His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 164: New Horizons

Moana

When we were finished with the tour, we stopped in the downstairs foyer. Headmistress Hawkins smiled at us, her brown eyes radiating with kindness.

“Well?” she asked. “What do you think?”

I looked over at Edrick expectantly. He was fairly quiet throughout the entire tour, only occasionally asking questions. I was a bit worried that he wouldn’t like it and that he would make up some excuse to say no, but much to my surprise, he looked down at Ella with a gentle smile.

“It’s up to you, Ella,” he said. “Do you like this school?”

Ella nodded excitedly. “I really like it here!” she said, squeezing Edrick’s hand tightly. “I really want to go to school here!”

Edrick smiled and looked up at the headmistress. “Well, I guess that’s that,” he said with a bit of a chuckle.

Headmistress Hawkins grinned. “Perfect,” she replied. “Let’s get you enrolled.”

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school. The school year would begin in just a few short weeks, which was fairly short notice, but I knew that Edrick

going to school. Ella hadn’t stopped talking about it all day, and even getting her to sleep was a battle because she was so excited. It made me feel warm inside

wasn’t the only thing that

years since the last art teacher passed away. Ella loved that school and wanted to go there so badly, and it was the perfect place for her to go, but it made me uneasy to think that she would be without a proper art class for

that he was dealing with an internal dilemma as well. He was leaning on the balcony railing and looking out

said, walking up to

thinking about: he was worried about Ella.

“You’re worried about her.”

though he didn’t

though the walk to Ella’s new school wasn’t very far and was a nice walk in a safe neighborhood, it was still the city, after all. Anything could happen, and I understood why Edrick was scared. Even the paparazzi alone

older. But I also knew that having her away from the penthouse during the day, when anything could happen, was terrifying for a father who had always kept his daughter cooped

worry so much. And it’s in a safe neighborhood, and she’ll be surrounded

before licking his lips and answering. “Teachers and staff can be dangerous, too,” he replied. His words made my heart sink; he wasn’t wrong. Bad things happened in schools all of the time, but it didn’t mean that he should spend the rest

all, have a degree in early childhood education with a

with Ella all

we were touring the school together earlier that day, but it seemed as though he didn’t

growing belly. “Won’t it be

that happened with the Rogues. “I’m not worried. I might need a little extra help at home since I’ll be working every day, but it’s not like taking care of Ella is a chore in the slightest. Besides… With Ella at school, I won’t have

asked. “Won’t it be stressful to start working and then have

not worried. I have Selina, and the maids, and I have you. And don’t forget that