The Secret Code of Monsters.

Chapter 66 She doesn't want people to feel pity, she wants people to be afraid

Lei's fate had nothing to do with Roland.

One special thing is: when Theresa angrily searched the other party's cabinet and found a thin necklace and a gem brooch that she had just hidden today (obviously this was only a part that she had not yet taken action), the young heir who was so angry that she laughed did not choose to escort her to the police station -

He ordered several young and strong male servants to carry the woman away.

Towards the garden.

When she passed Roland, she knelt on the ground, pulling at his trouser legs and begging him for mercy.

Roland just stared at the silver candlesticks on the table, or the flickering candlelight, and slowly wiped the corners of his mouth with a cloth.

'I'm so sorry, Miss Ray.'

So the desperate woman went to Randolph for help again.

Her hysterical face gradually became distorted and hideous, and when her words received no response, her pleas for mercy quickly turned into verbal abuse.

To Randolph, to Beatrice and Theresa.

She complained that she was taking care of a "fool", and had to wipe her saliva, change her diaper-soaked skirt, and get her body stained with colorful and difficult-to-clean paints;

She complained that Theresa was always dissatisfied with her and always found fault with her;

She complained that Randolph only paid attention to his sister when he came home, but never even looked at her...

Then she started threatening again.

He said that his family was of some status and they might call the police...

That doesn't matter anymore.

The new servant was cleaning the windows when he fell downstairs and broke his neck...

What can the police say?

Just a regrettable accident.

The maid's "slightly influential" family members will receive a fairly generous compensation from the Taylor family.

"Didn't you say you didn't care?"

"'This is Mr. Taylor's family affair', 'This is not how guests behave', 'I shouldn't get involved', 'This is not decent'."
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I really didn't get involved much.
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It was Beatrice who spoke it herself.
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The servants must know it, and know it in public.
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Although Taylor's daughter is not very smart, she is not someone who can be fooled or bullied by anyone.
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Her brother couldn't be with her all day, and Theresa might have her own little thoughts. What's more, older people are prone to making mistakes.
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Beatrice has to learn to protect herself, she has to show up in person.
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In person, and vulgar, crazy, vicious, and ferocious.
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She doesn't want to be pitied.
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She wanted to scare them.

"People who say one thing and mean another will never grow tall."
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I will grow as tall as a giant.

"You're just a cat-eyed tsundere."
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This is also a reminder to Randolph.
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He is not competent enough.

Roland thought so, and so did Randolph.

After "dealing" with Lei and finishing the meal, Randolph asked Roland to move to the study and thanked him for the nth time.

Of course, this time it’s more than just thanks.

He showed a vulnerability that a man 'should not have'.

In the study room with a roaring fireplace, a pale-faced man slumped on the sofa, fear still lingering in his eyes.

"…Betty never liked people disturbing her or following her. Even Theresa was annoying her, so I…"

"I was the one who picked the maid, and little Betty reluctantly accepted her..."

"I don't know, I don't know how this could happen... She wasn't like this originally..."

Randolph buried his face in his hands, saying in a painful tone: "Am I going to lose Betty soon, Roland... I am an incompetent brother..."

"It's better to find it in time."

Roland didn't argue about whether he was competent or not, and he knew that Randolph didn't want comfort: "Mrs. Chloe recently hired a very famous doctor: Edward Snow, have you heard of him?"

Randolph's eyes were red: "That 'Ice' doctor?"

"I can ask Madam Chloe to let him come and take a look at Miss Beatrice." Roland nodded slightly: "I heard that he won't stay here for long."

Randolph certainly would.

It's not that he couldn't afford a doctor, and he agreed with Roland's suggestion for obvious reasons.

This interaction is conducive to enhancing friendship. "To be honest, there are quite a few people who pay attention to you." Randolph rubbed his temple with his fingers, and his palm naturally blocked the corner of his eyes.

He took a long breath, sniffed his ragged nose, and sighed:
"But you are from the Inquisition, which is different from the Inspectorate. Most people are wary of the Executioners - many of them have killed their relatives and friends because of the cultists, so it is normal for them to keep their distance."

“You haven’t done these things before.”

No one wants themselves or their family to be backstabbed by the executives around them one day.

These guys only have eyes for cultists.

But Randolph didn't care.

The Taylors had dealt with these people for generations.

He could patiently make friends with those low-class, worldly-wise, poor guys who looked down on others after mastering some tricks, and give them snacks to do things for him.

But compared to that, he would rather make friends with people like Roland Collins with sincerity.

Because this young man is extremely interesting.

He seemed to have completely different views and practices on many things than the current ones - including his behavior just now: letting his Betty show "the style of a master" in public.

This could not help but arouse a burning curiosity in Randolph, a big businessman.

Of course, more importantly, it was because he repeatedly saved and helped his sister, and the words he spoke to Betty -

sincere.

In the next few days, Roland received the following gifts:
Several boxes of premium cigars given by Randolph, and an invitation to a cocktail party by Cherry-Chloe - in the name of celebrating his recovery from injury.

At the reception, Roland asked about the "Ice and Snow" doctor:
At least Mrs. Chloe seemed to have recovered some spirits, which proved that the gentleman was not a quack.

It wasn't that Cherry-Chloe was unwilling.

She had no likes or dislikes for Beatrice Taylor herself, but when it came to Roland, the shrewd lady couldn't help but think of the old fox and the little fox in the Taylor family.

It might be an exaggeration to say that he had some real intention, but it was a foregone conclusion that a low-class, unethical businessman wanted to use his daughter to implicate an executive.

Completely unaware that she also came from a merchant family, Cherrie Chloe acted like a gentle but nagging mother, constantly speaking ill of the Taylor family to Roland, especially her unreasonable tone of "let's not talk about facts first, let's talk about speculation", which always made Roland feel both warm and helpless.

"I can let Snow go, but you have to promise me not to get close to that girl again!"

There weren't many people at the party, especially since it was not too long after the "cocktail party attack" that happened earlier.

Most people were still in fear and either took sick leave or sent their unloved children to attend. The West District was much quieter during this period.

"Too close. It's bad for your reputation."

Roland asked what kind of reputation the executive had, but was met with a smile from Cherry as if she was seeking credit.

Obviously, his act of saving people, coupled with his rare appearance in the world - and the influence of a certain lady in the circle, made Roland different from other executives who were shunned.

But that's all.

"I said that the way those women looked at you today was not right."

"The girls are curious about you."

Cherie gently waved a velvet fan, looking very happy.

When she and Roland attended the event side by side, many ladies even came forward to greet them enthusiastically.

Roland teased: "You didn't tell me that it was a married 'girl'."

Cherry's sharp eyes scanned the singing and dancing in the hall, and she said nonchalantly, "How can it be that easy? Do you think it's as simple as the affair between the shoemaker's wife and the broom seller?" She smiled brightly and nodded to the gentlemen and ladies coming and going, but she didn't stop chatting with Roland at all.

"How about visiting Taylor's house?"

"Very rich."

"What didn't the little fox promise you?"

Cherry-Chloe knew Randolph's father, Bellows Taylor, and therefore, she shared the same view of Randolph.

(End of this chapter)