Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort

“Mommy, when are you going to come back?” came Ellie’s voice from the other end of the line.

Then, the three other younger children began butting in. “Aunt Charlotte, Aunt Charlotte, come back quickly to tell us bedtime stories!”

“All right. Aunt Charlotte will be back soon. I’m on my way,” Charlotte coaxed gently. “Shower first, okay? Then you can wait for me to come back to tell you stories.”

“Okey-dokey!” the three children sang in unison.

“Mommy, are you with Daddy?” Even Jamie had come over to ask. “Will you be coming back together? Could you ask Daddy if he can bring my Transformers over?”

“We won’t—”

“Of course,” Zachary interrupted. “We’ll be there in half an hour. I’ll bring your Transformers over.”

“Okay, thanks, Daddy!” Jamie cheered.

“My laptop too, Daddy,” Robbie reminded. “I’ve forgotten about it this afternoon because I was in a rush.”

“Got it,” Zachary said to the children. Unbeknownst to him, the look on his face had softened. “Shower first. Daddy will be there soon.”

“Okay. Bye, Daddy.”

Mommy, we’ll be waiting

“All right.”

the call ended, the gentle smiles remained on their faces until they looked at each other. Almost immediately, their expressions turned

to them? I didn’t agree to let you come to

you planning to walk back?”

Charlotte recalled that she was not driving; She and Lupine were riding

turned to Lupine and instructed, “Call Morgan and tell her

she took

affect the children’s moods.

that he was right. When Zachary heard nothing else from her, he instructed Ben, “Get someone to send Robbie and

glance at Lupine before

a night. Zachary’s only doing this for the

Nacht family’s bodyguard had

out of the car, he turned

offer. He rolled his eyes at her before walking