Although Hattie, who had been intercepted, was very upset since one of her wishes had been fulfilled, she said nothing and dragged Nicky downstairs.
Just when she saw Caroline finish preparing dinner, her eyes lit up. "Since the timing is just right, I'll go after eating."
After saying this, she unceremoniously chose a seat and sat down. Seeing Nicky still standing, she called her, "Nicky, come quickly. There are so many dishes."
I had a rough knowledge of her character. She would leave after eating. Thinking of this, I then chose a seat far away from her, sat down, and started eating dinner.
Caroline often dined with us, but she did not come to the table today. I looked at her as she was about to leave the room." Caroline, why aren’t you having dinner together with us today?"
"Madam, I..."
"She’s a servant. Why should she eat with us here?!" Hattie said in a mocking tone after glancing at Caroline.
At these remarks, I could see Caroline's chest rising and falling with anger, but in the end, she still held back her outburst and closed the door of the room with a bang.
It was rare to see her so angry. I turned to Hattie and said slowly but surely," Although Caroline was hired by Theo to take care of me, even Theo usually respects her. How can you insult her?”
Hattie actually sneered after hearing what I said. She took out a tissue and wiped her mouth. Her actions were graceful, but the words that came out of her mouth were disgusting. "Whatever the case, she's just a servant. How you like to treat her has nothing to do with me, but that's how I speak to my servants. It's not that I want to say this, but we can't pamper these people lest they end up swiping things..."
I could not help but throw down my chopsticks forcefully at the last sentence." This is my home. I implore you to not make trouble. Watch your words and leave after you're done eating. Otherwise, I'll have security come over."
After saying that, I stood up and went upstairs directly.
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