Chapter 25: PAYBACK TIME
"You’re nothing but a girl married to our master. You have no right to touch him." The middle man suddenly said.
"Don’t think because you’re married to our master you have the upper hand. We can change your status anytime we like." Another person said.
"Please pardon her. She had no idea of the rules." Abby tried to defend her daughter-in-law.
"Step aside Abby. That is why we’re here." The middle man said. He seemed to be the lead lawyer.
Ariana, who had been quietly watching from the corner, frowned. Something wasn’t right. Why were the lawyers acting like this? Why did the Adkins family look afraid of them?
Weren’t they supposed to control these men? Hadn’t they hired them?
"Listen carefully, Penelope," the first lawyer in a brown suit spat as if her name itself was a stain. "The Adkins do not tolerate incompetence. Nor do we forgive those who bring harm to our bloodline."
The second lawyer, a skeletal man with cold, calculating eyes, pulled out a document. "By the authority of the family council, you are hereby put on probation. One more scratch. One more bruise. One more moment of suffering inflicted upon Young Master Osvaldo, whether by your hand or your negligence, and you will be expelled from the Adkins household. Permanently."
The third lawyer leaned in, his breath reeking of expensive cigars and disdain. "No appeals. No second chances. You will leave with nothing, no money, no status, not even the clothes on your back. The Adkins name will be scrubbed from your existence as if you were never here."
"Our young master is not a plaything," the first lawyer added harshly. "He may be sick now, but once he recovers, you’ll be discarded if you’re not useful."
Before anyone could say anything...