"Good morning. We hope we are not disrupting something," Charlotte announced the moment she entered the veranda.
Bill and Dorris were startled upon hearing her voice.
"Mom!"
"Ma'am!"
Bill and Dorris exclaimed in unison as they automatically straightened on their seats.
"Is it too early for breakfast?" she asked again, not minding their startled faces. "I asked the kitchen crew to prepare food and bring it here. Carlos and I will be joining you here. We hope you don't mind."
"Oh, no, no," Bill answered with a smile.
"How about you, Dorris?" she asked.
"Your house, your rules, ma'am," Dorris answered politely.
"Very well," Charlotte said and snapped her fingers. A moment later, the maids came up with the food on their palms. Minute pass
