"I'm Arthur Chamillet, My lady. I'm the one who's in charge in this place." He bowed down.
"I want you to show me the furniture that you made today".
"Ah.. Madam. As you know the quality of the furniture is great and you shouldn't be worried about it and we're about to ship it tomorrow." Nervous smiles
With the sweat coming out on his forehead,
I knew he was hiding something.
"No, I want to check it myself." She firmly replies.
"Ye-- Yes, My lady. This way."
She carefully checks the sofa.
Arthur is starting to get annoyed with Serlina because of her questions and sudden arrival. Every time Serlina is not looking his gaze toward her is unpleasant.
It's not the same in the store that we went to.
She grabs the knife that is hidden in her dress and slashes the sofa.
Everyone gasped and was shocked at what Serlina did.
"My lady, What are you doing?!"Arthur said.
"See it for yourself," Serlina replied.
She stands up and shows them the ruined sofa.
The sofa's stuffing contains cheap folded fabrics and feathers to shape the sofa.
"It's not the high-quality stuffing that my family made."
"About th- that My lady –"
"Enough! Tie him up and I'll let you see my brother later. Let's see what is his opinion when he finds out what you're doing."
Some of the workers of the factory and her coachmen start to tie him up.
"My lady, give me a chance to expl--." The coachmen cover his mouth.
I hate scammers like him. Based on his actions, attitude, and appearance I know what type of person he is. It's like the ability that I also bring into this world.
Back then, I also got scammed. I lost my entire savings as I ignored my instincts, even though I already felt something was wrong since he was my friend, I trusted him. He was there when I needed a companion, but little did I know he'd betray me in the end.
I didn't want to repeat what happened, so I started to rely on my instincts and nothing bad happened to me again.
A strange worker approaches her silently.
"My lady, Can I have a private conversation with you?."
"Who are you?" Serlina asked with a confused face.
"I'm Xavier Leon, I'm the assistant of Arthur"
Why is this guy so handsome to be an assistant? With that look, Dark Hair and Eyes, a bit of tan skin, and that build though.. He's not even a knight. Shit, I have to keep focus.
They went to the office of the Manager.
The room is a mess and smells like cigars and alcohol.
What an awful smell, even in my past life I hate this smell so much.
"Do you talk to me because you want me to release Arthur?" Serlina asked.
"No" Xavier replied with a bit of a smile on his face, as he leaned to the table.
"Then why?"
"Because I want to give you this"
He handed out the documents to Serlina
"What is this?" She starts to check the documents.
"That document contains all of the cheap materials that he bought, and the money he took so he can use it for his desires. For Gambling, Women, Alcohol."
She checks the documents to check the facts.
Arthur Chamillet, My father is the one who hired this person and he grew fondly with him. No wonder they're the same. I remember the last time Father was talking to him, I didn't hear much but it sounds like they were transporting something.
"May I know the reason why you gave me these documents?" Serlina asked with a suspicious gaze at him.
"Well, I don't like that guy. The way he looked down on us and was always absent. He's only here when the money arrives for the production, and acts like he's working."
"Do you need something from me? just straight to the point."
"No, I just want that guy out and work peacefully." He replies and smiles at her genuinely.
Serlina took a deep breath and sighed.
"Alright, since there's no one who will manage the production, I'll appoint it to you."
Xavier is both shocked and confused at what he heard.
With a hesitating look on his face, he answers.
"Thank you for the wonderful offer but I think I'm not qualified for that position, I'm only an assis---."
"Just accept it. My hunch is that you'll be more capable of handling this production rather than Arthur."
"As you wish, My lady."
He bowed down
"Report to me once a week if you're busy, then at least once a month. I'll monitor you as well if you choose the path same as Arthur…"
She walks towards him and moves closer as their body almost touch and he holds on to the edge of the table looking flustered, she whispers to him with a serious face.
"I'll handle you on my own"
With a grin and smile on her face she walks into the door, leaving Xavier a bit of shock.
"I look forward to working with you" Serlina smiles and leaves.
When Serlina left, Xavier smiled as he put his hand on his face and blushed.
"What a cute threat."
Serlina announce to the workers that Xavier will be the one who'll manage the production from now on, She also commands them to throw out all the cheap furniture that they made and send a letter of apology for the delay and fine wine for compensation.
I know we'll spend more money on this, but we need to assure our customers that our furniture is still the best.
After the tiring work, Serlina heads back home.
It's just the first day… My body wants to rest and I can't believe the sun is going down now. I need a good massage and bath, I hope horses can fly too.
As they arrived home, Serlina encountered a man in the hallway.
The man has silver hair, and yellow eyes like a beast, with almost the same appearance as the guy that she met at the shop last time.
With her eyes wide open and mouth a bit open, due to a state of shock, and froze for a bit as she saw the man.
Oh my gosh, who the heck is this guy?
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