- The Prouds 278
The princess said, confidently and calmly, “I sent
her away because she disobeyed every order I gave her and
challenged me. It seems like she blindly obeys everyone
but me. She obeys your brother Jarvis and the rest of the
Prouds, who are plotting against me and cannot stand my
presence here.”
When he heard this, he was amazed and could not
see any sense in dismissing Melanie, whom he knew was
always blindly obedient for many years. She had never
committed any mistake, no matter how small, all those
years. He started looking at Florrie with suspicion and
doubt.
The same day, as he went out of his house for the first time
ever since he returned from his trip, Hammond passed by
Jarvis, and looked at him angrily.
He said in a harsh low voice while walking,
“Hello.”
He kept walking.
“Hello,” Jarvis replied.
Jarvis watched his brother walking away without
stopping to talk to him.
He was amazed by his brother’s behavior and
started thinking, Has Hammond known what happened?
What did Florrie tell him? She must have lied to him the
way she lied to everybody else. If she told him something,
then why hasn’t he asked me about it yet?”