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.

find that embarrassing?" Sadie's

when things go well for me at my job. Then you can cook for me every

happy to take care of

"Are

I'd never set foot in the Russell household 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

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 to

not bring herself to remain silent at Sadie's harsh words. "Miss Sadie, those are merely rumors. How can

by Donna's intervention, Sadie lashed out, "Who do you think you are?

Sadie and Karen did not treat the servants with care and

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