The Uncle's Reckoning

his aunt and uncle's home. The air was heavy wi

tolerate it. To make matters worse, their domestic servants gossiped about him all day in the kitchen, thinking no on

He transferred his aggression to them, firing as many t

the domestic workers one morning, he sat at the dining table for

cking plates to the ground. His voice quivered with anger as he yelled

her workers nearby looked at each other anxiously. But Geoffrey simply looked away, his face contorte

h she knew better than to disp

. That week, Geoffrey had fired three other employees. The fact that they worked for

issue-whispers in the dark, condemning him, treat

ed, "This has to stop. You're behaving in an autocratic manner. You need to remember that yo

ly as he did. "Maybe if you had hired comp

eve they're competent enough so you don't have

"Very well then! I'll return to m

scowled.

e, Geoffrey called his father's driver. "Com

tly opened, he stood up and left the room, sw

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when he returned to his parents' estate. The ho

employees. Presuming he was unaware due to his blind

l better be on your toes if you want to keep your job." "The poor boy harbors resentment. Is he to blame? "We better try to make some money off him if we're at the risk of losi

g on downstairs, his jaw tensed. Soon, he heard his posse

the house manager, a middle aged woman who had

ess. He knew but he let them believe whatever they wa

floor as she approached her cousin with deliberate, calculated steps. Dr

the opulent living room. "Don't waste your time repriman

very employee in this house, Ge

m me, okay? They did nothing

m talking, young man. Do you know how long those people you fired have worked for y

're no longer working for my parents, auntie. My home doesn't need rob

ed calmly, squinting her eyes, "Why do I have a feeling that there is something else goi

s clenched but

ed, "I understand

as harsh as a sword, "No, you don't under

tinue in this manner, Geoff. I will not allow

elf? That's quite rich and ironic, coming from you. I'm sor

to ground you if you continue in this manner. And if I see no changes in your attitude, I'll block your accounts and seal

once. If so, he should show his too. He moved closer to her while smirking men

short, obviously

able look. "You are a murderer Aunt Cather

e was around or listening to the grave accusation her nephew made against he

id say. But you and your husband are going to be surprised." G

d forming terrible goosebumps. She was so shocked that the only thin

aded to a near whisper as he drew even closer. "Because a hooded man pu