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    Keira seethed with disappointment and rage as she and her daughter were ushered inside the room. Though a servant’s room, it was decorated far better than their home.


    Julia stood at the door, saying to the servants in front of Keira and Sandra, “Take turns keeping watch. Don’t let them leave and disrupt the household. This house holds valuable items—if anything goes missing, we will call the police.”


    Sandra, too intimidated to challenge Shepard, wasn’t afraid of the servants. She snapped, “What are you implying? That we would steal something?”


    Julia smirked. “Did I say that? I only mentioned that everything here is valuable. We can’t afford topensate if anything goes missing.”


    Sandra scoffed. “Don’t worry, we won’t touch a thing. But we have the right to our freedom. You can’t confine us here.”


    Keira joined in. “Exactly! We’re not prisoners. Inform them that we demand the right to move freely within this house. We want to explore the entire ce.” She started toward the door, but the two servants blocked her path, firmly stating, “Sorry, you’re just guests here. Without the Harper family’s permission, you can’t look around.”


    Keira’s anger boiled over, and she began shouting.


    Julia, unfazed, pushed her back inside the room and mmed the door shut. Sandra slumped onto a bed, her spirit crushed. “Mom, we can’t win against them. We should just behave to avoid more trouble.”


    Keira sat on the other bed, fuming as she surveyed the room. “Even the Harper family’s servants’ quarters are better than our ce. Sandra, you have to stay here. My future depends on you. Why didn’t you defend yourself when Shepard snapped at you? How useless can you be? Didn’t I tell you what to do before we came here?”


    Sandra pouted. “Didn’t you say I shouldn’t talk? That you would handle everything? But from what I see, the Harper family is difficult to deal with.”


    Keira sighed heavily. “This won’t do. We need a n to gain some freedom in this house.”


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    Sandra rubbed her growling stomach. “Mom, I’m starving. I barely atest night and spent the whole night at the police station without food. It’s nearly noon now. I need to ask them for something to eat.”


    Keira nodded, her face sour. “I’m hungry too. These people are so cold-hearted—they didn’t even ask if we’re hungry.”


    Sandra noticed Keira’s lingering bitterness and resentment toward the Harper family, always grumbling and dissatisfied. She worried her hostile attitude might further antagonize them.


    “Mom, let’s not stir up trouble, okay? If we act more cooperatively, they might loosen up and let us move around.” Sandra believed that a softer approach could improve the Harper family’s view of them.<fn6ad3> Content originallyes from findnovel</fn6ad3>


    But Keira scoffed at the idea. “They’re heartless, with no conscience at all. And you think you can win them over? Are you out of your mind?”


    Sandra disagreed with Keira’s confrontational tactics, though she admitted they had forced the Harper family to let them stay in the house, which was something. Still, she didn’t think constant hostility was the way forward, especially since she hoped to build asting connection with the family.


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