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.”

or Ella see 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 go is up to you, but we’ll go without you if we

as disbelieving as I walked away from him. “I won’t be going, then,” Edrick called after me, running over to the kitchen doorway, as I stormed off. “Really, Moana, I’m

didn’t answer. Blinking back more tears,

headed down to the lobby; Edrick was nowhere to be found, just as I expected. As

daddy?” she

his study more than anything. I secretly hoped that he felt badly for what he did, but I also was beginning

out her lower lip in a pout. “He promised we would

as I got into the car with her. “We’ll

eyes, but she nodded nonetheless and held my hand for the entire

by the time we arrived at the orphanage, Ella was too excited 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 I heard a chorus of other children yelling Ella’s name excitedly as she disappeared into the recreation room, and made my way over to

way upstairs to her office and found her rifling through her

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

“Busy?” I asked.

protruding belly as she hugged me; I was relieved because I didn’t feel like addressing it today. Not after what happened with Edrick. Once again, I wondered to myself if I should save my money and try to start a new

glad to see you as well,” I said, managing

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 didn’t give someone the pay they

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,

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