Seraphina's POV
I didn't say anything. Just gave the maid a small nod, telling her to leave.
She didn't deserve to be treated like this. I was the one who'd have taken that slap instead of her.
"Mrs. Lancaster," I said, shutting my eyes for a second, trying to hold back everything boiling inside me. "If you've got something to say, then say it to me. Why are you taking it out on people who can't even defend themselves?"
"Really?" she laughed bitterly. "Let me remind you, if you've forgotten… I'm the one paying these useless nobodies."
"Yeah, you do!" I said, trying to hold back, clenching my teeth. "But that doesn't mean they're your slaves! They work for you for the money you pay…"
I was so furious that I almost lost control. I could take her hate, I'd been through worse. But hitting someone in my place who did nothing had crossed my bottom line.