Chapter 156
In the study, Justin sat on the sofa, rubbing his throbbing temples. He leaned forward with his elbows resting on his knees. The muscles on his shoulders were shaking, and he looked like he was in pain.
On the way home, Justin’s head had already started to hurt. After hearing Shannon, Bethany, and Rosalind badmouthing Anna, the pain became even more unbearable.
He thought, ‘Anna has the title of lady boss, but she’s actually doing a maid’s work… Even if Anna is useless, it’s not their place to badmouth her!’
“Master! Do you have another headache? I’ll get you some medicine!”
Wilma hurriedly found the painkillers from the drawer, poured him a glass of water, and handed it to Justin.
After taking the medicine, Justin felt the tension in his head ease. His face also relaxed a little.
“Master, it’s not good for your health to take painkillers all the time. I remember that your headaches improved a lot after the young madam did the acupuncture treatment. Do you want to ask the young madam to come back and check?” Wilma advised softly.
“Wilma.”
Justin’s eyes were slightly red, and his throat felt clogged. “Did they often badmouth Anna before?
They said that Anna had been cooking for the family for the past three years… Is it true?”
“Yes, Young Master. I told you before that the young madam is very hard-working, but you said she was just putting up an act. But who in their right mind would pretend day after day for three whole years?
Even if she was pretending, I’d give her a thumbs-up for being so persistent!”owns © this.
Justin pursed his pale and thin lips.
“When the young madam first moved in, her cooking was just average. She humbly asked me for advice and asked me to teach her. But I told her that the servants and cooks would do all the work. As the young madam, she only needs to enjoy being waited on. But she didn’t. She said that she wanted to cook for her husband. Since she couldn’t help you with your work, she wanted to take care of your meals and daily needs. At first, the young madam kept coughing when she smelled the fumes while cooking, so she had to wear a mask in the kitchen. Later, she gradually got used to it. She would already be in the kitchen cooking breakfast every morning before I woke up.”
Justin thought, ‘Cough? Why cough? Is she allergic to smoke?’
He felt suffocated. At this moment, even the painkillers could not stop his head from throbbing.
Wilma sighed indignantly. “I’ve had enough of Shannon and Bethany. Young Madam has silently sacrificed so much for this family, but they’re so ungrateful and even laugh at her. It’s too much! Young Master, although I really hope that you can get back together, sometimes I feel bad for the young madam for suffering so much here… I just hope that she can live with a better family where she won’t be bullied or slandered in the future.”
Verbal abuse often hurts the most.
Justin felt as if he had been hit in the head. His eyebrows furrowed tightly.
After a few days, nothing eventful happened.
Nigel’s birthday was approaching.