Chapter 57 Settling In

• ALESSIA
• "Good morning, Ms. Alessia!" Isla greeted me cheerfully as she entered the bookshop.
• Isla had been my constant companion since I established the bookshop over four years ago. I was still pregnant with Adrian at that time, so I needed someone to help out in the shop. Isla was just graduating from middle school when I hired her. She is almost the same age as my younger sister, Lia. With the job I offered her, Isla managed to save enough money to pursue her college education. Now, she is in her third year of college, taking up a degree in Education.