Bea said, “Your father used to coborate with the Devins family. When you were little, you even met
Ca, 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 tradedpany. Having Ms. Ca work
here as a maid really is beneath her.” James‘ tone was cool.
It was clear to Ca that James had known about her identity all along and had just been pretending
not to. She looked down, feeling a bit dejected.
Bea locked reproachfully at James and said, “Maid? I like this girl too much to even think about having
her work as a servant. Ca 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. Ca 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,” Ca said, even though she had already
seated herself next to Bea.
Bea affectionately took Ca’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–inw.
“If you like Ms. Ca 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,ughed and said, “If you like Ms. Ca, 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 Ca could stay by
my side forever.” Bea said, patting Ca’s hand.
Sophie sat down next to James and said, “I was just thinking, Ms. Ca doesn’t look or act like a maid.
How old are you?”
Ca blushed and looked down, “I’ll be neen this year.”
“Neen? Then you should be in college. Which college do you attend?”
Ca smiled and said, “I’m studying at Eastwood College.”
Sophie’s hand paused, and James furrowed his brow.
Sensing the mood shift, Ca thought she had misspoken and asked, “Did I say something wrong?”
Bea thought James was reminded of Nichole, and quickly said, “No, you didn’t say anything wrong. It’s
just that James had previously helped a student from Eastwood College.”
Ca asked curiously, “Is that so? James, the student you helped, who are they?”
Bea didn’t like Nichole, and said with some resentment, “Why ask about that? That woman had ill
intentions, and James had already stopped sponsoring her. Let’s not mention her again.”
Ca nodded. “I understand.”
Bea smiled again, and Sophie took a few sips of her tea. Bea then said, “James, you’ve been working
so hard these days. Let’s take a break today. It’s rare for Sophie to have a day off, too. Today, let’s
have Ca cook a few more dishes. Her cooking is even better than Marian’s.”
“Thank you, but Sophie and I will eat out today,” James said, taking Sophie’s hand in front of Bea and
Ca. Sophie did not refuse. Staring at James‘ hand on Sophie’s, Ca gripped Bea’s hand a little
tighter.
Bea’s smile faded as she said, “If you want to go out for a date, then go. But you muste back
tonight. It’s not proper to be out all day having fun.”
“Okay.” James lost his appetite, stood up, and said to Sophie, “Go change your clothes. I’ll wait for you
outside.”
“Alright.”
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Sophie nced at Ca as she got up, hoticing how Ca’s gaze lingered on James, full of unspoken
affection.
Sophie went upstairs to change, and when she came down, Ca looked even more mncholic.
In the car, James took the driver’s seat, having already prepared the seat cushion for Sophie.