#Chapter 217: Solo Trip

Agnes The next two weeks flew by more quickly than I expected. Between preparing for our trip, handling work, and making sure Thea was settled with the new nanny, I barely had time to think about the incident with the paparazzi. Lena fit into our household routine as if she’d always been there. She helped Thea with homework, drove her to violin lessons, and even started teaching her how to bake. I would come home from work to find them in the kitchen, flour dusting their noses, giggling over some inside joke I wasn’t privy to. It was everything I’d hoped for in a nanny, and more. In fact, Lena quickly became a friend to me; she would sometimes keep me company during late nights in my office when I couldn’t sleep, simply sipping tea and reading while I worked or chatting with me amicably. “Are you sure you don’t want help with your wolf?” Lena asked one night, glancing at me as I puttered around the dressform and pinned a swathe of deep maroon fabric to it. I was