Lily lifted her gaze to Anastasia and smiled. “I’m not sure. Your aunt might know better since she’s the one who hired him.”
Anastasia wanted to ask a few more questions, but Maria’s shrill voice came from outside the door, “Of course I do!” She strode in, looking upset.
When she entered the door, she stared at Lily and said with a sigh, “Mr. Fike is Dominic Fike’s secret apprentice. Mrs. Russell, as someone who has married well and has good looks, you have no idea what my niece is going through. I took a lot of effort to bring the miracle doctor here, yet you made him leave in a fit!”
Lily chuckled. “Ma’am, if I remember correctly, this happens to be my house. Do I need approval in deciding who to invite and who I don’t wish to see?”
‘I have yet to ask her why she brought someone else in without my permission, and she dares to question me instead!’
“You…” Thinking she could not direct her anger at Lily, Maria decided to vent it on Anastasia. She took a few steps forward and seized her niece’s hand. “Tasia, come home with me!”
Anastasia was dumbfounded and frowned. “I don’t want to leave yet.”
“What are you saying? It took much to hire the miracle doctor, yet you’ve upset him! Go home. You used to be a good girl! Why have you suddenly changed so much? Has someone led you astray? There are all kinds of people out there. Don’t blindly listen to what they say!”
Maria tried to pull her niece up as she spoke. However, Anastasia was heavy and obese. The young woman did not move a bit, no matter how hard Maria tried.
‘That woman is insinuating I’m the one to blame.’
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