“By the standards of a maid, just working the night shift alone would earn a base salary of around 15,000 dollars a month. As for me, I’m on call for the night shift anytime, and for the day shift, I’m also always available at the villa. I treated your tendonitis and Ms. Quinn’s period pain, both with acupuncture over the course of half a month. If you were to pay for that treatment elsewhere, it would cost you at least several thousand dollars,” Scarlett said. She added, “As for Mr. and Mrs. Quinn and the other heirs of the Quinn family, I’ve treated all their ailments with acupuncture. Just those treatments alone saved you a huge sum in medical expenses. Don’t think that because you provide me with food and shelter and pay me 500 dollars a month, I should be grateful to the Quinn family. I’m not that cheap!” The moment Scarlett finished speaking, the room fell silent. Jonah’s face turned pale with embarrassment, and for a long time, he didn’t know how to respond. Lily’s expression darkened as she stole glances at Jonah’s face, worried that he might soften after hearing Scarlett’s words. Lily’s group of friends widened their eyes, all with expressions as if they had just seen a shocking scene. They didn’t expect the richest family in Yendale to be so stingy. No wonder Scarlett wasn’t afraid to offend her benefactors and even dared to directly confront them. Anyone with a sane mind would be upset in Scarlett’s shoes. She earned only 500 dollars a month while doing work worth tens of thousands of dollars, living in poor conditions and eating subpar meals. However, none of them dared to show any reaction, for fear of offending the Quinn family. After a long pause, Lily noticed Jonah was at a loss for words. She quickly tried to smooth things over, but her words were carefully chosen, with hidden meaning behind them. “Scarlett, are you blaming Jonah for not giving you enough money? Don’t you already know why you only get 500 dollars a month? If it weren’t for that incident…” Jonah seemed to find a way to retort and immediately said, “If you hadn’t stolen Lily’s black card and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars, you wouldn’t be getting only 500 dollars a month now. You need to fix those bad habits of yours.” Scarlett sneered. That had happened just a month after she joined the Quinn family, when Lily took her to a high-end store full of designer bags, saying she was buying a few gifts for friends and asking Scarlett to help pick them out. After they picked out the bags, Lily suddenly said she had an urgent matter and handed Scarlett the black card, asking her to pay. When Scarlett returned home carrying several luxury bags, she was met with a barrage of scolding from her brothers. They said, “So, the black card was in your hands. No wonder hundreds of thousands of dollars disappeared so quickly!” “Lily would never spend so recklessly. You really think you’re the true heiress of the Quinn family, don’t you?” “Coming from the countryside, it’s no surprise you’re so fixated on luxury. That kind of vanity needs to be dealt with.” Jonathan then questioned Lily, asking how the black card ended up in her hands. Tears welled up in Lily’s eyes as she said, “I don’t know. I came back today and found the card was missing…” The others immediately assumed Scarlett had stolen it. Even when she tried to explain what had really happened, they dismissed it as an excuse. After all, the designer bags she brought home weren’t even Lily’s style. They knew her preferences well. As a result, her monthly allowance of 5,000 dollars was slashed to a mere 500 dollars. Later, Lily tearfully begged for forgiveness, claiming she was scared of Jonathan and didn’t realize he would receive a text alert when the card was used in stores. If she had known, she never would have taken her there to shop. Jonathan’s anger was terrifying, so Scarlett had believed Lily’s explanation, thinking she was truly unaware. She’d also wanted to maintain a good relationship with Lily, so she took the blame for her. But in reality, Lily was fully aware that Jonathan would receive an alert when the card was used in the mall. She rarely used the card in such places because of that very reason. All of this was part of Lily’s scheme to ruin Scarlett’s reputation in the Quinn family and get her disowned. Scarlett sneered, “Ms. Quinn treated that black card like a precious gem. If I could steal it and spend hundreds of thousands, I must be quite the expert!” With a mocking smile, she added coldly, “If the Quinn family is so desperate for money that you have to steal the wages I earned from my part-time job, then fine. Let’s just say that the 1,300 dollars went to feeding the dogs.”