Chapter 41: Good Memories

Moana

“I’m sure he’ll visit soon,” I said, quickly blinking away the tears that came to my eyes when Clara asked so innocently about Edrick coming to visit the orphanage.

Neither Clara nor Ella seemed to notice my emotional demeanor, and Clara burst out into cheers. I watched with a smile as they ran off to continue playing. Sophia chuckled behind me.

“The children really do like him,” she said, taking a sip of her tea. “I honestly thought that he was just another emotionless drone, focused solely on business, but he’s really much more than that. It seems that our cookie baking session might have softened him a bit.”

I nodded thoughtfully, thinking back to the day that we all baked cookies in this very kitchen. Edrick had begun that day so coldly and had been so distant from the children, but he eventually warmed up to them as we spent the day together. I realized that day that the Alpha billionaire actually did like children, although I wasn’t certain if he would ever admit it. Secretly, I wished that he would be so warm toward me at home, despite the termination of our sleeping arrangement.

Finally, I was broken free from my thoughts by Sophia once again. She gave me a concerned look as she raised her cup of tea to her lips. “Are you sure you’re alright?” she said. “Are you sick?”

I shook my head. “No, I’m really fine. Just a little tired today, that’s all.” I took the last sip of my tea then and stood. “Thank you for the tea. I’m going to play with the children for a while, if that’s alright.”

Sophia nodded and shot me a smile, although I could tell that she didn’t entirely believe me when I said that I was fine. Before she could inquire further, however, I returned to the playroom and spent the afternoon with the children.

crafts, and by the end of the day Ella had made quite a few friends. She couldn’t stop chattering about Clara and

elevator doors opened and we walked into the dining room, Edrick was already home and was sitting

bounced up to him with a surprising amount of energy after having spent the entire day playing. I watched from the doorway as Edrick smiled and scooped her up into his lap. “Guess where I went today?” she

Edrick said, his eyes flickering over to me only momentarily before returning to Ella. “I don’t know. Where did you

me

during that moment, I thought for sure that Edrick was going to say something to indicate dissatisfaction with the fact that I took Ella to the orphanage. While I did tell Selina where I was going, I didn’t necessarily ask Edrick for permission, and so

however,

she, now?” Edrick asked. “And how was it? Did you make

we played games all day. I even made one new best friend named Clara. Look! We made friendship bracelets.”

feigning fascination with the simple little trinket. “I’m sure you’d like

being so open about her new friends. As far as I was aware, Ella had rarely spent time with other children outside of her training sessions and the occasional family gathering. It was important for any child to have

Ella together, however, I noticed that his eyes darted over to me one more time — and they were not nearly as warm and open as they were with Ella. They weren’t angry or bitter, but simply rather cold and indifferent. It was both unsettling

father right now. “Daddy? Clara said that she knows you,” she said. Edrick’s gaze returned to her

antira day playing. I watchad from tha doorway as Edrick smilad and scoopad har up into

bafora

ma to tha

thought for sura that Edrick was going to say somathing to indicata dissatisfaction with tha fact that I took Ella to tha orphanaga. Whila

howavar, Edrick only

how was it? Did you maka

friand namad Clara. Look! Wa mada friandship bracalats.” Ella hald out har tiny wrist to show off har naw friandship bracalat that sha mada with Clara using

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