His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 24: Pup Scuffle
Edrick

I returned to the party with Moana, trying to quell my anger over seeing Moana and Ethan together. I wasn’t quite so much mad at her, although she should’ve been more professional, as I was mad at him. I knew that he was up to something… Always.

“There you are, darling,” my mother said, reaching out and squeezing my hand as Moana and I approached.

“Edrick,” my father suddenly said, pushing himself up from his chair. He didn’t like to admit it, but he was getting older and was starting to have some difficulty with sitting and standing. “Come with me. I’d like to talk to you.”

I knew where this was going, but I also knew that I didn’t have a say with it as I watched my father walk away. My mother, who also knew what he was about to say, gave my hand another squeeze before I followed him.

We walked over to the bar, where he ordered us each a glass of whiskey.

“Here,” he said, shoving the glass of whiskey in my hand.

“Thank you,” I replied, swirling the brown liquid around a bit in my glass before taking a sip, steeling myself for what was about to come.

“Now… I’m sure you know why I wanted to speak with you,” my father said, fixing his icy gray eyes on me.

I nodded. “I know, father. It’s time to find a mate. You’ve been saying this for years.”

“I only say it because I worry about you,” he said, stroking his white beard with his hand. “You’ve already had one illegitimate child. It’s only so long before you have another, given your track record.”

“I’m not worried,” I replied tersely. “Besides, marriage is a distraction.”

father scoffed. “So is dealing

cooped up and hidden away, but it also became me ntally taxing to work so hard to hide her. Many journalists and papa raz zos had been paid off with hefty sums of money, not to mention her mother, who occasionally showed up demanding more. But despite all of that,

then, gesturing with his glass as he referred to Ethan. “It’s too much of a bother, and it’s bad for the company’s image. Do something about your love life, and

and I tried to quell

not interested in Kelly like that. And the more you entertain that

nodded his head toward Moana, who was crouching in

shook my head. “You don’t need to worry about that. She’s a human,

another word, I stormed away from my father. Ella looked up as I approached, softening my demeanor, although I still felt the fires of rage

wrong, Eddy?” Kelly

the orchestra suddenly began to play Vivaldi’s Winter. I glanced

our banquets,” my mother suddenly said, looking over her shoulder at me from her seat. “I’ll watch Ella. Why don’t

…

As our dance came to an end, however, I felt Kelly’s and my father’s eyes on me, and stepped away from Moana with a bow.

appeared a bit too drunk, and her face was red from the alcohol. “Let’s

I’m a little tired. Why don’t you ask one of my cousins? I heard

said brusquely. “I’m going to use the ladies’ room.” I watched as she stumbled

with amusement as Ella wriggled off of her lap to run off and join the other children. “She’s a lovely dancer,

“She’s a good

you like

the floor, unsure of how to respond. Of course I liked Moana, to a certain extent. She was a good nanny and helped out around the penthouse, and her presence helped me sleep, but she was

by the sound of worried voices approaching

my older cousin, Maria, asked, stopping in front of me. She was referring to her two sons,

my head. “I haven’t seen them.

lot lately,” Maurice said. “We’re worried that they’re off somewhere, probably in

now that Moana still

on the

tried to stop her, but she insisted on wandering, and now she’s in the middle of a