The Enticing CEO's Chosen Bride novel Chapter 1597

The sight of him instantly dampened Addie's previously buoyant mood. She was so taken aback that her smile faltered. After a moment of stunned silence, she quickly approached Presley, her face full of anger directed at the surrounding housemaids. "What on earth are you all doing? This isn't the place for maid interviews! Come, follow me to the back."

Seeing Addie's sudden appearance, the expressions of the housemaids changed visibly. A mix of fear, contempt, anger, disdain, and disgust crossed their faces.

The sight of such expressions on their faces infuriated Addie, and she quickly dropped her pleasant demeanor. She questioned, "Didn't you hear me? Are you deaf? Maid interviews belong in the back, now move!" Her tone was irritable and her words were harsh.

The maids rolled their eyes, "We didn't intend to work here! We were just here to say goodbye to the people, then we planned to leave!"

Addie's face darkened even more, "Not planning to work here? Then why did you come here in the first place?"

"Well, we did intend to work here initially, but who knew what kind of person you were? We'd rather earn less than be oppressed by you every day!" Another maid spoke up, not hiding her disdain for Addie.d2

The words of the maids and their attitude made Addie livid to the point of nearly exploding.

Addie's voice grew colder this time, "What do you mean? What oppression are you talking about? I've clarified everything in front of the reporters, and you're here to stir up trouble? If you don't want to work, then just leave. With this attitude, it seems like you won't obey rules in the future."

At first, her words were a bit unfiltered, but she realized there was Presley, sitting in the living room, and quickly corrected herself.

Addie said, "Sir, I don't think these servants are genuinely willing to work. If not, we should let them go, and we can find new ones."

Presley said, "I'm sitting here today, and you're talking to people with this attitude. If I weren't here, would you be even more unrelenting?"

Presley, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke in a stern tone, sitting there without even batting an eyelid.

Addie paused, feeling a bit nervous, "Of course not, sir. Normally, as long as they do their jobs and fulfill their responsibilities, I won't make it difficult for them."

"Is that so?" Presley spoke again, his voice cold.

But hearing Addie's words, a few of the servants by her side, particularly those with stronger personalities, couldn't help but let out a sarcastic chuckle. They looked up at Presley and said, "Sir, we've made it very clear. We earn our wages, and we're not afraid of being supervised. But we really dare not work under Addie. Rather than being oppressed by her in the future and then being kicked out, it's better if we quit now. We're truly sorry for the inconvenience today."

One person spoke up first and then others followed, bowing respectfully to Presley and preparing to leave.

"What did I do wrong, sir? I've already clarified everything in front of the reporters, didn't I?" She paused, her gaze landing on the maids, and snapped, "Speak up! Did you gossip about me to the master? What did I do to offend you? Oh, I see, did someone pay you to smear me?"

The maids rolled their eyes in disbelief. One of the maids said, "Who would bother to smear you? You've already disgraced yourself enough in front of the media! Do you really think you're some sort of big shot? You think people need to smear you?"

Addie had no idea what "disgrace" the maid was referring to. Seeing the situation turning against her, she quickly moved closer to Presley, "Sir, don't be swayed by their words. I've been by your side for many years, don't you know what kind of person I am? Everything was fine before today. They must have been bribed by Chloe! It's not enough for her to take away all our maids, she even sends people to continue causing trouble here. It's too much."

"So, were you also bribed by her?" Presley asked.

Addie was taken aback, "What?"

Presley pursed his lips, picked up the remote, and resumed the paused TV. On the screen, Addie was seen in her interview, her face tear-streaked and pathetic. Even after the interview ended, Addie was still clueless as to where she went wrong.

But the next moment, the scene on the TV changed to another video. It started with the scene of Addie lounging on the sunlit terrace at the Harper family mansion earlier that afternoon, her legs crossed as she savored a piece of fruit.

Just a single glance, and Addie's eyes suddenly widened. Her face turned sheet pale as if she had seen a ghost.