Chapter 78
The truth was, while Rachel was making chicken soup for Mara, she had set aside a small bowl for Mira.
Unfortunately, Tessa saw it and reported it to Mara.
Mara, who had been harboring a lot of resentment toward Mira with no outlet, seized the opportunity for revenge.
This old woman was fiercely loyal to Mira and couldn’t be bought. Thankfully, she had Tessa keeping an eye on her, and now she finally had leverage.
“How dare you steal food! You don’t know your place! Tessa, hit her p>
“I didn’t steal anything. I was just saving a small bowl for Miss Mira. She works so hard outside and doesn’t eat well p>
This only made Mara angrier.
“Stop trying to act noble. If my sister wanted something to eat, she would have told you to prepare it. Why would you need to save it secretly? You’re just a disrespectful servant who wanted to keep it for yourself p>
“Tessa, do it p>
Tessa, who was already jealous of Rachel’s cooking skills and trusted position, was happy to oblige.
She grabbed a handful of Rachel’s hair with one hand and slapped her across the face repeatedly with the other.
Meanwhile, Adrian and Lacey sat on the sofa watching TV, completely indifferent to the cruelty unfolding just feet away.
In fact, they even felt Mara was being decisive and ruthless, later praising her for acting more and more like a proper lady of the house.
Rachel was not weaker than Tessa, but she didn’t dare fight back.
If she showed the slightest resistance, that vicious young woman would surely call the bodyguards, and the punishment would be even worse.
Besides, they were accusing her of stealing. She would lose any argument. If the Mercers fired her, no one would hire someone with a reputation for being dishonest.
More than that, she worried about Mira, who was constantly being suppressed in this house.
Although she couldn’t do much, she could at least make the girl a bowl of hot soup, a warm meal.
So she endured it.
After a while, Tessa had slapped Rachel numerous times and torn out several clumps of her hair.
Mara stood by, her hands on her hips, enjoying the show.
In that moment, it felt as though
one
Tessa wasn’t just hitting a servanxet
but Mira herself the Mira she both envied and felt helpless against.
If it were just any servant, she wouldn’t have cared this much.
Finally, Mara gave another command.
“Don’t just hit one spot. Move to another p>
This idiot was only hitting the visible areas. If word got out that they
abused their staff, it would b
be bad
for their image.
So Tessa started hitting Rachel’s body.
She pinched, twisted, and stomped on her. That’s how Rachel got the bruises on her body.
The couple on the living room sofa continued to eat fruit and watch TV.
They let their daughter torture and abuse the servant who had worked for them for nearly twenty years.
Rachel’s heart-wrenching screams didn’t even earn a single glance from them. Finally, Tessa grew tired and breathless, and Mara called a halt.
Rachel thought the punishment was over, that she was free. But then she
turned and saw Mara holding els
kitchen cleaver.
Her eyes widened. “Miss, spare me p>
Adrian and Lacey finally turned their heads. “Mara, it’s not worth getting a murder charge over a servant p>
Although if something happened, his connections could handle it, it just wasn’t worth the trouble.