Chapter 39: Servant Cedric (5). Market Value
Head butler Bestian was deep in thought.
The source of his concern? None other than Cedric.
Is it really alright to leave things as they are?
It wasn’t that Cedric was lacking in any aspect of his work.
No—in fact, he was too competent.
Laundry, gardening, cooking, cleaning, and every other menial task that required physical labor—Cedric performed them all to near-perfection.
But in just one category—reverence for his master—Cedric fell short.
In fact, to be precise, he was practically failing.
What kind of servant uses the employment contract as leverage to talk back to his master, or even tease them?
If word got out to the Birkan nobility about the dynamic between Claudia and Cedric, Claudia would instantly become the laughingstock of high society.
And yet, Bestian couldn’t bring himself to dismiss Cedric outright.
“Cedric! Where are you!? Get out here this instant!”