Chapter 88: Broken Promises

Moana

“To have a one night stand like that, not only right after you came onto me, but also on the night before you’re supposed to have a wholesome day with your daughter… It makes me sick.”

Edrick’s eyes widened at my words.

“Moana, I think you’ve got the wrong idea,” he said abruptly, taking a few steps toward me and folding his arms across his chest with a huff. “I didn’t sleep with anyone last night.”

I scoffed and shook my head. “I can smell the cheap perfume all over you,” I replied. “It stinks.”

Now, it was Edrick who scoffed. “It’s not like that… But honestly, Moana, you and I are not together. It’s not really up to you who I see in my free time.”

me cry today. Blinking rapidly to dispel the tears, I quickly turned on my heel and headed for the door. “Well, I’m taking Ella to the orphanage just like I promised,” I said coldly. “Whether or not you want to

out a sound that came across as disbelieving as I walked away from him. “I won’t be going, then,” Edrick called after me, running over to the kitchen doorway,

Blinking back more tears, I retreated to my

Edrick was nowhere to be found, just as I expected. As I

where’s daddy?”

felt badly for what he did, but I also was beginning to doubt

pout.

I said softly as I got into the car with her. “We’ll go as a family another time. You like just going

but

about seeing her friends to pout anymore about her father’s broken promise. Almost as soon as we stepped through the front doors, she ran off to play with her friends. I grinned as

my way upstairs to her office and found her rifling through her filing cabinets and muttering to

back was turned to me, so I figured that she thought I was one of the

“Busy?” I asked.

relieved because I didn’t feel like addressing it today. Not after what happened with

see you as well,” I said, managing a smile. “What

“I really need a secretary, but it’s just so darn expensive these days and I want to make sure that I can pay someone well for the job… I couldn’t live with myself if I

Although the foundation for the orphanage seemed to be doing well at the gala, I was certain that a lot of the money went toward repairing the orphanage, purchasing supplies and clothing for the children, and putting money away in savings for the children when they grew up, so it made sense that Sophia wouldn’t have the extra cash to pay

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