Chapter 4

Isabel’s week continued normally. In the afternoons, she would go to the Franco mansion and spend the afternoons with Andrea, who studied at a highly respected and demanding school in the mornings. By the time Andrea arrived, Isabel was already waiting for him. She helped him with his homework, played video games with him, made his afternoon coffee… Andrea was in great company. On days when he had piano lessons, which happened twice a week, Isabel would always sit in and watch, which made Andrea more enthusiastic. It was clear that the boy was becoming attached to her. He missed having a mother, obviously.

"Do you want me to play a new song, Isabel?" Andrea asked excitedly after the lesson ended.

"Of course, dear!" Isabel sat on the rug in the large living room and listened to the boy play. At that moment, Lorenzo arrived and stood by the doorframe, watching his talented son play the piano. The boy noticed his father and, after finishing the last note, he ran toward Lorenzo shouting:

"Daddy!!!"

"You’re getting better every day, son. Congratulations."

"Isabel watches me, this helps me, Dad." Lorenzo then turned his gaze toward the young woman sitting on the floor, and Isabel awkwardly stood up at that moment.

"I’m going to my office, son. Stay well with Miss Isabel."

The boy nodded and ran to grab Isabel’s hand, eager to take her to make some popcorn. The days went by, and Andrea grew more fond of his nanny. In turn, Isabel found herself growing attached to the boy.

One day, Andrea’s school friends came to the mansion to work on a group project. As you can imagine, all the boys were extremely wealthy. Isabel helped with whatever she could. The boys were working on a model project. Andrea asked her to get a handful of soil from the garden so they could add it to the model. When she stepped out of the room, she overheard one of the boys ask Andrea:

"Does she know about you?"

"I’m not one of them yet, I won’t bother her with that now!" Andrea replied.

Though Isabel wasn’t the type to intrude, she decided to stay nearby, hidden behind the door, trying to understand what they were talking about. Andrea was a reserved boy, and she wanted to understand him better, even if it meant eavesdropping.

"But, buddy, this is dangerous..." said the other boy.

"She’s the best nanny I’ve ever had. I don’t want her to distance herself from me." At that moment, Isabel felt flattered, but at the same time, she was curious... What could a 9-year-old boy be hiding that was so serious? She walked in the garden, her mind occupied with the thought. After gathering the soil and taking it to the boys, she asked if they were hungry.

"Yesss." they said in unison.

Isabel prepared some sandwiches for the boys and a delicious hot chocolate. After they left, Isabel couldn’t shake the curiosity about the conversation she had overheard, but she couldn’t let Andrea know she had been snooping.

"So, dear, did you have fun with your friends?"

"Yes, Isabel. They liked you, you know?"

"I’m glad. I hope you like me too, Andrea."

"I like you a lot! You know you can trust me. Whatever you want to tell me… you can tell me, okay?" The boy looked at her, thought for a moment, and then replied:

"One day I’ll tell you everything." The workday had ended. After giving Andrea a kiss on the cheek, she took her scooter and went home. Since the weekend had arrived, Isabel decided she would go out with Martina on Saturday. The curiosity still lingered, but she chose to let it go.

Once home, she sent a message to Martina, her best friend.

📱 "Woohoo, weekend, girl!"

Martina replied: 📱"I’ll see you tomorrow ❤️"

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