Eve endured it because she needed the money for her mother’s medical bills. But more than that, she endured it because of the bracelet.
She finished the sippy cups. She dried her hands. She walked to the guest room, pulled her single suitcase from under the bed, and packed in under ninety seconds. She didn’t take much—just clothes, her mother’s photo, and a copy she’d made of that bank statement on her phone. the au pair eve sweet
It was a thin, braided leather band with a single silver charm shaped like an acorn. Eve had found it three months ago, tucked deep in the back of a guest room closet, tangled in an old curtain tie-back. On the inside of the leather, someone had scratched two tiny words: HELP ME . Eve endured it because she needed the money
“She’s not going to talk to anyone,” Marcus growled. “She’s a nobody. That’s why we hire them from agencies. No family, no ties, no one looking.” She dried her hands
“Sasha had a sister who took the money and shut up. It’s handled.”
Eve’s hand paused on the sponge.