llowing morning. She had barely slept, and the ev

ery time Rosalie saw her, she felt as though she was bein

he neede

gan preparing the dining room. She arranged the plates, pol

finished when V

sal

orning,

ese flowers

e. "I'm sorry, ma'am. Wou

to change the

bered changing the flowers that mor

ace them i

shook h

ether you listen when

orry,

your work

e flowers and went to the

-

Vivienne call

g the documents fro

, ma

s scattered across the dressing table. She gathered

o leave, Vivien

. I asked for t

at the document

am. I thought y

lain everyt

papers and searched

it, she handed

pected it bef

e, pay at

, ma

inside her. She had always taken her responsibilities s

nne was deliberately makin

-

ay of drinks towards the sitting room when she

careless," Vivi

eeper look

u referring

to correct her seve

ped outside

ly careless, ma'am," the ho

ave her a

estioning m

am. I on

don't make ex

ened her grip

way, but the drinks

tered

rinks,

turned to

o wonder whether you had fo

ed the tray

or keeping y

picked up

may l

t before she could reach

s goin

rling," Vivi

at Rosalie, t

ything a

," Rosali

nne s

mistakes lately. I've had to remi

ked at the

hat t

e hesi

n trying my

sn't my

ered he

structions, sir, but I haven't in

nne s

ways has an

ooked at

. If there's a problem, it can be

expressio

ene. I was simply cor

matter i

d toward

may

k you

surprised that Damian

in the mansion had questioned

-

he housekeeper arranging som

s, do you ha

ourse

to ask abo

ekeeper

ething

she has been ma

llins h

l, sir. I've never had seriou

s my wife c

ncident with the broken vase, Mrs. Ste

n fro

inci

e had accidentally broken a decor

yone in

ie cleaned ever

nodded

t. Than

e's nervous expression and the way she

situation did not

-

he servants' quarters, chec

something for medication, but she

hone

lo,

ter, how

. How are you

just wanted to

ie sm

ng better. I'll send y

too much, my child. Y

now,

ll, Rosalie placed

but she was worried about what

n the mansion. She could not let some

-

d beside her bedroom window, watc

ction earlier when she

there

to the staff before. Yet he had que

her phone and

ing," she said as s

happ

ginning to no

s silent f

t ma

r today when I compl

uld have warn

's eyes

handli

. We cannot affor

all, her expres

an ordinary employee, but now she w

ed to make sure she did n