Chapter 772

Blake’s eyes narrowed and his voice came out cold. “Bring up the security footage. I want to see exactly what happened in this house today.”
He’d known for a while that Grace was trouble. She loved to boss people around, bully the staff, and was always whispering in Lucinda’s ear, trying to turn her down the wrong path. Blake had wanted to fire her before, but Lucinda kept begging him to let Grace stay. He’d even warned Grace to behave, but how long did that last? Now she was stirring up trouble again. Did she really think she ran the Norwood household, that she could do whatever she wanted and no one would stop her?
Lucinda’s face turned pale. Her hands clenched tighter, knuckles white.
Kylie looked around, feeling the tension in the room. Things were completely out of control. They had to get to the bottom of what happened today. She wanted to know what the staff got up to when she wasn’t around. “Go get Ryan,” she said.
“Yes, ma’am.” A maid hurried off to find the butler.
Ryan was the Norwood family’s head butler. He managed everything in the house, but he hadn’t been around when Lucinda and Grace took things too far with the maids. So he had no idea what went down. When he heard they needed to check the cameras, he went straight to the security room, but came back with bad news.
“Sir, ma’am, the security staff said there was a problem with the system today. All the footage has been erased.”
Lucinda let out a slow, silent breath. She hadn’t expected Grace to cover her tracks so well. Without the video, even if Tina pointed her out, she could just deny everything. What could a maid do? Thinking that, Lucinda straightened up, her confidence returning.
“Then bring everyone involved here,” Lydia said quietly.
Ryan nodded. “Yes, Lydia.”
Grace bit her lip, cursing Tina, Judy, and Alexis under her breath. They had better know when to keep their mouths shut. If they didn’t, she’d make sure they regretted it. She couldn’t believe she’d spent eighteen years carefully keeping her head down in the Norwood house, only to get tripped up by Tina. And deep down, it was all Lydia’s fault.
A few minutes later, Ryan returned, leading Tina, Judy, and Alexis into the room.
The
moment Lydia saw them, her eyes turned icy. Tina’s hands were raw and bloody, her forehead
bruised and swollen, and her cheeks were puffy. Judy and Alexis locked a little better, but they both had bruises too.
“Tina what happened to your hands?” Kylie’s eyes widened in shock.
Lucinda started twisting the hem of her shirt, unable to stay still.
Grace jumped in right away. “Ma’am, it was me. I spilled hot water on her by
accident. It was all my fault, I’m so sorry.” Her eyes turned red as she spoke, playing
the part.
Lydia looked at Tina. “Tina, tell us. How did you get hurt?”
Tina looked up, wanting to answer but hesitating. She was scared that if she told the truth, it would throw the whole house to chaos. The
reason Lucinda löst her temper was because the Robinsons had come over and only acknowledged Lydia, not her.
“Tina, everyone’s here. Just tell us what really happened. Don’t worry,” Blake said gently.
Grace spoke up again, desperate. For origınal chapters go to.net
“Tina, I’m really sorry. It was all my
fault today. Since your hands are
hurt and you can’t work
cover
your chores. I’ll ever give you my pay to make up for it. Please don’t blame me for being careless.”
She was terrified Tina would say Lucinda burned her, so she tried to take the blame.
“Quiet!” Blake’s voice was cold and sharp. It was obvious Grace was trying to stop Tina from speaking.
Grace flinched. She sank to her knees, her eyes flicking up to where Tina stood with her head bowed.
Tina’s heart was pounding. She didn’t know what would happen if she told the truth.