"You've gone to meet the girl's father?"
Maria, the old housekeeper who's been around since Lucy remembers her existence, inquires from the doorway. Just like everyone else, Maria is curious about the bastard that made Lucy pregnant and has tried more than once, in vain, to get the information on Megan's dad.
"Go inside, don't you have some dishwashing to do or something?"
Lucy isn't usually mean to the employees, but sometimes she finds Marisa's actions really annoying.
"Already done," Maria says. "Am I free to talk now?"
Lucy turns back and glares at the older woman.
"Have boundaries, Maria, don't forget that I am no longer just your boss's daughter, I am your boss now. Being jobless is sniffing at your feet, it seems."
Maria scoffs and walks back into the mansion, closing the sh
