A month ago, Patrick brought her home for the first time. She liked Harry very much and kept praising him for his intelligence and talent when teaching him to play the piano.
I took the time to send a fruit platter to the piano room. She had been beaming with joy, but when she saw me, her face unusually darkened.
I assumed people who studied piano were quite aloof. However, in addition to showing undisguised love for Harry, she also seemed very close to Patrick.
But I never suspected him.
Because apart from taking her home on the first day, he never paid attention to her again.
He frequently expressed to me his discomfort about the sudden addition of a woman to the family and his decision to dismiss her after just a month.
When Rachel was at home, Patrick would openly show affection toward me, like kissing my forehead and giving me shoulder and back massages.
At that moment, she would lower her head with a sad look on her face.
It gave me the illusion that, as a piano teacher, she came here full of enthusiasm and departed disappointed.
Now, I suddenly understood why Patrick was easy-going with everyone except her. Perhaps he was avenging himself for being abandoned.