His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 163

Moana

Both Ella’s and my eyes widened when Edrick came out into the dining room early the next morning and announced his plans.

“Get dressed, both of you,” he said. “We’re going to look at a school today.”

Ella’s jaw dropped. “A school?!” she shrieked, jumping up from her chair excitedly. “Really?”

Edrick nodded with a slight smile. “Yep. We’re gonna look into sending you to school like all of the other kids. Would you like that?”

With a wide, ecstatic grin, Ella nodded vehemently and ran over to her father. She threw her little arms around his legs and hugged him tightly. “Yes, daddy!” she shouted. “I really really want to go to school!”

tell that Edrick was trying — and failing — to hide a smile of his own. “Go get dressed, then,” he said. “We don’t

full sprint toward her room. I thought I heard the sound of her tripping, falling, and skidding across the floor on her way, but she seemed fine. I stood, smiling, and placed my hands on my

think about

shrugged. “You were right. Ella does belong in school, and she deserves to socialize with other kids. Besides… With the

little help — but I wasn’t about to argue with Edrick.

It turned out that Edrick chose the school that was within walking distance, which made me happy, and so we walked to meet the headmistress. Ella walked between us, holding one

and arched wooden doors. There was a playground out front with lots of shade from trees and plenty of playground equipment, and there was even a garden on the other side with planter boxes for fruit and vegetables. As we walked up the long pebble pathway to the front door, an elderly woman stepped out onto the front stoop and waved to us. She had long white hair that was piled into a neat bun on top of her head, and wore an elegant suit jacket with

Mr. Morgan, Miss Ella, and…”

hand. The old woman shook

the heavy wooden door for us. “Come on

inside of the school was even more lovely, with tile floors, high ceilings, and a lot of natural light. There was a gymnasium, auditorium, countless classrooms, a cafeteria, a beautiful inner courtyard with a fountain, and plenty of recreation spaces.

headmistress said, gesturing to a closed and rather dusty looking

brow and peered in through the window on the door to see a large, dark room with all of the furniture covered by white sheets. The curtains were closed

being used?” I asked, turning to face

what it used to be,” she replied. “And

I frowned. “What happened?”

of years ago,” she said. “She was getting on in age.

it was out of the headmistress’s control, but I wanted to make sure that Ella went to

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