Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
But what she also didn’t anticipate was that the punishment for talking behind Mirabella’s back would be so severe. Not only was her allowance gone, her brand suppliers were cut off, and now even the opportunity to inherit the company was lost.
How could Hans do this?!
A few bad words wouldn’t kill anyone!
Why was Hans being so biased!!
On her way home, Serena was increasingly saddened and angered by these thoughts, even believing that Mirabella should never have come back to this family.
Upon her return, Serena shut herself in her room and refused to open the door no matter how much Martha knocked, leaving Martha at a loss.
Did Mirabella badmouth her to Hans?
With this thought, Martha sent a video of Serena changing her bandages today to Hans, feigning to get anxious, “Mr. Collins, Serena locked herself in her room as soon as she got home and wouldn’t let me in to change her bandages. Did something happen over there? Serena was crying from the pain while I was changing the bandages today. It really broke my heart to see her like this, hoping she’ll get better soon”Seeing no response from Hans, Martha choked up, “Mr. Collins, what time are you coming home tonight? Can you check up on Serena when you get back? She’ll definitely listen to you.”
After Hans finished his meeting with Mr. Ferber and the latter left, he finally checked his phone and watched the video Martha sent.
In the video, Serena was in so much pain that her voice was muffled from crying.
Seeing Martha’s message, Hans immediately called her, “Bella showed me a video. Do you have anything to say about it?”
Upon hearing this, Martha was taken aback. She couldn’t believe that Bella showed that video to Hans?!
“Mr. Collins, I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Martha instinctively gripped her phone, her heart racing.
“Do you need me to send the video to you so you can see what you’ve done?” Hans asked, his voice icy.
Martha was so scared that her legs gave out. She never would have thought that the wench actually showed the video to Hans!
Oh no, oh no!!
What now?
Wait, this didn’t seem like something Mirabella would do. What if Hans was just trying to trick her?
So Martha defended herself, “Mr. Collins, I really don’t understand what you’re talking about, what video? What did I do to give you the wrong impression? I can explain it to you.”Hans didn’t expect her to be so cunning, he coldly retorted, “So you’re saying you’re not admitting it?”
Martha was even more unsure. Did Hans really see the video? Otherwise, he wouldn’t be talking to her in such a certain and cold tone.
But what if, he hasn’t seen it, and he was just bluffing.
What to do??
Admit it or not?
In a split second, Martha knew her answer. No, she couldn’t admit it, not unless Hans sent the video to her.
It wouldn’t be too late to feign remorse then.
What if Hans didn’t have the video???
Right, she couldn’t panic. She wouldn’t be fooled by Hans.
“Mr. Collins, I honestly have no idea what you’re talking about,’ Martha stubbornly insisted, “I’m getting on in years and my memory isn’t what it used to be. If you’re accusing me of something, at least remind me of what I did or said. Otherwise, I honestly don’t know what you’re referring to.”
Seeing her refusal to admit any wrongdoing, Hans replied coldly, “It seems like you’ve been bullying Bella behind my back in addition to what happened in that video. Pack your things, Martha. Serena is all grown up now. She doesn’t need you anymore.”
Martha was taken aback by Hans’s words. Before she could react, he had already hung up the phone.
Hans was firing her?
He was kicking her out of the house?!
Martha couldn’t believe what she had heard. It took her a while to recover from the shock before she could call Hans back.
Hans didn’t pick up her calls.
After a few failed attempts, Martha, trembling, sent Hans a voice message.
“Mr. Collins, I’ve been loyal and diligent in this house for eighteen years. Now you want to fire me just like that?
What exactly happened that led to such a severe misunderstanding? I can explain”
Five minutes passed.
Half an hour passed.Hans didn’t respond. Not even a single punctuation mark.
Martha clutched her phone, her heart pounding.
Hans must have seen that video. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have decided to fire her so abruptly!
She remembered the incident which still made her restless.
It was a long time ago.
Holly, one of the maids, had just finished washing the garden’s pavement. She maliciously spilled two buckets of cooking oil on the wet ground, hoping to send Mirabella sprawling when she returned home from work.
Under the sunlight, the large area of oil looked just like water, blending perfectly with the other puddles on the ground. Unless someone looked closely, it was hard to tell which was oil and which was water.
She thought she had executed her plan flawlessly. But half an hour later, Mirabella returned home from work and walked through the garden’s main path into the main house, unscathed.
Martha and Serena were watching from behind the curtains. Both of them couldn’t believe that Mirabella had managed to avoid slipping and had safely reached them.
Mirabella told Serena that Mr. McMillian was waiting outside the house, wanting to have a word with her.
Serena was overjoyed because back then, she dreamed of even exchanging a few words with Mr.
McMillian.
Afraid that Serena might slip, Martha followed her footsteps. Even though they treaded carefully, they inevitably fell.
Serena was the first to slip, and when Martha tried to catch her, she failed and fell as well.In the end, they were carried into the living room, where they laid on the couch, wailing in pain.
This incident alarmed Mr. and Mrs. Collins.
At first, Mrs. Collins felt distressed towards Serena’s injury, but when Holly and Lily implied that the person behind Serena’s fall should be found and pointed the finger at Bella, Mrs. Collins lost her temper.
Martha never expected that Mirabella would be able to recover the deleted surveillance footage!
Who knew what kind of tricks she had learned outside!
The surveillance footage later proved Mirabella’s innocence. It was Martha who had accidentally tripped over the doorstep and spilled the oil, causing both her and Serena to fall.
Because of this, Mrs. Collins docked a month’s worth of Martha’s salary. Lily and Holly were also fired.
She thought this would be the end of it, but to her surprise, Mirabella slipped her another surveillance footage.
That’s when she first learned about this thing called “Overwatch”!
According to Serena, Overwatch was no ordinary surveillance system. Each camera was no bigger than a grain of rice, but they could capture the detailed street view of the entire Summerfield, down to every license plate, every person’s movement.
It was rumored that only a handful of top-level executives had the privilege to access Overwatch. Some said it was to enhance the overall quality of life and safety in major cities, while others believed it was first being implemented in Summerfield, with plans for nationwide expansion in the future, using this high-tech gadget to catch criminals.
Regardless of the reason behind the development of Overwatch, that cunning girl got hold of the surveillance footage, which clearly showed she was standing at the back of a truck, twisting open a bottle of cooking oil, and then pretending to trip as she entered the room.
At that time, Mirabella even asked if the person in the surveillance was her, saying that if she couldn’t recognize it due to her poor eyesight, they could bring it out and ask others to help identify.
Caught in the circumstances, she had no choice but to kneel down and apologize to that wretch. The latter had explicitly said that as long as she didn’t use dirty pool behind her back, she wouldn’t show this footage to the family. But in the end, this lying wretch showed it to Hans!
What should she do now?!
Her plans were not even half completed.She absolutely couldn’t leave the Collins family!!
With these thoughts in mind, she called Hans again.
Hans returned home at six in the evening after a busy day at the corporation. As soon as he walked in, Martha fell to her knees before him.
“Mr. Collins, It’s all my fault. Please don’t fire me!”
Even though Martha had just found an excuse to clear out all the servants from the living room, Edith, who had sensed that something was wrong, had called several servants to secretly hide on the second floor to watch Martha’s movements.
Seeing Martha kneeling in front of Hans, crying her heart out, they suddenly felt that they were in for some juicy gossip, and their interest was piqued.
Hans looked down at the woman kneeling on the ground with a cold gaze, “You remember it now?”
“I know what you are talking about.” Martha pleaded through her tears, “Mr. Collins, give me another chance?
Please.”
Hans’ cold eyes held no warmth, his voice equally cold, “What kind of chance?”
Martha looked up with tear-streaked face, “A chance to make amends.”
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