"Willa, I want you to clean that." She pointed to the large portrait in the corner. "Make sure there would be no dust or dirt left in it." She instructed the woman who stood behind her.
She immediately went to the attic when she heard from her daughter that Jules had agreed to visit with her new family. She knew she had to prepare for their arrival.
Of course, she wanted to make a good impression. Nobody should suspect what happened many years ago. Nobody could know what she had done.
"What should I do with it once I finish, Madam Venus?" Willa asked, appearing surprised by her uncharacteristic behavior.
She could not blame her. It was no secret from the household staff that she hated that picture and everything that went with it.
Truthfully, she would like to burn every piece of her husband's previous belongings. But fortunately, she had stopped herself before she destroyed everything Jules's mother owned.
