Barrett left two days later. He informed her that he was going on a business meeting alongside his father and some other friends, and he was not sure how long he would stay but he shouldn't be over one week. He kept Eleanor in charge, trusting her to run the affairs of the house and also pay close watch on Gabriella. Lewis was allowed to visit when he was not around and ascertain that things were going well, and Eleanor had the right to discipline Gabriella if she did anything wrong, and even throw her into the dungeons or give any other punishment that she deemed fit. Michael was to watch her closely, and Simeon drove him to the airport, and as long as he was not around, nobody was allowed into his chambers, not even Gabriella, she would stay in the room downstairs where she had been stay
