Chapter 17 - A NEW BEGINNINGMonths passed.
The mansion felt different.
Warmer.
Less frightening.
Mark stopped chasing business deals every hour of the day.
He began eating dinner with Leo.
He attended school events.
He learned how to listen.
And Elena remained part of their lives.
One afternoon, Mark offered her a new position.
"Family manager."
Elena laughed.
"I thought I was a housekeeper."
"You were."
Mark looked at Leo.
"Now you're family."
Elena became emotional.
She had spent years believing she was invisible.
Just a woman working quietly behind the scenes.
But now she understood something.
Sometimes the person nobody notices is the person who sees everything.
Leo ran toward her.
"Elena!"
She opened her arms.
May you like
He hugged her.
For the first time since his mother's death, the mansion sounded like a home.
