Slapping Her Out of Her Delusion
Lauren Joyner, the housekeeper's daughter, has a theatrical personality. She actually sees herself as the resilient, gentle main character in a beloved-by-all novel.
Nathaniel Zimmer, the butler, has barely brought Lauren inside the house when she suddenly starts crying at the sight of the lavish interior.
Colton Faulkner, my second-oldest brother, is startled. "What's the matter with you?"
Lauren forces a pained expression and says, "I-It's nothing. I just couldn't help thinking about people who don't even have enough to eat when I saw how lavishly you all live. If it were up to me, I'd never spend this much money on a house!"
She retreats in a panic when Jude Faulkner, my oldest brothe