Not Just A Nanny: The Genius Returns

I spent five years as the perfect wife to Easton Harrington, smoothing his midnight-blue ties and fading into the wallpaper of his massive estate. I thought I was the heart of our family, but I was really just a ghost in a sensible beige dress. The illusion shattered at a charity gala when Easton’s "family friend," Georgina, appeared in a gown that matched his suit perfectly. While they basked in the flashbulbs as a golden couple, I was literally pushed into the velvet ropes by a cameraman. No one noticed. Then my four-year-old son, Holt, slapped my hand away in front of the city's elite. "Don't touch me! You're not my mom, you're just the nanny. Daddy said so." The room went silent, but Easton didn't defend me. He just looked annoyed that I was causing a scene, making a sharp shooing motion for me to take the boy away. Beside him, Georgina feigned shock while her eyes crinkled in pure amusement. I realized then that I wasn't his partner; I was a placeholder. They had stripped me of my dignity and even my child's love, treating my five years of devotion like a temporary staff position. I didn't scream. I just slid off the Harrington heirloom ring, tossed it into a fountain, and walked out into the night. Easton thinks I’m a penniless housewife who won’t last a week without his credit cards. He doesn't know that I’m Dr. Althea Morrison, the "prodigy" researcher his company has been begging to hire. I'm not asking for alimony, and I'm not begging for a second chance. I’m returning to the lab to build an empire that will bring his to its knees.

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Easton dragged Georgina away, his mind reeling. He needed a drink. He needed to make sense of the world that had suddenly tilted on its axis.

"She's faking it," he muttered as they left the gala early. "It's all an act."

"Of course it is," Georgina soothed him. "Let's go get some late-night food. We picked up Holt from the sitter, remember? He's in the car."

They went to a high-end 24-hour diner, the kind with velvet booths. Holt was awake, hyper from sugar.

"I want ice cream!" Holt demanded.

"Whatever you want, buddy," Easton said distractedly.

Outside, a sleek black Porsche pulled up to the curb.

Althea and Bret were inside. They had come for coffee after the gala.

"Don't look," Bret warned, seeing the Harrington family in the window.

But Althea looked. She couldn't help it.

She saw them through the glass. The perfect tableau. Easton, handsome and brooding. Georgina, doting and attentive. And Holt.

Holt was laughing. He was shoving a spoonful of sundae into his mouth. He said something, gesturing wildly.

Althea rolled down her window just an inch. The diner door opened as a waiter stepped out for a smoke, carrying the sound from inside.

"...wish Georgina was my real mommy!" Holt's voice carried clear as a bell. "She lets me eat sugar! The Nanny was mean!"

Easton laughed. He ruffled Holt's hair. "Yeah, buddy. Georgina is great."

Althea felt the blood drain from her face. Her hand went to her chest, clutching the silk of her dress. It felt like a physical hole had been punched through her sternum.

"Drive," she choked out.

Bret slammed his hand on the steering wheel. "I'm going to go in there and-"

"No!" Althea grabbed his arm. Her nails dug into his jacket. "Drive, Bret. Please."

Bret looked at her, saw the devastation in her eyes, and nodded. He gunned the engine. The Porsche roared away, leaving the happy family behind in the window.

"I'm done," Althea whispered to the passing streetlights. "I really am done."

She deleted the photo of Holt she kept as her lock screen.

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She was sent to destroy him. A man feared in the shadows, a mafia lord whose name alone commanded power and blood. Serafina Dunes had one mission: send Rapheal Dekoms to hell. Murdered by her husband's mistress, Yuanita Serra was ripped from life before her time-only to be reborn as a missionier, and her first task was to kill Rapheal Dekoms. But fate had other plans. What was meant to be a deadly mission became a dangerous game of desire and hate, where every glance and every touch ignited a fire she couldn't control-and threatened to unravel everything he had ever built.

Adventure Mafia Modern

8.4

If There Is Another Life, Don’t Let Her Go to Sicily Again

8.4

After two decades of marriage, Marcus De Luca sacrifices his life for Nerina, only to reveal a devastating secret with his final breath. He never loved her; his heart remained with Vivian, who endured years of suffering in Sicily. Reawakening twenty years in the past, just days before her wedding, Nerina faces the old Don with a cold resolve. Instead of marrying Marcus, she insists that Vivian take her place as the bride while she voluntarily accepts the harsh life in Sicily that once broke her rival.

Action Mafia Mystery Romance

8.8

Love Me Mafia Boss

8.8

In the dangerous underworld of organized crime, a powerful mafia boss finds his cold heart thawing when he crosses paths with a woman who challenges his authority. Their volatile connection ignites a passionate but perilous romance, forcing him to choose between his ruthless empire and the woman he loves. As rival factions threaten their safety, the couple must navigate a landscape of betrayal and violence to protect their future together.

Action Mafia Romance

8.4

Married to my Dad's Billionaire Mafia Friend

8.4

To settle her father's massive debts, a young woman is forced into a marriage of convenience with his powerful billionaire friend, a man deeply entrenched in the dangerous mafia underworld. Trapped in a cold union born of obligation, she must navigate a world of luxury and lethal secrets. As she adjusts to her new life with a ruthless protector, the line between fear and desire blurs, challenging everything she knows about loyalty.

Billionaire Mafia Romance

9.4

My Reborn Husband Didn't Save His Mom

9.4

After her billionaire husband blamed her for his lover's death and left her to be devoured by wolves, a woman wakes up on the day her mother-in-law is kidnapped. In her previous life, she sacrificed everything to save the woman, only for it to lead to her own gruesome end. Now reborn, she chooses silence as her powerful mafia husband ignores the crisis to celebrate a rival's pet. This time, she will not beg for his help or intervene in his fate.

Action Billionaire Mafia Modern Mystery Romance

8.1

No More Loving in Vain

8.1

After years of mutual hatred following a tragic suicide, mafia boss Darius Sterling dies saving his wife from Moretti assassins. Reborn at twenty, the protagonist decides to bypass their toxic history entirely. She rejects her father's arranged marriage proposal and relocates to New Verden to oversee the family business. By stepping aside, she hopes to grant Darius and his first love the peace they never had, finally breaking the cycle of obsession and vengeance.

Action Mafia Modern Mystery Romance

Not Just A Nanny: The Genius Returns

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