His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 268

Chapter 268 Acting Lessons

Ella

The soft hum of my ceiling fan was the only sound accompanying my thoughts. As I lay in bed, the silky sheets enveloping me, a sense of strange relaxation washed over me. I should have felt agitated, furious even. But there was a tranquility I couldn’t understand.

I let that jerk into my life, I chided myself. But even as I mentally berated myself, I couldn’t help the smile that crept onto my face. My phone vibrated on my nightstand, breaking my introspection. A glance revealed Moana’s name on the screen..

“I heard you got your first case!” Moana’s chirpy voice rang through the phone. We might have been mother and daughter, but in moments like these, she was just like a giddy school friend.

“Yeah,” I hesitated. The truth would be too much for her to handle. “It’s just a problem with a bad tenant. The client wanted to keep things confidential.” A laugh. “Always the mysterious ones, huh? Well, as long as you’re safe and doing what you love”

I swallowed hard, guilt gnawing at me. If only you knew, mom. “Thanks, Moana,” I murmured, hoping she wouldn’t notice my reluctance. “I’ll let you know how it goes.”

After hanging up, the room’s silence seemed more profound. I laid there for a long time, lost in my thoughts.

with the son of a Mafia boss, a criminal. I was putting on an act, getting cozy in bed with the very thing I hated

life outside. I continued to lay there, eyes glued to the ceiling, mentally replaying the

fear evident even through the cold digital medium. “Ella, come back to

to miss me. The silhouette of Logan, with his dark aura and domineering presence, loomed in my mind’s eye. I could only imagine what he said to Mr. Henderson

of horrors did he threaten? Torture? Robbery? Death? All

the strings, ensuring that I got my job back. Part of me resented him for it, for the threat that lingered behind every ‘favor’ he did for me. Not only

to fall into this web. I knew that I

ignored. This is fate. If you have already made your decision, then.

out loud, grimacing. “It’s all bullshit. And it’s

nothing. I sighed

a cool head. I shouldn’t blame her. I made my own choice. Just as I was gearing

button. “Who is it?” I

unmistakable voice crackled through the

earth are you doing here so

a mix of frustration and a grudging smile playing on my lips as I buzzed him

bag of donuts in one hand and two

the coffee wobbling dangerously. “Hey, don’t shoot,” he teased. “All I mentioned was taking back that Rolex I gifted

I blinked, stunned. “Already?”

that rogue smirk playing on his lips. “Better sooner than later,

coffee he handed over, I took a cautious sip, expecting the bitterness | usually got from most takeaway coffees. But

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