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“But Mom lets me.”
“If I hear that one more time, I’m taking it away.”
“But, Dad, it’s true!”
“Give me your iPad, Ethan.”
“Fine.” He set it on my desk, bowing his head.
I sighed, inhaling a deep breath.
This wasn’t the relationship I ever wanted to have with my kids. However, Tessa never gave me a choice in the matter. I was always the primary parent, setting rules, discipline, making sure they stayed on schedule, they ate, they went to their activities, and so forth.
The list was endless.
The only thing Tessa was good at was spending my money. She gave the kids everything they wanted, often making us argue about her lack of parenting skills. She didn’t give a fuck. Tessa only cared about one person, and that was her. Mother wasn’t the word I’d use to describe her role in our kids’ life. We had been in a nasty custody battle since we got a divorce over a year ago.
Currently, I had full custody of our kids with her having visitation rights. I didn’t trust her to be alone with them, and she proved me right time after time. The kids were a weapon she used on me every chance she could get. They were just a pawn in her web of manipulation.
How she got two children out of me to begin with was as mind-blowing to me as it was to anyone who was around us. I didn’t pretend to be anything other than our kids’ father. Still, after over a decade, she meant nothing to me.
However, I wouldn’t give my kids up for anything.
I loved them in ways I didn’t think was possible. Everything I did was for them. Especially when it came to their mother. Which was why I needed a qualified nanny who could handle my rigorous demands when it came to my children. I wouldn’t settle for anything but the best.
I struggled with trying to find time for Ethan and Ariel. It was the only aspect of my life I was failing at. I spent a lot of time working. Now, with starting a new agency abroad, it was going to be more difficult to find the right balance between working and being present in their lives.
Up until three months ago, my mom was helping me with the kids. She had since Ethan was born. They bought property near my home to be in our lives after Tessa and I got married, realizing very fucking quickly Tessa was unstable and couldn’t be trusted.
Now they were dealing with my brother’s never ending bullshit. They couldn’t help me like they were before. Hence, why I needed a nanny.
It was almost 9 A.M., and I was beginning to worry no one would show up. I was royally fucked if I didn’t have a nanny to travel with us. My assistants could only watch the kids for so long. They needed stability and a routine. Someone they could count on other than me.
Between them and my agencies, my plate was full to the max. I had to have someone I could trust in their lives and in our home.
No matter what, it was my job to protect them.
Looking at the clock again, the doorbell rang, echoing off my office walls. My assistant interrupted us, telling the kids to come with her, so I could deal with who was at our door.
I grabbed my cell phone and stuck it inside the pocket of my suit jacket while grabbing the files I had for the kids’ schedules off my desk. Once I had everything I needed, I made my way downstairs.
The doorbell rang again as I opened it.
Revealing a very pissed off Evie.
—Evie—
Before he could speak a word, I shoved the document against his chest, catching him off guard. He clutched the paperwork before it fluttered to the ground.
“Here’s our contract. If you agree to all of my terms, you’re looking at your new nanny.”
He didn’t bat an eye as he flung the document back at me. “I’m not signing this.”
“What?” I scoffed. He was already testing my patience, and it was only nine in the morning. “You didn’t even look at it.”
“I don’t have to look it over to know it’s full of terms and conditions I refuse to follow.”
“Well then, I’m not going.”
