Page 16 of Nanny for the Bossy Billionaire

“Naomi, stop being so dramatic. We did not disown you. If we did, I wouldn’t be talking to you right now.”

“Yeah? Then what would you call it?”

“Listen, I don’t want to talk about this anymore.”

Of course you don’t.

“Is there a specific reason you called, Mom?”

“Actually, yes, there is. Your father has had enough. Since you continue refusing our offer, he has decided to name someone else as his heir. I called to let you know what was going on. To let you know that your window is closing. Everything up until now has been hypothetical, but if you continue with this nonsense you will lose the company for good and there will be nothing any of us can do about it.”

“Well, then good. This is what I’ve been asking the both of you to do for years. To move on. To find someone else. I’m glad Dad is there. I can only hope you will join him soon.”

“Fine. Do whatever you want.”Click.The line goes dead.

I returned my phone to my pocket and lean my back against the wall and close my eyes.

“I wasn’t aware that it was time for your break yet.”

I open my eyes at the sound of my boss’s voice.

I stand up straight and Jerry walks up to me.

If the dictionary were a picture book, you would open it to ‘sleazy’ and there would be Jerry’s face. He’s in his early 30s and is moderately attractive, I guess. He is tallish with somewhat greasy black hair.

When I started at this job, he wasted no time asking me out. I promptly turned him down and he’s been making my life difficult ever since. He makes lewd comments whenever he can and uses the little power he wields to make my life inconvenient.

Everything he says and does is just shy of actual harassment. So there’s nothing I can do about it.

“I’m sorry. I just had to take an emergency phone call.”

“Well, I am an understanding boss. Stuff happens, but I will have to take the extra time out of your paycheck.”

I want to protest but I realize that will only prolong this interaction. So I bite my tongue. “No problem, boss.”

He takes another step closer to me. “You know you could draw in more business if you dressed more like Morena,” he says as he points at my chest.

I look down at the jeans and plain white tank top I am wearing, which is more revealing then I would normally opt for, but that’s not enough for him. He would rather my tank top be lower cut and I wear booty shorts like my coworker. Although I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being that revealing, it’s not how I want to present myself. Especially because I know someone like Jerry is lurking around.

He takes another step toward me.

Although I don’t get sex criminal vibes from Jerry, the truth is with men you never know. So I take a step back and ball my fists at my side.

My actions don’t escape his notice. So he holds his hands up as if in surrender and retreats.

I can’t wait until I no longer have to put up with this job. I’m so sick and tired of having to deal with all this bullshit.

I shouldn’t have to worry about my boss harassing me at work. I shouldn’t have to worry that I’m not dressed revealing enough. I shouldn’t have to work a job where I am pawed at all night.

All I have to do is play my cards right and soon I’ll be able to put this place in my rearview mirror.

I can’t wait for that day. I just hope it’s going to come sooner rather than later.

6

REID

I’ve had possibly the worst day of my career today. Nothing major happened. It was just a million little things that conspired to drive me up a wall. Everything from parts being shipped to the wrong country to three of my top executives quitting all in the same day because they could see the battle between Eve and I looming and wanted no part in it.

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