When I stood at the door, a bodyguard came to open the door for me and asked me, “are you a new servant?”
“Yes.”
I kept my voice down on purpose.
Fortunately, it was extremely cold today. Even though I only showed my eyes, the bodyguards didn’t doubt me.
He just looked at me and opened the door for me.
This time, instead of taking me to the living room, he first took me to the servant room in the corner and arranged a room for me. He said impatiently, “first change your clothes, and then follow me to see Mr. Jessop.”
I nodded.
That manor had about seven or eight servants’ rooms.
The bodyguard let me live in the nearest room to the door.
I quickly took off my coat and put on my servant’s clothes. Then I put on my prepared glasses.
I kept my head down as soon as I went out.
The bodyguard didn’t doubt me. As soon as I went out, he said impatiently, “Why are you so slow? You have to improve your speed in the future. Mr. Jessop has a bad temper.”
I lowered my head and just said, “yes.”
The bodyguards didn’t seem to doubt me at all.
He took me to the second floor. I saw a newly installed elevator.
We didn’t take the elevator but the stairs.
The bodyguard took me to the innermost room on the second floor. After arriving at the door, he knocked on the door twice first. Without waiting for the response from the inside person, he said, “Mr. Jessop, the new servant is here.”
It was still quiet and no one answered.
The bodyguard and I waited for a while. He reached out and pushed the door open and said to me, “go in. Give Mr. Jessop a bath first.”
“Yes.”
I went in obediently.
There was a big balcony in the room. Sean was in a wheelchair and faced the balcony with his back to me and did not move.
I stood where I was and hesitated to approach him. He asked me, “my mother asked you to come, right?”
“Yes.”
I replied in a low voice and was afraid that Sean would recognize my voice.
Although he would find out sooner or later.
Sean didn’t seem to recognize me and asked, “did my mother tell you what you need to do?”
“Yes.”
I replied briefly and I was afraid Sean would recognize me and drive me out at once.
He nodded and said, “push me to the bathroom, and help me take a bath first.”
I walked over and grabbed the handle of his wheelchair with both hands and pushed him to the bathroom.
I looked down and saw something white on his hair. I looked carefully and recognized that it was a pile of bubbles.
Sean had difficulty bathing now.
I pushed him into the bathroom.
The bathroom in this room was very large. There was a huge triangular bathtub in it. Next to it was a large piece of glass. Outside was the manor’s back garden. He could enjoy the view of the garden while taking a bath.
I went in and stood there. Sean didn’t seem angry and said, “did my mother just ask you to stand here?”
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