After speaking, Olivia, wearing a pair of stiletto heels, raised her foot and delivered a sudden, vicious kick to Wendy.
Her heel landed squarely in Wendy's stomach, knocking her to the ground. Pain shot through Wendy's side where the shoe struck, and a dirty footprint marred her blouse.
Wendy gritted her teeth and fought through the pain.
"Miss Olivia, I was just passing by over there. You suddenly stepped in front of me. That's why... your dress got dirty by accident," Wendy managed, her voice trembling.
Standing off to the side, Sally smirked, her lips curling with amusement. "Don't you know? The mistress is never wrong. Olivia, it seems your staff could use some serious training."
Wendy drew a slow, steadying breath. She was not their plaything.
"Then let me clean your dress for you," Wendy offered quietly.
Leda scoffed, her tone dripping with contempt. "Clean it? These gowns are worn once and tossed. Besides, Olivia's dress cost nearly a hundred and twenty thousand—selling you wouldn't even cover it."
Olivia strutted over, looking down at Wendy from atop her heels. She picked up a glass of cocktail from the table, swirling it idly. "Honestly, what kind of housekeeper hires staff like you?"
As she spoke, Olivia raised the glass and slowly positioned it above Wendy's head, ready to pour the drink over her.
But suddenly, a hand clamped down on Olivia's wrist, stopping her cold.
Olivia looked up and saw Isadora standing before her, eyes icy and unyielding.
Without hesitation, Isadora wrenched Olivia's arm away, sending her stumbling backward. Olivia lost her grip on the cocktail, splashing the sticky yellow drink all over her own powder-blue gown. Stains bloomed across the skirt in a messy, humiliating pattern.
Fury flared in Olivia's eyes. She snarled, "How dare you interfere when I'm disciplining my own maid?!"
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The readers' comments on the novel: Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)
It takes too long to get to the point. Too much unnecessary in between in all of these books. Too many extra characters, the authors lose the plot after a while....