Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 152: Crepe Date

Moana

I didn’t know what Edrick and Michael were exactly talking about, but I had a pretty good idea of it. It was clearly because of his fake relationship with me, and when I heard raised voices and saw Michael storm out, followed by Edrick giving me a strange look and slamming the door, it only solidified my suspicions.

Edrick stayed in his study and didn’t come out for the remainder of the day; not even for dinner. In fact, I didn’t see or hear him ever come to bed, and he was gone again when I woke up the next morning as well.

To wake up without him sleeping beside me for the second morning in a row was not only a bit odd, but also a little heartbreaking. I had quickly grown used to feeling his presence beside me, whether his arms were wrapped warmly around me or not. Not only that, but it was Saturday morning; he rarely worked on Saturdays, and when he did, it was never this early. But maybe it was just because he needed to do extra work to mitigate the falling stock prices due to our fake relationship. However, I couldn’t deny the fact that there was a small part of me that wondered if he simply didn’t want to be around me. I hoped that that wasn’t the case.

Either way, Ella had training this morning and I needed to get her ready. So, swallowing my anxiety, I crawled out of bed and slipped on my robe and slippers, but as I did, something shiny caught my eye.

It was a little pair of scissors on Edrick’s bedside table.

I furrowed my brow as I walked over to look at them. Why did Edrick leave the bathroom scissors out on his bedside table, of all places? He was usually careful with things like that, and it was important to keep sharp things out of Ella’s reach in case she came in and accidentally hurt herself; but maybe he was just in a rush and had to cut a loose thread or something like that. Without another thought, I picked the scissors up and carried them over to the medicine cabinet.

After that, I made my way over to my bedroom, where I showered and got dressed for the day. I promised Sophia that I would also volunteer again at the orphanage, so I made sure to dress comfortably for a day of work and pack a small lunch.

Finally, I woke Ella up and got her ready for training.

she asked as I combed her hair and put it into two braids for her

“Yes, love?” I replied.

crepes for breakfast?” she asked, her voice sounding almost

with her without Edrick there. After what happened last time, I was scared that

sweetheart,” I said gently. “I don’t think we can go without your daddy. Remember what happened last time we went out with just

I could see that she was hanging her head and pushing her lower lip out in a pout. But what was I supposed to do? Without her father here, I couldn’t even get

the doorway. “You can bring one of the bodyguards,” she said, causing Ella’s head to jerk up excitedly. “It’s just next door. It’ll be

shocked. “Really?” I asked. “You don’t

both a bodyguard for a reason. And besides, you two can’t

smile. Maybe Selina was right; we couldn’t spend the rest of our lives feeling terrified of the outside world after one bad experience with the paparazzi. With a trained bodyguard protecting

excited gasp. “Let’s go quick, though.

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in front of us. I ordered a fancy coffee for myself as well, and as I watched Ella happily eating with whipped cream all over her face, I couldn’t help but smile even more. It made me happy to see Ella happy, and despite everything with the paparazzi and Michael lately, I knew that Edrick’s public announcement was good for her. It was allowing her to get out of the house without having to hide her identity, and she could enjoy being a child. I kept thinking about how happy she was at the picnic the other day, when she spent the entire morning and afternoon playing tirelessly with

sorts of things. She was excited for training, just as she always was, and asked me to tell the other children at the orphanage that she said hello. She also couldn’t stop talking about the picnic as well, which

her fork and

almost like a little adult all