76: Let Me

CALCIFER:

Zara looked like she had seen a ghost seeing Carmela’s angry look. If looks could kill, the maid should be dead by now.

“Miss Carmela.”

“You can go to your room, Zara. Leave us.”

Without being told twice, Zara hurried away as if she was being chased by someone. If I was also her, I would do the same seeing I was going to talk to Carmela. This woman was noted for not having a good relationship with my servants.

“You’re just allowing her to run away?” she asked in disbelief. “Calcifer. That woman disrespected me!” she cried. “All your maids disrespected me. They don't treat me like I am their boss!”

“They will respect whom they want to respect, Carmela. I also told them to respect the person who deserves it. And Carmela. I am the one who gives their salary. Not you. It is expected that they will respect me.”

Given how you treated them, you will not win them, Carmela.

“You think I don’t deserve it?”

“You can assess yourself. Question yourself if you treated