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.

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

Internally, I felt Ema stir. “A bit?” she growled, clearly annoyed from her

thought, quieting her and

I asked, genuinely curious. While her sudden friendliness was welcome, I was also confused by it. Just a few weeks prior, I had thought that

you as weak or too much of a people- pleaser. But after a while, especially today, seeing you stand up not just for

such things. “Between that speech you gave this morning and the vending machine incident,” she continued with

realization was profound. To think that someone, especially Sarah, who I’d always seen as an adversary, could view me in a positive light was

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

taken,” Sarah said, grinning sheepishly. “I guess I’ve been a piece of

how you always speak your mind.”

up a time in the past when her

quick to speak her mind, and I remembered how 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

come back!” she had yelled, her brown hair falling into her eyes as she chased after the life insurance salesman in his oversized suit and beat-up

and I never had

between us dissipating. As our salads arrived, and we began eating, our conversation flowed 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, and she was

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

smile gracing her features as we climbed the steps to the firm.