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?”

isn’t too far from there, I could get there and back before Ella even finishes her training. That’s how it would’ve worked last time, too, had I not gotten

again for a few agonizing moments. “Well… You can’t predict traffic in the city,” he said.

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

like worry. “Alright,” he said finally,

core. Seeing the way that he interacted with his own father the night before also reminded me how sour behaviors like the one that Edrick often

…

Ella. Here’s your backpack. I’m just going to the orphanage to do some volunteer work, alright?” I said, crouching to Ella’s level as we stood outside the training facility. She nodded vehemently, 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 want you to go back

hilariously serious as though I had just given her marching orders to take to her

friends. Once she was inside, I flagged down

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

to get back

down the window. It was

into the passenger seat, buckling my seatbelt as Ethan

training facility,” I said. “You

about what happened last time, and

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

Ethan replied. “You got a good dose of that last night. I’m sorry about that, by

was silent for a moment as I looked out the window at the city passing by around

I ask why you

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 even close to perfect to begin with. But, I think that the way I came into his life destroyed his hopes that his family

“What do you mean?”

a corner. “I’ll just say that… I came after Verona and Michael were married and had Edrick. And you already know that

down at my lap. “I