Perfect Timing
I worked as the Shaw family's all-around housekeeper for 10 years, earning a monthly salary of $50,000.
The very first thing Arthur Shaw's fiancée did after joining the family was make an example out of me.
"A housekeeper making $50,000 a month? Who do you think you are? Did you brainwash the Shaws or something?
"Starting today, your salary is being cut to $3,000. Your only job is cleaning. You won't be responsible for anything else."
The Shaws stayed silent and let her humiliate me.
I didn't make even a peep of protest as I smiled and signed the pay-cut agreement.
A few days later, the entire Shaw family descended into chaos.
Arthur's mother, Audrey Chase, was no longer receiving my nightly aromatherapy sessions. So, her migraine flared up, and she ended up smashing up the living room.
Arthur's father, Frederick Shaw, no longer had the medicinal meals I prepared. So, his gout flared up, sending him straight to the emergency room.
Arthur's international video conference fell apart without me providing simultaneous interpretation, costing the company projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
His fiancée pointed at me in frustration. "Why did you stop taking care of everyone?"
I waved the agreement in my hand. "A $3,000-a-month housekeeper clocks out as soon as the floors are clean."