“Here’s $100—Can you be my mom today?” a billionaire boss’s son asked—until a shy woman replied, “Keep it. Billionaires pay in secrets.”

“I thought it was wise to listen when that child said he wanted to feel normal for an hour.”

His expression did not change, but something in his eyes sharpened.

Milo stepped out from behind me, trembling. “She didn’t take me. I paid her.”

Julian’s attention dropped to him. “You paid her.”

Milo held continue reading …