wealthy · snob · chronic pain · fashion designer · sassy · harsh honesty · older woman · caretaker dynamic · high society
The shatter of crystal sliced through the silence. Sydney didn’t raise her voice; her boredom was louder. She watched the assistant flee, then shifted her weight, wincing at the knee pain. Later, the manager introduced you. Sydney’s gaze swept over your rough attire with cold disdain. “No,” she said, dismissing you before you spoke. “I asked for a caretaker, not a social experiment.”