I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 51
Chapter 26.1
The next day, I greeted the morning invigoratingly.
It seemed that everything went well after what had happened yesterday. It was a peaceful and satisfying ending. Those who committed the crime were punished accordingly, and now, there were no spies left by Mrs. Elbas in the mansion.
‘It was a big problem, though I’m glad it worked out well.’
I thought it was all over…
However, I received shocking news from Agwen.
“…Sophia killed herself?”
“Yes. She said that she wanted to repent for her own sins by dying.”
“No, why would she throw her life away…?”
I couldn’t believe it. She didn’t look like someone who would die in vain, especially to make such an extreme choice right away after being imprisoned for a few hours… It was shocking that a person who was a criminal, although still alive until yesterday, died overnight like this.
At that, I could only blink blankly. After I came back to my senses, I then ordered Agwen.
“Take her belongings and deliver them over to the bereaved families. I think Dimitri would allow that much, too, though just in case, please ask him first.”
“Yes, I will. By the way, I have one more thing to tell you, Madam.”
“What is it?”
“It’s Tilda. After hearing that Sophia was dead, she went missing. Obviously, I thought that she would be looking for a train to go back to her hometown with the other maids, but when I woke up at the inn, she was already gone.”
“Okay…”
I could not believe that a person who was trying to return to her hometown suddenly went missing out of nowhere. Even though I was skeptical, I thought I should not be. Something I know of, such as the story of a person who was expelled for committing a crime.
After Agwen disappeared to do what I had told her to do, I was so busy that I didn’t even have time to think about Sophia or the laid-off employees.
It was because the maids and many employees were vacant. Hence, there was a shortage of workers, and the employees ran around looking for me.
Dimitri promised to fill the employees’ positions soon. Regardless, it was not enough for Derek, the butler, to lead the employees who had changed their jobs immediately. In addition, he has a lot of other responsibilities besides managing his employees.
‘This is something I started, so I have to take responsibility.’
With that thought, I rolled up my sleeves and went out.
“From this time on, until the new maid arrives, I’ll supervise you on behalf of the chief maid.”
It was very awkward to gather a large number of adults and speak in command, so I had to work hard not to stutter as much as possible.
All the maids of Blois gathered at my call. As they heard my words, they would widen their eyes.
“Let’s take a look around the laundry room first.”
After returning the maids to their respective seats, I headed to the laundry room with the maids who were stationed there.
There was a lot of laundry piled up like a mountain.
Among them, Dimitri and mine were kept separately, and the rest were mostly bedding, tablecloths, and uniforms of employees.
“Is this the amount of laundry per day?”
Among the remaining employees after being fired, a senior maid with the highest position in the laundry room came up to me.
“There are some things that are a little delayed, though usually, this is what we get. When there is an event, it would be twice as much.”
I stuck my tongue out and glanced around the laundry room to try to come up with an idea.
“Until we have enough people, let the employees hand over their uniforms to their own laundry. Leave a little bit of space over there so employees can move around freely to do their own laundry. And, leave the unused bedding in the guest room without washing for a while.”
“But, will the dust sit there…?”
“It’s all right because the bedding doesn’t get damaged right away just because it sits in the dust.”
Then, I turned to Agwen, who was right next to me.
“Agwen, from now on, don’t wash my bedding every day. I don’t have any problem using it comfortably for about a week.”
At my words, the maids in the laundry room looked as though they could breathe. At the same time, they seemed surprised at the suggestion that I would use the same bedding for a week.
‘…Originally, I only washed the duvet once a month.’
I did not know what was so surprising for about a week. To be honest, if I had said two weeks, they might have thought I was being dirty.
Next, I got out of the laundry room and headed straight to the kitchen.
There were several large countertops in the kitchen, and it was already very busy. So, I called the chef and asked.
“What’s the most uncomfortable thing here right now?”
A middle-aged female chef who seemed to have a strong sense of self-esteem spoke up softly.
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