The sound of a bucket being knocked over interrupted Brian's thoughts, and he turned to face the source of the sound.
He saw a maid, face flushed with embarrassment, hurriedly picking up the bucket. The floor around her was covered in dirty, soapy water, ruining the originally clean floor.
"Mr. William...I, I didn't mean it!" the maid replied in a panic. She bowed her head in deference and continued apologizing.
Brian stared at her for a moment.
"Come here," he said.
It occurred to him that the maid seemed to have a very good relationship with Diana, so he wanted to ask something through her.
The maid didn't expect Brian would call her over. Her legs felt suddenly limp. "Hurry up. Stop wasting time," Brian said impatiently.
The maid took a moment to pray that Brian would not embarrass her and then walked unwillingly towards him.
It was at this time that a clear, loud laugh came from the open front door.
