Chapter 9

Grace’s POV

I was going to turn him down again until I heard the last part.

Three times whatever I was making here. I swallowed hard. How rich was he, really?

“Now listen, Grace, this is my final offer. If I walk out that door without your consent, I’m going to find a babysitter for the kids.”

I thought fast and hard. I needed the cash to get out of this mess, but I couldn’t imagine babysitting the children of the man I just had a one-night stand with.

My face burned with embarrassment. How couldn’t I have guessed? He sat in the shadows because he knew I was going to run the moment I saw him.

“Grace, what do you have to say?”

I longed to climb out of bed and negotiate standing up, but I was naked under the covers. He had ravished every inch of my body last night, and now I couldn’t stand the thought of him watching me dress up.

“Why me?” I needed to know why my billionaire boss wanted me to babysit his kids.

He settled int