Female Novel
Chapter 114
Chapter 114 Get Lost This Instant Mandy stepped forward nervously. She noted the cold look on Armand’s face, and when she moved closer to the man, his intense auramade her shudder from the inside out. Mandy’s resolve wavered. In the end, she firmed herself and said, “I wanted to get something from thepantry, but then I saw Mdm. Genevieve giving Mdm. Marilyn a shove. Mdm. Genevieve was afraid thatshe would be exposed as the culprit, so she lifted the kettle and poured hot water over her legs—” “That’s not what you just said to Old Mrs. Faulkner.” Armand cut her off once again. His voice was bone-chilling cold. “You said that there was a conflict between Genevieve and Marilyn. Then Genevievepoured the kettle of hot water over her own legs to frame Marilyn.” “M-Maybe I remembered wrongly…” Mandy was backed into a corner by Armand’s menacing stance.Her forehead began to sweat. “It was Mdm. Genevieve who poured the hot water…” Armand knocked a cigarette out of its box. He lit it casually at his own pace and took two puffs of smoke.“Come here,” he demanded.
Mandy shuffled forward a few steps. She was nearly touching Armand’s side then. Suddenly, Armand grabbed Mandy’s left hand, then put the cigarette out on the back of her hand. In aninstant, pain shot through her entire body. She nearly cried out in pain, and her whole body trembled
ceaselessly. Armand then glared at her with his vicious eyes. “You’re not able to stand up straight just from a smallburn by a cigarette. So tell me, how would Genevieve bring herself to dump a pot of boiling water all overher legs? And where would she have the strength to push Marilyn?” “Mr. Armand, I was wrong!” Mandy kneeled on the floor and began to stutter, “The truth is, I didn’t seeanything. But when I saw Mdm. Marilyn on the floor, and there was blood seeping out from between herthighs, so I assumed that it was Mdm. Genevieve who had pushed her.” Armand snickered in response. “So you made an assumption, then had the guts to lie to Old Mrs.Faulkner and me?” “Mr. Armand, that’s not true! It’s the circumstances just then…” Mandy babbled incoherently. Shetrembled in fear, from head to toe, as she was at a loss as to how she could talk her way out of thesituation. “Pack up your stuff. Get lost this instant!” “Mr. Armand, it’s my fault!” Mandy was practically prostrating on the floor then. She implored, “I-Ishouldn’t have run my mouth. I won’t repeat the same mistake! I’m Mdm. Marilyn’s personal servant. I’mresponsible for tending to Mdm. Marilyn’s pregnancy matters. She would be troubled with my absence!” Armand lowered his head and leered at Mandy. His expression was one of menace. “You are but aservant. Do you think that with you gone, we wouldn’t have other housekeepers that could take care ofher?” Mandy’s entire body trembled as she kneeled further closer to the floor. “Steven,” Armand called out. Steven, who had been silently witnessing the entire affair like an invisibleman, was suddenly summoned. “Give her a year’s worth of severance pay, then make sure with yourown eyes that she leaves Jadeborough.” “Yes, sir!” Once Armand issued his instructions, he then turned toward Mandy and stated, “If Marilyn calls you onthe phone, then I’m sure you know what to say.” Mandy no longer dared to utter a single word. Her heart was filled with endless remorse.
She was Marilyn’s personal servant and was fully aware of many matters that occurred within theFaulkner residence. That includes the history between Marilyn and Armand and that the latter tended totolerate the former. At that moment, Mandy wanted to assist Marilyn by teaching Genevieve a cruel lesson. However,contrary to her expectations, her scheme was instantly seen through by Harriet and Armand. What further baffled Mandy was the notion that Armand, who always indulged Marilyn, would takeGenevieve’s side at that time. Is it because Old Mrs. Faulkner likes Genevieve? Soon enough, Mandy left with Steven. Then, she recalled how Armand had rushed down the stairs in afit of anger with the intent of admonishing Genevieve. He even began to belittle her. Mandy was puzzled.But why… Mandy could not resist looking back. She caught a glimpse of Armand, who remained seated on thecouch with a glowering expression on his face. In Mandy’s heart, there appeared an odd sense offoreboding. Before long, things would be different for Marilyn. Armand would no longer tolerate her every move.novelbin