As she was his ex, he couldn't bring himself to do something as cruel as that. Hence, he decided to let stay in a moment of weakness.
But now, he realized that he had shown her too much mercy. A vicious woman such as Evelyn didn't deserve his pity at all.
The moment he entered, Finnick could hear Evelyn scolding Mrs. Filder.
"Didn't I tell you that I prefer my food to be less salty? Why did you add in so much salt still? Are you trying to kill me? Do you even want to keep your job?"
Mrs. Filder hung her head in silence. This wasn't the first time it happened and Mrs. Filder was well aware that it had nothing to do with the food. It was just Evelyn venting her frustrations due to her
bad mood.
Her experience told her that if she talked back, she would end up with an even worse reprimand. As long as she stayed silent and let Evelyn say her piece, the matter would just blow over quickly.
"She was hired by me, so it's not up to you to decide." Just went Mrs. Filder was almost in tears, a male voice rang out to her rescue.
"Mr. Norton, you're back!" Mrs. Filder exclaimed in joy the moment she looked up.
When Finnick was still living there, Evelyn would still treat the maids with respect just to maintain her facade. However, ever since he moved away, Evelyn suddenly turned into a different person.
She would always nitpick and vent her frustrations on them.
At the rate it was going, she wasn't willing to
continue working there no matter how much
Finnick paid her.
"Why don't you head down first," Finnick instructed Mrs. Filder as he tried hard to suppress his anger.
"Right away." As if she had been pardoned, Mrs. Filder left quickly.
She hoped that Finnick would move back into the house. Or else, she was seriously considering quitting.
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