Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

Chapter 248

#Chapter 248: The Matriarch

Edrick

Within an hour, Moana and I were nervously walking up the front steps to my parents’ mansion.

We left Ella with Selina just in case we walked in on anything sinister. The house was mostly dark, which was out of the ordinary. As I slowly opened the front door, I felt my heart catch in my throat.

“Hello?” I called out, holding Moana’s hand as I stepped into the large foyer. “Mom?”

There was no answer. Moana and I exchanged nervous glances and walked in a little further.

“Verona?” Moana called, cupping her hands around her mouth to make her voice travel further. “Are you there?!”

Still no answer. We decided to head into the sitting room, where my mother often liked to be during her free time, but it was dark and empty. At this point, I was starting to get even more nervous.

“I swear, if that bastard did anything to her…” I growled, “I’ll—”

Moana gasped. “Look!” she said, pointing behind me. I followed her finger to see what looked like a small fire outside.

The two of us quickly ran out the patio door toward the fire, then across the garden. As we ran, we saw a lone figure standing by the fire.

It was my mother. She was standing by the fire pit, in her dressing gown, and was tossing what looked like pieces of paper into the flames.

“Mom!” I exclaimed, running up to her. “You’re alright!”

“Oh, darling!” my mother replied. She grabbed my face and kissed my cheeks, then did the same to Moana. “I was so worried about you…”

papers at all. She was holding photographs. I snatched the stack out of her hand and flipped through them.

simply shrugged and poked the fire with a long rod. “I’ve been wanting to do that for ages, darling,” she said, flashing a

photographs into the fire myself. It did actually feel

he hurt you?” Moana asked, taking a step forward

as Ella. He tossed my phone right in the fountain, if you’ll

widened. “So

heard me,” she replied with a nod. “That was when he took my phone. Said that I should learn to mind my own

into

to face

she put the

long ago. It was a shame, really. I don’t know exactly what he was up to, although I think I have a pretty good idea.” She paused and looked over at Moana with

to heat up, the three of us sat around the kitchen counter. Finally, I started to explain everything to my

…

I was finished with both my story and my tea, my mother stared down at the leaves in her cup

said

suddenly jerked her head up with a wild look on her face and gripped Moana’s hand tightly. “Don’t you dare finish that sentence. None of this is your fault. If it wasn’t you, then it

the sound of the crickets

“He’s going

this day. And trust me when I say that I’ll certainly be getting the fortune and the house in the divorce. A man behind bars for crimes like

“You’re never one to pity yourself,” I said, patting her hand. “Moana and I are here if you need

her

“You’ll marry her?”

hide the fact that my eyes wanted to widen, and coughed slightly. “Y-Yes… I think so. Do

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