The group of servants, with the nanny at the forefront, dared not say anything at this moment. They had heard about the incident where Third Master punished his aunt by hitting her with a board because of Avery.
However, they still did not believe that Third Master liked Avery . As long as Madam Blackwood did not like this woman, who knew who would occupy the position beside Third Master in the future.
The three of them looked at Third Master and Avery's departing figures, at a loss.
Just as they were about to turn around, they saw Ethan suddenly stop in his tracks, slowly turning around with an incredibly sharp gaze.
"Oh, one more thing. Since you all like her sister so much, you don't have to stay with me from tomorrow onwards."
Hearing this, the group of servants turned pale in an instant.
"No, we didn't mean it. We just..."
"I think the Wells family is pretty good. Why don't you go there? This way, you can see the person you want to see every day, isn't that great?"
Upon hearing this, they immediately fell to their knees.
"Third Master, we were wrong. We shouldn't have spoken to Madam that way. It was our fault. Please don't drive us away."
They were crying and begging, as humble as they could be.
To be honest, they knew what was good and what was not. They were just greedy for Alexis' cooking skills. The current situation of the Wells family was just an empty shell, without even the money to pay their wages. How could it compare to the high salary that Third Master offered them?
Unfortunately, Ethan completely ignored the pleas of these people. He didn't even want to look at them again. The deep phoenix eyes were as terrifying as a bottomless abyss.
"You dare to point fingers at my affairs. Why should I keep you around? Do you want to continue gossiping about my woman? Leave now. I don't want to repeat myself for the third time."
"Third Young Master..."
The few people were at a loss for words. Seeing that Avery had turned around, they immediately begged her.
"Madam, we spoke out of turn just now. we're numbskulls , and we don't know how to speak. Please forgive us, ma'am. Don't hold it against us, we are just lowly servants..."
"Yes, yes, Madam. Please help us say a few good words to Third Young Master, so that he won't drive us away. Please, we beg you..."
For a while, the women's crying voices filled the entire living room.
This made the other servants passing by in the villa feel sympathetic, but also somewhat fortunate that they hadn't said anything excessive to Avery.
Even Qin , who was busy collecting things outside, only shook his head when he heard their cries.
They were too impatient.
Among this family, he was the one who disliked Avery the most. But he only showed a cold attitude towards her on weekdays, and never said anything out of line.
Even if the Third Young Master knew that he was cold towards Avery, he thought that he was always like that towards anyone. In the living room, Avery felt a twinge of pity as she watched the housekeeper and two other servants kneel on the ground, kowtowing and apologizing. But the things they had said to her were truly hurtful.
She didn't want them to lose their jobs because of her, but she also didn't want to let them off the hook so easily.
She lifted her head and tugged at Ethan's sleeve. "Mr. Blackwood, actually they just love the food my sister cooks too much. It was an unintentional mistake. How about you deduct their salaries as a punishment?"
She didn't have much hope when she said this. Ethan's icy demeanor would surely make him refuse and then insist on firing the three of them.
But to her surprise, when Ethan looked down at her, his cold eyes softened. "Alright, we'll do as Madam suggests. Deduct three months' worth of their salaries."
"Ah, three months..."
Hearing this, the three servants exclaimed in shock.
Three months' worth of salary was a lot of money. Just for saying one wrong thing, they would have to work for free for three months. It was heart-wrenching.
Ethan's gaze swept over them, his eyes turning cold again. "If you can't accept it, then get out!"
"No, no, no, Third Master, we can accept it."
"Well then, why don't you thank Madam?" Ethan withdrew his gaze, looking at Avery with a gentle expression.
The contrast between his demeanor before and after was like night and day.
Even a blind person could see that he was truly treating Avery like a wife, protecting and doting on her.
No one is allowed to speak ill of her, let alone falsely accuse her. Otherwise, they will have to pay the price, even if that person is his most respected aunt.
The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, and the nannies thanked Avery. for speaking up. "Thank you, Miss Wells. If it weren't for you, we would have lost our jobs."
"Just don't speak out of turn in the future. You can go rest now."
Avery felt she deserved the gratitude and went up to help them up one by one before watching them leave.
When she turned to look at Ethan, she saw him standing there, expressionless, staring at her. "Will you dare to bring people home casually in the future?"
The climax was here?
He changed his attitude so quickly that Avery was caught off guard.
"Are you going to dock my pay too?" She stood still, afraid to move closer.
"Come here." He reached out his hand. "I just want you to see that the person you brought back could potentially take away everything by your side and gradually make you lose your position in this household."
"That won't happen. My sister won't do that."
Avery didn't take it seriously. Although the reaction of these nannies today made her uncomfortable, she never blamed her sister for it.
"Everyone likes outstanding people. It's just that my sister is too outstanding, and they like her so much because I'm not good enough."
She walked closer, and when she was near him, she obediently placed her hand on his and lifted her face, looking very serious.
"I will work hard to become excellent," said Avery earnestly. Watching her, Ethan tightened his grip on her small hand, which was resting in his palm. "Go upstairs and rest. Don't you still have last night's work to finish?"
Avery suddenly remembered that she had to draw a design tonight. However, she also remembered a sentence that Ethan had just said.
" Mr. Blackwood, are you going to sleep with me in the bedroom tonight?"
If he intended to start sleeping in the same bed with her tonight, she didn't think she would refuse. He was so good to her, why should she refuse? Unexpectedly, Ethan said indifferently, "No, I'll sleep in the guest room tonight."
"Why?" she blurted out, but it was too late to take it back.
"I'll tell you the day after tomorrow."
Ethan took her hand and walked quickly towards the stairs. She was short and sometimes couldn't keep up with his pace, so he would patiently slow down for her.