Isabella woke up and felt around her, but Riccardo was not there beside her, she quickly got up from bed and looked around the room. He was not there either. It rankled her that every time they made love, he abandons her there in bed the next morning without a goodbye. She climbed down from the bed and went over to the bath, he was not there. She started going to the door, but the door flung open and the middle-aged woman came in with a smile that Isabella has never noticed before. She stared at the woman.
"Maestro ti vedra al piano di sotto," [Master will see you downstairs] the woman said with enthusiasm.
Isabella gave her a leery look but grabbed her nightdress jacket, donned it, and followed the woman out of the room. When they got downstairs the woman motioned her to the dining. Ric
