"Mom, why are you calling me?" Maria asked her mother, and the phone call went silent for a while."Maria, I asked you to come home, and you are giving me an excuse," Lady Emily told her daughter, but Maria stomped her foot on the ground and replied, "Mom, I can't come home today. It's already getting late, and I have made my choice, and I can't go back on it."Lady Emily sighed and replied, "It is alright. If anything should go wrong with you, I will have your father to blame and have him arrested. Take care of yourself.""Alright, Mom," Maria replied, and the phone call ended.Maria kept her phone in her bag and walked into the house.The living room was quiet as Maria stepped inside, where she met Butler James."Welcome, Madam," he greeted her with a bow, aware of the marriage alliance."Has your boss arrived?" Maria asked, stopping in the living room as she looked at James, wondering if Damian had returned home."Yes, Madam. My boss is in his chambers upstairs," James replied, mee
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