Chapter 150: An Unexpected & Unwelcome Visitor

Moana

When I woke up and found that Edrick was gone, I was confused. It was still early, and he usually didn’t leave for work until a little later. I figured that he just got up early and was having breakfast in the dining room, so I got up and made my way out there to see where he was.

However, when I headed out to the dining room, Edrick wasn’t there. His study door was also open and he wasn’t in there, either. Furrowing my brow, I headed into the kitchen next, where Selina was already awake and preparing some coffee.

“Good morning,” she said. “Coffee?”

“Yes, please,” I replied as I walked up to the counter island. I then looked around, my brow still furrowed. “Have you seen Edrick?”

Selina shrugged. “I haven’t seen him yet this morning. Was he not in bed?”

I shook my head. It was still a bit awkward to hear others, especially Selina, mention the fact that Edrick and I slept in the same bed so casually. But I was getting used to it. “He wasn’t there,” I replied. “I guess he left for work early.”

Selina and I shared some coffee in the kitchen. As much as I loved Ella, it was nice to have a little bit of quiet time in the mornings before she woke up, and lately I had been spending more time getting to know Selina. I felt as though she was opening up to me more and more the longer I lived here, and I even felt as though I could begin to call her a friend.

there for long before we

him,” she said, standing. “Maybe he just went out for a run early this morning or

stood along with Selina and peered out of

it wasn’t Edrick. It was his father,

coldly back at me from the foyer, his gaze traveling down to my nightgown. I had my robe open casually in the front, and I quickly darted out of view and

is it?”

“It’s Michael.”

up. She quickly brushed past me and came out into the dining room. “Good morning, Mr. Morgan,” she said politely with a small curtsy. “I’m afraid you caught us

said, his voice

replied. “We think he

stood behind Selina in the hallway, my heart pounding. Michael stared calmly and coldly at me over Selina’s shoulder. His steely gray eyes shot daggers at me, and

the wooden floor and made a horrible screeching sound that made

He leaned back in the chair and folded his hands in

and I instinctively placed my hand over my

you,” I said, not wanting to be impolite despite the fact that

he

moments later with a tray that contained a pot of tea and a teacup. She set it down in front of Michael and picked up the teapot

like my future daughter-in-law to serve the tea,”

the sort of subservient position that Michael was trying to put me in. But nonetheless, I nodded and walked up to the table. Selina walked away, returning to the kitchen, although I knew that she was still keeping

hawk as I poured the tea.

set the teapot back down. However, before I could, his hand shot out again; not to

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