His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 302

Chapter 302 Baring It All

Ella

The luxuriousness of the suite was quickly overshadowed by the cold weight of Marina’s smirk, the shine of my pistol in her hands contrasting sharply with the opulent interior.

My heart leaped into my throat. In my haste, I had left my purse on the bed, so consumed by the idea of wearing the ridiculous bikini.

“Give that back, Marina,” I hissed, too tense to even move. Marina smirked. “Well, well,” she said, letting the pistol dangle dangerously with her finger in the trigger guard. “Color me surprised. Ella Morgan keeps a gun in her purse. It’s like…. finding a snake in a flower patch.”

I felt my throat constrict. Ema urged me to lunge for the gun, but I knew that it was dangerous.

“Just… Put it back,” I said. “Please.”

“I have to know, though,” she said. “Why do you have a pistol in your purse, Ella?” Marina asked, her voice dripping with faux sweetness, as she fingered the gun. Drawing on every ounce of calm I could muster, I replied, “It’s just for safety. I always keep one on me.”

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a precaution,” I answered curtly. “This city isn’t exactly known for being safe.

the subject. “Should I tell Harry about this little secret of yours,

this. “In fact, it might be more beneficial to keep this between us. My father always taught me to be prepared, and considering the city’s crime rates,

them over in her mind. “And who would trust a guest with a concealed weapon at such an event?” she

even aboard such a yacht? Besides…” I paused, putting forward my ace. “…It might also make one wonder why a guest felt the need for such precautions, especially with security

but it was quickly replaced by that familiar smirk of

back into my purse. “But know this, Ella. You’re

never assumed I was,” I replied, trying to keep my voice steady. She handed me my

then, as though it had taken on a different tone. When it was just the two of us, the cloying and ladylike

she said, brushing her hands together as though wiping dust away from her palms after touching my purse, “you and Logan don’t make the worst

by this revelation. Marina nodded. “If I didn’t know better, I’d say you’re actually kind of sweet

hair over her shoulder and sauntered out of the room. I stood there for a

as shocked as I felt. “I don’t know what that was,” I replied, resisting the urge to laugh out loud. “But whatever it

couldn’t help but think

know better,’ she had said. What did that mean, exactly? That she was onto us? It came as no surprise that the heiress watched everything like a

I stood in the middle of her large and opulent bedroom,

journey through the maze of the enormous yacht, and eventually needing to ask one of the staff

out onto the deck. The sounds of laughter, loud music, and splashing filled the

his brow furrowed with concern as he handed me a champagne glass. I took it gratefully, drinking half of it in one gulp. All of the alcohol from that night was beginning

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