Above all, however, there was one problem Rita had to go through first-confronting her father's interrogation.

That evening, as she entered her family home and changed her shoes in the hallway, she noticed Donna shaking her head subtly at her.

"Your father isn't in a good mood," Donna remarked quietly.

Rita nodded. She knew that Donna cared about her and always had a knack for preemptively gauging the atmosphere. "Okay. Is there anything special for dinner tonight?" Rita attempted to lighten the mood with a smile.

"When have I ever failed to cook your favorite dish when you're here? If only you'd come back more frequently so my cooking skills wouldn't go to waste," Donna replied warmly.

Their hushed conversation unexpectedly caught the attention of someone else.

she cooked something special for you? Don't you find that embarrassing?" Sadie's voice resonated

bring you over to my place when things go well for me at my job. Then you can cook

"That sounds wonderful. I'll be more than happy to take

"Are

again," Sadie retorted sharply, refusing to det Rita off the hook so easily. "If I were as filthy as you are, I wouldn't even show up in this villa and be an eyesore. And you always say that Dad doesn't treat you

respond to Sadie; her father's opinion was the only one that mattered to her. Aside from Donna's, of course. Everyone else's opinion did not matter

words. "Miss Sadie, those are merely rumors. How can you take them at face value? In my opinion, you should focus

Donna's intervention, Sadie lashed out, "Who do you think you are? You're just a servant. How dare you use that tone with

angry, she understood the dynamics of the household. Sadie and Karen did not treat the servants with care and consideration, unlike Rita's mother

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