Enduring the sadness, Rose said coolly, “You are generous. Some pieces of jewelry in the box are expensive. If you…give them to Ms. Stewart, she will be happy…”
He should not have smashed them.
“You think she will take your trash?” Judson sneered mockingly, “You think she likes jewelry as you do?”
Was Lillian as vain and insincere as Rose?
Rose was snobbish and greedy. But she pretended to be kind, low–key, and noble.
Rose claimed that Judson was not in the place to mention her parents.
So he decided to target Rose.
“I understand that you feel insecure. But we’ve offered you a good life. Rose, why are you so greedy?”
He glanced at the gifts on the ground more ironically. “You cherished these cheap craps, but now, you want to return them. Don’t you feel bad about it?”
Judson stood up, pulled his collar, and walked to the bathroom. “You can throw them away if you don’t want them. Don’t ruin my mood!”
Rose looked at the gifts on the ground with cool eyes.
In fact, not everything here was expensive.
He gave her some fancy bracelets. But he also gave her the medal he
won and his limited–edition cards…
It made sense to call them “craps“.
But he said she was greedy…
If he meant that she couldn’t get enough of his concern, she was indeed greedy.
She was very greedy then.
Maybe she changed her mind or got used to it.
Rose didn’t feel much pain in the face of Judson’s words.
She planned to go.
But Judson had someone clean the room.
Seeing the jewelry on the ground, a middle–aged maid blinked her eves.
She casually put everything in the trash can and smiled craftily at Rose.
“Ms. Edwards, don’t be so sad. Only an innocent girl like you would fall for the trap of engagement. Everyone here knows you are just a sex partner. You overestimate yourself… In my opinion, you should accept your fate. You should go back to your place. How can you change your destiny by doing so?”
The maid was as terrible as her master.
Rose pondered.
The maid’s disdain was the same as Judson’s.
A bang sounded….
The door to the bathroom was opened.
Judson was wearing a bathrobe. His hair was wet. And he looked around gloomily.
The maid bent hurriedly, pretending to be respectful.
Rose didn’t think she should stay here anymore. She didn’t leave at once because she worried that the maid might slander her.
There were valuable things in the box. She didn’t want to be entangled with Judson, so it was better to end this in private.
She stood up.
However, Judson said coldly, “Stop.”
Rose paused, noticing the maid’s stiff back.
“Take them out,” said Judson.
His voice sounded scary. But Rose was sure that he was not talking to her.
The maid turned around slowly with a flattering smile. She bent and raised the trash can, “Mr. Roach, Ms. Edwards asked me to throw them away…”
Judson’s eyes turned cold.
“Do you want to take out the things in your pocket on your own or do you need some help?”
The maid kneeled at once.
“Ms. Edwards, I…” She shook and stammered. With a shaking hand, she took out a necklace from her pocket. “Ms. Edwards…didn’t want
this and gave it to me…”
She turned to Rose and said faster, “Ms. Edwards, you are nice and generous. I broke the rules and shouldn’t have taken this.”
She threw the necklace at Rose as if it was a hot potato. “Please forgive me. I am just a nobody. Don’t let Mr. Roach get me wrong!”
Lying to Judson meant serious punishments.
If she was caught stealing, she would be sent to the police and get punished. Then she would be blacklisted and fail to get a new job.
The maid believed that Judson didn’t see her steal. It was probably because he saw the shape of the necklace which was easy to notice under the thin clothing.
***
Judson sneered and asked Rose, “You gave it to her?”
Rose looked calm. “Maria is quite a clever liar. Maybe she shouldn’t be just a maid.”
Maria Bill, the maid, put the necklace in her pocket secretly as she cleaned the room. And she was caught. However, she reacted quickly and shifted the blame to Rose at once.
People working here impressed Rose with their shamelessness.
Maria was resentful. “Ms. Edwards, you are slandering me. You said these were craps and told me to take what I wanted…”
She waved her hands at Judson. “Mr. Roach, Ms. Edwards can help me with just a sentence. But she slandered me as a thief. She is a bad girl. I work for you. But she slandered me. It means that she despises you!”
Maria was not bold enough to slander Rose in front of Judson before.
But people in the Imperial Garden had got the news.
Rose offended Lillian and was forced to break up with Judson.
Men were not loyal.
He would abandon Rose. So Maria made light of her and slandered. her.
Maybe Rose was even less important than an old maid like her to Judson.
Maria seemed respectful. But she felt carried away.
As a maid, she didn’t expect to ride over the former hostess.
But Rose frowned and didn’t even look at her. She nodded at Judson casually. “Everything is here. You can do whatever you want. I gotta go.”
She felt disgusted. She didn’t want to waste her time on a necklace.
It was not worth it to waste her time on people or things that were not important.
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