Chapter 71

At noon, Elise returned; she was not pleased to see me vacuuming.

Elise frowned in disgust. "Why are you slow like a turtle? Can't you make things a little faster? Now that you've started vacuuming, the dust is all over my face."

I turned off the phone, quietly looking at her. "You didn't tell me when you came back, so I..."

"Shut up! I'm not here; do you have the right to be lazy? What have you been doing during my absence? I can only explain that you are lazy!" Elise went over to pinch me like she usually does.

Her fingernails cut into my waist, and I accidentally dropped her fake nails on the ground. Elise got even more annoyed, so she slapped me in the face and then roared. "Your face is so hard; it hurts my hand."

I put my hand on my cheek, trying to stay calm, and explained. "I have not; I have been working since you left here. But I couldn't find the necessary tools, so it took time."

Elise growled when she saw my reply. "How dare an enslaved person contradict his master? Is th