His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 352 Change Of Heart

Ella

“Well,” I said, offering my colleague a warm smile. “How about we go together?”

As I made the suggestion to Sarah, her eyebrows shot up in surprise. “Lunch, together?” she echoed, a touch of incredulity in her voice.

I shifted slightly, wondering if I had made a mistake. It had been a spur of the moment decision, partially fuelled by the pains in my stomach caused by a distinct lack of lunch. “Well, yes,” I responded, trying to maintain a casual air. “I mean, if you don’t want to come, that’s-”

“No,” Sarah interrupted, a soft chuckle escaping her lips. “It’s just… unexpected, that’s all. Sure, let’s go.”

Relief washed over me, and a small smile played on my lips. “Great,” I said, genuinely pleased.

We decided on a cozy bistro just a few blocks away from the law firm. It was on a nice street, with metal tables outside and coffee served in real cups instead of the usual cardboard takeout cups. We decided to sit outside beneath a yellow birch tree and listen to the sounds of the city. I didn’t come here often, but it was occasionally a nice reprieve from the hustle and bustle of the fast-moving world of law.

had something on her mind. Taking a deep breath, she finally broke the silence just when I was

colleague,” she began, her voice hesitant. Internally, I felt Ema stir.

I thought, quieting her and

friendliness was welcome, I was also confused by it. Just a few weeks prior, I had thought

even when I didn’t deserve it. At first, it irritated me more, made me see you as weak or too much of a people- pleaser. But after a

appeared on her cheeks, as if she wasn’t used to admitting such things. “Between that speech you gave this morning and the

Sarah, who I’d always seen as an adversary, could view me in a positive

always believed that there’s more to people than what meets

guess I’ve been a piece of

“But… I’ve always wanted to say this: I really admire how you always speak your

a tinge of red as I brought up a time in the past when her expertise and strong spirit had

she had berated a man who kept trying to badger the employees to sell them shoddy life insurance policies. I could still hear how she had yelled at him when he had shown up for an entire week in a row, and had nearly convinced the rookie intern to sign his life away

eyes as she chased after the life insurance salesman in his oversized suit and beat-up loafers. “And tell your boss that he can suck it! Vultures, all of

I never had a chance to thank her

more easily, ranging from work-related topics to personal interests and hobbies. For the first time, I felt like I was seeing the real Sarah,

knew it, we had spent more than an hour at the bistro. We split the bill and made our way back to the firm, our faces aching from

slight smile gracing her features as we climbed the steps to the firm. “Um… Thanks for today. We