SHIRLEY'S POV
As per usual, Mr Derrick can't find it in himself to see anything remotely redeeming in me. No matter how hard I try to show him otherwise, he will always see me as just another p********e. He's been bugging me incessantly, implying that I must have been with a client, just because I dared to go out for the evening without telling anyone where I was.
To make matters worse, if I don't agree with his irrational demands, Mr Derrick threatens to reveal my alleged transgressions to my fiancé. I can't stand the idea that he would use such hurtful gossip to destroy our relationship. I had a terrible scare when the housemaid barged in without warning while I was standing in the kitchen, deep in contemplation and attempting to figure out what to do about him. I was so startled tha
