The sunshine in the summer morning is bright but not too warm. It is probably the most comfortable moment of the day. Bishop's manor is shrouded in such sunshine.
Julie, who has just come to work, is preparing tea.
"Why are there no lemons?" Meri looked from one corner of the kitchen to the other. "The best thing I make is lemon cake. Why are there no lemons here?" She glanced at Julie who was preparing tea, "Julie, I'm here Let me ask you, why are there no lemons?"
"Please call me the foreman." Julie's eyes twitched. The day before yesterday, when Meri suddenly bypassed her and asked Bishop to work at the manor, Julie began to hate this guy.
Julie has been avoiding her, but maybe it's like the saying goes, the more you don't want to meet her, the more likely you will meet her! Julie felt that in the past two days, she had only 'encountered' this annoying guy in the manor. As everyone knows, besides Merry, who else can Julie meet in this manor, except of course Bishop.
"I'm your boss," Julie said with emphasis. He is also the 'biggest' person in this manor besides Mr. Bishop.
What? Mr. Butler? Mr. Butler seemed to be closer to Mrs. Bishop (Shell). After Mrs. Bishop left suddenly, he was dismissed by Mr. Bishop. Everyone understands.
"Oh." Meili chuckled, "Then, boss, who is in charge of purchasing? I need him to update the purchasing list."
Julie frowned, but still said a name.
"Then what?" Merry continued, "Where can I find him?" Merry's tone seemed impatient. "Such a big manor is like a maze. I can hardly find anyone."
"West side courtyard." Julie replied coldly.
"There's no one there," Meri continued impatiently. "I live in the West Courtyard, and there's no one there."
"You already live here?" Julie had to put down her work, looked at Meri, and asked.
"Yes." Merry glanced at Julie with a smile on his lips, "Have you been here for two days and you didn't realize it? After you left for dinner the day before yesterday, I talked to Mr. Bishop again, and he asked I'm staying. His guest, Riley. Haha, the pretty lady doesn't mind if I disturb their dinner."
"Merry!" Julie was a little angry. She seemed not even interested in knowing what Mery and Bishop had talked about. All she cared about was Meili at this moment. After deliberately bringing up what happened yesterday, "Do you know that Miss Riley is Mr.'s guest? The sudden intrusion into the restaurant like the day before yesterday is not allowed!"
"Do you need to break in? No one is stopping me at all." Merry waved his hand and said indifferently, "I just promised to take you home, and I got a little bored waiting. I thought of asking Mr. Bishop what he needed. I don’t need a maid, I just gave it a try. I didn’t expect it to be accepted so easily.”
Merry looked at Julie and smiled, "Besides, before Mr. Bishop hired me, I was also a guest of the manor, your guest. Haha, it's not that you entertained me. I said hello to the real owner of the manor before I left. , it’s not an excessive thing.”
Merry's tone is annoying!
Julie pressed the delicate tea tray and stared at the woman she had just met yesterday, "Now you are no longer my guest, you are my subordinate!"
"Yes -" Merilla trailed off, "The foreman. What about the foreman? Now can you tell me where all the people in the west courtyard have gone? I have hardly seen anyone else in two days. Don't tell me about Bishop Manor. Servants are the same as the foreman. They can go home every day and do not deal with personal matters here. Haha, then I have to reflect on whether I have done anything wrong in the more than ten years I have worked at Smith Manor, and why I do not have such preferential treatment. "
"Merry!" Julie faced Meri, "What do you mean!"
"It's not interesting." Merry shrugged. Oh, it means too much.
Julie took a deep breath and pushed Meri away. It wasn't something boring like a fight. "Then you get out of the kitchen!" Julie's tone was also not good, "Don't go near any food! xx (the name of the manor servant) they have the flu." , you live in the West Courtyard, who knows if you have contracted something, don’t stay here! Go out and find other things to do!"
Meri was stunned for a moment that Julie dared to push her, and then became confused, "Flu? It's summer, where did the flu come from?"
"Are you a doctor?" Julie frowned and asked, "If you don't believe it, ask the doctor! Don't bother me here. I want to prepare tea for the guests!"
Merry twitched the corner of his mouth, not showing any intention of leaving honestly, "I asked why Mr. Bishop looks so depressed. Is it the flu?" Merry leaned against the desk and watched Julie's hands and feet not at all smooth with the tea. , while shaking his head with a chuckle, "Then you, the foreman, who goes home every day, are quite lucky. But I think I need to pay more attention. I don't want to get sick when I first come here, which will give a bad impression to the new boss."
Julie frowned. Mr Bishop's favorite shortbread was gone and she had to use muffins instead. Speaking of which, she didn't remember that she had asked others to buy the waffles (because Riley bought them). No matter, she just finished them and sent them over. When she first arrived, she saw Miss Riley's car parked outside. , don’t keep guests waiting for too long. Perhaps the more important reason is that Julie doesn't want to be in the same room with Meri anymore.
"You know, when I was working in Smith Manor, we had a door-to-door doctor who was responsible for our health issues." Merry looked like he was chatting casually, "Do you need me to introduce him to you?"
"No need!" Julie twitched her lips, "We have one too! Our doctor was recommended by the mayor, so you don't need to worry about it!"
Merry raised his eyebrows, curled his lips, and said nothing.
Julie finally got her tea tray, picked it up, and walked out of the kitchen.
Merry also moved and followed Julie, "You went to the wrong place, not the reception room, but the bedroom." As if to emphasize something deliberately, Merry slowly added, "Mr. Bishop and Miss Riley, in Mr. Bishop's bedroom."
Julie stumbled on her feet and barely managed to steady her body. "What?!"
Merry chuckled and spread his hands, "Why do you think I made lemon cake as an 'afternoon dessert' all morning?"
"Lei. Miss Riley, when did you come?"
"I don't know." Merry replied, "I was there when I said hello to Sir in the morning."
Julie was stunned. Mrs. Bishop had only left for a week. Mr. Bishop... wasn't it too soon? What a terrible man. Well, it seems that Miss Riley is not that good either... Julie shook her head. Putting aside these unnecessary distractions in time, he changed direction and started walking with the tea tray in hand.
Just in defense of seductress Riley. She was forced by Zach (Chapter 20).
"Why are you following me!" Bishop Manor was very big, and it was impossible for Julie not to notice that after passing through many forks, Merry was still following behind her.
Merry just tilted his head and had no intention of answering.
"Tsk!" Julie tutted. I don’t want to deal with it anymore. He quickened his pace.
"Come in." Mr. Bishop's voice came out after the knock on the door, with a strange, well, confidence.
Julie closed her eyes slightly, praying not to see an uncomfortable scene, and pushed the door open.
The uncomfortable picture still appeared. Neither of them were naked, but Miss Riley was wearing Mr. Bishop's shirt. And Mr. Bishop was still half-lying in bed.
Julie hesitated, not wanting to get close to the bed. He lowered his head and carried the tea tray to the table at the other end of the bedroom.
Be it out of curiosity or some other bad psychology, Julie lowered her head and squinted her eyes, secretly paying attention to the scene on the bed.
Riley was sitting on the corner of the bed, leaning lazily against the pillar at the corner of the bed, holding an open magazine in her hand.
"I'm here to warn everyone not to get close to this manor haunted by evil spirits. Once you enter, you will never be able to come out." Riley put down the magazine, with a shy blush on her cheeks, and looked at Bishop with a searching smile. , "You've finished reading, how's it going, sir? Do you like this story?"
"Hahaha!" Mr. Bishop laughed, "I like it!" The guy seemed to be in good spirits, "Who wrote it?! How can he come up with these things!" He patted the soft and fluffy quilt with a smile, "Sher It’s a resentful spirit. It’s forgotten when it’s alive, but it still haunts this manor after it’s dead? Haha, it’s so damn appropriate!”
Julie trembled as she put down the tea tray. At the same time, it wasn't just her who was shaking, there was also the dark red that she couldn't see that filled the entire space.
The slightly harsh sound of the tea tray colliding with the table seemed to attract some attention. Bishop, who was laughing, and Riley, who had put on the master's clothes when she came to someone else's house for the second time, looked at the maid at the same time.
"Hug, I'm sorry..." Before Julie could apologize, Riley actually got there first. Riley glanced at Bishop, who was still laughing, and then at Julie, who quickly lowered her head to apologize, "I was reading the article in our magazine to Mr. Bishop. It was a fictional fantasy story based on the last car interview. In order to satisfy readers’ curiosity, it has nothing to do with reality…”
"Hey!" Bishop raised his body, and sure enough, there was nothing on his upper body. He reached out and held Riley, "No need to explain to her, she's just a servant."
Riley nodded, immediately put away the apologetic expression on her face, and looked at Bishop with a shy smile, "Are you hungry?" Without Bishop's answer, Riley turned to the embarrassed Yi Xin and wanted to hurry up. Julie left, "Can you bring the food over here? We're hungry."
Julie lowered her head, and no one could see her twitching corners of her mouth, so she could only pick up the tea tray and walk to the bed.
"Ah! This is my favorite!" Riley picked up a piece of muffin first, put it to her mouth, took a small bite, shyly wiped off the debris on her lips with her fingers, and looked at Bishop, " Do you want a bite?" I don't know whether it refers to the muffin or her wiped lips.
Julie was on the side, feeling uneasy and quickly put down the tea tray and was about to escape.
"Sir." Merry. This guy actually spoke at this time, with a gentle smile and a slight bow, "I have something to ask sir, is it okay?"
Julie frowned and signaled desperately to this ignorant guy as she walked around the bed. Ignored.
"Now." Bishop looked away from Riley's lips with annoyance and looked at Merry standing at the door.
"I don't think Mr. will have time this morning or the whole day, so I can only ask now." There was a smile in Meri's eyes, which made Julie's whole body feel uncomfortable. Well, I have never seen it before. world.
Bishop's eyes softened a little, and he waved his hand, "Ask Julie, you don't have to ask me for anything."
Julie turned quickly and bowed to Mr. Bishop.
"Oh, I don't think Julie is, well, useful." Meri still smiled, "Maybe just like what we talked about at dinner the day before yesterday, she may feel that it shouldn't be her job at all."
Julie's expression turned grim, and she looked sideways at Meri with some concern. Just now, when the topic came up at dinner the day before yesterday, she should have asked more.
Bishop's mouth twitched and he looked at Julie. After being silent for a while, he said, "Julie, I just want to confirm with you." The tone was not good.
"Sir, what's the matter?" Julie was a little worried.
"Let me ask you, did you report our manor to your union?" Bishop frowned irritably, "Overworked."
"What?" Julie opened her mouth, she had no idea where this accusation came from.
"Oh? Are you talking about the dinner that day?" Riley spoke at this time. She lowered her head and smiled, holding Bishop's hand, as if to appease the somewhat angry Bishop.
Faintly and faintly, it seemed that she was just confirming what the man she cared about was talking about, "Is it the maid union we were talking about later? By the way, it was Merry who told us, it was Julie who said In the summer when the workload doubles, the manor laid off most of its servants, and there is no summer subsidy?"
Do you know why Riley interjected in such a way that deliberately emphasized the fact at this time? It wasn't because Zach forced her. Julie needs to be fired!
"I..." Julie opened her eyes wide, and first moved her gaze from Riley who was speaking to Bishop. When she found that she couldn't refute this statement, she looked at Merry beside her with resentment in her eyes.
"Is this an admission?" Bishop twitched his cheeks, clicked his tongue, and turned his head away, as if he was too lazy to care. "Go on, if you don't like the heavy workload, just resign."
Julie stood there, stunned.
"If you have anything to do, please tell me quickly." Bishop waved his hands impatiently, obviously speaking to Merry.
"Oh." Merry had completely ignored Julie beside him, "Well, yesterday, I was walking around the manor to familiarize myself with the environment. I noticed a strange smell (corpse) in the back yard, like gas or something. Check. After checking it, I didn’t find anything unusual, but I’m still worried, so I’m going to find someone to take a look today. I wonder if Mr. will allow it.”
Bishop nodded impatiently.
Riley, who lowered her head, raised the corners of her mouth. It was over. The only two servants in Bisharp were all gone.
The dark red thread had already penetrated Mei Li. (..)