Chapter 3 - Confronting a cruel house manager inside a grand mansion after discovering she forced an orphaned girl to live in cold damp basement quarters right now.
William led Maya through the massive wooden front doors, walking straight into the grand foyer of the sprawling estate.
He summoned the entire household staff to the foyer while Sarah trailed behind, frantically attempting to fabricate excuses for her behavior.
"She... she's been misbehaving at school, William! I was only trying to teach her discipline!" Sarah lied, her voice cracking.
"Maya has been on the high honor roll at the academy every single semester," William replied, pulling up school records on his phone.
The head housekeeper stepped forward courageously, handing William a ring of small metal keys with tears of sympathy in her eyes.
"Mr. Sterling, Mrs. Sarah made little Maya sleep on a cot in the laundry room for the past two months," the housekeeper revealed.
"She forced her to clean the floors before school and threatened to send her to an asylum if she ever spoke to you," the housekeeper added.
Maya looked down at her polished shoes, her red tie neat against her white shirt and grey sweater vest as William knelt beside her.
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"Nobody in this house will ever hurt you or diminish your dignity again, Maya," William promised, his eyes filled with absolute resolve.
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