"No need to apologize. We are family. Sit down."
Iris's jaws dropped on the floor with what she heard from Theo. She had never experienced any kindness for the man she called Papa. She knew many years ago that Theo wasn't her biological father. None of them were related to her by blood. How she ended up in this family, she had no idea.
"Sit down," Minerva called the attention of the server who was waiting in the corner to fill Iris's cup of coffee.
Iris, still bewildered by what was happening, pulled a chair and sat down. She quietly watched the helper who poured her a cup of coffee. When the young server that poured her coffee bowed down and stepped away, she noticed that she hadn't seen her in the house before.
"Is she a new hire?" She asked, sipping her coffee.
Minerva and Theo exchanged meaningful glances before Minerva faced her.
