His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 27: The Invitation
Moana

The following morning, I woke up early to get Ella ready for training. She was tired after the party, but was cooperative, and her sweet disposition distracted me from the strange experiences I had at the Morgan residence.

While Ella ate breakfast, I sought Edrick out and found him in his study. Taking a deep breath, I quietly knocked on the door. He glanced up and gestured for me to come in before promptly looking back down at his work again.

“Did you need something?” he asked.

“Yes,” I replied, still feeling somewhat uncomfortable around the Alpha billionaire’s cold demeanor even though I thought I should be used to it by now.

“Well, spit it out.”

I swallowed. The last time I had done anything like I was about to ask permission for, it had ended horribly and completely stunted both Edrick’s and the servants’ confidence in me.

“I would like to take some time today to visit the orphanage while Ella is at her training session,” I said.

Edrick paused and slowly set his pen down, then looked up at me and leaned back in his chair. He folded his arms across his chest and looked down his nose at me, narrowing his eyes. I prepared myself for the inevitable.

“Are you planning on losing my daughter again?”

there and back before

again for a few agonizing moments. “Well… You can’t predict traffic in the

knows that I’ll be leaving,” I replied, the words flying out of my mouth

like worry. “Alright,” he said finally, picking up his pen

reminded me that he wasn’t entirely cold to his core. Seeing the way that he interacted with his own father the night before also reminded me how

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and I ruffled her hair. “Okay. I’ll be here when you’re done. If I’m not, it’s just because of traffic, and

I had just given her

to meet up with her werewolf friends. Once she was inside, I flagged down a taxi and

and a half playing with the children on the playground. While I always enjoyed every activity with the children, playing outside was one of my favorites; I always loved helping the kids cross the monkey bars, playing hide and seek with them, and participating in their games of kickball. By the time it was over, I was a bit sweaty from the summer heat, but it

just getting ready to flag down another taxi to get back to the training facility when an unfamiliar black car pulled up to

face said as he rolled down

seat, buckling my seatbelt as Ethan pulled away from

pick up Ella from the training facility,” I said. “You really didn’t

happened last time, and I’m sure Edrick is all over

would be putting it lightly,” I replied, looking out the window. “He’s like one

got a good dose of that last night. I’m sorry about that, by the way.

a moment as I looked out the window at the city passing

I ask why you don’t get along?” I

think he sees me as this great big symbol of a wrench being thrown into a so-called ‘perfect’ family dynamic, when really, it’s not like the Morgan family has ever been

“What do you mean?”

that… I came after Verona and Michael were married and had Edrick. And you already

looking down at