With Suzie's urging, she received the severance pay and managed to get the old maid kicked out. As expected, the head maid was shocked. She even begged Venice and George for the sake of the long years she had served. However, since Venice promised to handle the matter cleanly, she could not give any other way out. The head maid had no other choice but to leave the Thomson mansion without a single penny. The sudden outcome caused the maids and staff to be scared and think twice about their actions. The head maid had been working for the Thomson family for decades. Yet, she was mercilessly used as a scapegoat and was dragged out of the house. A lot of them began to doubt whether actively participating in the schemes would be good for them or be their downfall. It had been almost two months since Suzie arrived at the Thomson mansion. The maids and staff who were cold to her suddenly became milder. They must have been afraid of what happened to the head maid. They now greeted Suze whe
It was a good thing that she wasn't too attached to these people and this place so she could leave without a heavy heart. Even that father of hers was not something she regretted leaving behind. The head maid suddenly came running. "Eldest Miss! Please wait. We can't just let you leave like this." The head maid took a breather before continuing. "How about you have dinner first? The cook in the kitchen was already preparing your food." Suzie glanced outside, the sun was still up. "It is too early for dinner. Besides, I just have eaten lunch a few hours ago." "T-then! How about some snacks and desserts?" Suzie looked at the desperate head maid and the maids that were blocking her way. Why does she feel like they were desperately preventing her from leaving? "No need." Suzie began walking. But the head maid blocked her way. "Eldest Miss! Can you at least please wait for the Master to come? In that way, you can bid goodbye to each other personally." "I have nothing to say to Ge
In the quiet study room, the two were facing off.The kind and warm father role that George was playing had now disappeared. Suzie was facing a cold-hearted businessman of the head of the Thomson family.George lit his pipe as he spoke."You are to marry the eldest son of the Albrecht family. That is the will of your grandfather."Suzie felt thunder had struck her.Marriage...An arranged marriage?!Suzie had never thought this could be the reason. Her mind was only capable of guessing that this family wanted her liver or her blood or something. But to be married off....How could she not think about this? Wealthy people had arranged marriages at birth after all. Suzie stood up in shock."I am not agreeing to it!"Although she was at the right age to marry, it doesn't mean she could marry anyone that these damn people arranged for her."You have no choice. We already made the deal with the Albrecht family. And they agreed to accept you as their eldest son's bride."Albrecht family..
"If I let this matter out and take it to court, I can make sure that no company would take you in. You won't be employed except in some shabby places that could barely pay your everyday expenses. Do you think you would be able to survive and pay me at the same time for ten years?" Suzie paled. To think that this man who had the same blood as her dig into her past and threaten to ruin her life more. How ridiculous this is. That's right. She had indeed dark past and dark jobs. As someone who had no family or good background, the high school graduate Suzie could only take some job on the streets. When her grandmother became ill, she even took some risky jobs from illegal companies. Although she made sure she won't be involved in drugs and human trafficking, there were a lot of things that those companies had done that were against the law. When she became more experienced, that's when she only manage to take some seven days jobs that have some good standing in the industry. But like
The marriage between the two families was huge news in the upper society. Since the purpose of this marriage was to join forces publicly, the Thomson and Albretch families threw off a big party for their alliance to showcase their wealth and connections. With their meticulous preparation and the enormous cost of this party, it could be called the wedding of the century. The funny thing was the bride and groom weren't present. Many powerful families and businessmen gathered. But as if they were in tacit understanding, no one mention about the bride and groom. As a part of upper society, these wealthy families had their own ways to get inside the news. It was an open secret that this wedding was not about the bride and the groom. The talk was all about the growth direction of the two families after being united through marriage. While the wedding banquet was lively and bustling, Suzie received her marriage certificate. She was now married like that. She looked at the marriage ce
The way to the Albrecht mansion was silent. Suzie glanced at Jonathan who was in the passenger seat. The man was probably in his late twenties. He looked dignified but polite. Perhaps, Suzie could gain information from him. "How long have you been working for the Albrecht family?" Jonathan slightly glanced at Suzie through the rearview mirror and answered, "I have been living in the Albrecht Mansion since birth. I grew up there and started working officially as soon as I could read and write. My whole life is dedicated to the Albrecht family as my previous generation did." Suzie: "...." 'What is this royalty?' A superior family was served by another family loyally as if the latter were bound by life contract. Suzie thought this kind of arrangement ended a long time ago. It's the modern era now. As someone who lived a commoner's life, Suzie doesn't understand how these wealthy families work. But this was great. This man named Jonathan must know everything in the Albrecht f
Although it was said that the eldest son was about to die, Suzie would still live with him until his breath his last. And she wished that during that time, she could take advantage of the Albretch's wealth while being their daughter-in-law. Not live in some old cabin with a sickly husband while waiting for his death. Where's the benefit in that? She turned to look at Jonathan with hope. However, the latter failed her expectations. "This is the place allocated for you and for Sir by the masters. It doesn't look like much. But everything you need is inside. If you are in need of help, you can call someone from the worker's building. We will accommodate you as much as possible." Suzie: "...." So this was really where her husband lives?! "...There are plenty of buildings so why...why a person recuperating is being treated here?" She probed, hoping all her guesses were wrong. But her intuition never failed her. Jonathan avoided her question, "...Madame will learn things after livin
Suzie never had a childhood. With only her irresponsible grandmother as her guardian, the young Suzie had no choice but to mature early and do some trivial work so they won't starve to death.In the village where Suzie lives, a lot of families who owned huge lands needed more hands to do farm work. So even though her hands were smaller than others, she was given the 'privilege' to work. But her income was the smallest. Only ten pounds of rice every week.For that ten pounds of rice, the six-year-old Suzie had to wake up before the sun rises. She had to look after the livestock, tend to some crops or be the runner of other workers all day. She could only go home when the sky started to darken. It was such a tiring and exhausting life that the young Suzie had no time to play with other kids or have the leisure time of her own.The only moment that the young Suzie felt like a child was when the once-a-year festival of their village comes. Everyone was not allowed to work. So she had ti