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“Talk to me please…” His words ringed in her ears. She stared daggers at maids. Then she walked to the center between Jared and them.

“I did snap at them because they were asking me stupid questions when I asked for a lighter. But…” She looked at the one who insulted her, “She told me the bitter truth. She did not just stop there. She told me how I was not special and how I'll be sent packing soon. A useless and jobless whore.“

Jared's eyes widened. He looked at the maids, his eyes getting darker. Those words pierced his heart like he's the one who was told those words.

“Is this true? Did you really say those things to her?“ He asked them.

The maid quickly denied, “No sir. We did no such thing! We only told her to leave us alone and she kept threatening to get us fired.“

Jared looked at May. She shrugged, “It's up to you to believe who you want. I don't care. I'll be leaving anyways, like they said.“

“We didn't! She's just trying to frame us…”

“We can solve this problem with our