Bea said, "Your father used to collaborate with the Devins family. When you were little, you even met Calla, but she was much younger than you—seven years, to be precise—so it's normal you don't remember her."
"The Devins family isn't doing as well, but they're still a publicly traded company. Having Ms. Calla work here as a maid really is beneath her." James' tone was cool.
It was clear to Calla that James had known about her identity all along and had just been pretending not to. She looked down, feeling a bit dejected.
Bea looked reproachfully at James and said, "Maid? I like this girl too much to even think about having her work as a servant. Calla is just so caring, and we get along so well. I love having her take care of me. So, I asked her to stay by my side for a few days. I won't allow you to treat her as a maid."
At that moment, Sophie came down the stairs. Bea turned to her, saying, "I will not allow you to treat her as a maid, and Sophie can't either. Calla is here to take care of me and should only listen to me."
"Bea, the Burke family has been kind to my family. I'm here to take care of you because I want to, and that includes looking after Mrs. Burke and James as well," Calla said, even though she had already seated herself next to Bea.
Bea affectionately took Calla's hand. "You are so adorable. The more I see you, the more I like you. If only you were my granddaughter."
Sophie looked on coldly. Bea wasn't looking for a granddaughter. She clearly wanted a daughter-in-law.
"If you like Ms. Calla so much, then adopting her as a granddaughter wouldn't be a bad idea, Grandma," James suddenly chimed in, which made Bea's smile fade a bit.
Sophie, now downstairs, laughed and said, "If you like Ms. Calla, then of course it's a good idea to adopt her as a granddaughter. I agree."
"How could that be? Even if I wanted to, Mrs. Devin wouldn't agree. Oh, I just wish Calla could stay by my side forever." Bea said, patting Calla's hand.
Sophie sat down next to James and said, "I was just thinking, Ms. Calla doesn't look or act like a maid. How old are you?"
Calla blushed and looked down, "I'll be nineteen this year."
"Nineteen? Then you should be in college. Which college do you attend?"
Calla smiled and said, "I'm studying at Eastwood College."
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why do you keep delaying updates:(...
please post new chapters.. why are they delayed...
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Enjoying the story, to much victimising Sophie, they could at least try to target others. Hope at some point Sophie comes clean and forgives James and explain her view of loving the boy James was. Just so they both learn and move on. Really needs to be some consequences for the instigators instead of being let go. Sandy needs to see Vanessa is using her as a cover, and Sandy needs to wake up to herself, or be held responsible by her father for alienating the people she was supposed to make contact with. Hope the reporter brother is keeping an eye on what Vanessa and Odie are up to, and that he has he’s own justice in store. Hope he becomes like Reese a good partner. Hope James lives and finds he’s HEA. Need to put Nicole in prison , no release and several lifetimes , with all the evidence on the crimes she’s committed just to get her out of the way guilt free. More about what’s up with Gordon....
Excellent novel!...
When will you upload the next chapter...