The Mystery Guest: A Maid Novel

Molly walks in on Mr. Grimthorpe and sees him threatening and trying to sexually assault Gran. When he sees Molly, he stops, but Molly realizes that even though he looks like a man, he is actually a monster.

In the present, Molly faints, and Mr. Preston catches her. He tells her not to call Lily a rat and warns her not to make the same mistake twice. Molly recovers and brings Lily to the Social to explain. Lily says that a maid is indeed to blame, but she isn’t that maid. She explains that Cheryl forced her to pull the fire alarm so that Cheryl herself could take the box. Cheryl also made Lily give her the tips, saying that she would make sure that Lily would lose her job if she failed to comply. Molly is furious. She lures Cheryl to the Social with free food. When confronted with the website and Lily’s suddenly strong accusation, Cheryl tries to bribe the others.

Reflecting on earlier years, Molly now understands why some days were hard for Gran. She is amazed at how Gran always rallied. In a flashback, the young Molly doesn’t want Gran to go back to the mansion to work, but Gran insists.