Elaine’s icy cold voice made Chloe and Jacelyn’s faces turned pale out of fear.
Their lives had been comparable to hell over the past few days.
The two of them were doomed to a terrible end considering what they had done to Elaine before, coupled with Elaine’s vengeful character.
In the beginning, Elaine would beat and torture them, but now, she had gradually changed to humiliating and treating them as her slaves instead.
Denying them food, finding all kinds of coolie jobs for them, and then watching them struggle like captives who had been imprisoned without being able to catch their breath was Elaine’s favorite thing to do.
For example, when the weather was hot, Elaine liked to be barefoot in the cell, so the two of them would have to take turns wiping the floor at least five times a day. If the soles of her feet got dirty after walking in the cell for a day, the two of them would not be able to sleep that night. While the others were sleeping, they would have to kneel on the ground and wipe the floor all night.
Now that Elaine was asking the two of them to wash the dirty clothes, they did not dare to disobey Elaine in any way, so they could only accept it silently with tears in their eyes.
When Elaine saw that the two had begun to collect the bedsheets and quilts that everyone had replaced, she sneered in satisfaction and then stood up, announcing to the people around her, “Let’s go! Let’s go and eat!”
The other people quickly followed Elaine and flocked around her as they exited the cell.
Along the way, no matter whom they met and regardless of their identity, age, or skin color, they would basically always greet Elaine respectfully in the Oskian dialect.
The overwhelming response by everyone made Elaine feel extremely satisfied and flattered. She also felt a little ecstatic.
When they arrived at the dining room, the people who were queuing up for lunch also consciously moved away, and the woman who was first in line immediately said respectfully, “Elaine, after you!”
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