Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1019

The maid's eyes bulged in shock at Elysia's boldness, clearly not expecting her to come out swinging like she'd just downed a shot of espresso on an empty stomach!

And to think this was happening right in the middle of Hawkins Manor, of all places. Who gave her the nerve to sass members of the Hawkins family?

Even a stray dog knows better than to bite without checking if its owner is around. And here she was, a mere servant of the Hawkins family!

The maid wanted to retort, but words failed her.

Elysia wasn't wrong, after all. According to tradition, only when referring to Pamela could one directly use the title 'Mrs.'

Yet, when introducing Helen and the other women of the Hawkins family, they were merely called by their first names or as 'the third lady' and so on.

But since Pamela had been out of her mind for years, and Helen fancied herself the lady of the manor, they had taken to calling her 'Mrs.' in conversation to curry favor with her.

Elysia was well aware of the servants' attitude towards Pamela, which is why she had them in her crosshairs!

After her piece, she turned her guns on Helen,

"You, Helen, presume to be the lady of the Hawkins Manor? In the old days, that would be considered insubordination, punishable by a stint in the stocks!"

"Insolent! You... you..."

Helen was so angry she could hardly breathe, her face turning a shade of steel blue.

She had never imagined, not in her wildest dreams, that a woman of no significant background would dare speak to her in such a tone.

For over twenty years, aside from Clayton, Carl, and that old coot living up in the mountains, no one had dared speak to her like that!

Insolent?

Elliot sneered quietly to himself. The audacity to bully granny and not expect mom to fight back was already showing restraint!

If it wasn't for the bigger picture, mom would have already given you a piece of her mind!

Elysia went for the direct approach, while Elliot opted for sarcasm,

"Scared me there. I heard tales that Grandma Pamela was a learned and kindly woman, not some cantankerous shrew! Guess those stories were right!"

Seeing Clayton draw near, Emmett immediately burst into tears, crying as if his heart would break.

Helen and her maid were taken aback.

Clayton came closer, his brows furrowing at the sight of Helen's displeasure.

He bent down to pick up Emmett, "What's wrong, little buddy?"

Through his tears, Emmett wailed, "That mean lady... sob... she wanted to hit my mommy, and she wanted to hit my brother too. She said she'd kill us, sob... She's a wicked witch, so scary... sob sob..."

Helen glared, "Who are you calling a wicked witch?!"

"That would be you."

"You..."

At her shout, Emmett's crying intensified, "Scared, the wicked witch is so scary, sob sob..."