I could see it working if a little back work was done, then with the MC's help slowly growing more confident. Due to that her parents try the same stunt, the main issues with this that I see is how would you meet Jaime's little sister and where she would live. The first could be fixed by having little sis visit Jamie at work and meeting MC that way, maybe even over several encounters build up trust. then once the building is done have the fallout happen so she can live there. This might have already been talked about, but I do not want to go through 30 pages of comments. If Jamie ever finishes the shift over then with this path you can start a romance then.