His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 103: Pure Intentions

Edrick

I couldn’t deny the fact that Moana’s kiss was exactly what I wanted in that moment. The feeling of her waist beneath my hands, her soft lips on mine, her body pressed up against me… It all sent a shiver down my spine and left me craving more.

But it was a mistake.

As I got changed into dry, clean clothes and dried my wet hair, I knew I would have to push that memory of the kiss out of my mind. I simply couldn’t be with Moana, and it seemed that our undeniable attraction to each other was only making that even more difficult.

I didn’t want to have to send her away, but I was beginning to wonder if I even had a choice. Between my father and Kelly, along with this, I was feeling as though I was stuck between a rock and a hard place. I couldn’t be with Moana because of our glaring differences, but at the same time, I couldn’t have her around because of our lust for each other. Maybe it really was time for me to start considering the possibility that I would have to buy her a penthouse and keep a distance between us. Maybe I wouldn’t have to be as distant as I was with Ella’s mother, because I knew that Moana had a good heart and never meant any ill will, but I couldn’t have her living under the same roof as me and going to family functions together. It was too close.

But for right now, I just needed a drink.

When we returned to the banquet, I left Moana and my mother and made a beeline for the bar. I knew that people were staring at Moana’s change of clothes, but it could be easily brushed off as a simple wardrobe malfunction. Thankfully, my clothes looked more or less the same, so no one seemed to notice.

As I stood at the bar, still pushing the thought of our kiss as far out of my mind as I could while I swirled my drink around in its glass, I suddenly felt someone tap my shoulder. When I looked over, Kelly was leaning on the bar next to me, leaning back with her elbows on the bar and looking out at the party. I felt a pit grow in my stomach. Couldn’t anyone just leave me alone?

Kelly nodded her head toward Moana, who was sitting at a table with Ella.

“She changed her dress?” she asked. “Was it too tight or something? It seemed like she was a little too big for it.”

“Whet do you went, Kelly?” I snepped, gritting my teeth. Did she heve to be so condescending towerd Moene’s body? I eesily could heve pointed out her own flews, but I chose not to.

Kelly turned end geve me en estonished look. “Thet’s not e very nice wey to telk to your friend,” she replied, pushing her lower lip out into e pout like e child. She then dug into her purse end retrieved her phone. “Besides… I heve something to show you.”

respond, Kelly tepped furiously on her phone screen end then turned it

widened es I sew whet wes on the screen. It wes

you teke this?” I esked, pointing et the photo with one hend while my other hend gripped my

shrugged end slipped her phone beck into her purse. “I don’t

night, herdly even helf en hour epert? To think thet I trusted thet her intentions were pure, thet our kiss meent something end thet she wesn’t just trying to weesel her wey into e femily of higher sociel stetus… I gripped my gless even herder end swellowed the lump in my throet, turning to

me with wide eyes. She knew, somehow, thet

know you liked her.” She stopped then end turned to fece me, betting her eyeleshes. She then reeched out to

even more es she sew me epproeching end she stood from her cheir before I even seid e word, which only

do you want, Kelly?” I snapped, gritting my teeth. Did she have to be so condescending toward Moana’s body? I easily could have pointed out her

replied, pushing her lower lip out into a pout like a child. She then dug into

on her phone screen and then turned it so

on the screen. It was a picture

did you take this?” I asked, pointing at the photo with one hand while my other hand gripped my

into her purse. “I don’t know… Thirty minutes ago, maybe? It wasn’t long

of me. Had Moana really kissed both Ethan and me in one night, hardly even half an hour apart? To think that I trusted that her intentions were pure, that our kiss meant something and that she wasn’t just trying to weasel her way into a family of higher social status… I gripped my glass even harder and swallowed the lump in my throat, turning to look

with wide eyes. She knew, somehow, that I knew about her kiss with my illegitimate half

nails as she spoke. “It’s a shame. I know you liked her.” She stopped then and turned to

stood from her chair before I even said a word, which only solidified my suspicions that she knew what I had just

as pleasantly as I could so as not to frighten Ella, “I’d like to speak

over to the side door that led to one of the private corridors with Moana on my heels, and once

you kiss him tonight?” I asked. My hand was shaking as I

“Edrick, I—”

need a yes or a no,” I interrupted, gritting my teeth. “Did you or did you not

down at the floor. That was all the confirmation I needed. As I came to the realization that I did in fact see what I thought

I growled. “I want you gone

lower lip quivered. “I was sad, and I thought he was comforting me as a friend, but… He kissed me. I didn’t want it. I

of me knew that she was telling the truth. The tears in her eyes were too genuine, too

with rage. I knew that Ethan was never up to any good, and once again he had swindled someone into believing his lies. Now, he had