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.

on an act, getting cozy in bed with the very thing I hated all for the sake of… taking down the very thing that I

distant hum of city life outside.

even through the cold digital

least, he had been persuaded 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 to convince him to let me

horrors did he threaten?

it, for the threat that lingered behind every ‘favor’ he did for me. Not only that, but

through. I hated the fact that I so willingly allowed myself to fall into this web. I knew that I would have to talk to him about it,

echoed inside of me, reading my thoughts. “The mate bond… It can’t be ignored. This is fate. If you have already made

loud, grimacing. “It’s

said nothing. I sighed

I shouldn’t blame her. I made my own

pressed the button. “Who is it?” I called out, expecting a delivery or a neighbor

Logan’s unmistakable voice crackled

you doing

thought I’d say hi. Brought breakfast.” I sighed, a mix of frustration and a grudging smile playing on my lips as I buzzed him in.

he stood in the doorway, a bag of donuts in one hand and two cups of coffee in the other. Before he could

teased. “All I mentioned was taking back that Rolex I gifted him.

I blinked, stunned. “Already?”

shrugged nonchalantly, that rogue smirk playing on his lips. “Better sooner

sip, expecting the bitterness | usually got from most takeaway coffees. But to my surprise, it was smooth, rich, and perfectly brewed. “This is actually good,” I

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