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.

our food, Sarah seemed a little fidgety, occasionally stealing glances at me. It was clear she had something on her mind. Taking a deep

hesitant. Internally, I felt Ema stir. “A bit?”

Ema,” I thought, quieting her and refocusing my attention

also confused by it. Just a few weeks prior, I had thought that she hated me. But now, it seemed as though those

words carefully. “You’ve always been really kind to me, even when I didn’t deserve it. At first, it irritated me more, made me see you as

wasn’t used to admitting such things. “Between that speech you gave this morning

I’d always seen as an adversary, could view

grateful for her words. “You know, I’ve always believed that there’s more to people than what

sheepishly. “I guess I’ve been a piece

how you want to put it,” I said. “But… I’ve always wanted to say this: I really admire how you always speak your mind.” I paused, thinking for a moment, and then a grin spread across my face. “Like when you sorted out that one life insurance fiasco a

listened, her face flushing a tinge of red as I brought up a time in the past when her expertise and

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

her eyes as she chased after the life insurance salesman

and I never had

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

chatter and moments of reflection, and before we knew it, we had spent more than an hour at the bistro. We split the bill and made our way back to

gracing her features as we climbed the