Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

Nanny and the Alpha Daddy
#Chapter 28: Rival Brothers
Moana

Ethan dropped Ella and I off at the penthouse. As I stood on the sidewalk, I had just promised Ethan that I would go to his art exhibit… But now, as I looked over my shoulder to see Edrick standing in the doorway, I wished that I hadn’t.

Edrick stormed toward us and took Ella by the hand, shooting me an angry look before stooping down to glare at Ethan through the car window.

“How many times do I have to tell you to stop coming to my home?” Edrick growled. Before Ethan could respond, Edrick turned on his heel and stormed inside with Ella jogging behind him to keep up on her tiny legs.

“Edrick, what’s the matter?” I called, running after him. “The usual driver got stuck in traffic. You can’t seriously be that angry–”

The elevator doors open. Edrick stepped in with Ella, and I followed. I could feel him avoiding my gaze as he pushed the button that would take us back up to the penthouse.

“What were you doing with him to begin with?” Edrick snarled, quietly so as not to frighten Ella.

“I saw him at the orphanage. He volunteers there sometimes.”

“So you intentionally lied to me in order to go see him?”

I took a step back, shaking my head. “No. It was just a coincidence.”

All of a sudden, just as Edrick was opening his mouth to say something else, Ella chimed in. “Please don’t be mad, daddy,” she pleaded, tugging on Edrick’s pant leg. He took a deep breath, shutting his eyes for a moment, before stooping down and scooping her up into his arms. As he did, I could see the tension in his shoulders start to slip away.

“It’s alright, Princess,” he said, although there was still a hint of icy sharpness in his voice and in his gaze as his eyes flickered up to me.

The elevator doors slid open again into the penthouse with a ding. I lingered for a few moments, my heart pulsating as I watched Edrick carry Ella into the living room. He set her down and whispered something to her, to which she nodded and walked off to her room, before he turned back to face me.

“My office. Now.”

as I walked behind him, but I tried my best to ignore them. Once the door was shut behind

his voice low and controlled. “I’ve done everything I can to make you comfortable in this place. I even allowed you to attend a personal family

steps toward Edrick, but stopped in the middle of the room as he turned around to face me with fury in his eyes. “I never intended on seeing Ethan today. It really was a coincidence; you can ask Sophia, the director there, if you really don’t believe me. I spent an hour with the children today before Ethan ever showed

you pull up to my home with him in

you would lose trust in me again if I showed up late with Ella

you would gain by going directly against my wishes and spending private

cold gaze boring a hole through my head. Finally, I spoke. “Ethan is a kind and compassionate man who goes out of his way on a regular basis to donate his time to disadvantaged people. Anyone would applaud their brother for being

who fell silent. He turned back to face the window again as an attempt to hide his anger, but I could see his shoulders trembling with rage as he

people will like you,” I said, lowering my voice as I tried to quell

disadvantaged people is a waste of time, and you’re a

reduce me to a charity case. Don’t forget that you’re seemingly incapable of even sleeping without me — which, after the way you’ve spoken to me today, is not

turned around, swinging the study

froze as I heard the next string of words that came out of Edrick’s

get to