The moonlight poured over the estate Estabel lived in, casting a silvery glow that softened the sharp edges of reality. Lisa stood on the balcony outside Estabel's room, her arms draped across the wrought-iron railing as she stared into the endless night. The view was breathtaking—meticulously manicured gardens stretching into the horizon, their symmetry a sharp contrast to the chaos swirling in her mind.
She hadn't planned on staying here long. Returning for Mrs. Isabel's birthday was supposed to be a brief reunion, a chance to fulfill a promise and slip away unnoticed. But fate had other plans. Her chance encounter with Nancy—her childhood nanny and a woman she hadn't seen in years—had turned everything upside down.
