Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

Chapter 230

#Chapter 230: A Promise

Moana

Seeing Edrick finally tell Ella about her real mother made me soften toward him.

I softened even more when Ella said those sweet things, and it made me feel as though we really were a little family despite everything that was going on. I couldn’t help but hug both of them tightly, and I felt comforted when Edrick buried his face in my hair.

But when we pulled apart and I watched them reconcile Edrick’s lies, I felt my smile fade because something just felt off.

I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. It almost felt like some sort of sixth sense, but for what was still a mystery.

All I could do was stare wistfully out the window as I tried to rack my brain over it. Maybe I was just feeling cooped up…

“Do you feel strange?” I asked Mina.

“A little,” she replied. I could tell that she was just as confused as I was. “Some fresh air could be nice.”

I nodded to myself. Ella was playing outside, so why shouldn’t I? I turned to Edrick then, who was sitting back down at the dining room table, and held my chin up.

“I’d like to go for a walk, if that’s alright,” I said. “Just by myself so I can think.”

entire perimeter of the estate surrounded by a constant patrol, and

smile. “It looks like it might rain, though.

shook my head. “No. I’ll be back

cry from the day before, but I wasn’t complaining. Maybe a night of sleeping alone changed his attitude a bit, although I still wished

and took in a deep breath, inhaling the fresh mountain breeze. The air smelled like pine trees, and it was cool and misty. It was comfortable and relaxing, and I made my way toward the far end of

hedges and mossy

in the forest was cool and inviting, and with one last look over my shoulder, I stepped into the

distinct sound of twigs crunching behind me.

with a laugh, putting

stepped out from behind a tree and walked toward

“Edrick wants me to

nearby, can I at least enjoy the forest a little bit?” I asked. “It’s not often that I get

by her company, and the two of us walked a little further into the woods. The further we walked, the more I felt the air temperature drop, and soon I had to stick my hands into my pockets to keep my fingers

any idea why Edrick made us come here so suddenly?” I finally asked after a while. “He won’t tell

to look up at some birds overhead that were making a bit of a racket. “Not really,” she said. “As far as I know, he just

“So I take it if you’ve been keeping such a close eye on me, you probably saw that I was up at one

nodded. “Yeah. I won’t tell

someone nearby who I was beginning to see as a bit of a friend.

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