Taking into account background checks and screenings, one must pass Gregory Graham’s strict standards and consideration before one could work in the chateau.
He did live here after all. All the secrets and documents regarding the Dragon Regiment were here and if it fell into the wrong hands due to a shady figure, it would be a big mess.
Somehow, he still allowed Andrea to come over to the main building so that she was a bit more comfortable.
Vickie was a little worried and felt it might not have been the best idea.
On the other hand, Gregory was a meticulous man. He would have already thought of this beforehand.
Besides, Andrea was an orphan with a clear background. She was also still young. If there were any suspicions on her, he would have her background checked already. Problem solved.
With that, Vickie stopped brooding on it.
Andrea was over the moon when she saw Vickie.
It was as everyone said, Gregory had misunderstood Vickie by thinking she was the one that poisoned Yuliana and throwing her out of the chateau.
Andrea was heartbroken to think that she could never see Vickie again.
Now that she knew that Gregory was fooling everyone, did that not mean Vickie could return?
She was all smiles as she walked in, beaming. “Miss Thomas, I’m so happy to see you again.”
Perhaps the experience of being betrayed by people she thought were her closest friends had changed her and she now felt inclined to think everyone close to her was scheming something.
Her perception of many things was grayer.
Still, when she saw Andrea, she felt a sense of warm kindness despite her just being a maid.
Vickie smiled. “I told you, calling me Miss Thomas makes me feel like an old teacher. If you don't mind, you can just call me Miss Vickie. I’m older than you by quite a bit.”
Andrea’s eyes shone.
“That- can I really call you that?”
One must be aware that the rules in the chateau were very strict.
Logically, Vickie was a guest here, maybe even the future mistress. Andrea was just a maid.
To call your mistress by her given name? It was rather unthinkable.
Vickie smiled. “Of course, you can. As for Mr. Osborne, I’ll let him know. Don't worry.”
Andrea was so happy she started tearing up.
“Of course.”
She paused before beaming. “Miss Vickie.”
Vickie nodded.
She pointed to the suitcase placed not too far off and said, “Help me get the medicine box out please.”
“Yes, Miss.”
Andrea immediately took out the medicine box and helped Vickie apply the medication in preparation for her afternoon nap. After that, she dismissed Andrea saying that she can return after she woke up.
She nodded and quietly tiptoed out of the room after Vickie had lain down.
The maids’ rooms in the main building were in the back on the first floor.
It was not too far from Gregory and Vickie’s rooms, roughly two to three minutes away.
After Andrea had left, Vickie did not sleep.
Perhaps too much had happened in such a short amount of time and her mind was jumbled. Hence, she lay on the bed with confused emotions, unable to sleep.
Vickie closed her eyes as she lay here, thinking back to what Dan Thinple had said to her in the morning.
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