A week after starting, Millie reflects on the strain of Nina’s unpredictable moods and Cecelia’s hostility, with Andrew remaining distant but reasonable. Millie contemplates quitting but has no other options.

Millie finds Nina with a garbage bag of dresses. Nina first asks for a donation, then insists Millie keep them when she learns Millie’s size, framing it as generosity. Millie accepts, noting the clothes are expensive and mostly white.

While chatting, Nina laughs off the idea of needing the clothes back and reveals she and Andrew are actively trying for a baby with a specialist, signaling her expectation of a new child within a year. Millie offers awkward congratulations, unsettled by the news and its implications.

Nina then gives Millie a key to her attic room. Seizing the moment, Millie raises a safety concern: the room’s window is painted shut. Nina downplays it, vaguely promising to have someone look, which Millie doubts will happen.

As Millie lingers, Nina abruptly scolds her for leaving the bag in the living room and sighs in exasperation, underscoring the chapter’s pattern of generosity laced with control and condescension.