It would be fine if Lily did not know it before, but now that she knew things were not as simple as they seemed, she felt uneasy letting Daisy accompany her son like this.
"Daisy." Lily stood at the door with her arms crossed as she looked at Daisy and asked, "How long has it been since you've worked at our house?"
"About four months," Daisy replied after some thought.
"Hmm, after so long, you have yet to take leave to visit your family. Don't you miss them?" Lily's question sounded natural as if she was discussing familial matters with Daisy.
"I don't have any family members, Madam. You must’ve forgotten. I'm the only one left," Daisy shook her head and answered. She showed no sadness or joy when she talked about this. She was not lying either.
When she applied for the job, Lily did a background check on her. Both of Daisy's parents were dead, and she had no siblings. Daisy was married once, but her husband passed away as well. The child she gave birth to died at a young age. At that time, Lily pitied her. Alongside Daisy's experience in childcare and her good ratings, Lily thought she would be the perfect candidate.
It turned out that she was not as simple as Lily thought she was.
"Oh, right. I'm so sorry about that!" Lily palmed her forehead lightly before asking again, "Then, don't you have any friends? Don't you want to spend time with them? What about this? I'll give you a few days off to rest properly."
Daisy raised her eyes to look at Lily calmly. "Madam, are you firing me?"
"Firing you?" Lily was astounded and quickly waved around. "No, that's not what I meant. I just thought that you've worked hard to care for Galen throughout this time and that you deserve a good break."
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