. Ezra’s eyes were almost a crystalline blue, and he was clearly a good bit taller than me.

“Ms. Sharpe,” he greeted me and gestured for me to take a seat.

I did. “Mr. Ledger,” I held my hand out to him, but after staring at it, he looked at his phone instead. I let my hand drop. He must not be huge on any form of physical contact. “I want to thank you for giving me this opportunity…”

He cut me off. “Let’s be frank here, Ms. Sharpe,” he started. “You’re only here because Ms. Granger recommended you. To speak candidly, you have no past experience relative to this job that would make you a good candidate, and you have no business here.”

My eyes widened. I hadn’t been expecting this. “Then, why am I here?”

Ezra studied me. “Because I simply don’t have the time to run through hundreds of interviews. You came highly praised and recommended. I hear you love children?”

“Immensely.”

“Then, that’s all that I require.” Ezra sat down in his chair. “You’re dismissed.”

I frowned. “And I’m hired.”

“Yes. I’m sure you met Elliana. She’ll be sending you the details to your email address.”

I nodded, trying to take in all of this information.

Ezra sighed. “I’m a busy man, Ms. Sharpe. Do you want the job or not?”

“Yes,” I answered quickly.

“Then leave.”

I quickly scurried out of his office and let out a sigh of relief when the door slid shut behind me.

1

Ezra

Iwas barely paying attention to the words leaving Matthew’s lips. I’d never really thought that he was much of a businessman. It was his father that was the true tycoon. Jackson Morello was the kind of man that I could look up to, whereas his son was not. I found myself questioning every single word that left his lips and wondering how credible they really were.

He was known in the business world as an exaggerator. Although harmless, usually, when it came to business, this was something I despised. Everything was important, and the smallest lie could lead to the biggest liability. And Matthew was the worst of them all because he liked to exaggerate about how much his business did and didn’t make.

This was where we weren’t seeing eye to eye: how much Morello Corp was actually worth. When his father was running the place, there wasn’t a doubt in my mind that it would have been worth the millions that Matthew was asking for. But now that he was running the place, I doubted its net worth wasn’t plummeting.

It wasn’t that I didn’t have the money he was asking for. I had more money than I honestly knew what to do with, but I was smart. I didn’t drop it just because someone asked me to. If I was that much of an impulsive buyer, then I wouldn’t have accomplished the feats I’d managed at my young age.

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