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Her free hand clasped her other elbow. “Joseph has been here long before me. Eight years. He worked for Mr. Thorne long before he got married. He was there to witness the wedding…” she trailed. “The issues and the aftermath.”
“Issues?”
She nodded. “Mr. Thorne and his wife had issues. It started to get recurrent and…”
“And?” I urged when she trailed.
She looked like she wanted to say something else before subtly shaking her head. “And then the incident.”
This was a new revelation to me. I never knew Mr. Thorne and his wife had issues. Dad never told me.
Could the issues be related to the incident?
“Joseph knows what the boss was like before, during, and after all of this. He holds the boss very dear to his heart, and because of that, he gets defensive…”
“…He thinks you'd be like the rest. He thinks you’ll leave without doing Sophie any good. He thinks you’ll raise the boss’ hope just to shatter it again. It's why he's uptight and seems to be out of line.”
He doesn't like me because he thinks I'm no good for the father and daughter. I was determined to prove him wrong.
“But I can promise you that Joseph is a good man.”
It wasn't intentional, but I shot her a side-eye. Then why does he order you around like your master?
“Maybe.”
“Please excuse me. I have these shelves to dust before he returns.”
Who? Joseph or Mr. Thorne?
Instead of asking, I settled for a nod and turned towards the exit. There was definitely something deeper in these stories. Between Joseph and Virginia.
Somehow, I felt he had leverage— something to use against her that obliged her to his silly requests. Or was it that he was the head worker? Was he leveraging on his longer stay?
That aside, what issues could the boss and his wife have? Did those issues directly lead to the incident? Or was that coincidental?
My head spun with questions I didn't have an answer to. I doubted if Dad would tell me if I asked him. I mean, if he knew and didn't bother to tell me, how likely was it that he would now?
The low buzz of my phone suddenly interrupted my thoughts. Emma’s caller ID was displayed on the screen when I found it.
A much-needed distraction. I picked it.
“Girl, you won't believe what happened to me today.”
“I'm sure I would, but spill anyway.” I started heading back to Sophie.
“I fucked two brothers.”
I paused and almost choked on my saliva. “What?”
Emma was always uncouth. Free-spirited and liked to explore. I didn't know it had gotten to this.
“That's not so…ethical?” I wasn't a prude, but dear God, brothers were overboard.
“That's what I'm saying,” she cried. “I didn't know.”
I began to ascend the stairs. I was sure my brows touched my hairline from how far I lifted them. “How so?”
“Twins. They’re identical twins… I was drunk, and it all just sorta happened.”
