re no longer just a maid in this house.”
Tears filled her eyes. “Thank you, sir.”
Matthew shook his head slowly.
“No,” he said. “Thank her.”
He looked toward Nancy, who was resting quietly nearby.
From that day on, the mansion was no longer the same. It was still big, still beautiful. But now, it had something it had lost a long time ago.
Life.
And for the first time since the tragedy, Matthew did not feel alone.
Because a small child had done what money never could.
She gave him another chance to live.
The days that followed felt different.
For the first time in years, the mansion was not silent in a painful way. There was movement. There was care. There was attention.
True to his word, Matthew arranged for Nancy to see a specialist at a good hospital. Not just quick treatment, but proper care. Tests were done. Medicines were given. Within days, her fever broke completely.
Ada could hardly believe it.
She sat by Nancy’s hospital bed one evening, holding her small hand, tears quietly rolling down her face. Not tears of fear this time, but relief.
“You’re okay,” she whispered.
Nancy smiled weakly. “I told God to help me too.”
Ada laughed softly through her tears.
Back at the mansion, things kept changing.
Matthew was no longer the man who stayed locked away in his room. He began to come out more. At first, it was just short walks through the house. Then he started sitting in the living room again.
One afternoon, he found Nancy sitting on the floor, playing quietly with a small toy. He stood there for a moment, watching her.
“You like this place, Nancy?” he asked.
Nancy looked up and nodded. “It’s big.”
Matthew gave a small smile. “Too big?”
Nancy tilted her head. “Why?”
He paused. Then, for the first time in a long while, he answered honestly.
“Because it had no one in it.”
Nancy did not fully understand, but she slowly stood up and walked closer to him.
“I’m here now,” she said simply.
Those words stayed with him.
Days later, Matthew called Ada again. This time, his voice was calm but firm.
“I’ve made a decision,” he said.
Ada stood quietly, listening.
“You and your daughter will not be working here anymore.”
Her heart dropped instantly. Fear rushed in.
“Sir, please, I—”
He raised his hand gently to stop her.
“You won’t be working here,” he continued, “because you will be living here.”
Ada froze.
“I don’t understand,” she whispered.
Matthew looked toward Nancy, who was standing nearby.
“This house is t
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