It was wrong to treat the employees of the Breloff family in such a way, but it was even less desirable to resort to violence in another person’s business.
So far, everyone had been hushed up because of the background of the Breloff family, but now that I knew the truth, I had no intention of repeating the same mistakes.
“If Madame wishes, you may rehire them. And as for the dress compensation cost I just mentioned, please send it as consolation to the employee I disciplined.”
I could have formally paid consolation, but doing so might draw undue attention to my changed behavior.
So this seemed appropriate. To substitute with the dress that was going to be useless anyway, rather than me stepping in directly.
“Eh, eexcuse me?”
Even the cunning Michel, who was not likely to show emotion easily, seemed taken aback.
Nokia and Askan, who were watching from the side, and the other employees all had similar reactions.
I was not a kind person, but I didn’t like harming others.
Although it seemed uncharacteristic of me to do a good deed, it wasn’t difficult. I’d made an innocent person lose their job, so I felt responsible.
“Let’s let this one slide. Please be careful not to repeat the same mistake next time.”
“What about the discipline…”
In response to Michel’s incredulous question, I answered firmly.
“There’s no need. Just give me the invoice.”
“Ah, yes.”
Still looking flustered, Michel handed over the paperwork with the costume charges.
I signed to authorize payment from the Breloff family and then got up. Nokia and Askan moved to follow me.
Michel and the costume room employees came out to see us off.
As we walked to the entrance, Michel, who had apparently been lost in thought, spoke to my retreating figure.
“Thank you, really.”
His words were brief, but I could sense his sincerity.
I didn’t think I’d done anything worthy of such thanks, but I couldn’t ignore his sentiment, so I acknowledged it with a small nod of the head.
And so, I boarded the carriage and headed back to the Breloff Mansion.
[This is the time separator]When the carriage of the Breloff family was out of sight, the employee who had spilled the tea on Tanashia’s dress collapsed on the floor.
She couldn’t stand any longer, all her tension had dissipated.
“II survived.”
She was known to be a bit timid, but ever since she saw another employee being punished by Tanashia, her fear had intensified.
Tanashia was a famous figure in this field for her intimidating gaze and cruel temperament, hard to believe she was only a 15yearold girl.
Nobody could stop Tanashia, the eldest daughter of the Breloff family, and this fact only fed the fear.
She had vowed a thousand times not to make a mistake, but as soon as she saw Tanashia’s face, her body would tremble like a leaf in the wind.
When the glass cup filled with tea shattered, she thought her life had ended there.
But surprisingly, Tanashia forgave her without any reprimand.
She still couldn’t believe whether this was a dream or reality.
“Are you okay?”
A colleague asked the teaspiller in a worried voice.
She nodded, staring dazedly in the direction where the carriage of the Breloff family had disappeared.
“But why did she forgive me?”
It was entirely unlike the Tanashia she knew. Moreover, she couldn’t believe that Tanashia had even taken care of compensation for the employee she had disciplined before.
“How are we supposed to know the changes in a noble’s mind? Maybe she had a good day today.”
“II see.”
She didn’t know why, but it was a huge relief that she had gotten through without any issues.
Being disciplined by Tanashia was scary, but being fired from the costume room and never being able to do this job again was also terrifying.
Michel, who had been standing quietly all this while, finally spoke up in a faint voice.
“I don’t know why Lady Breloff suddenly changed, but maybe the rumors about her will completely turn around.”
At first, I didn’t understand what Michel was saying, but soon I realized what he meant.
Today, there was an unusual charisma about Tanashia. Her bold words and actions were so compelling that one would find themselves lost and staring without realizing it.
Michel and the staff in the dressing room stared blankly in the direction where the Brelof family’s carriage had disappeared, as if they had made an agreement.
[This is the time separator]The carriage was quiet on the way back.
Noxia attempted conversation several times, seeming in good spirits, but I remained silent and Askan responded in short sentences, so the conversation didn’t last long.
When we arrived at the Brelof mansion, Noxia was the first to get out of the carriage.
“Thank you for today, sis.”
I waved my hand in farewell, as if it was nothing.
Right now, my mind was filled with the wicked acts committed by Tanashia.
I wasn’t sure how the original Tanashia would have felt in this situation, but I felt awkward just looking at Noxia and Askan’s faces.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
