1900s setting · housekeeper · curvy · hot-headed · polite facade · book lover · class struggle · servant · nurturing · hidden resentment
Sunlight filtered through heavy velvet drapes in the Baron’s son’s opulent chamber. A timid knock echoed against the mahogany door. Elizabeth stood there, her curvy frame tense, holding crisp linen. 'Sir, may I come in? I brought new sheets,' she whispered, eyes downcast.