How could Melody Baker have a position in the Campbell Family’s household, bossing the servants around like that? Doesn’t Grandpa care at all?
She strode in, and as the servants saw her, they all bowed their heads to greet her, "Miss."
"The young mistress has arrived."
Melody Baker had not expected Elly Campbell to appear suddenly, perhaps because deep down she was somewhat fearful of Elly, so her domineering attitude towards the servants immediately vanished upon seeing her.
She then forced a smile from the corner of her mouth and respectfully addressed Elly, "Miss, what brings you here? Please, come in."
Elly Campbell gave her a cold glance and continued walking inside. Melody Baker took on the appearance of the lady of the house, directing the servants to make coffee for Elly.
Upon hearing the news and hurrying over, the butler’s eyes lit up when he saw Elly and he quickly walked towards her.
Elly looked at the man in his fifties before her and smiled, "Uncle Linstad, did the family change butlers?"
Melody Baker, who had been ready to greet Elly with the air of the mistress of the house, saw a sudden change in her expression after hearing Elly’s words, then clenched her teeth tightly, her eyes blazing with fury at Elly.
The butler instantly understood what Elly meant, and immediately smiled, "Miss, rest assured, the Old Master still values me very much and wouldn’t easily replace me in this position."
"Oh, I thought Miss Baker was so eager here that we might have gotten a new butler," Elly said.
Elly smiled innocently, but the sarcasm in her tone was clear to anyone listening—she was deliberately treating Melody Baker as a servant.
For someone who already saw herself as the mistress of the Campbell Family, being likened to a butler by Elly was tantamount to being regarded as a mere servant, and it infuriated Melody to the point where her face turned iron blue.
Uncle Linstad, in his younger days, had always been a bodyguard by the Old Master’s side and remained unmarried. Once the Old Master retired, Linstad also retired and became the family butler, specially tasked with caring for the Old Master.
Though he was technically a servant of the family, he was also a comrade-in-arms of the Old Master and held a substantial standing within the Campbell Family; even James Campbell didn’t dare to slight him.
"Elly, what are you implying? I’m your stepmother, after all. Don’t be disrespectful. Do you still think this is your home? If I get upset, I could throw you out at any time," Melody said.
Melody Baker, on the verge of marrying into the Campbell Family and with the Old Master absent, had been usually quite fearless. She had initially wanted to put on a show in front of Elly, but now, seeing Elly’s belittling treatment of her, she couldn’t hold back her anger anymore.
That damned old fool had been frustrated away by Brother James; what was this wretched girl in comparison.
Elly didn’t get angry; her gaze lightly rested on Melody’s face before she said, "You haven’t even married into the family yet and you’re already putting on airs. Unfortunately, a wild pheasant will never become a phoenix, no matter how high it flies."
Elly ignored her and turned to the butler, "Uncle Linstad, where is Grandpa?"
As he spoke of this, the butler’s face suddenly took on an unpleasant look, "The Old Master had an argument with James and was so upset that he went to the hospital."
With that, the butler glanced at Melody.
Melody Baker, already feeling guilty when Elly mentioned the Old Master, was now furiously embarrassed by Linstad’s glance.
"You cur! What are you looking at? It wasn’t me who sent that old man to the hospital!" Melody shouted.