Chapter 185 Blending into the household

Despite her carefully constructed backstory and training, Luna quickly realized blending into the severe, almost militaristic household would be far more challenging than anticipated. Every aspect of the maids' duties and movements was strictly monitored and scrutinized. On only her second day, one of the senior staff pulled Luna aside after catching her pausing momentarily to look around the master bathroom she'd been assigned to clean. "You there! Cisneros, isn't it?" the woman barked, her face a mask of stern suspicion. "What did you think you were doing? This family's privacy is to be respected at all times, is that clear?" Luna felt her heart rate spike but forced herself to remain calm and unruffled. "Mi disculpas, señora," she said meekly, imbuing her words with just the right inflections of deference and shame. "I got briefly distracted. It won't happen again." The supervisor's eyes bored into her a moment longer before she gave a curt nod and hustled Luna back to work. Sti