poken to her again. He was a man too busy; at 30 years old, he had achieved

t get what had happened out of his mind when he was in front of

s night. An investor meeting had been h

va. The doctor informed him that she was feeling bett

like her. Without knowing why, he felt an overwhelming need to p

trying to find a logical explanation for what he was experiencing with this girl. Perh

hat he believed until that moment. Love made men weak, de

eeded help to locate things. Eventually, she learned the layout of the room, not without bumping into f

at the mansion must have a beautiful garden. She could distinguish the aroma of the flowers. Among them, she recogni

at gentle fragrance, the same one she had felt when she woke up afte

looked especially beautiful that morning,

tter, thank you," s

ike to tal

rse, go

ll her. She felt embarrassed to ask for h

e running away from someone. I don't want you to ever think that I don'

y him. My nanny helped me escape. I'm very worried, and I need to know how she's doing." Mateo tho

ldn't do that. You can stay here as long as you'd like. From now on, you're under my protection and that of my mo

ut right now, I don't know what to do. I have nowhe

uncle took control of her inheritance, of which she was unaware until the night she overheard him talking to the lawyer.

event where your uncle will be present. We've been invited by several potential investors. He wants to expand his company. One of my best friends will

he right going up the stairs." The girl's face brighten

ring something from

there is something I'd like to retrieve. My room is just before my nanny's. In the dressing room, on the bottom shel

nd certain gestures she made while speaking made her look adorable. He real

tunistic. He tried to sort out and calm his thoughts. Ava gave him the combination for the safe

ht, the next to the left, and so on until he had entered all the numbers. When he heard the cli

portant for her to protect it this way. And the girl must be

a woman he barely knew. If he did it out of pity, it would be so

You can confidently ask them for anything you need. I've taken the liberty of having some thing

r causing so much trouble. I hop

way he was looking at her, or if he could see himself in the mirror-he was completel

r television," she replied. Mateo's thoughts drifted to other things he liked to do to sti

ooks. Loren must have placed them on the bedside table already. I hope yo

about that. I've alread

o reassured her. In fact, he thought that no

eautiful smile on her face. Ma

ren will come up to assist

immediately. He enjoyed the co

ht away to meet Ava, but Mateo stopped her before she could. He didn't want th

in detail what had happened. He would make sure tha

digger trying to ensnare his grandson. On the other hand, if the story she told was real, he would help