Listening to those words filled with mockery and sarcasm, Evelyn reminded herself to swallow her anger.
It's okay for her to suffer, but she couldn't let Cecilia suffer because of her anymore.
However, when she remained silent, those people became even more aggressive, as if they were using her as a way to bond with Eleanor.
"I really don't know how her family taught her. Is being poor an excuse to sell oneself shamelessly?" one woman joked.
Evelyn was thoroughly enraged, glaring at them, and asked coldly, "Do you know me? Do you know how I grew up? Just relying on Eleanor's word, what gives you the right to judge what kind of person I am?"
"How can you be so rude?" The women started chattering again, "We're saying this for your own good. Besides, what right does a servant like you have to talk back to us?"
