Chapter 44 Colleen’s Anger
Colleen deserved such treatment.
She hoisted herself up from the ground. Every fiber of her being seethed with fury.
She placed the blame squarely on Harriet. If it hadn’t been for Harriet, she wouldn’t be in a position where any maid in the villa could bully her.
At the same time, she told herself to calm down and wait for her daughter to arrive.
The day her daughter hooked up with Delbert would be the day of
Harriet’s demise.
The meal was hastily prepared, yet no one in the villa dared to lend Colleen a hand. She was left with no choice but to use her injured hand to carry the scorching plates and hobble her way to the dining
room.
Feeling sorry for her, Opal wanted to help.
“Colleen, let me assist you!”
However, the haughty Colleen pushed her away and mocked her.
“How can I bother the esteemed companion of Miss Harriet to help
me serve food? If you burn your hand, it’ll be all my fault.”
Harriet tugged at Opal’s clothes.
Opal huffed and stopped offering her assistance.
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Harriet observed the bruise on Colleen’s forehead, a hidden undertow surging in her eyes.
She suspected that it was inflicted by one of the mistreated servants in the villa.
But considering Colleen’s overbearing attitude toward Opal just now, she had no intention of intervening.
Let the wicked ones get what they deserve!
The atmosphere at the dining table was serene. Delbert and Harriet enjoyed their meal, while Clifton was fraught with anxiety.
With Delbert present, Clifton didn’t dare to ask Harriet about her mother’s property. He could only hope that after the meal, Delbert would grant him and Harriet some private time.
Just then, his phone rang.
Clifton answered the call before hitting the roof.
“The reporters are causing trouble? Drive them away. Why bother m with such a trivial matter?”
After venting his anger, Clifton hung up the phone.
Realizing his blunder, he quickly plastered a flattering smile on his face and turned to Delbert.
“Apologies, Mr. Delbert. My subordinates are ignorant and have made a fool of themselves.”
Delbert nodded, making no comments.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a shimmer in Harriet’s eyes.
‘What mischievous idea is she hatching this time?’ He wondered.
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He decided to wait and see what happened.
Harriet sneered, knowing that Molly had carried out her instructions.
At this time, a horde of reporters was most likely swarming outside Clifton’s house and bombarding Bessie with questions about Clifton’s tax evasion.
First, she had given Clifton a headache. Next, she would slowly
tarnish his reputation, and finally, she would snatch away the Munoz Group, the brain child of her mother.
Within seconds, Clifton’s phone rang again, shattering the tranquil atmosphere at the dinner table.
Seeing Delbert’s face darken slightly, Clifton angrily pressed the answer button and unleashed his fury on the caller.
“I already told you not to bother me with such trivial matters! Can’t you understand plain human speech?”
However, this time, the voice on the other end of the line wasn’t his
assistant’s, but Bessie’s.
And what she said next left him frozen in place.
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