His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 27: The Invitation
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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 Ella even finishes her training. That’s how it would’ve worked last time, too, had I

You can’t predict traffic in the city,” he said. “It

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

the Alpha CEO’s cold eyes. It looked like worry. “Alright,” he said finally,

like that immediately 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 sour behaviors like the one that Edrick often exhibited were frequently a product of nurture,

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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,

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

friends. Once she was inside, I flagged down a taxi and headed to

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

getting ready to flag down another taxi to get back to the training facility

a familiar, friendly face said as he rolled down the window. It was Ethan.

and climbed into the passenger seat, buckling

headed to pick up Ella from the training facility,” I said. “You

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

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

I’m sorry about that, by the way. I should’ve warned you that my relationship with my

a moment as I looked out the window at

you mind if I ask why you don’t get

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

“What do you mean?”

it,” Ethan replied as he drove around a corner. “I’ll just say that… I came after Verona and Michael were married and had Edrick.

said, looking down at my lap. “I