His Nanny Mate (Moana and Edrick Morgan) novel Chapter 125

#Chapter 125: Getaway

Moana

My eyes landed on the TV in the living room, which was already showing clips of Edrick punching the paparazzi.

I felt my blood run cold as I watched it. Not only did the paparazzi spread the clips of what happened so quickly, but I felt as though it was entirely my fault. If I hadn’t made such a stupid decision to go out only a day after Edrick announced our “relationship”, then none of this would have happened. Not only that, but I put Ella in danger by deciding to take her out with me, and now she was terrified.

But when I looked over at Edrick, he didn’t look concerned in the slightest. Without a word, he calmly walked over to the television and shut it off.

“Keep the news off for today,” he said, turning to Selina and the maids. The three of them often liked to play the news on the TV in the background while they worked, but now it wasn’t the best idea after what happened. Not only would it be upsetting for Ella to see clips of her father punching someone over and over again, but it would be upsetting for the rest of us as well.

I opened my mouth to apologize to Edrick, but before I could say anything, he pulled out his phone and retreated to his study. The door slammed shut behind him and I could hear him speaking quickly. I couldn’t help but wonder who he was calling, but the door was thick and his voice was muffled. However, I could only imagine that he was calling the tabloid company like before, to pay them off for the clips. I couldn’t think of anything else that he would be doing, although I wasn’t sure how successful it would be considering the fact that the clips of him punching the paparazzi were already plastered all over the news.

Selina, the maids and I all shot each other concerned looks.

“This is all my fault,” I whispered, feeling my eyes well up with tears. “I shouldn’t have gone out there. Not with Ella, at least. I feel like an idiot.”

Selina shook her head and rubbed my back as she guided me over to a chair to sit down. Meanwhile, Ella was sitting on the couch and sniffling. Amy had given her a picture book to keep her busy, which seemed to be working.

“It’s not your fault and you’re not an i***t,” Selina said gently. “You’re not used to this. But let it be a lesson for the future; there’s a reason why Edrick brings bodyguards when he goes out without his mask on.”

I nodded and sat down. Selina brought me tea while I breathed deeply, trying not to stress anymore about it for the baby’s sake.

Eventually, Edrick came out of his study a little while later.

“That’s settled,” he said, sounding rather satisfied with himself. I was surprised to see that he didn’t even seem to be fuming; it almost seemed like this was nothing more than a mild inconvenience, despite the fact that he punched someone to save me.

In fact, this was now the second time in the past week that Edrick had saved me; first the Rogues, and now the paparazzi. I couldn’t help but feel a bit awed by his strength and ability to handle situations like this, but I still felt bad for what I did that morning.

I quickly stood and looked at him, my brow furrowed with anxiety. “Edrick, I’m so sorry—”