Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 165: Overexcited

Moana

After I handed the headmistress of Ella’s new school my resume, I went home with a big smile on my face.

Even if I didn’t wind up getting the job due to my lack of teaching experience, this was still a step in the right direction. After spending years being unable to get decent jobs due to my low status as a human, it seemed as though potential employers might start actually taking me seriously. I knew that most of it had to do with the fact that I was now publicly Edrick’s “fiancee”, but I didn’t care. To me, it was still a win.

As the day went on, however, I went from excited to downright nervous. Every time I started to think about it, knowing that the headmistress may have been talking to Sophia for my reference at any moment, I felt my heart start to race. I tried to stay calm, but this combination of excitement and nervousness made it incredibly difficult to focus on anything else that day.

By the evening, I still hadn’t heard back. I didn’t expect to hear back for at least another day, but it still made me feel even more worried. What if the headmistress simply never responded to my application? It was a terribly common practice for employers to never respond to applications, and despite the fact that Ella would be a student at that school in just a few weeks, I supposed that I wasn’t immune to that. I just hoped that wouldn’t be the case.

Eventually, Edrick came home from work. I was sitting on the sofa in the living room and trying to read when I heard the whir of the elevator doors opening.

“Daddy!” Ella yelled, jumping up and running over to him excitedly. I heard the sound of her kissing him on the cheek, followed by Edrick’s voice as he asked her how her day was. Ella seemed to be whispering something to him, and a few moments later, the Alpha billionaire walked into the living room with Ella in his arms.

“Ella told me that you’re waiting for something special news,” Edrick said to me, raising an eyebrow. “What is it?”

I felt my face go red. I hadn’t planned on saying anything unless I got the job, but I should have known that Ella would spill the news as soon as possible. She was only eight, after all, and it was a bit naive of me to think that she was capable of keeping a secret for more than five minutes.

“Um…” I swallowed and set down my book, then nervously fiddled with my braid. “I applied for the art teacher position this morning. The headmistress said that she would call Sophia, my reference.”

went from stoic to surprised, but I couldn’t help but notice that there was a bit of a smile tugging at the corners

you?” he said,

real teacher!” Ella exclaimed.

nervousness, even I couldn’t help but smile at Ella’s excitement. Edrick then sent Ella to her room to get ready for dinner, and when he turned back to me, I could sense a bit of worry in his eyes. I couldn’t tell if he was hoping

you heard back yet?” he asked once we were

my lip. “No. Probably

phone. No one except for Sophia ever called me, and I had her name saved in my phone.

hesitation. “Aren’t you going to answer

and tapped on the

“Hello?” I answered.

Moana? It’s

I stood involuntarily. “Yes,” I replied, eyeing Edrick

headmistress said. “She was lovely, and had a lot of nice things to say about you. I’d like to offer

and just stared at Edrick with wide eyes. He was leaning on the doorframe with his arms folded across his chest. Even Selina and the maids were poking their

so much,” I said, hardly able to

the background while Selina stared at me with disbelief. Edrick, however, just

next week and sign your paperwork. Once that’s done, you can have your keys. I’be have the custodians clear out anything that’s been stored in your

unable to come up with

continued to stare

you would get it,” he said with a