The sight of him instantly dampened Addie's previously buoyant mood. She was so taken aback that her smile faltered. After a moment of stunned silence, she quickly approached Presley, her face full of anger directed at the surrounding housemaids. "What on earth are you all doing? This isn't the place for maid interviews! Come, follow me to the back."
Seeing Addie's sudden appearance, the expressions of the housemaids changed visibly. A mix of fear, contempt, anger, disdain, and disgust crossed their faces.
The sight of such expressions on their faces infuriated Addie, and she quickly dropped her pleasant demeanor. She questioned, "Didn't you hear me? Are you deaf? Maid interviews belong in the back, now move!" Her tone was irritable and her words were harsh.
The maids rolled their eyes, "We didn't intend to work here! We were just here to say goodbye to the people, then we planned to leave!"
Addie's face darkened even more, "Not planning to work here? Then why did you come here in the first place?"
"Well, we did intend to work here initially, but who knew what kind of person you were? We'd rather earn less than be oppressed by you every day!" Another maid spoke up, not hiding her disdain for Addie.d2
The words of the maids and their attitude made Addie livid to the point of nearly exploding.
Addie's voice grew colder this time, "What do you mean? What oppression are you talking about? I've clarified everything in front of the reporters, and you're here to stir up trouble? If you don't want to work, then just leave. With this attitude, it seems like you won't obey rules in the future."
At first, her words were a bit unfiltered, but she realized there was Presley, sitting in the living room, and quickly corrected herself.
Addie said, "Sir, I don't think these servants are genuinely willing to work. If not, we should let them go, and we can find new ones."
Presley said, "I'm sitting here today, and you're talking to people with this attitude. If I weren't here, would you be even more unrelenting?"
Presley, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke in a stern tone, sitting there without even batting an eyelid.
Addie paused, feeling a bit nervous, "Of course not, sir. Normally, as long as they do their jobs and fulfill their responsibilities, I won't make it difficult for them."
"Is that so?" Presley spoke again, his voice cold.
But hearing Addie's words, a few of the servants by her side, particularly those with stronger personalities, couldn't help but let out a sarcastic chuckle. They looked up at Presley and said, "Sir, we've made it very clear. We earn our wages, and we're not afraid of being supervised. But we really dare not work under Addie. Rather than being oppressed by her in the future and then being kicked out, it's better if we quit now. We're truly sorry for the inconvenience today."
One person spoke up first and then others followed, bowing respectfully to Presley and preparing to leave.
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