The housemaid, Pauline Gundy, blanched and knelt down suddenly without any warning. "Mr. Hackett, I have old parents and a university-daughter. My husband was killed in a car crash a few years ago. With this job, my family will no longer be able to make a living. Mercifully, spare me!" She bawled like a child as her whole body quaked with terror.

Gabriel's face remained cold and expressionless.

Pauline's eyes flashed at me, and she begged desperately, "Ms. Lanka, I beg of you, please. I simply can't lose this job. I beg of you!"

Before I could say anything, guests around us started to whisper.

I blanched. It was easy...