Something occurred to Vivian: despite showing her support this whole time, Sarah had been telling her to seek protection from someone else instead of from herself.
To be honest, Vivian had entertained a thought that Sarah was being kind to her because she wanted to gain more power by kicking the third wife out and cozying up to the future madam; probably trying to earn brownie points from her father too.
But that thought perished when she heard Sarah wouldn't even be in the house. Besides, her behavior toward her father didn't seem like someone who was trying to gain some points.
So...it was truly driven by her contempt toward the third wife?!
Rather than Vivian's surprise, a bigger reaction came from the junior staff who looked like her world was crushed. "Miss--"