Sapphire felt foolish for not recognizing one of her coworkers. The redhead tried to keep her embarrassment off her face. If anything, she could blame the night for her trouble recognizing his face right away.

”Of course not, Mr. Greengrass.” she replied with a shrug. ”One of my sisters are around.” it was probably not a lie, but she hadn’t seen one of them nor had she come out with any of them.

She had a feeling she knew how he felt about her working instead of trying to find a husband, but most people outside her family probably felt the same, so it wasn't that hard for her to guess what he probably thought. She certainly wasn’t ready to get married or start a family, social norms be damned. She still had so much she wanted to do alone.