A 25-Year-Old Nanny… A 70-Year-Old Man… And a Secret That Tore a Family Apart (2 of 4)

But everything changed on a June morning. Clara returned from the market, placed her bag of vegetables on the counter, and caught sight of Elena in the hallway. Pale. Trembling. In her hand—an unmistakable pregnancy test.

Two lines. Positive.

Clara’s pulse raced. “Elena! You’ve been here six months. Pregnant? Who’s the father?”

The young woman broke into sobs.

A chilling thought slashed through Clara’s mind. Could it be her father? She remembered how much he spoke of Elena lately. “No,” she whispered, horrified. “He’s seventy…”

Elena shook her head quickly, crying harder. “No, ma’am. Please don’t think that.”

“Then who?” Clara snapped. “If you don’t answer, you’ll be on the next bus back to your village!”

Elena dropped to her knees. Her voice came in fragments. “I… I was afraid to say it. But if you demand the truth—”

Clara braced herself.

“The father… is your husband.”

The words struck like thunder. Clara’s legs buckled, and she fell into a chair.