#Chapter 229: The Truth

Edrick I stayed up almost all night thinking about things. Moana was right about Ella needing to know the truth about her mother. Especially if bad things were about to happen, I felt as though I needed to finally tell her everything. And besides, Moana was angry with me; maybe this would remind her that I wasn’t all that bad, and that I was trying my best. “Ella, can you come here, please?” Ella sighed and pushed her chair back, causing it to scrape against the floor in an unpleasant way. She was upset with me, too, because she didn’t understand why we had to leave the penthouse so suddenly. But nonetheless, she came over to me and sat in my lap. I caught a glimpse of Moana standing in the kitchen. Her green eyes met mine, and as I held Ella, I saw them soften as they looked at the two of us. “Ella, there’s something that I haven’t told you. And I think you deserve to know the truth.” “What is it?” Ella asked, looking up at me with a pout on her face.