Instantly, his face drained of color. Exiting, he encountered a servant who had just woken up and, in his frustration, lashed out physically. Raegan was still absent, yet the servant had already fallen asleep. Erick was infuriated by such negligence.
In truth, the servants neglect stemmed from Stefans prolonged absence, which led them to presume Raegan was disfavored. Not even motherhood had secured her standing in the household.
This perception caused the servants to neglect their duties, becoming deceitful and disobedient, disregarding Raegan.
Raegan herself, quiet and unassuming, rarely dealt with the servants directly and largely ignored their negligence.
Her mildness only emboldened the servants further. They probably wouldnt notice even if Raegan vanished for a few days.
Erick observed the servants, who were defiantly avoiding proper submission. Their disrespectful stance spoke volumes. They underestimated Raegan, assuming she had lost her status.
Enraged, Erick commanded the bodyguards, Bind them and have them kneel outside all night. Ensure they do not sleep!
The servants loudly voiced their objections to this punishment, Mr. Foster, why are you punishing us? Miss Foster is an adult. We cant monitor her constantly!
The servant who had been kicked by Erick was the first to object with raised head.
Why? Ericks expression chilled. You think youre beyond discipline because Stefan isnt here, right?
The servants straightened their backs defiantly and declared, Only Mr. Clifford has the right to punish us!
Erick retorted, Oh, you think I cant take action against you?
He immediately made a speakerphone call in their presence. Upon hearing the situation, Stefan became incensed and ordered the defiant servants to be taken outside and stripped of their outer garments to endure the cold.
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Hearing Stefans commanding voice left the servants dumbfounded.
Wasnt Stefan indifferent toward Raegan? Why, then, such severe punishment? Perhaps they had misjudged the situation
Erick wasted no time. He rallied everyone in the villa to search for any clues about Raegans disappearance. Yet, Raegans whereabouts were unknown to all.
In his fury, Erick shattered a large vase.
Every servant was responsible for attending to Raegan, yet none had any information about her
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current location, and she hadnt been seen since the morning. Their negligence was apparent.
Erick commanded all the servants to kneel outside, hoping it would clear their mind. Amidst them, a middle-aged man nervously claimed to have a lead.
Speak, Erick urged him.
Im the night shift driver. The day shift driver is missing, the middle-aged man disclosed, providing a crucial piece of information.
Relieved from immediate punishment due to his helpfulness, the night shift driver was spared as Erick then focused on locating the day shift driver and alerted local authorities to aid in searching for Raegan.
After a lengthy search, they discovered that the day shift driver was merely at his home.
Erick arrived in haste, and the trembling day shift driver explained that after dropping Raegan at the conference center and waiting for about thirty minutes, he had an emergency that forced him to leave early.