Chapter 70: An Unbridgeable Gap

Moana

By the time Ella’s training was about to end, Edrick and I had purchased a whole host of baby supplies. He insisted on buying the bassinet anyway, as well as anything else the baby might need. Although I thought it was a bit irresponsible for him to spend so much on certain items, I figured that he knew what he was doing, and I didn’t argue any further. Besides: I couldn’t help but feel happy to spoil our future child as well.

We picked Ella up at training, then Edrick pulled out of the parking lot and began driving in the opposite direction of the penthouse.

“Um, daddy?” Ella called from the back seat, twisting in her car seat to look intensely out the window. “I think you’re going the wrong way.”

Edrick smirked, then shook his head. “No, Princess. We’re going out for dinner.”

Ella gasped and squealed excitedly. “Really?” she asked.

“Really.”

“Really really?”

“Really really.”

keep her company, and at one point I looked up to see Edrick’s gray eyes on me in the rear view mirror. I blushed and

at training today?” I asked Ella

things,” she said.

the car around a

placing her hands on her hips with a gloating smile. “I didn’t miss any of the jumps, and I kept my balance the whole

on about her exciting day of training, I felt a tear come to my eye. That day, I really felt like we were a little family; we were a strange little family, but we were a family nonetheless. I quickly looked out the window before either of them could see my tear, but I couldn’t contain

the restaurant, I was amazed by how beautiful

host and Edrick, who was wearing his mask, and looked around as I held Ella’s hand. The restaurant was located at the top of a tall building, and we had to take an elevator to get up to it. It was spacious and peaceful at the top, with little trickling fountains and a greenhouse feel to it. There was a big glass ceiling with an observation deck for people to walk around and look at the

us to a small, private room with one wall that was entirely glass so we could see out over the cityscape. He left us with the menus, and when he did, Edrick finally took off his mask. Much to my pleasure, the Alpha billionaire was smiling. He pulled Ella’s chair out,

you want,” he said, flipping through the menu.

from where she was sitting next to

“Chicken tenders?!” I asked in a playful tone

Ella insisted, folding her arms

up — and as he did, I caught his eyes sliding over my dress, my belly, then up to my hair and eventually they met my own eyes. Once

about you, Moana?” he asked. “What are

I’d been craving a lot of meat; no doubt it was due to the pregnancy. I

Steak sounds good,”

brow. “Are you sure that it’s safe for a pregnant woman to eat something like that?” he asked. “I just don’t want you

my health and the baby’s health. “But I can get something else, if you’re that worried. I’ve

is actually

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