Isabela was still trying to process everything that had happened that night.
The tears had subsided, but the ache of old wounds lingered.
Leonardo stayed by her side, holding her hand.
Then he took a deep breath.
"There's something I need to tell you."
Isabela raised her eyes.
"What is it?"
He was silent for a few seconds.
As if gathering the courage to say something he'd been keeping inside for a long time.
"I already knew."
"Knew what?"
"About your past."
She went still.
"What do you mean?"
Leonardo looked away for a moment.
"When I fired you..."
Guilt crept into his voice.
"And you left the mansion."
Isabela felt her heart clench.
That period had been one of the hardest of her life.
"I watched Isadora suffer."
"I watched my daughter miss you every single day."
"And then I started to miss you too."
He smiled without humor.
"Much more than I should have."
Isabela couldn't take her eyes off him.
"When I found out that everything had happened because of a lie someone made up against you, I decided to investigate."
"I wanted to know who you really were."
Her heart raced.
"And I found out everything."
Leonardo squeezed her hand.
"I found out about your mother."
"About the mistreatment."
"About the years you were humiliated."
His voice hardened.
"I found out your father tried to sell you."
Isabela felt the tears returning.
"I found out about your diploma."
"About the dream they stole from you."
"About everything."
Silence settled over the room.
Then Leonardo lowered his head.
"And I felt hatred."
Isabela's eyes widened.
"So much hatred."
"Because no one should have to go through what you went through."
"No daughter should ever be treated that way."
His jaw went tight.
"There were moments when I wanted to go after your father personally."
"There were moments when I wanted to make him pay for every tear you ever shed."
Tears streamed down Isabela's face.
No one had ever cared that deeply.
No one.
Leonardo then cradled her face in his hands.
"But that's over now."
"Leonard…
The CEO's Nanny
Chapter 49
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