Chapter 166: Regular Girl

Moana

The next morning, I woke up to the sound of Edrick walking around the room. When I looked at the clock, I realized that it was a little later than I usually would have gotten up, and I quickly sat up and rubbed my eyes.

“Sorry,” I said, throwing the covers off and getting out of bed. “I overslept. Guess I missed my alarm.”

Edrick shook his head. “I turned it off for you,” he said as he fixed his hair in the en suite bathroom mirror. “I let you sleep in.”

I scrunched my eyebrows together. “Why?” Normally I woke up a full half hour earlier than this so that I could help prepare breakfast and get Ella ready, and sometimes I woke up even earlier than that.

“We’re going out,” he replied. “School supply shopping. Remember?”

to get ready for the day. I put on something comfortable to wear, knowing that we would likely be walking around a lot, and then got Ella ready

suddenly said as we gathered our things and

Ella’s words, Edrick and I both suddenly looked up at each

are still a regular girl, love,” I replied with a

said. “But I’m

Edrick. I could have sworn that I saw a bit of a tear in his eye, but he quickly blinked it away and just smiled at

to the mall, where our first stop was at a children’s store for Ella. Even though she would be wearing a uniform at school and there was no need for new clothes, she still picked out

to the office supply store. I helped Ella pick out notebooks and folders off of the list of supplies that the headmistress gave us. Edrick disappeared for

up on the side of the cart

“There’s a sale,” he said, jabbing his thumb over his shoulder in the direction of the art supply aisle. I peered into the cart as well to see that he had fully stocked up on dozens of containers of crayons, coloring books, miniature canvases, acrylic and watercolor paint sets, and

much, Edrick,” I said with a laugh. “She’s just

for her.” He grinned. “You’ll need supplies for your classroom too, right? And, I wanted to get something

widened at the Alpha billionaire’s sudden charity. He certainly didn’t need to buy anything for the kids at the orphanage, but he decided to do it without even being asked. I couldn’t help but smile; he had changed so much since I had met him. The Edrick Morgan who I knew when I was almost hit by his car on the city

very kind of you,” I said with a smile. “But you don’t need to buy my supplies for me. Let me buy them with my own

always did; but this time, I wouldn’t let him. Ella had jumped

said with a bit of a laugh. “Let me

tugged the cart back toward himself.

pulled the cart even harder and with more determination than before. “Edrick Morgan, let me pay for these

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