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Billionaire's Nanny
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00:00The first step to landing.
00:01A nanny job with a billionaire family?
00:04Strip naked.
00:05For inspection.
00:07Body odor?
00:08Out.
00:09Tattoos?
00:10Out.
00:11Bad breath?
00:12Out.
00:13Round one was all physical.
00:15I made it through.
00:16But that was just round one.
00:18500 women walked in.
00:20Only 100 were left standing.
00:22And that.
00:23$80,000 monthly paycheck?
00:26I needed it too badly to lose.
00:28Then they marched us.
00:30Out onto this giant lawn.
00:31That was when it hit everybody.
00:33We still hadn't even made it.
00:35Through the Vaughn's front door.
00:37The second people realized that.
00:39The whole crowd got tenser.
00:41Every woman there looked.
00:43Like she was auditioning for a different job entirely.
00:46Like they wanted Mr. Vaughn to notice them.
00:48Before they ever met the baby.
00:51Only me?
00:52I quietly slipped to the very back.
00:54I stood there plain as hell.
00:56Trying to disappear.
00:57Right then.
00:58Ms. Walker's face went cold.
01:01She announced the second round had started.
01:03Everybody stay where you are.
01:05You could feel the disappointment ripple through the crowd.
01:08Wasn't Mr. Evan Vaughn supposed to be here?
01:10I wasn't confused at all.
01:12A man like that would never show up in person.
01:15Without thinking.
01:16I looked up at the house.
01:17The main building was seven stories tall.
01:20And sure enough.
01:21On the top floor terrace.
01:23There was a man in black.
01:25Tall.
01:26Straight backed.
01:27Even from that far away.
01:29The aura radiating from him was freezing.
01:31It punched right through the distance.
01:33I dropped my eyes instantly.
01:35I didn't dare look again.
01:37Then Ms. Walker started calling people out.
01:40Center of the first row advance.
01:43Left side.
01:45Third row second position.
01:47Advance.
01:48One after another.
01:49She picked them.
01:50Before I knew it.
01:52Nine spots were gone.
01:53There was only one slot left.
01:55The air on that lawn felt solid.
01:57My palms were soaked.
01:59My sister's medical bills were on my back.
02:01I could not lose.
02:03While Ms. Walker's eyes swept over the crowd.
02:05I suddenly stepped forward.
02:07My voice came out clear and steady.
02:10Mrs. Walker.
02:10I'd like to put myself forward.
02:12While Ms. Walker's eyes swept over the crowd.
02:15I suddenly stepped forward.
02:17My voice came out clear and steady.
02:19Mrs. Walker.
02:20I'd like to put myself forward.
02:22Every head snapped toward me.
02:23All those women looked like a field of flowers.
02:26Bright colors.
02:28Perfect hair.
02:29Full makeup.
02:30And there I was.
02:32In a standard nanny uniform.
02:34Plain as paper.
02:35My outfit looked almost pathetic next to theirs.
02:38Ms. Walker looked me over.
02:40Her voice turned sharp.
02:42Why are you dressed like that?
02:43I kept my chin up.
02:45Because I wasn't here to play dress up.
02:47I'm applying to be a newborn nanny.
02:49Not a secretary.
02:50It's soft cotton.
02:52Breathable, washable, and safe for a newborn's skin.
02:55I tied my hair up so no loose strands would brush against the baby.
02:59To me, a child's comfort matters more than looking polished for adults.
03:04The second I finished.
03:06Dozens of hateful eyes drilled into me.
03:08They all heard what I was really saying.
03:10That they looked pretty.
03:12But none of them looked qualified.
03:14I didn't care.
03:15I wasn't there for pride.
03:17I was there for the paycheck.
03:19When I glanced up at the terrace.
03:21I caught a glimpse of a man in black watching us.
03:24Even from that distance.
03:26He looked cold enough to freeze the air.
03:27This woman was far more convincing.
03:30Than the others caked in makeup.
03:32A shame, really.
03:34She couldn't mask the hunger in her eyes.
03:36And somehow, I actually made it into the final round.
03:40The ten of us were led inside.
03:41Inside, the place looked exactly.
03:44The way obscene wealth always does.
03:46Gold accents.
03:47Crystal chandeliers.
03:49And more money than taste.
03:51Ms. Walker kept it short.
03:53The final test will happen in front of Mrs. Vaughn and Mr. Vaughn.
03:56You will each have three minutes to show your professional infant care skills.
04:02Only one person will be selected.
04:03The second she finished.
04:05Ten maids walked in.
04:07Each one was carrying a baby.
04:09The real hell was only starting.
04:11Then the elevator doors slid open without a sound.
04:14The woman in front wore a fitted silk dress.
04:16Elegant posture.
04:18Ice cold face.
04:19And the man walking beside Evan Vaughn.
04:22He had actually come down.
04:23Trying to seduce.
04:25Three slaps.
04:25Fast.
04:27Brutal.
04:28All three women dropped to the floor.
04:30Blood seeped from the corners of their mouths.
04:32The whole hall went dead.
04:34Not one sound.
04:35The remaining candidates went sheet white.
04:38For a paycheck like that.
04:40Apparently even public humiliation.
04:42Was part of the interview.
04:44Then those heels clicked again.
04:46Closer.
04:47Closer.
04:48Feel that cold stare on me.
04:49It moved over my body inch by inch.
04:52Like a snake crawling from my head to my feet.
04:54One second passed.
04:56Then another.
04:57I could barely breathe.
04:59But somehow, Mrs. Vaughn didn't say a word.
05:02She just walked past me.
05:03I had barely let out half a breath.
05:05When a man's voice cut through the room.
05:08Cold.
05:09Hard.
05:10Wait.
05:10Sharp.
05:11Evan stood under the crystal chandelier.
05:13His lips barely moved.
05:16Mother.
05:17You missed one.
05:18He stepped forward.
05:20Long legs.
05:21Slow steps.
05:22Straight toward me.
05:24The toe of his black shoe stopped.
05:26Less than an inch from my foot.
05:28He lowered his eyes.
05:30His gaze landed on my waist.
05:31His voice held no warmth.
05:34That uniform doesn't fit the way you think it does.
05:36Then he pulled a pen from his suit pocket.
05:39A steel pen.
05:40Cold as ice.
05:42Through the thin fabric.
05:43He traced it slowly across my chest.
05:46Right where the shirt pulled tight.
05:48My whole body locked up.
05:49Then his eyes slid lower.
05:51To my bare ankle.
05:53Your pants are short too.
05:55You keep talking about what's best for infants.
05:58But you're not nearly as innocent as you sound.
06:01His presence swallowed me whole.
06:03The air around him smelled like winter.
06:05Like frost.
06:07Like snow.
06:08The truth was simple.
06:09I'd bought this outfit when I was 16.
06:12For the last three years.
06:14Every single dollar I had went to my sister's treatment.
06:17How could I afford new clothes?
06:19But I couldn't say that.
06:20I couldn't tell the truth.
06:22So I forced myself to meet his eyes.
06:24The kind of eyes that seemed to see everything.
06:27Mr. Vaughan.
06:28I held on and answered anyway.
06:29What matters more?
06:31A perfect fit?
06:33Or safe fabric for a baby?
06:35Enough.
06:36He cut me off instantly.
06:37No emotion.
06:38No hesitation.
06:40Take her away.
06:42Two words.
06:43That was it.
06:44The bodyguards moved the second.
06:46One of them clipped off of my mouth.
06:49Another twisted my arms behind me.
06:51They started dragging me out.
06:53I was done.
06:55Once a woman gets labeled manipulative in this business.
06:58Forget 80 grand a month.
06:59She doesn't work again.
07:01Right when they were about to drag me out.
07:03A horrible sound ripped through the hall.
07:06A baby was coughing.
07:07Not normal coughing.
07:09This was violent.
07:10Like his tiny lungs were tearing apart.
07:13It was the baby in the old butler's arms.
07:15His little face was turning blue.
07:18His arms and legs started jerking.
07:20He looked like he was about to die.
07:22Mrs. Vaughn lost it.
07:24She screamed so hard her voice cracked.
07:27My boy!
07:28Somebody save Noah!
07:31I'll give $10,000!
07:33No.
07:33$10,000 wasn't right.
07:35This was my only shot.
07:37I drove my elbow back.
07:38And slammed the guard off me.
07:40Then I ran back inside.
07:43Ma'am, the baby is choking!
07:45Shut up!
07:46A nanny named Denise cut me off hard.
07:48She glared at me like I was trash.
07:50What would a little girl like you know?
07:52Then she sneered.
07:53I knew it.
07:55Just some little slut trying to get Mr. Vaughn's attention.
07:58They shoved me all the way to the back.
08:01Then they rushed a crowd around the baby.
08:04Mrs. Vaughn, it's alright.
08:05It's just a dry cough.
08:07Give him some warm water.
08:08He'll be fine.
08:09He'll be fine.
08:11Let me do it.
08:12I'm best at infant massage.
08:14While a maid ran to get water, I yelled again.
08:17Stop!
08:18Don't give him water!
08:19Something is stuck in his throat!
08:21I'm the one people call when babies are in trouble.
08:25And you?
08:26You're some nobody from the middle of nowhere.
08:29You think you get to question me?
08:31The other nannies jumped right in.
08:32Denise says it's a dry seasonal cough.
08:35Then that's what it is.
08:36She's never wrong!
08:38Even the old butler looked at me coldly.
08:40Everything the young master uses is fully sterilized.
08:43There is no way anything got in his throat.
08:46The room dissolved into panic and bad advice.
08:50Then Evan's face darkened.
08:51The whole hall went heavy and cold.
08:54The pressure dropped instantly.
08:56Get her out of here.
08:57The guards closed in again.
08:59And right in front of me, Denise grabbed the bottle.
09:02And started tipping water.
09:04Toward the baby's mouth.
09:06His face was already blue-purple.
09:08If that water went in, whatever was stuck there.
09:11Would wedge even deeper.
09:13Then he really wouldn't make it.
09:17I couldn't just stand there and watch a baby die.
09:20I whispered.
09:21I'm sorry.
09:22Then I slammed forward.
09:24I shoved through the crowd with everything I had.
09:26Before anyone could stop me.
09:28I snatched that half-dead baby.
09:30Right out of the butler's arms.
09:32The whole room exploded.
09:34You're killing him!
09:37If you don't give him water, he'll die of thirst!
09:39Mrs. Vaughn's eyes went blood-red.
09:42She looked so terrified.
09:44She could have dropped to her knees.
09:46Miss, I'll give you anything you want.
09:48Please!
09:49Please don't hurt my grandson!
09:51But I held the baby tight.
09:53Mom, I'm trying to save him.
09:56I flipped him face down fast.
09:58One hand locked his jaw and neck steady.
10:00Then I raised my other hand and struck his back.
10:03Hard.
10:04Fast.
10:05Precise.
10:08Every hit landed like it hit everybody's chest.
10:11Stop!
10:13You're beating him to death!
10:15Denise was screaming now.
10:16Then Evan's voice cut in like ice.
10:18Take her down.
10:20Dead or alive.
10:22The guards pulled out stun batons.
10:24Blue arcs smashed through the air.
10:26They started closing in from every side.
10:28I heard none of it.
10:30I kept hitting his back.
10:31I was small enough that the baby felt heavy in my arms.
10:35Sweat was pouring down my forehead.
10:37But I could not stop.
10:38Then finally.
10:40Cough.
10:40The baby suddenly gagged.
10:42And spit out a huge clump of nasty mucus.
10:45I let out one shaking breath.
10:47Thank God.
10:48But the very next second.
10:50His weak little breathing seemed to stop completely.
10:53His tiny body went limp in my arms.
10:56Totally limp.
10:57No movement.
10:58Nothing.
10:59The whole hall fell dead silent.
11:02Then Mrs. Fong let out of screen.
11:04So why it didn't even sound human?
11:06Before I could react.
11:08Someone ripped the baby out of my arms.
11:10Smack!
11:11A hard slap blew across my face.
11:13It hit so hard.
11:15I crashed to the floor.
11:16My ears rang instantly.
11:18Everything buzzed.
11:20Then a shadow dropped over me.
11:22Evan Bond.
11:23He stood there holding the baby.
11:25His eyes were so cold they burned.
11:27Even an infant isn't off limits for you.
11:29I had underestimated just how low.
11:31He thought I could go.
11:33His voice came down.
11:35Like a death sentence.
11:36Send her to the police.
11:37They hauled me up again.
11:40Like I was some criminal.
11:41Then the family doctor came running in.
11:44And suddenly shouted.
11:45Wait!
11:46He dropped to a crouch.
11:48Then he used tweezers.
11:49To pick through the pile of vomit.
11:52His voice turned shaky.
11:56Mr. Vaughn look.
11:58In that milky mess.
11:59There really was a tiny wet clump of white fuzz.
12:02At that exact second.
12:04A full cry.
12:05He was back.
12:06The bluish tint on his little face faded fast.
12:09Color rushed right back in.
12:11The whole hole froze.
12:12I was right.
12:14Mrs. Vaughn reacted first.
12:16The grief vanished right off her face.
12:18She switched gears instantly.
12:21Mrs. Walker.
12:22Help Miss Lane up.
12:24Then her eyes slashed toward Denise and the others.
12:26Take all of them away.
12:30Defaffirmation.
12:32Gross negligence.
12:34Send them to the police.
12:36Denise and her group went ghost white.
12:38They started crying.
12:39Begging.
12:40Falling apart.
12:41She walked straight to me.
12:43Her face was full of polished regret.
12:45Miss Lane.
12:46You've been wronged.
12:47You saved my grandson.
12:48Here's your reward.
12:50$100,000.
12:52I'm sending you the money right now.
12:54I pulled out my old busted phone.
12:56The screen was cracked all the way across.
12:58Then my phone chimed.
13:00Payment received.
13:01I looked down again.
13:03To make sure I hadn't misread it.
13:05It wasn't $100,000.
13:07It was $2,000.
13:09Mrs. Vaughn's tone turned warm and smooth.
13:12The extra $100,000 is for medical costs and compensation.
13:15Evan went too far.
13:16Don't take it to heart.
13:18I stared at the balance on my screen.
13:20I'd never seen that much money in my life.
13:23My fingers shook.
13:24My face still burned from the slap.
13:26But that pain was nothing next to.
13:28The humiliation in my chest.
13:31If it weren't for my sister.
13:32I would have thrown that money back at them.
13:35And slapped him right across the face.
13:37But I couldn't.
13:39Mrs. Vaughn looked like she was protecting me.
13:41But she never once made Evan apologize.
13:43So I shoved every feeling down.
13:46And forced out a smile.
13:48Thank you ma'am.
13:49Of course.
13:50Evan Vaughn's voice cut in cold as ice.
13:52He stared at my swollen face.
13:54So you were here for the money.
13:56Then his lips moved again.
13:58Barely.
13:59And a lucky guess is worth all this?
14:02Lucky guess?
14:03That was his verdict on me.
14:04I snapped my head up.
14:06And looked him right in the eyes.
14:08If saving him was a lucky guess.
14:10Then what about you?
14:12I took a step forward.
14:13Then another.
14:14Pushing right up into his space.
14:16The previous nanny just left.
14:18And your nephew almost died right after.
14:20Doesn't that worry you?
14:22Some jobs need an actual professional.
14:24Right now I'm the only option you've got.
14:26So tell me.
14:27Mr. Volf.
14:28What are you willing to pay?
14:30I saw an opening and went straight for it.
14:32The whole room looked stunned.
14:34Someone had actually dared.
14:36To talk to Evan Vaughn like that.
14:38But in Mrs. Vaughn's eyes.
14:40Something lit up.
14:41Sharp.
14:42Excited.
14:43Good.
14:45Very good.
14:46Clara Lane.
14:47I'm formally hiring you as my grandson's exclusive infant specialist.
14:53200,000 a month.
14:55The room went dead again.
14:56Even I didn't see that number coming.
14:58After Mrs. Vaughn left with the baby.
15:00The huge hall was finally empty.
15:03Just me.
15:04Then a shadow fell over me again.
15:06Evan hadn't left.
15:08He walked straight back toward me.
15:10That tall frame.
15:11That crushing pressure.
15:13He stopped in front of me.
15:15Clara Lane.
15:16Her approval doesn't mean you've made it.
15:18Three day trial period.
15:20His gaze swept over me.
15:22If the baby doesn't adjust to you within three days.
15:25You're out.
15:27Then he turned and walked away.
15:28As he passed the trash can.
15:30He casually tossed him a steel pen.
15:33That had touched me earlier.
15:35Like he was throwing out something dirty.
15:37Something disposable.
15:39I knew it then.
15:40The real test was only starting now.
15:42Pretty soon.
15:43A lawyer in gold-rimmed glasses.
15:46Walked up to me.
15:47He handed me a contract.
15:49And a rule book.
15:50Thick as a brick.
15:52His tone was matter of fact.
15:53Recite the house rules without a mistake.
15:56Then you can sign.
15:57I looked down at the cover.
15:59Stamped in gold letters.
16:01Bond household staff rules.
16:03There had to be at least 500 rules.
16:05If I messed up.
16:07I'd get eliminated at the very first hurdle.
16:10I flipped through it fast.
16:11Page after page.
16:13Rule after rule.
16:15Just as the lawyer was about to leave.
16:17I stopped him.
16:18Excuse me.
16:20One second.
16:21He turned back.
16:22I met his eyes.
16:24I've memorized them.
16:25He looked stunned.
16:27Flat out suspicious.
16:30One.
16:31On call 24 hours a day.
16:33No exceptions.
16:35Two.
16:36Phones must be surrendered at all times.
16:39No devices inside the main house.
16:41Three.
16:42Walk quietly.
16:43Step aside for the family.
16:45Stand with hands lowered when awaiting instructions.
16:47I kept going.
16:49One rule after another.
16:51Word for word.
16:52Not a single mistake.
16:54The lawyer was completely shaken.
16:56In 10 years.
16:58He'd never seen anyone with memory like that.
17:00I lowered my eyes.
17:02To him.
17:03It looked impressive.
17:05To me.
17:06It was nothing special.
17:07Just one more survival skill.
17:10I grew up with no safety net.
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