Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 88: Broken Promises

Moana

“To have a one night stand like that, not only right after you came onto me, but also on the night before you’re supposed to have a wholesome day with your daughter… It makes me sick.”

Edrick’s eyes widened at my words.

“Moana, I think you’ve got the wrong idea,” he said abruptly, taking a few steps toward me and folding his arms across his chest with a huff. “I didn’t sleep with anyone last night.”

I scoffed and shook my head. “I can smell the cheap perfume all over you,” I replied. “It stinks.”

Now, it was Edrick who scoffed. “It’s not like that… But honestly, Moana, you and I are not together. It’s not really up to you who I see in my free time.”

As Edrick spoke, I felt my eyes begin to well up with tears — but I had to stay strong for Ella, just like I told myself earlier. I couldn’t let Edrick or Ella see me cry today. Blinking rapidly to dispel the tears, I quickly turned on my heel and headed for the door. “Well, I’m taking Ella to the orphanage just like I promised,” I said coldly. “Whether or not you want to go is up to you, but we’ll go without you if we have to.”

Edrick let out a sound that came across as disbelieving as I walked away from him. “I won’t be going, then,” Edrick called after me, running over to the kitchen doorway, as I stormed off. “Really, Moana, I’m tired of your insolence.”

back more tears, I retreated

…

lobby; Edrick was nowhere to be found, just as I expected. As I put Ella into her car seat, she swung

daddy?”

felt badly for what he did, but I also was beginning to doubt that the

Ella pushed out her lower lip in a pout. “He promised we would go together.

got into the car with her. “We’ll go as a

sniffling as tears began to well up in her eyes, but she nodded nonetheless and held my

we arrived at the orphanage, Ella was too excited about seeing her friends to pout anymore about her father’s broken promise. Almost as soon as we stepped through the front doors, she ran off to play with her friends. I grinned as I heard a chorus of other children yelling Ella’s name excitedly as she

rifling through her filing cabinets and muttering

was turned to me, so I figured that she thought I was one of

“Busy?” I asked.

A smile spread across her tired face and she scurried over to me, pulling me into a tight hug. “Moana!” she said. “I’m so glad to see you.” Thankfully, I was wearing a loose outfit, so she didn’t notice my slightly protruding belly as she hugged me; I was relieved because I didn’t feel like addressing it today. Not after what happened with Edrick. Once again, I wondered to myself if I should save my money and try to start a new life with my baby at the first opportunity… But Ella was quickly becoming like a daughter to me, and

as well,” I said, managing a smile. “What

“I really need a secretary, but it’s just so darn expensive these days and I want to make sure that I can pay someone well for the job… I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t give someone the pay they

children, and putting money away in savings for the children when they grew up, so it made sense that Sophia wouldn’t