Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
“Thank you, Ms. Bella.”Edith was still in a daze even after Mirabella had left. The other servants noticed and hurried over.
“Edith, what did Ms. Bella give you this time?”
“Will your skin glow if you take it?”
“I always have acne. The last time I asked Ms. Bella for help, she gave me a small bottle of effervescent tablets. After taking them a few days, my acne scars were gone.”
“I usually feel dizzy when I stand up after squatting for a while. Ms.
Bella gave me a dozen scented tea to make tea with. I haven’t experienced any dizziness since.”
“I didn’t know how to dress well. But seeing Ms. Bella always looking stylish and beautiful, I asked her for advice. She taught me about color coordination and even gifted me a few sets of QY clothes. QY!
She just gave them to me!”
The servants couldn’t stop praising Mirabella.
“Ms. Bella is the nicest rich young lady I’ve ever met!”
“She’s not pretentious. She’s straightforward and doesn’t beat around the bush. Unlike some people who smile elegantly on the surface but are incredibly dark on the inside.”
“I like Ms. Bella because it’s comfortable being around her.”
Serena, who was about to go downstairs, clenched her fists upon hearing this. Damn that Mirabella, she really knew how to win people over!
“I knew it! So that’s why some of you don’t respect Serena. You’ve all been bought over!” Martha, helping Serena downstairs, made sure to raise her voice as she sarcastically said, “Serena, it turned out you didn’t pay enough. That’s why people are sabotaging you.””Ms. Bella didn’t buy us.”
“We went to ask Ms. Bella for advice on our own.”
“It has nothing to do with Ms. Bella.”
The servants were getting flustered.
However, Martha didn’t listen to their explanations. Instead, she said, “Listen to yourselves, all defending her. She gave you some cheap trinkets, and you’re all won over. No wonder you all say it’s comfortable being around her. People who gave gifts are nice, but since Serena didn’t give any, some of you are implying that she’s dark inside.”
The servants became even more flustered, “No, we didn’t mean that.”
“Alright, everyone, go back to work.” After Edith spoke, the servants gave her a grateful look before hurrying off to their tasks.
Martha’s gaze fell upon Edith, then at the small bottle in her hand, her tone dripping with disdain, “Such a miserly gift, Serena wouldn’t even dare to present such a thing, yet you all treat it like a priceless treasure.”
“Yes, even if Ms. Bella gave me a blade of grass, I’d still be thrilled!
I’d also treat it like a precious gem!” Edith was deeply moved by Ms. Bella’s gesture today, feeling more confident than ever, “If you’re not pleased, go ahead and complain to Mrs. Collins!”
Martha’s expression darkened, visibly upset.
“Ms. Bella noticed that I’ve been looking pale recently and kindly gave me a medicine bottle. Yet you can’t stand it, thinking I’ve been bribed, wanting to kick me out of the Collins family! Go ahead and tell her. Let’s see if Mrs. Collins will even care about your words.”
Martha hadnt expected the usually meek Edith to suddenly become so sharp-tongued, “So, you have someone backing you up now, feeling all high and mighty?”
“Yes, I have Ms. Bella supporting me. What about it? Do you have a problem with that? Take it up with her!” Edith turned to Martha again, “Over the years, hasn’t Serena given you plenty of gifts?
You’ve accepted them for eighteen years, and I’ve only accepted two! If anyone should be kicked out, it should be you first! What can you do other than use your power to bully others?”
“Edith, you’re crossing the line. Despite everything, Martha was like a second mother to me, and she’s been with me since I was a child, more like family to me. You need to apologize to her right now!”With Serena backing her, Martha looked even more confident, her nose in the air as she stared down at Edith.
“I didn’t do anything wrong. Why should I apologize?”
“Now, none of you even respect me? Fine, I’m very dissatisfied with your service. I want you to leave this house immediately. I’ll explain the situation to my parents. Please pack up your things and leave right now!”
Upon hearing this, Edith grew even more furious, “The person who paid my wages is Mrs. Collins.
Unless they asked me to leave, no one can force me to take a single step out of this house!”
Serena was clearly infuriated. This maid was too arrogant!
“You wretch, how dare you disrespect Serena! Debby, Daisy, why are you just standing there, go and seize her!”
Martha rolled up her sleeves and advanced towards Edith, “Today, I’m going to teach this insolent old woman a lesson on behalf of Serena!”
Debby and Daisy, being Martha’s allies, quickly responded and grabbed hold of Edith’s hands. Unable to break free, Edith looked up, anger in her eyes.
“Are you all lawless now? Mrs. Collins was still there. Even if someone needs to be taught a lesson, it certainly wouldn’t be your place to do so!”
Martha raised her hand, about to slap her.
“I’d like to see who dare to hit her.”A cold voice echoed from behind them. Everyone turned to look and saw Mirabella returning from the garden, her face icy cold.
Debby and Daisy, frightened by Mirabella’s imposing aura, quietly let go of Edith.
“Ms. Bella, you came at just the right time.’ Martha, upon seeing Mirabella, showed no fear but an air of arrogance, “This old woman has been bullying your sister. Shouldn’t you do something?”
“Since when did it become your place to tell me what to do in my own home?” Mirabella didn’t even spare her a glance, “Get lost.”
Martha was immediately filled with indignation.
“Edith, you might go back to your work.”
As soon as Mirabella finished speaking, Serena interjected, “No, sister, she can’t leave. Today, she was rude to Martha and defied me. If we just let her go, won’t all the servants think they can walk all over us in the future?”
Mirabella stared into her eyes, her tone icy and mocking, “Your beloved Martha has crossed the line more than once. I still have the video from last time. Should I have her kicked out too?”
Serena’s face turned ashen, her mind flashing back to the time when Martha purposely unscrewed the lid of the olive oil bottle, intending to cause Mirabella to slip, only for Mirabella to call up the security footage from Overwatch.
Back then, Mirabella had declared that if she ever caught them playing underhanded tricks behind her back, she would hand over the footage to the police, tell their parents, or upload it online.
Mirabella had also stated: If your people try to harm me, do you really think you can escape unscathed?
Will our parents believe you or me?
Edith, who was standing nearby, finally understood why Ms. Bella had chosen to hold onto the evidence rather than handing it over to the lady.
Ms. Bella had mentioned then that this evidence could merely prove Martha’s malicious intentions. If Martha insisted that it was all her idea, and Serena had nothing to do with it. Then Serena started using her lifelong bond with their parents to leverage her innocence, or crying in front of the elderly folks at home, or even in front of her brothers.
Then, the most that would happen was a servant getting fired!
Serena, for the most part, would not be shown the door!
At most, she’d face mild punishment.But this piece of evidence, in Ms. Bella’s hands, was like a trump card, serving as a warning to them.
They would surely make mistakes if they got desperate and tried to pressure Ms. Bella into deleting the footage. And when the mistakes got too big, it would be more than just a case of getting kicked out.
Looking back now, Edith couldn’t help but admire Ms. Bella’s calm and foresight!
Just then, two young maids came to Mirabella, crying.
“Ms. Bella, Ms. Bella!”
Mirabella turned around, noticing their red-rimmed eyes, and couldn’t help but ask, “What’s wrong?”
“They’ve gone too far!” Gloria pointed at Debby and Daisy, tears streaming down her face, “They ruined all of my clothes because they have Serena and Martha backing them up! Look!”
The clothes in her hands had been shredded to pieces. This wasn’t the first time!
“My skincare products that I bought yesterday were thrown into the trash too! I confronted them on WhatsApp, and they admitted it was them! They even asked what I could do about it!” Doris showed Mirabella the chat history, her face mixed with anger and hurt.
Debby and Daisy didn’t expect these two newcomers to have the audacity to complain to Ms. Bella in front of them and were instantly outraged!
“Now that the evidence is clear, there’s nothing else to say. This house doesn’t need you two any longer.”
Hearing Mirabella’s words, Debby couldn’t help but mimic Edith, “Ms. Bella, the one who pays me is the lady. Unless they tell me to leave, no one can make me step out of this house! That includes you!”Serena and Martha were secretly delighted, glad that someone could finally stand up to Mirabella. They decided to reward Debby with an extra drumstick later.
“Oh, fine.” Mirabella pulled out her phone, dialed a number in front of them, and turning on the speaker, “Mom, are you awake?”
“Bella dear, I just woke up. What is it you need.”
“I want to fire a couple of the staff.”
“Which two pests have managed to upset you?” Louisa, sensing Mirabella’s ill temper, immediately shared her lividity.
“Debby and Daisy,’ Mirabella stated their names without hesitation.
“Did they dare to disrespect you? If so, I won’t let them off the hook so easily!”
Debby and Daisy, overhearing the conversation, felt a chill run down their spines.
“Not exactly disrespect, just a propensity for insolence, and they tend to bully the others.”
“That’s outrageous! I pay them a few thousand dollars a month, not to act high and mighty, disrupting the harmony of my household!
Those two numbskulls won’t last long in this line of work!”
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