As the servant spoke, she took off her pants. “I said, this matter ends here.” The old madam was somewhat annoyed. “Old Madam, want to prove my innocence.” The servant’s eyes were red. “There’s no need to prove yourself!” Annalise Barton said.
“What do you mean I don’t need to prove myself? Does that mean I’m innocent? Then I want her to apologize to me. Yes, I’m just an insignificant servant. Anyone can order me around, and I’m willing to listen because that’s my duty. However, I won’t allow my pride to be trampled by others.” The servant pointed at Mina. Mina could not be anymore angrier. She wasn’t even the one who did something wrong. How dare the servant demand her to apologize? Ah, how infuriating!
“Mentor! I, I…” Mina was exasperated. Would her mentor misunderstand that she wanted to cause trouble? But she wasn’t trying to do that. She gritted her teeth and said in a low. voice, “Mentor, I’m sorry for causing you trouble. I’ll apologize to her!” “You don’t have to apologizel” Annalise said. Mine looked at her mentor, her eyes shining. The old madam and the servant also looked at Annalise in surprise.
The servant laughed. “Yes, I overstepped my boundaries. I’m just a servant. I’m not worthy of an apology,” she said self-deprecatingly. “Stop your act!” Annalise snapped. When the servant heard Annalise’s words, she was enraged. “I know you’ve made a huge contribution in saving the old madam, but you can’t be indiscriminate and bully others. I’ve already been bullied to this extent, and you still say I’m acting…
“Your needle is on the old madam’s pillow,” Annalise said calmly. Mina immediately looked over, but she didn’t see it. Annalise reminded her, “Beside the old madam’s ear. Do you see it?”Annalise knew things were not as simple as they appeared when Mina grabbed the servant’s hand and accused her.
Mina was a simple person. If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, she definitely wouldn’t have spouted nonsense. She had also been paying attention to the servant’s expression. During the confrontation with Mina, there were a few times when the servant’s eyes flashed with guilt. However, every time she mentioned a body search, not only would she cooperate, but she would also take the initiative to take off her clothes.
It was enough to prove that the needle was no longer with her. Otherwise, Mina would have found it. If it wasn’t on her, then it was very likely that it was within her range of activity just now. Therefore, Annalise looked around. When she didn’t find anything on the ground, she looked at the old madam’s bed. Sure enough, she saw a silver needle beside the old madam’s pillow. The silver needle was poked into the pillowcase, revealing only the tip. She only noticed it with her sharp eyes.
The servant was not stupid. How could she not understand? She felt bitter! She had taken care of the old madam for more than 20 years. How could she not have any feelings for her? However, Nancy Zeller used her granddaughter to threaten her, saying that it was normal for a child to die in the sewers. If she wanted her granddaughter to live, she could only harm the old madam.
She could not bring herself to be ruthless. She could only tell herself that the old madam was not in good health at her age. She would treat it as if she had died of illness. At first, she wanted to stab a silver needle straight into the old madam’s head and let her die. But she was caught by Mina unexpectedly. She fell to her knees and kowtowed.. “Mr. Zeller, I deserve death.” “Let me ask you again, why did you do this? Who ordered you?” Jason asked.
The servant had worked in the Zeller family peacefully for over 20 years. Jason did not believe there was no mastermind behind this incident because it did not make sense for the servant to harm the old madam this suddenly. In the living room, Jasper and Jimmy Zeller, and the others heard the commotion and rushed over. Nancy had long wanted to see how things were going. Since Jasper did not move, she did not dare to be too proactive in case others became suspicious. Now that everyone was here, she didn’t care. She looked at the old madam on the bed. The old madam was still alive and well. Naney knew that the operation had failed once she saw the servant kneeling on the ground.
The servant explained, “No one asked me to do this. I just wanted to relieve the old madam of hef pain. Actually, the old madam has been in pain during the time she was treated by Ms. Barton. She looks better during the day, but at night, she’s in so much pain that she can’t sleep. It’s even more uncomfortable than before when there was no treatment, so I want to help her end all of this…” “Thud!” Jason was so enraged that he kicked the servant in the chest. The servant was sent flying.
“You’re not going the truth, are you? Very well!” Jason immediately made a call. “Josiah, I need you to do something for me. Bring the granddaughter of the old madam’s personal servant here. She’s at the Flower Kindergarten. Yes, immediately!” “Mr. Zeller… You can’t do this…” The servant was so desperate that she crawled toward Jason and hung on to his leg.
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