"Ah, young master Blake!" It was a middle-aged woman who opened the door to greet them, her round face crinkling into a wide smile at the sight of Blake. "And this must be your fiancee. So good to see you. Your family's already waiting in the lounge, dinner will be served in fifteen minutes."
"Thank you, Auntie Ranee."
As Blake led her into the hallway, he leaned down to explain. "She's not really my aunt or anything, but she's been working with my family since before we were born, so she's a senior staff in the house. Everyone calls her Auntie Ranee."
Lila couldn't help but glimpse backwards, at the woman, who was already bustling off to her other duties.
"Did she take care of you and your siblings as children?"
"Yes. Even when we got more staff, she still took her job very seri
