Chapter Forty-Six—The Closest Thing To A Proposal

“Why’s there a woman coming here to teach me servant duties? Michael wanted that. Leon, we have money and can hire someone to do that. Why are you doing this? Haven’t you punished me enough? Now you want this, and you want me to apologize for whatever slight people think I gave them. If I hurt them, it’s their own fault.”

“You think you can reason and guilt your way out of this Aria, don’t you? Well, I hate to inform you that you can’t. You are running out of choices, Aria. Your father won’t help you and doesn’t want to talk to you. Michael has Juliette back where she belongs and won’t welcome your intrusion. I have said what I expect from you. Feel free to use the door and never return. Here’s the thing. Your agency dropped you, so there’s no one there to catch you. You're jobless, homeless, and broke. So, are you going to be homeless? Or start learning to be a responsible adult?”

“So, what? You want me to cook, clean, and look after everything? Oh, and you e