Chapter 11

"Jane…" Susie suddenly called Jane's name, a sob in her voice. Jane jumped in shock, every muscle in her body instantly turning taut.

The seven or eight pairs of eyes immediately turned onto Jane, so she just had to toughen it out, saying, "I'm the cleaner. They called me up here to help clean up." As soon as she spoke, everyone could hear her gravelly voice.

The others in the room each frowned in annoyance.

Jane had been working at East Emperor for three months now, so she knew to talk less and work more. She was just a cleaner, so even if they did not like her voice, no one was really going to punish her for it. However, Susie's situation here was evidently beyond Jane's knowledge, so things might take a turn for the worse if Jane recklessly tried to interfere.

The entire time, Jane kept her head down and circled around Susie, heading toward the attached washroom. VIP rooms came with attached washrooms, each equipped with all the necessary cleaning tools in a specially designated closet so they did not mar the aesthetics of the washroom.

Jane emerged from the washroom with a mop and a bucket.

She merely kept her head down as she cleaned, ignoring all of Susie's pleading looks.

The three years she spent in prison taught her not to play the hero when she could not afford to, and to always know her place. Otherwise, just a flick of a powerful person's finger could relegate her to a fate worse than death.

She was not Susie Thompson. Susie was poor, but she still had her parents, and she was even a student at S University. Meanwhile, Jane was nothing more than an ex-convict!

She was nothing. She could not take any more torture or suffering, and she definitely could not afford to help anyone else.

"You can leave after you sing this song," said one of the men to Susie.

Jane lifted her head stealthily and saw Susie biting her lip, as though she was utterly humiliated. “I don’t…”

Jane suddenly lost her grip on her mop, and it slid across Susie’s shoes, giving her a shock and making her forget what she was about to say. She looked at Jane.

Jane raised her head and apologized. “Sorry, I accidentally ran my mop over your shoes.”

It looked like an accidental little detour in the discussion, but it did attract the attention of the other men in the room.

Jane heard Susie say angrily next to her ear, “I’m not a model or a hostess here. I won’t sing! I’m just an attendant who’s supposed to serve them tea!”

Jane was filled with regret now, enough to make her want to kill herself... There were some people she could help, but then there were those who were beyond help.

Jane did not know why Susie made this choice, but if Jane was in her shoes, there was no way she would offend these rich young masters over a song. Anyone who could afford the VIP rooms in East Emperor had to have connections in high places, so how could they possibly tolerate such insubordination from a mere attendant?

Susie had completely disrespected them. There was no way they were going to go easy on her now.

These rich young men had seen all sorts of women. Since Susie looked pretty and innocent, they only asked her to sing a song as an excuse to let her go. If Susie was obedient enough to comply, these young men would not have caused her any more trouble.

It seemed like Jane’s attempt to help Susie had been futile. All she received in return was some unwanted attention from the guests.

Jane thought to herself, ‘I should just get this cleaned up quickly and leave while I can. The longer I stay here, the more likely things will go wrong. I tried to help Susie just now, but I might have offended the guests in this room as a result, and then I’ll get dragged into her mess. I should just leave this room as soon as possible.’

“Oh? You’re quite dignified, aren’t you?” This time, it was a cocky voice that spoke. “You won’t sing? Sure, then drink this bottle of wine on the table here, then you can leave.”

“I won’t drink! I’m not one of the hostesses who’s supposed to drink with you!”

“Hahaha, you won’t drink?” The cocky voice laughed. “I don’t think you have the right to say no here. Anyone who works at East Emperor, be it a mere attendant or even the cleaning lady, has to obey the client’s every word. Isn’t that right?”

The moment Jane heard that cocky voice mention the ‘cleaning lady’, she felt a bad omen all of a sudden. The next second, her premonition proved to be true.

“Hey, you over there. Yes, you, cleaning lady. Don’t you agree?”