The mother of Adam and Mila, who is eager to return to her career and is the one who hires Louise to help care for her children.

Myriam's husband and father of Adam and Mila, who exhibits racist, classist, and sexist views and takes a largely hands-off approach to parenting.

Louise’s estranged daughter, who is portrayed as having struggled with societal and classist barriers in her youth.

The older child of the Massé family, whose interactions are part of the household dynamics portrayed in the story.

The younger child of the Massé family, whose presence helps underscore the domestic setting and tensions in the narrative.