Cecile Whiting

Cecile Whiting, a character in the A Very Scandalous Proposal book, is the Barrington estate manager. She is first seen in Chapter 3.

Appearance
Cecile has brown eyes, shoulder-length dark brown hair with bangs, and fair skin. She wears a light pink floral lace blouse.

Personality
Cecile is warm, bubbly, and friendly. As a "commoner", she understands and sympathizes with you more than others. She also tries to put you at ease with "American hugs".

A Very Scandalous Proposal

 * Chapter 3: Mind your Manners
 * Chapter 4: Everyone Who's Anyone
 * Chapter 8: The Royal Ascot (Determinant)
 * Chapter 9: The Charity Gala
 * Chapter 10: Treachery Afoot
 * Chapter 11: The Plot Thickens
 * Chapter 13: Facing the Music
 * Chapter 15: Weathering the Storm (Mentioned; Determinant)
 * Chapter 16: The Next Generation

Your Character
When you return to the Barrington estate to meet Simon/Ava's family, you meet Cecile. She introduces herself as the Montjoy's estate manager and appears friendly. You ask her if she will be dining with you but she tells you that the dinner is for family only. In Chapter 4, she tells you that she feels like she is stuck in a rut, where everyday is work, tea at three on the dot, work, a curry, the pub, like clockwork. In Chapter 8, she gives you some advice on how to deal with aristocrats. However, when the expose article is released, she and Juliet are saddened and surprised that you would write such a thing. In Chapter 11, when she realizes her error, she apologizes and helps you get back into the Barrington house so you can look for clues.

Juliet Clarke
If you take an etiquette lesson with Juliet Clarke in Chapter 8, you see the little glances that she and Cecile exchange. Cecile thinks Juliet is always graceful. When you mention their mutual interest in each other, Juliet asks you not to mention it to the Montjoys as they are both employees of the estate and it would be frowned upon.

In Chapter 11, you find them exiting a pub in the Barrington village. Cecile automatically forgives you and knows it wasn't you behind the article, while Juliet's response depends on if you had taken the etiquette lesson. If you hadn't, she'll protest Cecile helping you; if you had, she'll be surprised but volunteer to keep a lookout when you go back to the mansion. In Chapter 13, you overhear Juliet and Cecile talking about the Barrington finances, that Barrington is losing money everyday and the tours are not making enough. If you decide to help, you can help streamline their gift shop merchandise and give Juliet suggestions on how she can improve the tour.

Trivia

 * In Chapter 11, she is considered as a source for the tabloid article. But she is discounted because the information in her article predates her employment, and she'd never have the opportunity to learn it. Not to mention she thought Simon/Ava Montjoy's engagement was a good thing and would never ruin it.
 * Her character model resembles Sierra from the America's Most Eligible series.
 * She shares her first name with Cecile Contreras from the Perfect Match series.
 * The name Cecile is of Latin and Welsh origin and means: Blind (Latin); sixth (Welsh).