His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 248

Chapter 248: The Matriarch

Edrick

Within an hour, Moana and I were nervously walking up the front steps to my parents’ mansion.

We left Ella with Selina just in case we walked in on anything sinister. The house was mostly dark, which was out of the ordinary. As I slowly opened the front door, I felt my heart catch in my throat.

“Hello?” I called out, holding Moana’s hand as I stepped into the large foyer. “Mom?”

There was no answer. Moana and I exchanged nervous glances and walked in a little further.

“Verona?” Moana called, cupping her hands around her mouth to make her voice travel further. “Are you there?!”

Still no answer. We decided to head into the sitting room, where my mother often liked to be during her free time, but it was dark and empty. At this point, I was starting to get even more nervous.

“I swear, if that bastard did anything to her…” I growled, “I’ll—”

Moana gasped. “Look!” she said, pointing behind me. I followed her finger to see what looked like a small fire outside.

The two of us quickly ran out the patio door toward the fire, then across the garden. As we ran, we saw a lone figure standing by the fire.

It was my mother. She was standing by the fire pit, in her dressing gown, and was tossing what looked like pieces of paper into the flames.

up to her. “You’re

She grabbed my face and kissed my cheeks, then did the same to

only to see that they weren’t papers at all. She was holding photographs. I snatched the stack out of her hand and flipped

wanting to do that for ages, darling,” she said, flashing a

fire myself. It did actually feel

a step forward with

phone right in the fountain, if you’ll

“So when

that I should learn to mind my own

as witty as ever despite what had happened. She tossed the rest of the photographs into the fire all at once, and the three

mother turned to

I followed my mother inside, where she put the kettle on the

not too long ago. It was a shame, really. I don’t know exactly what he was up to, although I think I have a pretty good idea.” She paused and looked over at Moana with nothing but sympathy in her eyes. “Once I can get my phone and my things in order, I’ll call them back and give them

the kettle started to heat up, the three of us sat around the kitchen counter. Finally, I started

…

my mother stared down at the leaves

Verona,” Moana said quietly.

that sentence. None of this is your fault. If it

by the sound of the crickets chirping through the open

my lips and spoke. “He’s going

“Of course I’ll be alright, dear. My lawyer and I have both been waiting for this day. And trust me when I

bit. “You’re never one to pity yourself,” I said, patting her hand.

finished off the rest of her tea. Suddenly, I heard her voice ring out

“You’ll marry her?”

eyes wanted to widen, and coughed slightly. “Y-Yes… I think

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