Chapter 579
“Grandma, if you give me your entire nest egg, what are you going to use for yourself p>
“Oh, I have plenty of money left. More than I could ever spend p>
Cornered by the older woman’s sheer sincerity, Mira had no choice but to accept the card. Whether she needed the cash or not, it was a gesture of profound love.
She made a mental note to formulate some top-tier health supplements for Eleanor in return.
Rachel had already unpacked and organized everything perfectly. She had even arranged Mira’s wardrobe to exactly mirror the layout of her old room in Melvion City.
Mira could seamlessly transition into the space without having to lift a finger.
Eleanor and Rachel hit it off immediately, chatting amiably while Mrs. Higgins prepared Eleanor’s bedroom.
To make things easy on her joints, Mira had placed Eleanor in the spacious guest suite on the first floor.
The apartment was a sprawling, 2,800-square-foot duplex in a premium school district.
Real estate in Aethelgard was vastly more expensive than in Melvion, and with the recent market surge, the property had cost Mira a cool one and a half million dollars.
Given the sheer size of the duplex and the increased number of residents, Mira asked Rachel to head down to a local domestic staffing agency to hire an assistant maid to share the workload.
The moment Eleanor heard, she insisted on tagging along for the “adventure p>
Mira couldn’t say no.
But knowing her grandmother was going out with only Zane, the butler, made her slightly uneasy, so she dispatched Silas to act as muscle.
Mira opted to stay behind. She needed to prep her backpack and review her academic schedule for tomorrow’s university registration.
Less than an hour later, the group returned with a sturdy woman in her early thirties.
She possessed an eager, hardworking energy, immediately dropping her bags by the door and looking for a mop. She was incredibly efficient.
Rachel gently stopped her. “No rush on the chores. Go take a shower, change, and unpack your things in your room first. Then you can come help p>
The new hire’s name was Martha Vance. Coincidentally, she was also from Melvion City, a fellow expat working in the capital to send money back to her mother-in-law and child.
Rachel handed Mira the employment contract, along with Martha’s background
check and identification for Mira to verify and file.
After dinner, Eleanor slipped into
Rachel’s room. Mira guessed her grandmother was quietly interrogating Rachel to get
unfiltered truth about Mira’s life and the Mercer family drama back in Melvion.
Mira had deliberately filtered the darker aspects of her past to spare the old woman’s feelings, but Eleanor’s heart was strong enough to handle it, so Mira let them talk.
Heading upstairs, Mira walked into her master suite. It was slightly larger than her old room, but Rachel had flawlessly replicated the aesthetic.
It felt intimately familiar. Mira despised excess, having shipped all her favorite clothes and necessities from Melvion to avoid buying things twice.
Opening her window, she had a clear, sweeping view of the Aethelgard University campus.
With her bag packed for tomorrow,
she settled into bed early. She
wondered if Elara and Harvey had
managed their registrations
successfully and reached for her
phone to check in.
Just then, Elara called. “Mira! My dad officially started at Solflare Hearth & Grill. He’s
washing dishes in the back.
“Thank you. Seriously, thank you p>
“You don’t need to thank me, Elara. Did you get registered today p>
“No, I waited so I could go with you tomorrow.
“I was terrified that if I registered alone, they wouldn’t put us in the same dorm p>