Chapter 145 Trouble Knocking on the Door
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No one made a move to answer the door for a long time. Caroline set her wineglass down and said casually, “Maybe it’s one of my brothers. I’ll go check.”
Alaina’s heart thudded nervously. Could it really be one of them back already?
That didn’t make sense–she’d just texted Edwin carlier, telling them to eat dinner at the hotel and not come home until later.
But before Caroline could get up, the doorbell went silent–and was quickly followed by loud, heavy thuds. Someone was kicking the door.
Alaina’s nerves eased. That definitely wasn’t the Somerton brothers.
Whoever it was, she’d just send them packing.
The kicking continued, loud and angry. Alaina shot up from her chair and muttered under her breath, “Where are your manners? Ever heard of using your hands?”
Storming toward the front door, her whole body radiated irritation. Caroline, still seated, watched her calmly.
The second Alaina swung open the door and saw Maia, her scowl deepened. “I thought you left. What the heck are you doing back here?”
Of all times to show up–she just had to pick this moment.
Alaina figured Ruth must’ve talked her into coming back to work as a housemaid.
Before Maia could even get a word in, Alaina snapped, “We don’t need help today. Go home and come back tonight.”
This brat actually had the nerve to kick her door.
If she weren’t preoccupied with serious business, she’d give Maia a proper lesson right then and there.
She slammed the door shut, palm pressed hard against the frame.
Bam!
The bang echoed through the whole house, vibrating with the fury in her heart.
She thought she had sent Maia away.
But as she turned around, the kicking resumed–louder this time, sharper.
“That brat!” Alaina’s face turned an ugly shade of red. Furious, she whipped the door back open and barked at Maia, who stood stubbornly on the porch. “Are you deaf or just plain stupid? I told you to get lost!”
She didn’t have time to dig into why Maia had kicked her door down–there would be time for that tonight. Maia let out a short laugh, clearly unimpressed. “Don’t flatter yourself. You think I came back to be your
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“Then what are you doing here?” She genuinely couldn’t think of another reason.
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With her arms crossed, Maia replied, “I’m here to collect my paycheck. I worked at your house for days. Don’t tell me you forgot.”
Alaina let out a bitter laugh at this. “You walked off without saying a word, and we had to order takeout for days. I should be charging you for the trouble! And you still have the nerve to ask for money?”
Maia’s face stayed cold and confrontational. “How I left is my business. Doesn’t give you the right to withhold my wages. So I’m warning you–pay up, or…
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“Or what?” Alaina jabbed a finger at her face. “You ungrateful little wretch, even your own mother can’t stand you–and now you think you can threaten me?”
The moment she finished, Maia’s expression turned glacial. Without a word, she raised her leg and kicked Alaina hard in the shin.
Caught off guard, Alaina dropped to her knees with a heavy thud, crying out as her kneecaps smacked the floor.
“Oh my God, my leg!” She wailed in agony, her face scrunched in pain.
Back in the dining room, Helen couldn’t see what was happening, but when she heard Maia had shown up, she hadn’t thought much of it.
Her mother could handle a maid.
But hearing Alaina’s groans, she jumped up from her seat and rushed to the door.
“Mom, are you okay?” She bent over to help Alaina up.
“Do I look okay? I think my bones just shattered!” Alaina snapped, shooting Maia a glare sharp enough to cut steel.
She’d lived in this house for more than a decade, and no one had ever dared lay a finger on her.
But in just the past month, Caroline had slapped her, and now Maia had kicked her.
Maybe she’d been too soft all along. People clearly thought they could walk all over her.
“You’re in big trouble, brat,” she spat. “I’m telling your mom. She’s going to beat the daylights out o.
If it weren’t for more important things on her plate today, Alaina would never have let Maia off so easily.
She would’ve made her pay–literally.
Helen chimed in, her tone just as sharp. “That’s right. You’re lucky if all you get is a beating. Someone like you should be dumped in the mountains and left for the wild dogs!”
No sooner had she finished the sentence than a splash of spit hit her face.
Maia, having spat at her, narrowed her eyes and sneered, “Your mouth’s filthy, your heart’s even filthier, and just looking at you makes me sick.”
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Chapter 145 Trouble Knocking on the Door
She practically screamed it.
Caroline and Jamie, still in the dining room, heard
every word
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She glanced at Jamie and said coolly, “Let me guess–your niece is here to start a fight. Aren’t you going to do something about it?”
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