Maeve runs into Fluffy, their former nanny, one day. When he starts making money as a medical intern, he's able to make his first real estate investments and pursue that instead. In college, Danny discovers his genuine interest in real estate and wants to follow in Cyril's footsteps, but lacks the capital to pursue it. Danny and Maeve occasionally park outside the Dutch House and spy on Andrea voyeuristically. Maeve still works as a bookkeeper at a grocery store in a nearby town. Instead, Maeve pushes Danny to pursue an expensive education (medical school), in order to drain the trust and prevent money from reverting to Andrea. This disrupts Maeve's plans for grad school. The only thing Cyril provided for is an educational trust for Danny, but not Maeve. When Cyril dies from a heart attack, Andrea bans both Maeve and Danny from the house, which is now hers along with Cyril's entire business. Cyril is also more interested in nurturing Danny than Maeve, since Danny is male and will take over his real estate business someday. Maeve has an adversarial relationship with Andrea. The household help, Sandy (housekeeper) and Jocelyn (cook), help to raise them as well. Instead, Maeve helps to take care of the girls and Danny. Cyril and Andrea are indifferent parents. One day, Cyril brings home Andrea, a young, pretty woman with two young girls, Norma and Bright. They grow up in a grand house, known as the Dutch House. Their mother Elna left when they were younger. In Part I, Danny and Maeve are raised by their father Cyril.
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