Mistress Of House

"Good Morning, Glinda," Maya regarded the old maid with a warm smile as she descended the stairs. Glinda wished her back but her smile quite didn't reach her eyes. Maya caught on to that.

"Is everything okay?" she questioned, approaching her. The old lady looked hesitant for a moment.

"Mr. Martinez has given orders to dismiss the kitchen staff," she disclosed. Maya was shocked to hear that.

"All of them?" she asked, perplexed.

"I informed him about how they treated you. He got furious and told me to fire them first thing tomorrow morning," she explained. Now it made sense. She wasn't pleased to hear it.

"But I can't bring myself to fire them. Most of them are the sole providers of their families. Lily bears the expenses of her three kids, Jenny has an ill mother," she shared her concern. It was wrong of them to mistreat Maya but being snatched of their livelihood was a bit too much. Maya agreed. She understood where they came from. Their loyalty towards Dante had caused them to