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Isabella 79.

Trouble had literally come to my door step in form of a very formidable woman. Natalia's mother was the last person I had wanted to see here. I was still shocked by her presence and words refused to form.

"I don't know what to say, Ms. Dumas, your presence here has caught me by surprise," I said to her. I was feeling very uneasy as she gazed at me.

"It is alright dear, I have that effect on most people," She replied with a polished accent.

"Still, I am honored by your presence, Ms. Dumas," I said, wondering why she was really here.

"Please, call me Rose, since we will be seeing much of each other from now on," She told me with a smile that did not quite reach her eyes.

"I do not understand," I said to her unsure of where this was going.

She smiled as she looked at me for a while. "Isabella, I find the whole office life and politics boring, then you came along," She said.

I was still unsure of where this was going. "I can tell you now, Ms. Dumas, it w