Vera Warner could tell he meant well, but after all these years, she still couldn't accept outsiders entering their lives.
Otherwise, hiring a maid or a nanny would have been a simple matter. She certainly didn't need anyone to remind her of that.
But she had to admit, she had a very strange feeling about Victor Morgan and his daughter.
She didn't dislike them; in fact, she found them acceptable. This was especially true for Zola. Perhaps it was because they had gone through a life-and-death experience together that she cherished the girl so deeply.
"Thank you for the kind thought, but I prefer to do things myself. I don't like having outsiders around."
"That's just you being inflexible. Look at you, taking care of one child by yourself, and now you've added another. How are you going to manage?"
Vera turned and shot him a glare. "You have the nerve to say that? I only have this 'burden' because you forced her on me."
