Annalise Barton suddenly looked up. Mina Simmons was clutching the hand of the servant. Enraged, Mina yelled at the servant, “Talk! What are you trying to do, huh?” The servant was frightened by Mina. Her voice was trembling. “No, I didn’t do anything. I saw that the old madam’s pillow was crooked and wanted to shift it.” “Bullshit!” Mina was livid. She glared at the servant. “Are you not going to tell me the truth? If you don’t, I’ll kill you.”
Jason Zeller looked at the servant sternly. “What were you doing just now?” He did not see what the servant did, but it was very likely that the servant did something by the looks of the situation. Otherwise, the young lady wouldn’t have been so furious or spoken such words. The servant could explain herself now if it really was a misunderstanding.
“That’s not true, Mr. Zeller. I just wanted to help the old madam shift her pillow,” the servant explained immediately. “Are you still not going to admit it?” Mina glared at the servant hatefully. Mina reached out and tugged the servant’s arm, rolling her sleeves up. The servant struggled desperately. “What are you doing? Ah, stop this! Ouch, it hurts…”
The acupuncture needles were still on Old Madam Zeller’s body, and the moxibustion was underway. She felt sleepy. She originally planned to close her eyes and have a good sleep. After all, she had been tortured by illness for many years, and it was difficult for her to sleep well. Hearing the commotion, she immediately opened her eyes Then she saw Mina tugging the servant. “What happened?” she asked.
“Old Madam, save me. Boohoo, this girl is bullying me… I just wanted to move the pillow so you could sleep more comfortably, but she said I wanted to harm you. Old Madam, you know best what kind of person I am…” The servant cried and begged Old Madam for help. Mina was furious. She grabbed the servant’s hand forcefully and pulled up her sleeve. “You evil bitch. Do you think we’re blind, huh? You were trying to prick a needle in the old madam’s head. Do you think I didn’t see that?”
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