Chapter 45
“ She said you are lazy , moody and do n’t help around the house . _ _ Furthermore , she said that Carlos is the one who served you all these years , and you often commanded him like a slave … ”
“ What ?! _ How can she say these things about me ? I treated her like my best friend and never mistreated her . Why did she treat me like that ? ” I made a saddened face . _
“ You simply cannot judge a book by its cover ! Linda , you are very naive and ignorant of all the twists and turns buried in the human heart . _ Some people are simply traitors ! You really have to keep an eye onJoana ”, advised Vitória , with great patience .
“ Thanks Victoria , I’ll take that into consideration ” . Seeing how sincere she was , I had to be more grateful for her kindness . _
As soon as I entered my room , I pulled out the drawer and put the pills in my purse . With that, I decided to let Sara check the meds I had been taking .
Only then did I hear voices coming from outside and I thought that Joana and Morais must be back .
Without thinking too much about it , I stayed in the room and did n’t plan on going out to meet them .
At first , the conversation was quite harmonious , but after a while , I heard my mother-in-law howl in pain and sternly question : “ I asked for warm water ! Are you trying to burn me with this ?
“ Sorry ! I ‘m really sorry ! ” Victoria apologized . _
“ What ‘s the use of apologizing now ? _ Please be more careful next time ! _ _ I spent an arm and a leg to hire you , so your service has to be worth the price . _ _ Otherwise , what is the _advantage of hiring her ? _ As usual , my mother – in – law ‘ s words were harsh and spiteful , but Victoria remained silent , without answering . So , after spending some time lecturing Victoria , my mother – in – law gave up .
Just when I thought the commotion was about to subside , another loud scream from Joan was heard . _ “ Look what you ‘ve done to my clothes ! This needs to be hand washed , not machine washed ! “ .
“ Mrs. _ Ramos , before washing this , I asked if this can be machine washed . _ You didn’t say no ” , Victoria retorted .
“ Did I say yes then ? As a maid , you lack common sense ? _ This garment is extremely expensive ! _ _ How should we resolve this?” Frankly , this was the first time I saw this side of Joana , as she was always kindand easy to deal with in front of me .
“ I … ” Victoria stammered .
“ What else ? Pay for the damage ! ” My mother – in -law intervened : “ Joana ‘s clothes cost several tens of thousands . Since you ‘re the one who broke it , you have to buy her a new one . ”
“ Several tens of thousands ? How can I pay for it ? ”
“ Is n’t your monthly salary about twelve thousand ? _ _ _ You can pay me as soon as you receive your salary ! Joana demanded in her high- pitched voice . “ This garment costs eighty thousand . _ I do n’t expect you to pay all at once , so amonthly installment is fine with me ” .
Completely dumbfounded , I found the idea of monthly installments simply bizarre !
“ I didn’t do it on purpose . Besides , this garment is not even new . _ _ How can you ask me to pay the original price ? ” Victoria did not intend to give up .
“ I see you are very good with your words . This piece is a limited edition from a renowned brand . _ There are only about a hundred pieces left in the entire world , which means you ca n’t get your hands on one of them , evenhave money ! _ If you think it’s expensive , so be it ! I don’t need the money . Can you give me the exact same piece .
Without giving up , Joana was really annoying , and my mother-in – law threw herself : “ Exactly ! Joana ‘s piece was a limited edition . _ If you refuse to pay for the damage , you can just buy her a new one ! ”
“ I … ” Vitória stuttered when feeling intimidated by Joana and not finding a word to refute . _
“ I think Vitória did n’t do it on purpose , and considering that it’s not easy for her as a domestic worker , can I suggest to Joana that she lower the compensation amount ? ” My father-in- law , who was silent the whole time , suggestedabruptly .
that Mr. _ Morais spoke in his name of Him, I will gladly give in . You can only pay me eight thousand .”
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