Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 148: Cityscape

Moana

After Sam left, I felt relief wash over me. I was happy to see Sam finally get just as humiliated as I was when he cheated on me, and now he had to actually work his way up in the company instead of using his Beta girlfriend to get the job.

However, when I looked over at Edrick, his face had fallen and gone dark.

“Thanks, Mia,” he said, his voice sounding rather cold compared to how it sounded earlier when he was acting mischievous with his old friend. “I’ll get you that car you wanted. Just let me know which day you’d want to go to the dealership.”

Mia shook her head, the look on her face indicating that she also realized the sudden change in Edrick’s demeanor. “Don’t worry about it,” she replied with a wave of her hand. “I can afford my own car if I want it. I was just joking earlier.”

Edrick looked a bit surprised, but he didn’t say anything. In fact, without another word he simply turned around and walked away. I could only watch after him with wide eyes as he disappeared into the crowd of employees, my heart practically pounding out of my chest. What changed so suddenly? He had been so full of life when he was making his little plan with Mia, and now that it was over, he was sullen and quiet. Was it because I didn’t want Sam to get fired, or was it something else?

“Good old Edrick,” Mia said with a shrug. “Gotta love when he does that.”

I turned to face Mia then. “Um… Really, thank you,” I said. “You really didn’t have to do that for me.”

Mia only smiled. “I’ll do anything if it means exposing a cheater and a liar,” she said. “But I have to say… I’m surprised that you didn’t want to get him fired.”

I bit my lip for a moment, then shrugged. “I just don’t want to inflict too much suffering on others,” I replied. “An eye for an eye, you know? He got what he deserved.”

Edrick’s childhood friend nodded slowly. I watched as her gaze shifted over toward where Enzo disappeared for a few moments, and I followed her eyes. He was talking to another business partner already with that same plastic smile on his face. It was as though he put on a mask when he talked to people.

Mia had asked for a wedding invitation earlier. Although Edrick didn’t say anything at the time, which indicated that Mia didn’t know that our relationship was fake, I felt

wedding,” I said, turning back

head with a smile. “I know already,” she

my eyebrows. “Edrick

said. “I can just tell. I know him

about what?” I

too much,” she said, flashing me

that, Mia left me

…

finally getting ready for bed in Edrick’s bathroom. The picnic went on for much longer than I expected, but I didn’t mind. After everything that happened with Sam, I finally just wound up spending the remainder of the picnic with the children. Hearing their laughter and seeing how happy Ella was to be playing with other kids her age made up for everything

that the balcony doors were open. And

trousers, with his dark hair moving in the breeze, he looked incredibly handsome even from behind. I tried to get a good mental image of the scene, because I wanted to

I quietly walked up to him and leaned on the railing beside him. He glanced over at me for the briefest moment before

much all day. Even now in

not to fire my

could see him tense up

that,”

“Then what is it?”

and stared down at the city street beneath us. “Did you really

my throat. I should have known that that was what he was upset about;

I admitted, feeling my heart race in my chest. “But I never