“What are you talking about?” Adrian asks. His voice is light, but his face looks far from happy to see me.
“Sir!” Thomas comes rushing into the room as though sensing his boss’s displeasure. “Please, excuse Miss Lily, but we now know she is far from a suitable candidate for this position. I’m sure she is lovely with children, but she lacks the appropriate class and will only teach young Grace poor manners and unsophisticated habits.”
“Tell me Thomas, do proper manners and sophistication require one to be snob as well, or is that just you? And stop talking about Grace like she’s not in the room.” I snap back. This job isn’t going to stick anyway. Not with what I just realized. I can’t live in the same house as Adrian. Not with everything that has happened.
Thomas gapes at me like a
